Beaumont Personal Injury Lawyer | Texas
Thomas Walter Umphrey
Landlord-Tenant, Employment, Child Custody, Personal Injury, General Practice
- Law Office: Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P.
- Beaumont Law Firms
- Law School: Baylor Law School, Baylor University, J.D. 1965
- Status: In Good Standing
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Walter Umphrey is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. He was selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2003-2008, an honor only 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected for annually. Beyond the practice of law, Walter has provided unwavering support to important civic and community causes. He serves as Director of the National Wildlife Association, Director of the LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center, Director of both Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc., and Texas State Bank. Just recently, the newest cancer institute in Southeast Texas was named the Walter Umphrey Cancer Center.
Umphrey helped build the new Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center on the banks of the Brazos River at Baylor University which is hailed as a state-of-the-art educational facility. In June 2000, Umphrey was recognized as one of the top Texas lawyers of the 20th century in the Texas Lawyer publication "Legal Legends: A Century of Texas Law and Lawyering."
For its special anniversary issue, June 28, 2010, Texas Lawyer also named Mr. Umphrey as one of the twenty-five greatest Texas lawyers of the past quarter-century. Texas Lawyer names lawyers that have made outstanding contributions within the twenty-five years the newspaper has been published.
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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Baylor Law School, Baylor University | J.D. | Law School | 1965 |
Baylor University | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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TX | 1965 |
Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
Port Arthur Bar Association
Jefferson County Bar Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
National Wildlife Association, Director
LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center, Director
CBFH, Inc., Chairman of the Board and Director
Community Bank of Texas, Senior Chairman of the Board and Director
Texas State Parks and Wildlife Commission, Former Vice Chairman, 1991 - 1997
Honors & Awards
- Texas Lawyer, One of the Twenty-Five Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century., June 28, 2010
The Blackstone Award, Jefferson County Bar Association
Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Texas Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business, 2003 - 2011
One of the Top Texas Lawyers of the 20th Century, Texas Lawyer publication "Legal Legends: A Century of Texas Law and Lawyering", 2000
The Best Lawyers in America® , 2003 - 2012
Martindale-Hubbell: "AV" Rated
Cases
Umphrey was one of "The Tobacco Five"—five trial lawyers who split a $3.3 billion fee from a $17.3 billion tobacco settlement with the State of Texas.
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490 Park St
Beaumont, TX 77704