Don J. Foty

Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2006, Don J. Foty functions as a founding partner and attorney at the firm Hodges & Foty, LLP, located in Houston, Texas. He is a zealous advocate for the rights of his clients and takes cases of individuals or class action torts and lawsuits from across Houston, Texas. He is persistent in his efforts at resolving legal matters regarding:

• Employment law
• Truck accidents
• Birth injuries
• Products liability
• Commercial litigation
• Pharmacy malpractice
• Industrial accidents

Attending The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Foty completed his Bachelor of Business Administration with honors in finance and business in 2003. Later, he pursued law at the University of Houston Law Center where he was an active participant in the mock trial team. Upon graduation, he joined a law firm as an associate and climbed the career ladder to earn a partnership at the firm before co-founding Hodges & Foty, LLP.

Through his almost 17 years of practicing law, Mr. Foty has obtained nearly a hundred million dollars in total as settlement or verdicts for his clients, mostly on cases involving matters of wage and hour, workplace exploitation or injury. Consequently, he was invited to be a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. 

Mr. Foty’s successes were recognized with several accolades and inclusions by various prestigious associations including The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100; The National Advocates’ Top 100 Employment Attorneys; the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys’ Top 10 Attorneys Under 40 in Texas; the Houstonia Magazine’s Houston’s Top Lawyers. 

In addition to being licensed to appear before all the federal district courts in Texas, Mr. Foty is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Rated with a perfect score of 10/10 on Avvo, Mr. Foty makes consistent efforts for fighting for his clients’ rights. His interviews on the civil justice system along with several of his renowned and landmark cases were featured in national media. He has memberships in professional associations including the State Bar of Texas, The Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice and the Houston Bar Association.