Historic Houston Location, Distinguished Texas Litigators
Three young attorneys, Frank Abraham, John Hill and W. James Kronzer Jr., founded the firm in 1951 as Hill, Kronzer & Abraham. Later, the firm became Hill, Brown, Kronzer & Abraham with the addition of J. Curtiss Brown. In the early days of the firm, the lawyers practiced out of Frank Abraham's small West Alabama Street apartment.
Much has changed since then. Throughout the following decades, the firm grew and prospered, gaining nationwide recognition for successful resolutions of personal injury lawsuits.
In 1970, the law firm partners purchased the historic Hogan-Allnoch Dry Goods Building and had it renovated for office space. Close to the downtown courthouses, it was a part of the successful revitalization effort in Houston.
The firm has a reputation for exceptional legal talent, starting with our founders:
- John Hill later became a Texas Supreme Court justice.
- W. James Kronzer Jr. was honored as the "Lawyer of the Century" by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He was also considered to be the top appellate lawyer in the United States.
- J. Curtiss Brown became the chief justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
Many other notable attorneys have practiced and continue to practice with the firm.
Now deceased, Frank Abraham had a long and distinguished legal career that included membership in the International Society of Barristers and serving as president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and director of the State Bar of Texas. He was also president of Big Brothers of Houston and was elected National Big Brother of the Year in 1971. Educated at the University of Texas School of Law, he also studied at both Oxford and Cambridge universities in England. As president of the Student Aid Foundation, he established student exchange programs at UT School of Law, Rice University and Cambridge University in England. He was regarded as a mentor to countless lawyers.
Our founding attorneys created an environment of giving back to the community in service and leadership — an environment that our attorneys continue to foster today.
