Robert E. Ammons

Top rated Products Liability attorney in Houston, Texas

The Ammons Law Firm, LLP
Robert E. Ammons
The Ammons Law Firm, LLP

Practice areas: Products Liability, Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Texas since: 1988

Education: Baylor University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2026
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The Ammons Law Firm, LLP

3700 Montrose Boulevard
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Robert E. Ammons is the founder and managing partner of The Ammons Law Firm in Houston, Texas. For over three decades he has represented consumers as a personal injury lawyer with his practice concentrated on tire and automotive defect cases involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. He has served as lead counsel in over 430 cases that resulted in a verdict or settlement of $1 million or more.

Mr. Ammons obtained an $82.5 million verdict in Petrie v. Hanover, a record-setting result that earned a place in the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame. He represents consumers exclusively and has litigated product liability cases against some of the largest companies in the automotive industry, including Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone/Firestone, General Motors, Ford, and Toyota, among others.

He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Board Certified in Civil Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Martindale-Hubbell has given him its AV Preeminent peer review rating and he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been included on the Texas Super Lawyers list every year from 2003 through 2023 and on the Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 from 2008 through 2023. Best Lawyers in America has recognized him in both Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation for plaintiffs, and Lawdragon has named him to its 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list.

Mr. Ammons graduated cum laude from Baylor University School of Law in 1988, where he served as an editor of the Baylor Law Review and was selected as a Briefing Attorney for the Texas Supreme Court following graduation. He is licensed in Texas, Florida, New York, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, as well as several federal district courts.

In addition to his litigation work, Mr. Ammons has authored numerous articles for Trial Magazine and the Texas Bar Journal and edited the book Tire Defect Litigation. He serves as a director of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and sits on the board of the Attorney Information Exchange Group.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 50% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
  • 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1988, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.ammonslaw.com/attorney-profiles/rob-ammons/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • State Bar of New Mexico, 2019
  • Houston Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • State Bar of New York, 2006
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Texas
  • Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Former Director
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
  • State Bar of Florida, 1990
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western Districts of Texas
  • Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Director
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Director
  • American Association of Justice, Member
  • State Bar of Texas, 1988
  • State Bar of Arizona, 2010
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern Districts of Texas

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Petrie v. Hanover

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • Board Certified, Civil Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Board Certified, Personal Injury, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Educational Background

  • Baylor University, Waco, Texas, B.A., 1985

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Danger on the Road, Trial Magazine, Feb 2009
  • Tire Defect Litigation (Robert E. Ammons ed., 2016)
  • Representing the Forgotten Child. Trial Magazine, Nov 2002 
  • The Invisible Danger of Aging Tires, Trial Magazine, April 2005
  • Taking on Toyota, Trial Magazine, Nov 2010
  • Rollovers: The Making of an Epidemic, Trial Magazine,
  • A Silent Epidemic -- Opioids, Trial Magazine, Feb 2017
  • Frequent Speaker, Product Liability Issues
  • Tire Defects, Trial Magazine
  • The Risky Ride of the 15-Passenger Van. Trial Magazine, Feb 2003
  • Is the All-American Amusement Park Safe, Trial Magazine, June 2005
  • Unmasking Defects in Auto Safety, Trial Magazine, Nov 2013
  • The Deadly Impact of Exploding Air Bags, Trial Magazine, Feb 2015
  • Spinal Cord Injuries - What you Need to Know, Trial Magazine
  • Tires That Kill - Tread Defects, Trial Magazine

Honors

  • Million & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
  • "AV" by the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, the Directory's Highest Rating
  • Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2018 – 2020
  • Texas Super Lawyers Top 100, 2008 - 2021
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America
  • Member, Order of the Barristers, Baylor University School of Law
  • Texas Super Lawyers List, 2003-2020
  • Top 5% of all Attorneys in the State of Texas
  • Top .05% of all Attorneys in the Country
  • Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, Baylor University School of Law
  • The Best Lawyers in America©
  • Lawdragon Leading Lawyers in America, 2007
  • Editor, Baylor Law Review, Baylor University School of Law
  • With Honors, Baylor University School of Law, 1988
  • Best Civil Attorney, Houston Press, 2010

Industry Groups

  • Automotive Manufacturing
  • Aviation And Aerospace
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Consumer Products
  • E commerce product supply chain
  • Energy Production
  • Heavy Equipment Manufacturing
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Maritime and offshore operations
  • Oil And Gas
  • Petrochemical
  • Pharmaceutical And Medical Devices
  • Power Generation
  • Premises and property management
  • Product design and engineering
  • Railroad and train operations
  • Refining
  • Retail product distribution
  • Shipping And Logistics
  • Tire Manufacturing
  • Transportation And Trucking
  • Workplace and industrial operations

These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.

“Rob is one of the top trial lawyers in the nation.”

“An amazing personal injury lawyer!”

“Exceptional Plaintiff's Attorney”

Office location for Robert E. Ammons

3700 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006

Phone: 832-548-9892

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