Top-Rated Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Greater Houston

Article source: Hastings Law Firm, TX

If your family was harmed at a hospital out in Sugar Land or The Woodlands, you want an attorney who works a case wherever the hospital sits, not only downtown. The top-rated medical malpractice attorneys serving Greater Houston are Tommy Hastings of Hastings Law Firm, Ross Sears of Sears and Crawford, and Sean Roberts of Roberts Markland.

Greater Houston is not one city. It is Katy and Pearland and Conroe and a dozen places in between, each with its own hospitals and its own county courthouse. The attorney you want understands that a Memorial Hermann campus in Katy and a Houston Methodist hospital in Sugar Land are not the same address, and that where you were hurt can decide where your case is heard.

The six attorneys below were chosen for that. Each one is named, with the firm behind them and the credential that earns the spot.

The Best Medical Malpractice Attorneys in the Houston Metro Area

1. Tommy Hastings of the Hastings Law Firm Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Tommy Hastings serves families clear across the metro, from Katy and Sugar Land to The Woodlands and Pearland, and his firm will work a case wherever the hospital sits rather than ask you to come to it. Licensed in 2001, he built a practice that takes only healthcare-injury cases, and then handled the whole range of them, from medical malpractice and birth injury to the larger medical product and drug liability matters that often carry the most at stake. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a credential fewer than two percent of Texas attorneys hold, and in 2025 he was seated on the board of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a group that selects for real trial experience.

That breadth is the point for a suburban family. A contaminated medication, a drug that should never have been prescribed, a delivery that went wrong at a hospital out in the suburbs, these are different cases with different proof, and the firm has carried all of them. Two results suggest the range: a 17.4 million dollar settlement in a medical-products case involving contaminated medication that harmed children, and an 8 million dollar settlement in a birth-injury case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

What you do not see on a billboard is how the firm is built. Hastings Law Firm works as a national firm and keeps an in-house medical review team and board-certified patient advocates, the people who read the chart before an outside expert is ever retained. Several of its attorneys spent the early part of their careers defending hospitals and doctors, so they know exactly how the other side puts a defense together. The firm’s 2200 N Loop W office carries a 4.6-star rating from 92 Google reviews, and the firm has gathered more than 350 five-star reviews across its locations.

2. Ross Sears of Sears and Crawford

Ross Sears came to the bar in 1991 and has spent that career in the courtroom. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, belongs to the American Board of Trial Advocates, and carries an AV Preeminent rating, the peer rating that other lawyers and judges give a lawyer they respect. His firm, Sears and Crawford, is a Houston plaintiff trial practice, and medical malpractice sits within work he has tried in front of juries for more than thirty years. For a family weighing who can actually stand up at trial, that record is the measure that matters.

3. Sean Roberts of Roberts Markland

Sean Roberts has practiced since 1996 and earned board certification in Personal Injury Trial Law in 2005. His firm, Roberts Markland, keeps a genuine medical-malpractice practice covering birth injury, surgical errors, and laboratory and medication errors, the cases that turn on what a careful provider should have caught. The firm’s bench has included a former federal judge of counsel, the kind of standing that travels well when a case crosses from one county to the next, as suburban cases so often do.

4. Gabriel Assaad of McDonald Worley

Gabriel Assaad, licensed in 2011, handles medical malpractice at McDonald Worley, with a focus on birth injury and pharmacy-error cases alongside other medical-injury claims. He is a member of the American Association for Justice Leaders Forum. He is not board certified, and that is worth knowing as you compare, but his practice centers squarely on the kinds of medical cases a suburban family is most likely to bring, and he has built it around them.

5. Michael Pierce of PS Trial Law

Michael Pierce, licensed in 2003, leads the medical-malpractice trial work at PS Trial Law, formally Pierce and Skrabanek. He has been recognized through Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers, both peer-based selections rather than paid placements. He is not board certified. What he brings is a trial practice built around medical-injury cases, handled out of a Greenway Plaza office that serves families across the metro.

6. Chelsie King Garza of Chelsie King Garza

Chelsie King Garza has been in practice about 26 years and built her North Houston firm around the hardest cases a family can bring, birth injuries and catastrophic medical malpractice. She is not board certified, but her record speaks for itself: she reported one of the larger medical-malpractice verdicts in Texas in 2012, according to Thomson Reuters. For obstetric and neonatal cases in particular, that focus is exactly what a family wants in the room. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

How the Attorneys Compare

Board certification is verifiable at texasbar.com. The recognitions listed are single distinctions, not a full account of each attorney’s honors.

Where a Suburban Case Gets Filed

Greater Houston is a five-county metro: Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston, and Brazoria. The county where your hospital sits is not a small detail. Under Texas venue rules, a medical-injury case is usually filed in the county where the harm occurred, not automatically in Harris County. A patient hurt at a Sugar Land facility may have a case in Fort Bend County. A delivery that went wrong in The Woodlands points to Montgomery County. An injury in League City or Clear Lake can land in Galveston County, and one in Pearland or Angleton in Brazoria County.

