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Board Certifications

Mr. Arnold is Board Certified in both Personal Injury Trial Law and in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Less than 1% of all Texas lawyers hold both of these certifications.

WHAT IS A CIVIL TRIAL LAW BOARD CERTIFIED ATTORNEY?

A Board Certified attorney is an attorney who has demonstrated special competence in a particular field and whose competence has been certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. A lawyer who is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law must have handled jury trials in cases involving vehicle accidents, worker’s compensation, premises liability, products liability, statutory claims, maritime accidents, Social Security claims or claims involving mental anguish damages not necessarily accompanied by a physical injury. The lawyer must also have extensive knowledge of the law of evidence, procedure, and other substantive law in the trial of civil cases.

WHAT IS A PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL LAW BOARD CERTIFIED ATTORNEY?

A lawyer who is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law must have prepared and tried significant civil cases.  In addition to handling these trials (which must include jury trials) the lawyer must have extensive knowledge of the law of evidence, procedure, and other substantive law involved in the trial of civil cases.

TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was created by the Supreme Court of Texas, and the Board members are appointed by the president of the State Bar of Texas. The Board, in turn, administers the program through which an attorney may demonstrate special competence in a particular area of law practice.

For more information go to www.tbls.org

Texas Super Lawyer

Mr. Arnold has been selected as a TEXAS SUPER LAWYER nearly every year in the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury field since 2003. Only a very small percentage of lawyers qualify for this honor.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Super Lawyers magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-accredited law school libraries. Super Lawyers is also published as a special section in Texas Monthly and leading city and regional magazines across the country.

The Super Lawyers selection process involves three basic steps: creation of the candidate pool; evaluation of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area.

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase rating process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.

The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, they limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.

For more information go to
www.superlawyers.com

National Trial Lawyers

Mr. Arnold has been selected by the National Trial Lawyer’s Associations as a “TEXAS TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYER.

The National Trial Lawyers is a national organization composed of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as trial lawyers, both civil plaintiff and criminal defense.

For more information go to
www.thenationaltriallawyers.org

Mr. Arnold has been a member of the Texas Bar Association since 1980. For more information go to www.texasbar.com.

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Information about the Harris County District Courts can be found at www.justex.net.

Information about the Harris County Courts and Clerk can be found at www.cclerk.hctx.net.

TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION

TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was created by the Supreme Court of Texas. More »


Texas Super Lawyer

Texas Super Lawyer

Mr. Arnold has been selected as a TEXAS SUPER LAWYER nearly every year in the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury field since 2003.
More »


National Trial Lawyers

National Trial Lawyers

Mr. Arnold has been selected by the National Trial Lawyer’s Associations as a "TEXAS TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYER." More »


Texas Bar Association

Texas Bar Association

Mr. Arnold has been a member of the Texas Bar Association since 1980. For more information go to… More »


Harris County Courts

Harris County Courts

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