Willis Personal Injury Lawyers

Experienced trial attorney dedicated to preserving your rights.

I am the senior shareholder in Coplen & Banks, PC. I have been practicing law for approximately 35 years, with extensive experience in commercial, insurance, family, probate and personal injury litigation. Because of my education background, my practice is 50% litigation and 50% business transactions, wills, trust and probate.

A licensed attorney since 2005, Korey Huff is our senior attorney and has successfully represented numerous individuals in car accident, personal injury, medical malpractice, slip and fall, and criminal cases. Attorney Huff routinely represents both Criminal and Personal Injury court cases. He has extensive experience as a Personal Injury & criminal defense attorney. He has recently settled Millions of Dollars in Personal Injury cases & handled thousands of criminal cases. Notably, he routinely settles Personal Injury cases for the maximum insurance policy limit and has secured well over 500 Dismissals in Harris County alone.

W. Matthew Waldrop has built a successful career as an attorney in Harris County, Texas, and has developed a strong presence in the family law division of the State Bar of Texas. As evidence that W. Matthew Waldrop and The Waldrop Law Firm put their clients first, the firm filed and successfully won eight simultaneous motions to have Judge Denise Pratt of the 311th District Court of Harris county removed. The Waldrop Law Firm additionally maintains one ongoing appeal of Judge Pratt. His personal strong sense of justice motivates him to work hard to make sure that his...

Lamar is a trial lawyer who joined Zehl & Associates Injury & Accident Lawyers in 2017 after working at one of Houston’s oldest personal injury law firms. Lamar focuses on representing clients from across Texas and the United States who were seriously injured or tragically killed in workplace and oil field accidents, truck and bus accidents, offshore accidents, and refinery and plant explosions. A native Texan, Lamar received his Bachelor’s Degree in Government and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin. While there, Lamar worked as a Legislative Aide during the 82nd and 83rd State Legislative Sessions. After graduating from UT, Lamar...

Colby is a seventh generation Texas native who specializes in civil litigation and trial advocacy. A graduate of UT-Austin and the University of Houston Law Center, Colby began his career working on a team that obtained billions of dollars for stockholders who lost money to securities fraud committed by firms all over the United States – including an energy company called Enron.

Rivaling Colby’s passion for justice is his in-depth and intimate knowledge of the strategies and tactics of those attorneys he faces. He has spent many years in the trenches defending clients against wrongful injury lawsuits. He successfully defended his...

Kevin Andrew "Andy" Johnson aggressively represents commercial and personal injury plaintiffs in state and federal courts throughout Texas, the Gulf Coast and the United States. Kevin Andrew "Andy" Johnson earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Houston, where he was elected as a Student Government representative. He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, graduating cum laude. In law school, he earned numerous distinctions and honors, including induction to the Order of the Barons. He was elected as a Student Government representative and as...

Born in Mexico City, Attorney Cesar Tavares grew up in northern Utah and joined Arnold & Itkin LLP in 2014. Cesar served his church as a volunteer missionary for two years and then went on to earn degrees at Utah Valley State College, Brigham Young University, and Harvard Law School. He graduated from all three institutions with honors. Although he was offered several positions with some of the largest and most respected law firms in the nation, Attorney Tavares chose to practice law at a prominent firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma, near his wife’s family. Through his ability to absorb...

I am an Attorney with Kanner & Pintaluga’s Pre-Suit Practice Group. My legal career includes two and a half years of civil trial experience, where I have consistently achieved favorable outcomes in complex cases. Before my current role, I dedicated two years to practicing family law and another two and a half years to personal injury law. My academic journey began with a B.A. from the University of Houston, followed by a J.D. from the University of St. Mary’s School of Law. My commitment to law and leadership was recognized in 2021 when I received the Women in Law Leadership Award from...

I am an Attorney in the Firm’s Pre-Litigation Group. Before my time at Kanner & Pintaluga, I dedicated my efforts to assisting individuals who had suffered recent injuries from car accidents or slip and fall incidents. My roles have included being a sign-up investigator, case manager, and assistant to the pre-litigation director. I earned a B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) and completed my J.D. at Southwestern Law School.