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Sammy Ford IV

Sammy Ford IV

  • Personal Injury, Maritime Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law ...
  • Texas
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I represent plaintiffs who have been hurt. I am board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and handle catastrophic personal injury cases, but I also practice construction, securities, and complex commercial litigation, for companies and individuals. I am a native Houstonian and attended St. Thomas High School where I currently serve on the board. I went to Harvard and graduated with high honors, magna cum laude, in 2004. At Harvard, I served as Historian of the Harvard Political Union, the College's debating society, and as Secretary of Harvard CHANCE, a group dedicated to mentoring and tutoring students from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. While participating in the leadership of CHANCE, I also helped two recently-immigrated students prepare for their English as a Second Language exam. After graduating from college, I came back to Texas for law school, finishing with Honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2007. During my time there, I served as Development Editor of The Review of Litigation and as Chair of the Career Services Committee of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society. In my final year, I participated in the school’s first Supreme Court Clinic. We convinced the United States Supreme Court to review our client's case during a term in which the Court agreed to hear only 78 of the 8,517 cases filed. After graduation, I returned to Houston to clerk for the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. During my time with Fifth Circuit, I worked on cases ranging from insurance law to administrative law to one of the most watched white-collar criminal cases of the 21st century. I then worked for two years at the Houston trial firm that pioneered contingent-fee commercial litigation, handling bet-the-company litigation.

Practice Areas
    Personal Injury
    Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
    Maritime Law
    Energy, Oil & Gas Law
    Utilities
    Securities Law
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
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5th Circuit
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10th Circuit
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Ambassador
Houston Bar Association
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Education
University of Texas - Austin
J.D. (2007)
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Honors: Honors
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Harvard University
B.A.
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Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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Certifications
Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
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800 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002
Toll-Free: (800) 870-9584
Telephone: (713) 222-7211
Fax: (713) 225-0827