Brant J. Stogner
Associate since August 25, 2008
Houston Personal Injury Attorney
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Product Defects
- Business Litigation
- 18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents
- Aviation Accidents
- Admiralty & Maritime Accidents
- Birth Injuries
- Brain Damage
- Burns
- Construction Accidents
- DWI Accidents
- Electrocutions
- Environmental Law
- Explosions
- Medical Malpractice
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Offshore Injuries
- Paraplegia
- Patent Infringement
- Petrochemical Accidents
- Pharmaceutical Litigation
- Quadriplegia
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Swimming Pool Accidents
- Workplace Accidents
- Vehicular Accidents
Insurance Law (First-party insurance litigation, homeowner's claims, bad faith insurance practices, deceptive insurance practices, prompt payment of claims violations)
Areas of Practice
- Consumer Protection
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Insurance Law
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2006
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2006
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
- Juris Doctor - May, 2006
- Honors: GPA: 3.292 Rank: Top 15%
- Honors: Competed in 15 Advocacy Tournaments as a Varsity Advocate
- Honors: Dean's Outstanding Student Advocate Award- South Texas College of Law, 2006
- Honors: Order of the Barristers
- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (1999 - 2001)
- B.B.A. - May, 2001
- Honors: National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Honors: Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honors Society
- Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society
- Major: Accounting
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas (1997 - 1999)
- Honors: Received full-paid football scholarship to the University of Houston
- Honors: Played two seasons at linebacker under former coach, Kim Helton
- Honors: Earned the 1997 Conference USA Academic Excellence Award (Highest GPA)
Published Works
- "Chapter 3 Contract Issues: Construction Industry Perspective", Construction Defects: Claims & Coverage, Defense Research Institute, 2007
Classes/Seminars
- Paid or Incurred, Why Does it Matter, & What to Look for in Medical Records, State Bar of Texas Annual Convention (Paralegal Division) (MCLE presentation & paper), June 27, 2008
- Shifting Liability", State Bar of Texas: 33rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course (Litigation Section) (MCLE presentation & paper), June 10, 2009 - June 12, 2009
- Judges Panel: Courtroom Etiquette from the Bench, State Bar of Texas: Texas Minority Attorney Program
Honors and Awards
- Verdict Search's Top Texas Verdicts of 2009 - #1 Verdict Workplace Safety
- National Champion, AAJ National Trial Competition, Miami, FL, 2006
- National Best Advocate (Second Place) ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Chicago, IL, 2005
- Regional Champion, AAJ National Trial Competition, Dallas, TX, 2006
- Regional Champion, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, New Orleans, LA, 2004 - 2005
- Regional Champion, TYLA National Trial Competition, Dallas, TX, 2004 - 2005
- State Champion, Best Oralist, and 2nd Best Brief, SBOT Administrative & Public Law Moot Court Competition, Austin, TX, 2004
- Tournament Champion and Best Oralist, T. Gerald Treece Summer Academy Mock Trial Competition, Houston, TX, 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2009 - 2010
- South Texas College of Law Young Alumni Council, Board Member, 2010
- American Association of Justice
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Affiliate Member
- Invited to join Million Dollar Advocates & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- South Texas College of Law, Adjunct Advocacy Professor/Varsity Coach, Houston TX, 2006 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C., Houston TX, Associate, October 9, 2006 - August 22, 2008
- Ebanks, Smith, & Carlson, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, Summer Associate/Law Clerk, 2005
- 1st Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, Semester Intern, 2005
