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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Griffith Law Group, LLP

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

4228 North McColl Road, McAllen, Texas 78504

Established: 1994

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Law
  • State and Federal Courts
  • Tort Liability
  • Trucking Law
  • Automobile Liability
  • Medical Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Construction Liability
  • Toxic Torts
  • Insurance Defense
  • First Party Matters
  • Excess and Reinsurance
  • Coverage Issues
  • Opinions
  • Employment Law
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Discrimination
  • Governmental Liability
  • Municipal Law
  • School Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Trucking Liability
  • Construction Defect
  • Personal Injury
  • Insurance Coverage Issues
  • Bad Faith Litigation
  • Products and Retailer Liability
  • Defamation
  • False Arrest/Imprisonment
  • Environmental, including Mold

About Us

Griffith Law Group's commitment is to achieve the most successful resolution of all matters in the most aggressive, expeditious, and cost effective manner possible. The firm has built its reputation for providing "big city" legal quality at a South Texas budget.

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Atlas Van Lines, Inc.
  • ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc.
  • Averitt Express, Inc.
  • Banc One Management & Consulting
  • BDL Management, Inc.
  • Coastal State Management Corp.
  • Consolidated Freightway Corporation
  • D & F Industries, Inc.
  • El Paso Natural Gas Company
  • International Paper Company
  • Manpower, Inc.
  • NTA, Inc.
  • RSKCo
  • Sunoco L.P./Stripes LLC
  • Swift Transportation Company, Inc.
  • Triton Claims
  • Warren, Inc.

Personnel Information

Partners


John R. Griffith

McAllen, TX

Practice Areas
  • Accident
  • Appeals
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Breach of Contract
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Accidents
  • Construction Claims
  • Construction Defect
  • Construction Law
  • Construction Litigation
  • Defense Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Texas, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1990
  • Supreme Court of Texas, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2000
Memberships:
  • American (Labor Law Section), Cameron County and Hidalgo County Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas (Judiciary Relations Committee, 1996-1998)
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Southern Methodist University, B.S.B.A., 1983
  • Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., 1983
  • The University of Texas at Austin, M.P.A., 1990
  • The University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1990

Born: 1961

Jason A. Powell

McAllen, TX

Practice Areas
  • Accident
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Defect
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Texas, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2007
Memberships:
  • American and Hidalgo County Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association
Education:
  • The University of Texas-Pan American, B.A., 1999
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2005

Born: 1977

Oscar H. Lopez

McAllen, TX

Practice Areas
  • Accident
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Breach of Contract
  • Civil Appeals
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Law
  • Construction Accidents
  • Construction Liability
  • Construction Law
  • Defense Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Texas, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2009
Memberships:
  • American and Hidalgo County Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Texas A & M University at College Station, B.A.P.S., 1992
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1998
Language:
  • Spanish

Born: 1970

Burt C. Harrison

McAllen, TX

Years of Experience: 12

Practice Areas
  • Business Litigation
  • Automobile Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Breach of Contract
  • Construction Defect
  • Construction Liability
  • Commercial Transportation Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Oil and Gas
Admitted
  • Texas, 2004
Education:
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A., 1999
  • Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, J.D., 2004

Born: 1974

Oralia Guzman

McAllen, TX

Years of Experience: 13

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Construction Defect
  • Breach of Contract
  • Civil Litigation
  • Casualty Insurance Law
  • Construction Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Employment Litigation
  • Dram Shop Liability
Admitted
  • Texas, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, 2003
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Hidalgo County Bar Association
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association
Education:
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1996
  • St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D. (Dean's List), 2003
Language:
  • Spanish

Born: 1975

High Profile Cases

Rodolfo Cantu vs. Cesar Guzman and Arnulfo Gonzalez d/b/a A-1 Cable Installation:
County: Cameron
Insurance Co.: Nationwide Insurance
Type of Case: Commercial vehicle accident
Plaintiff's demand: $800,000
Outcome: Defense verdict

Douglas Hooper vs. Rapid Logistics, LLC d/b/a Rapid Transport
County: Hidalgo
Insurance Co.: NTA, Inc.
Type of Case: 18 Wheeler accident
Plaintiff's demand: $425,000
Outcome: Defense Verdict

OGS International Aircraft Service, LLC, Construcciones y Arrendamiento Industriales, S.A. de C.V. and Jorge Luna Valdez
County Hidalgo
Insurance Co.: Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Type of Case: Aviation crash
Plaintiff's demand: $5,000,000
Outcome: Defense verdict.

Luis Alberto Reyna, et al vs. Juan Carlos Garcia and JCG Trucking
County: Starr
Insurance Co.: Grammercy Insurance Company
Type of case: 18 wheeler accident
Plaintiff's demand: $440,000 at mediation and $750,000 at trial
Outcome: $16,000

Enriquez Enterprises, Inc. vs. Padron Plumbing, Inc. vs. Continental Refrigeration
County: Hidalgo
Insurance Co.: Scottsdale Insurance Company
Type of Case: Construction Defect
Plaintiff's demand: $450,000
Outcome: Defense verdict

Service Areas

Brownsville, Texas, USA 58 miles

Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 154 miles

Harlingen, Texas, USA 33 miles

Laredo, Texas, USA 147 miles

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