Practice areas: Personal Injury, Transportation & Maritime, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1999
Education: The University of Texas School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2023, 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2008 - 2012 Call today:
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Brian Beckcom is a founding partner of VB Attorneys, located in Houston, Texas, where he represents plaintiffs in personal injury, transportation and maritime litigation. Board-certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he focuses on helping individuals pursue compensation for injuries and losses caused by negligence. His practice includes complex cases involving distracted driving, maritime accidents and other serious personal injury matters.
Mr. Beckcom works with clients facing the physical, financial and personal consequences of serious injuries. He guides them through the legal process, from evaluating claims and developing litigation strategies to negotiating settlements and advocating for their interests in court. His approach emphasizes thorough case preparation, strategic advocacy and pursuing accountability for those responsible for causing harm.
Throughout his legal career, Mr. Beckcom has obtained substantial results in significant personal injury and maritime cases. In a distracted driving case, he and his law partner, Vuk Vujasinovic, served as co-lead counsel in securing a $29,920,310 result, described as one of the largest of its kind in the United States. He also obtained $10 million for a relief captain in a Jones Act negligence case involving the failure to provide prompt and adequate medical care. The result was among the largest single-injury maritime recoveries in the country.
Mr. Beckcom's work includes representing injured individuals in transportation-related disputes and maritime negligence claims, where complex liability questions and the circumstances surrounding an injury can play a significant role in litigation. His board certification reflects specialized experience in personal injury trial law.
Mr. Beckcom earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in 1996 before receiving his Juris Doctor with honors from The University of Texas School of Law in 1999. He was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1999 and is also admitted to the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Transportation/Maritime, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Railroad Accident, Transportation Law, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Transportation/Maritime
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1999, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.vbattorneys.com/attorneys/brian-beckcom/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Texas State Bar
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
- American Association for Justice, Member
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Confidential recoveries for nine crew members represented in the Maersk Alabama piracy litigation, known as the Captain Phillips case.
- $29,920,310 result in a distracted driving case, with Vuk Vujasinovic as co-lead counsel.
- $10 million recovery for a relief captain in a Jones Act negligence case involving failure to provide prompt and adequate medical care.
- $5 million recovery for a logger who suffered a catastrophic head injury.
- $9,638,589.96 settlement in an oilfield trucking crash.
- $5.15 million settlement in a Clear Lake boating case.
- $4 million settlement in an apartment pool brain-injury case.
- $1 million settlement in an offshore electrician injury case.
- $1 million settlement in a scaffold-fall case involving quadriplegia.
- $950,000 recovery in a jack-up rig elevator brake-failure case.
- $100,000 policy-limits settlement in a storefront-crash case.
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Educational Background
- The University of Texas School of Law, Juris Doctor with Honors, 1999
- Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Philosophy, 1996
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- “Pushing the Limits of the Judicial Power: Tolling State Statutes of Limitation Under 28 U.S.C. 1367(d),” Texas Law Review, Vol. 77, p. 1049, 1999.
- Author of nine books on law and legal strategy, including How to Win Your Injury Case, Insider’s Guide to Winning Your Maritime Injury Case, and Blackballed: How to Protect Yourself If Your Maritime Employer Is Retaliating Against You.
- Articles on appellate advocacy and Texas appellate practice, South Texas Law Review.
- Analysis of the Limitation of Liability Act, Texas Lawyer.
- Published articles on the Jones Act and general maritime law.
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Published a Texas Law Review article on federal supplemental jurisdiction that has been cited as authority more than 24 times, including by the U.S. government in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Featured on Good Morning America, Nightline, CNN and NBC.
- Research assistant to Professor Charles Alan Wright, principal author of Federal Practice and Procedure.
- Studied admiralty and maritime law under Professor David W. Robertson.
- Host of the Lessons from Leaders podcast.
- Uses artificial intelligence tools in discovery and case preparation, drawing on his computer science background.
Honors
- Board certification in Personal Injury Trial Law, a distinction held by less than 1% of Texas lawyers.
- Graduated with honors from The University of Texas School of Law.
- Chief Notes Editor, Texas Law Review.
- Texas A&M University varsity basketball letterman.
- Member, Corps of Cadets and Ross Volunteers at Texas A&M University.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2023, 2026
- Rising Stars: 2008 - 2012
