Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Alternative Dispute Resolution; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1983
Education: University of Houston Law Center
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026 
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511 Lovett BlvdHouston, TX 77006 Phone: 713-646-1000 Email: Tim Riley Visit website
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Tim Riley, an attorney with Riley Law Firm in Houston, Texas, helps clients address Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff situations. He also helps clients with Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Business Litigation concerns.
He received legal training from University of Houston Law Center. He graduated from law school in 1983. Tim Riley became licensed to practice law in 1983.
Tim Riley was selected to Super Lawyers. The designation means that he is a top-rated attorney as recognized by peers. He was selected to Super Lawyers for 2010 - 2026.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business LitigationFirst Admitted: 1983, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.txtrial.com/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Advisory Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2023
- Vice Chair - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2022
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2021
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2020
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2019
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2018
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2017
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2016
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2015
- Member - Standing Committee Pattern Jury Charges - Malpractice, Premises, and Products Liability, 2014
- Chair, District Grievance Panel, District 4, 2015
- Houston Bar Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Law Foundation
- Chair, District 4 Grievance Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2014
- Chair, District 4-6 Subcommittee Grievance Panel, 2012
- Chair - District 4-6 Subcommittee, Grievance Panel, 2013
Videos
- Tim Riley, Lawyer, 2014
- Sepsis and septic shock, 2021
- Clients as family, 2021
- Med Mal Cases, 2021
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Licensed State of Washington, 2015
- Board-Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board-certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Pro bono / Community Service
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, 2001
- Democratic nominee, United States Congress, 22nd Congressional District, 2002
- Board Trustee, Houston Lawyer Referral Service
- Board Member, Vice President, Houston Democratic Lawyers Association
- Board Member, Houston Law Review Alumni Association, 1996 Vice President, 1994
- Democratic nominee, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Place 9, 2010
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2010
- President, Harris County Democratic Lawyers' Association, 2012-2015
Educational Background
- University of Texas, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1974
- University of Houston Law Center, Doctorate of Jursprudence, cum laude, 1983
White Papers
- Surgical patients need to be closely evaluated for post-operative anti-coagulation needs. The failure to follow well-established guidelines can lead to a very preventable death., Death by Preventable Post-Operative Pulmonary Embolus, Legal, Medical, 2023
- Commentary on trucking safety rule violations, How Trucking Companies are Violating Safety Regulations in Texas, 2023
- Commentary on large verdicts in post-Covid era, Post-Covid Nuclear Verdicts, 2021
- Commentary on harmful effects of damage caps., Perpetuating Injustice: Non-Economic Damage Caps in Texas, 2022
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- PowerPoint on history and development of proximate cause in American law, Creator/Speaker, Not Your Father's Proximate Cause, 2013
- Commentary on in re Frank Kent Motor Co., Texas Supreme Court case, Author, Further Assault on the Right to Trial by Jury, 2012
- Deposition order sequencing article., Author, Who's on First?, Burden of Proof, Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Ass'n, 2007
- Author, HIPAA Traps for Unwary Practitioners, TTLA, 2004
- Author, The "Fill-in-the-Blank Expert Report": Keeping Control on Going Foward with Your Case, TTLA, 2004
- Author, Medical Malpractice-Recent Developments, South Texas College of Law CLE Program, 2003
- Author, Dumping and Other Statutory Violations, TTLA, 2001
- Author, Eighteen Texas Medico-Legal Cases Important to Every Physician, Greater Houston Anesthesiology, 1999
- Author, Hiding the Ball with the New Peer Review Privilege, TTLA, 1997
- Author, Recognizing and Handling Medical Malpractice - The Defense Perspective, PESI, 1989
- Author, Evidence in Personal Injury Cases, South Texas College of Law CLE Program, 1986
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Advocate Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2006
Honors
- Highest available peer review rating, continuous for more than 30 years., A-V Preeminent Rating, 30 years plus, continuous, Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Superb rating, AVVO
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2023
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2022
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2020
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2017
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2018
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2016
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2015
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White US News & World Report, 2014
- Top Lawyers in Houston, Magazine Recognition, H Texas Magazine, 2013
- Magazine recognition, Top Lawyers for the People-Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2008
- Magazine recognition, Top Lawyers - Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2008
- Magazine recognition, Top Lawyers for the People-Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2007
- Magazine recognition, Top Lawyers - Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2007
- Magazine recognition, Top Lawyers for the People-Houston, H Texas Magazine, 2007
Industry Groups
- HTLA
- TTLA
Office location for Tim Riley
511 Lovett Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
Selections
17 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2026
Certificates and credentials
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Civil Trial Law
Civil Trial Law