Riley Law Firm
A Texas Civil Trial Law Firm
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Map and directions to Houston location Rio Grande
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News:
September 8, 2006. Firm files "Petitioners' Brief on the Merits" in Texas Supreme Court in Baker v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., important medical product liability case with national interest and significance. Read the brief here.
August 2006. Riley elected by peers to American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
August 2006. Shortly prior to trial hospital agrees to settle East Texas wrongful death case arising from insufficient anesthesia monitoring allegations. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
July 2006. Riley Law Firm again recognized by Martindale-Hubbell in 2006 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
June 28, 2006. Texas Supreme Court requests brief on the merits in Baker v. St. Jude Medical, Inc.
March 21, 2006. Petition for review filed by firm in Texas Supreme Court in Baker v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., landmark product liability case involving whether FDA approval of medical device forever preempts all civil lawsuits involving that product, even if FDA approval later withdrawn. Case of national interest and significance.
February 2006. Multiple defendants agree with firm to settle Houston area slip and fall case with major injuries. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
January 2006. Defendant physician agrees to settle Houston area malpractice case shortly before deposition. Case involved cardiac bypass surgery at wrong location. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
August 2005. Riley Law Firm acquires office building at 112 E. 4th St., Houston, Texas, in Houston's historic Heights District. Law practice is moved in and building named: "The Civil Justice Center."
July 2005. Riley Law Firm again recognized by Martindale-Hubbell in 2005 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
June 2005. Riley appointed to Board of Trustees of Houston Lawyer Referral Service.
May 2005. Riley appointed to Board of Directors of Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association.
May 2005. Riley accepts part-time appointment to teach Evidence course in evening program for law students at University of Houston Law Center during Fall 2005.
April 2005. Defendant hospital agrees to settle Houston area brain-damaged child case when called to trial. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
February 2005. Defendant agrees with firm to settle breach of contract case 30 days prior to trial. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
January 2005. Multiple defendants agree with firm to settle wrongful death/medical malpractice case week before trial scheduled. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
October 21, 2004. Riley speaks at TTLA Medical Malpractice Conference in Dallas on expert report requirements in malpractice cases. See the article here.
September 2004. Defendant hospital agrees with firm to settle wrongful death/medical malpractice case. Case involved failure to respond timely to slow heart rate post-operatively. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
July 11, 2004. Riley Law Firm recognized by Martindale-Hubbell in 2004 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Certificate here.
June 2004. On eve of trial, defendants agree with firm to settle wrongful death/medical malpractice suit. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
April 2004. On eve of trial, hospital and physician insurers agree with firm to settle major case involving severe birth-related trauma. Settlement details confidential. (See cautionary disclaimer regarding case individuality factors below.)
March 18, 2004. Riley speaks in San Antonio at continuing legal education seminar for State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice, on HIPAA requirements. See the article here.
September 7, 2003. Riley appears on WB Channel 39 to oppose Proposition 12 on 9-13-03 ballot. Download the video clip here.
Welcome to Riley Law Firm. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also has an office in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This law firm is exclusively dedicated to Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.
Riley Law Firm was founded by Tim Riley. Mr. Riley has been practicing civil trial and personal injury trial law for more than 23 years. He has tried scores of lawsuits and settled hundreds of cases prior to trial. Mr. Riley personally handles every lawsuit his firm accepts. He is Board-Certified, in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Riley has also been honored by his peers, for many years, in the Martindale-Hubbell publication with the highest possible designation of "a-v."
This firm's philosophies are that: (a) aggressiveness and excellence in representation lead to the best results; (b) all clients have a right to full information about their lawyer and their case; (c) the vast majority of cases benefit from being developed under the assumption that the case is likely to be tried; and (d) all clients should be afforded the right to participate in case development decisions.
In accordance with those philosophies, this website is intended to be a comprehensive information source for potential clients. To read Mr. Riley's full resume, just click here. Click here to see the short version of the resume. Mr. Riley's published appellate cases can be viewed by clicking here. His published papers are available here. Short topic papers are listed below. We also encourage you to contact us, which you can do by calling Mr. Riley personally, at 713.646.1000, or by e-mail by clicking here. You can request a case review, make a suggestion or comment, or raise a complaint. Whatever you have to say about the website, we would like to hear from you.
In addition to his private law practice, Mr. Riley also serves part-time as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, teaching a course in Evidence. In March 2002, Riley was elected, in a contested primary, as the Democratic nominee for the 22nd Congressional District of Texas. However, the 18 year Republican incumbent, Tom DeLay, prevailed in the November 5, 2002, general election.
Again, thanks for visiting the website. If you would like to provide feedback or contact us with a problem, click here.
Tim Riley
Current Practice and Interest Areas for Riley Law Firm:
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Medical Device and Products Litigation
Automobile Accidents
Products Liability
Legal Malpractice
Insurance Disputes from Policyholder's Perspective
Sexual Harassment
Class Actions
Wrongful Discharge and Employment Litigation
Important Notices:
The information on this site is for informational purposes. Neither the posting of this website nor your response to same creates an attorney-client relationship.
However, if you are seeking legal counsel, ordinarily an inquiry to a lawyer regarding same would be deemed privileged by the attorney-client privilege, even if no attorney-client relationship is ultimately created. That result cannot be guaranteed, though, and if you are concerned about the confidentiality of a communication you should not send it.
We make diligent efforts to respond to each legitimate and appropriate e-mail inquiry on a timely basis. However, you are not guaranteed to receive a response to any e-mail inquiry, and the firm is not obligating itself to consult with anyone or provide any analysis or response by the posting of this website. Neither the posting of this web page, the acceptance of e-mail, nor the return of an e-mail inquiry, is intended to create an attorney-client relationship, and does not create any obligation on behalf of either side. Riley Law Firm will only enter into a lawyer-client relationship when a complete contract has been signed by both the client and the law firm, after a full and thorough discussion and an appropriate investigation of the applicable facts.
Tim Riley is the only lawyer employed with Riley Law Firm. Mr. Riley is Board-Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Riley Law Firm cannot and does not guarantee the success of any case the firm may handle on behalf of a client. Your ability to prevail in any claim is entirely dependent on the individual facts of your claim. Past success in similar claims is no guarantee or indication that similar results necessarily can be obtained with respect to your claim. Also, even if you are able to prevail on a claim, that does not necessarily mean that you will be able to collect on the claim or judgment. In addition, any amounts received in settlement or payment of a judgment would not be net amounts payable to the client. From the recovery, ordinarily all attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation must be deducted. Moreover, any recovery may be subject to federal or state income taxes.
Claims can be handled on an hourly fee basis, a pure contingency fee basis, or a negotiated partial hourly/partial contingency fee basis. If handled on a pure contingency fee basis, the recovery to the attorney is negotiable, but those fees generally range from 33 1/3% to 50% of any recovery, depending on many factors. Although this is also negotiable, if accepted on a contingency fee basis, in most instances the client is not required to advance any fees, expenses, or costs in connection with the claim. However, in that instance any expenses incurred in connection with the claim would be reimbursed to the law firm out of the client's portion of any recovery. In other words, the contingent fee calculation is based on the gross amount of the recovery, before subtraction of expenses.
