Background
Weller, Junior, Harvill E. was born on August 31, 1946 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
Weller, Junior, Harvill E. was born on August 31, 1946 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Millsaps College; University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Krist Weller Neumann. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Texas. Author and Speaker: Defending, and Negotiating with Insurance Companies "Agreements Between Claimants and Insureds After Misconduct by Insurers," Professional Development Training, State Bar of Texas, 1994.
Advanced Civil Litigation "Insurance Litigation" 1990.
Author/Speaker for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, "Government Liability (Texas Torts Claims Acting and Federal Tort Claims Acting" 1990. "Litigation With an Insurance Company," 1989.
Company-Author/Speaker for State Bar "Suing and Defending Local, State and Federal Governments" 1986. "The Stowers Doctrine Since Allstate v.
Kelly," 1986; "The Stower Doctrine Since Allstate v.
Kelly," 1985. "Setting Up the Insurance Carrier-Plaintiff"s Perspective," 1984. "Evaluating the Case & Settlement - The Plaintiff"s Viewpoint," 1982.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas. Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1992. Vice President, 1991).
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1990).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). The firm was established in 1968, and has operated primarily as a firm dedicated to the prosecution and trial of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.
In the last several years, the firm has undertaken the prosecution and trial (on a contingent fee basis only) of significant contested commercial matters.
The firm prides itself in having tried and established the first crashworthiness case in the State of Texas, and was also the principal counsel involved in both the Apollo space disaster as well as the Challenger mishap. The firm has recently expanded its quarters by building a new 20,000 square foot facility to house the firm.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1992. Vice President, 1991).
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1990).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).