CountiesHarris CountyCivil Litigation

Best Civil Litigation Lawyers in Houston

Ranked by how many civil litigation cases each attorney has actually handled in Harris County, from public court records — not by self-reported practice areas.

Filings on file
320,275
Ranked attorneys
20,055
Most cases
4,263
James H. Powers
Years covered
2000–2026
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Filings by year

2000: 9,089 filings'002001: 9,770 filings2002: 10,003 filings2003: 11,810 filings2004: 11,305 filings'042005: 13,338 filings2006: 10,368 filings2007: 9,215 filings2008: 10,344 filings'082009: 13,530 filings2010: 17,980 filings2011: 10,566 filings2012: 9,907 filings'122013: 10,166 filings2014: 11,895 filings2015: 12,391 filings2016: 12,718 filings'162017: 11,970 filings2018: 11,851 filings2019: 14,486 filings2020: 13,980 filings'202021: 13,451 filings2022: 14,319 filings2023: 14,439 filings2024: 13,721 filings'242025: 15,990 filings2026: 1,673 filings'26
Peak 2010 · 17,980 filings
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Civil Litigation attorneys

  1. 01James H. PowersThe Powers Law Firm · Houston4,263cases
  2. 02Clay M. WhiteJudge Smith County Court at Law 3 · Tyler4,188cases
  3. 03Gary D. EllistonDehay & Elliston LLP · Dallas4,129cases
  4. 04Keith William FoleyMehaffyweber, P.C. · Beaumont3,681cases
  5. 05Barbara Jane BarronMehaffyweber · Beaumont3,360cases
  6. 06Todd N. WadeHawkins Parnell & Young · Georgetown3,043cases
  7. 07John Carl JamisonHolttollett, P.C. · Houston2,693cases
  8. 08James Rowland OldZachry Group · San Antonio2,685cases
  9. 09Kenneth D. RhodesBryan2,683cases
  10. 10Melvin David BaileyKing & Spalding · Dallas2,491cases
  11. 11Robert Edwin ThackstonNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP · Dallas2,395cases
  12. 12Kent M. AdamsWilson Elser · Houston2,390cases
  13. 13Susan Jan HueberLitchfield Cavo LLP · Fort Worth2,175cases
  14. 14James L. WareSpencer Fane · Houston2,113cases
  15. 15Brett Jackson YoungNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP · Houston2,086cases
  16. 16James A. LoweryGordon & Rees · Dallas2,050cases
  17. 17William Howard FarrellOffice of Attorney General · Austin1,756cases
  18. 18Bryan O. BlevinsProvost Umphrey Law Firm · Beaumont1,733cases
  19. 19Patrick Anthony ClerkinClerkin, Sinclair & Mahfouz, LLP · Richardson1,687cases
  20. 20George P. PappasPappas Grubbs Price P.C. · Houston1,677cases
  21. 21Brian S. ClaryThe Clary Firm, P.C. · Humble1,600cases
  22. 22David W. LedyardForman Watkins Krutz LLP · Beaumont1,600cases
  23. 23Lisa A. PowellFisherbroyles, LLP · Houston1,594cases
  24. 24Kyle C. SteeleLaw Office of Kyle C. Steele · Dallas1,543cases
  25. 25Edward Morris SlaughterGordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP · Dallas1,528cases
  26. 26Kimberly Rose StuartCrain Caton & James · Houston1,513cases
  27. 27Tori Smith LevineSpencer Fane LLP · Plano1,501cases
  28. 28B. Steve RiceHouston1,436cases
  29. 29Raul M. CalderonKingwood1,417cases
  30. 30Todd Duane OgdenMaron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC · Dallas1,399cases
  31. 31George Jerome KacalJerry Kacal, Attorney at Law · College Station1,368cases
  32. 32Arthur Ray AlmquistRetired · Houston1,339cases
  33. 33James A. NewsomSprott, Newsom, Quattlebaum, Messenger, P.C. · Houston1,312cases
  34. 34Edward J. HennessyHouston1,258cases
  35. 35J. Frank KinselCantey Hanger LLP · Fort Worth1,258cases
  36. 36Robert Mark WillinghamSegal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney · Houston1,233cases
  37. 37David D. ReynardReynard Law Firm, PLLC1,228cases
  38. 38Edward Wesley JohnsonPipkin Funderburk & Ferguson · Houston1,228cases
  39. 39Robert L. AdamsLaw Feehan Adams Lllp · Houston1,161cases
  40. 40Nathan Ray HorneSegal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. · Austin1,158cases
  41. 41Jonathan Ross PrazakLaw Office of Jonathan R. Prazak, PLLC · Little Rock1,154cases
  42. 42Brady Sherrod EdwardsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · Houston1,147cases
  43. 43John Andrew LaboonHanna & Plaut LLP · Austin1,090cases
  44. 44Jason James IrvinGordon & Rees · Dallas1,075cases
  45. 45Richard A. SheehyHouston1,071cases
  46. 46Kirk E. MartinCedar Park1,067cases
  47. 47Thomas Mason FurlowFurlow Law Firm PLLC · San Antonio1,045cases
  48. 48James Robert WetwiskaDechert LLP1,013cases
  49. 49Robert Philip ScottBlank Rome LLP · Houston1,006cases
  50. 50Patricia Kay AndrewsAustin984cases

Also handling civil litigation matters in Harris County

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Other practice areas in Houston

Debt & Contracts 12,298Personal Injury 10,939Divorce 8,106Tax 5,968Misdemeanor Defense 5,500Family Law 3,897Child Custody & Support 3,675Felony Defense 2,956Protective Orders 1,967Employment 1,671Adoption 475

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Case counts reflect civil litigation matters in Harris County public court records matched to each attorney's State Bar of Texas record. A higher count indicates more experience handling this case type in this county; it is not an endorsement or a measure of outcomes. Filing totals count each case once, so they are lower than the sum of the per-attorney counts above.