Each of those courthouses runs at its own pace and draws its own jury pool. Fort Bend County cases are heard in Richmond, Montgomery County’s in Conroe, Galveston County’s in Galveston, and Brazoria County’s in Angleton. A Houston mailing address on a firm’s website does not tell you whether the attorney has actually filed and tried a case in those courts. That is a fair thing to ask before you hire anyone.

Families across the suburbs get their care at the same large systems, not only at the Texas Medical Center downtown. Memorial Hermann runs campuses in Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pearland, and Katy. Houston Methodist has hospitals in Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and the Clear Lake area. HCA Houston Healthcare operates facilities in Pearland, Tomball, Conroe, and Clear Lake. Freestanding emergency rooms, the kind that have opened along the Grand Parkway and the suburban feeders, fall under the same Chapter 74 expert-report requirements as a full hospital. And if your care came from a government-affiliated health system, the notice rules and deadlines can differ, which is one more reason to ask an attorney whether they have handled that kind of claim.

How These Attorneys Were Chosen

This is an editorial guide. No attorney paid for inclusion or for a position on the list. Each one was measured the same way:

• Board certification in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, confirmed at the State Bar of Texas, where the attorney holds it.
• A genuine medical-injury practice, not one line on a long menu of practice areas.
• A verifiable record of verdicts, settlements, and client reviews.
• The willingness and the reach to handle a case across the suburban counties, not only downtown.
• Standing among peers, through ABOTA, Super Lawyers, AV Preeminent ratings, and similar recognitions.

The review drew on recognized directories and sources, among them Justia, Super Lawyers, Avvo, Attorney at Law Magazine, and the State Bar of Texas. Those sources informed the order. They did not set it.

How to Choose a Greater Houston Attorney

A handful of questions will tell you a lot in the first conversation. Bring these to any consultation:

• Is the attorney board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law? Confirm it yourself at texasbar.com.
• Does the attorney focus on medical injury, or is it one of many areas the firm lists?
• Has the attorney filed and tried a case in your county, whether that is Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston, or Brazoria?
• Does the firm have an in-house medical team to review records before an outside expert is hired?
• Who will actually handle your file day to day, the named attorney or an associate?
• How is the contingency fee structured, and who advances the case costs?
• What results has the attorney obtained in cases like yours? Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

An attorney who has done this work will answer plainly. That ease is part of what you are hiring.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the top-rated medical malpractice attorneys in Greater Houston?

By board certification, a focus on medical injury, and a record that reaches across the suburban counties, the leading attorneys for 2026 include Tommy Hastings of Hastings Law Firm, Ross Sears of Sears and Crawford, and Sean Roberts of Roberts Markland, along with the other named attorneys profiled above.

Where is a suburban Houston medical malpractice case filed?

Usually in the county where the harm occurred, not automatically in Harris County. A case from a Sugar Land hospital may be filed in Fort Bend County, one from The Woodlands in Montgomery County, one from League City or Clear Lake in Galveston County, and one from Pearland in Brazoria County. The right venue depends on the facts of where the care was provided.

Can I sue a suburban hospital even though I live somewhere else in the metro?

Yes. Venue generally follows where the care was provided, not where you happen to live. A patient injured at a suburban Memorial Hermann or Houston Methodist campus can have a case filed in that county’s district court, depending on the facts.

How long do I have to file a medical malpractice lawsuit in Fort Bend or Montgomery County?

Generally two years from the date the claim accrues under Section 74.251 (often the date of the negligent act or the last date of treatment), with a ten-year outer limit, and the same in every Texas county. You must give 60 days written notice to each defendant before filing. A qualified medical expert report is then due within 120 days after each defendant files its original answer, under Section 74.351. A missing or deficient report means dismissal with prejudice.

What is the cap on damages in a Texas medical malpractice case?

Section 74.301 caps noneconomic damages at 250,000 dollars against a physician or individual provider, plus up to 500,000 dollars against hospitals and institutions, for a combined ceiling of 750,000 dollars. Economic damages, including medical bills, future care, and lost earnings, are not capped, and they often drive the value of a serious case.

Are freestanding emergency rooms in the suburbs treated like hospitals?

Yes. A freestanding emergency room and its providers can be held liable like any other facility when the care falls below the standard, and these claims fall under the same Chapter 74 expert-report requirements as a hospital.

Ranking Sources

This guide was compiled with reference to recognized attorney directories, rating sources, and primary records, including:

• Justia, Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Houston
• Super Lawyers and Avvo attorney profiles
• Attorney at Law Magazine, Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers Texas
• American Board of Trial Advocates (abota.org)
• The State Bar of Texas attorney search (board certification and license status)
• Google Business Profile ratings for Houston-area medical malpractice firms

These sources informed the editorial review. They did not produce the exact order shown here.