Overview
Robert has 32 years of litigation experience in multiple areas, including insurance defense, premises liability, construction defect, products liability, fatality accidents and commercial disputes. He has participated in multiple trials and arbitrations, and practices in state and federal courts across Texas. Robert has received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell®.
Robert is a native Mississippian and moved to Houston in 1982 after finishing college. After a short career as a pharmaceutical sales representative, he went to law school in 1987. He joined Martin, Disiere & Jefferson, the original name of the firm, as an associate on February 1, 2000, thirty days after the firm opened its doors. He was the first associate promoted by the firm to partner. He is married to Gayla, also a native of Mississippi, whom he met in Houston.
Cases
Representative Matters
Clients
- Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
- Millard Mall Services, Inc.
Professional Affiliations
Professional
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Houston Bar Foundation
News & Insights
Publications
Co-Author and Speaker, Litigation Skills: A Short Course for Legal Assistants, Half Moon, LLC, 2006
Co-Author and Speaker, Law In Motion: A Texas Paralegal’s Guide to Effective Motion Practice, Institute for Paralegal Education, 2003
Co-Author and Speaker, Advanced Civil Discovery for the Litigation Paralegal in Texas, Institute for Paralegal Education, 2001
Co-Author and Speaker, Evidence for the Litigation Paralegal in Texas, Institute for Paralegal Education, 2000
Co-Author, Texas Evidence Workshop Handbook, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1998
Credentials
Education
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1990
Mississippi State University, B.A., 1982
Admissions
- Texas Supreme Court
- Texas Courts
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Employment
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.
- DiCecco, Fant & Burman, L.L.P.
- Walter M. Fortenberry & Associates, P.C.
- Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.