William H. Barfield
Top rated class action & mass torts attorney in Houston, Texas
McDonald Worley, PC
Practice Areas: Class action & mass torts, Personal injury, Civil litigation; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2001
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 Call today:
832-566-8118
McDonald Worley, PC
1770 St. James PlaceSuite 100
Houston, TX 77056 Visit website
Details
A partner at McDonald Worley, William H. Barfield devotes his practice in large part to personal injury, mass torts, commercial and wrongful death litigation. Based in Houston, Texas, he consistently provides representation to clients throughout the United States. In addition to being admitted in Texas since 2001, Mr. Barfield has been admitted to practice in several jurisdictions around the country, and he thus has represented clients throughout the United States. His admissions include Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Arizona among others. Mr. Barfield is also admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
The majority of Mr. Barfield’s clients are people who have been harmed by the negligence of other parties. He has worked on a wide variety of these types of cases, including those involving motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, defective products, premises liability and workplace accidents. Throughout his career, Mr. Barfield has been able to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for his clients through jury awards and negotiated settlements, and this has led to his membership in both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Mr. Barfield’s professional honors and awards have also included an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 “Superb” peer review rating, and he has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. In addition to his personal injury practice, his litigation caseload has included intellectual property disputes, eminent domain and consumer protection matters. A graduate of South Texas College of Law Houston, Mr. Barfield also holds an LL.M. in energy, environment and natural resources law from the University of Houston Law Center.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Class action/mass torts: plaintiff, Personal injury - general: plaintiff, Civil litigation: plaintiff, Personal injury - products: plaintiffFocus areas
Motor vehicle accidents
First Admitted: 2001, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://mcdonaldworley.com/william-h-barfield/
- Texas, State Bar Member
- Louisiana, State Bar Member
- New Mexico, State Bar Member
- New York, State Bar Member
- New Jersey, State Bar Member
- Arizona, State Bar Member
- Oklahoma, State Bar Member
- Tennessee, State Bar Member
- Missouri, State Bar Member
- Washington, DC, Bar Member
- Pennsylvania, State Bar Member
- Illinois, State Bar Member
- Georgia, State Bar Member
- Colorado, State Bar Member
- Kentucky, State Bar Member
- Arkansas, State Bar Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- American Association For Justice, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Mr. Barfield has obtained several hundred million dollars in jury verdicts, settlements, or awards for his clients over the course of his career
- Mr. Barfield is an active volunteer for the Spring Branch – Memorial Sports Association and is a continual supporter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- 10.0 - Superb Attorney Rating, AVVO.COM
- , Platinum - Client Champion Award, Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Ratings Service
- 2013 AVVO CLIENTS' CHOICE AWARD - Each year, Avvo.com presents attorneys across the country with the Clients’ Choice Award based on both the quantity and quality of client reviews that the attorney receives on their online profile, AVVO.COM
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 -- is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research. Membership is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile, The National Trial Lawyers- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- The College of the State Bar of Texas: The College is an honorary society of lawyers who are among the best trained attorneys in Texas. Members are qualified attorneys who are interested in both high ethical standards and improved training for all Texas attorneys, The College of The State Bar of Texas
- Lead Counsel Rated: In order to earn the Lead Counsel Rating, an attorney must not only demonstrate significant legal experience, but must also receive multiple peer recommendations advocating his or her ability, Lead Counsel - 2013
- MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM: Established in 1993, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There are over 4000 members throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members, The Top Trial Lawyers In America, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM
- AV Preeminent Rating By Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ reflects a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical Standards rating and a Legal Ability numerical rating. The General Ethical Standards rating denotes adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities, 5.0 out of 5.0 - AV Rated - Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- Texas Tech University: BBA - Accounting, 1996
- University of Houston Law Center: LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2012
- Texas Tech University: MBA, 2013
- University of Houston Law Center: LL.M., Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, 2012
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“An expert in the area of mass torts.”
Office location for William H. Barfield
1770 St. James Place
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 832-566-8118
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2013
