Practice areas: Personal Injury, Transportation & Maritime, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2000
Education: Seton Hall University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2020, 2024 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2013 Call today:
346-826-8089
Moye Law Firm, PLLC
2200 Post Oak Blvd.Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77056 Visit website
William R Moye, a seasoned trial attorney at Moye Law Firm in Houston, Texas, has spent almost 25 years mastering the art of courtroom battles and acquiring profound industry insights while showcasing an unwavering determination to tackle cases head-on. His practice centers on severe personal injury and wrongful death cases, often sparked by oilfield mishaps, industrial workplace incidents, primary trucking and transportation accidents, and product liability issues. His ability to deftly navigate and defend complex, high-stakes injury cases has made him a prominent figure in the Texas defense community.
Mr. Moye's courtroom adventures span the vast landscape of Texas, from the metropolises in Harris, Dallas, Bexar and Travis counties to the quiet corners of Glasscock County. He has argued cases in the energy-rich terrains of Midland, Ector, Reeves and Brazos counties, as well as in crucial refining areas like Nueces, Jefferson, Galveston and Orange counties. His legal proficiency extends across Texas's four federal district courts, covering the Lone Star State.
Beyond the courtroom, Mr. Moye offers a distinctive insight into the global excess insurance market. His role often involved overseeing catastrophic claims for the London and Bermuda insurance sectors, where coverage can soar beyond $100 million. Few understand the intricate insurance layers and quota share allocations more than he does. He is acutely aware of the inner workings of high-exposure litigation, the reinsurance structures and the strategic reactions to policy limits or Stowers demands. He knows precisely what the excess insurance market requires to reach settlements.
In his career, Mr. Moye has been the lead trial counsel or defense liaison in numerous petrochemical refinery explosions resulting in severe injuries, often managed as MDLs or similar multiclaim consolidations. His leadership extends to countless transportation cases involving energy corporations, national trucking firms, truck brokers, shippers and third-party logistics companies. His representation also includes global automobile and tire manufacturers in product liability lawsuits nationwide, many within nationwide MDLs.
After earning a B.S. in biology from Marquette University in 1997, Mr. Moye pursued his legal education at Seton Hall University School of Law, graduating in 2000. Soon after, he embarked on his legal journey in Texas.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Transportation/Maritime, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Railroad Accident, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Transportation Law, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Transportation/Maritime
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2000, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://moyefirm.com/attorneys/will-woye/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Texas
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Houston Chapter, Officer
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), Product Liability Committee, Trucking Law Committee – Regional Editor: DRI Trucking Law Compendium, Trial Tactics Committee
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (“TIDA”)
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District & Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Pro bono / Community Service
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Past Regional Alumni President, Marquette University
- Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America by BL Rankings, Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants, 2022-2024
- Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, Transportation & Maritime, 2010-2013
- Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, Personal Injury – Products: Defense; Professional Liability: Defense, 2014-2020, 2024
Educational Background
- Marquette University, B.S., Presidential Scholarship, 1997
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update 2009: Tort Law Update, Sep 10, 2009
- Will will take part in 2024’s Trial Advocacy College of Texas (TACT), September 23-25, at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Supreme Court Limits Evidence on Medical Expenses, Jul 5, 2011
- New Approaches to Loss Allocation, For The Defense – August 2013, Aug 29, 2013
- (De)Selecting the Modern Juror, CLE/CE (TX, NY, IL, FL, NJ, PA, MI) 2016
- Using Technology To Persuade the Modern American Juror, Lloyd’s Market Association – Lloyd’s of London, UK, 2017
- Unwinding the CD Claim, CE/CLE (TX, FL, NJ, NY, PA), 2018
- Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Plaintiff’s Burden for Establishing Vicarious Liability, Apr 18, 2018
- Deflating the ‘Profits over People’ Trial in Texas, TX CE/CLE, 2019
- Addressing the ‘Reptile Theory’ in Opening Statements, CE/CLE (TX, PA, NJ, NY), 2019
- Looking Forward to 2019 – “Texas-Sized” Verdicts in 2018, Jan 28, 2019
- Texas Passes New Law Governing Trials in Actions Against Commercial Trucking Companies, Jun 21, 2021
- Texas Supreme Court Reverses $15M Jury Award, Rejects Arbitrary ‘Picking Numbers Out of a Hat’ Approach to Noneconomic Damages, Jun 19, 2023
- Litigation and Legal Issue Panel, Property & Casualty Insurance Symposium for the Insurance Council of Texas, July 14, 2023
- Mediating the Complex CD Claim, CLM Annual Construction Seminar, September 2023
- Dealing with Letters of Protection and Litigation Funding, Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) Annual Seminar, October 2023
- As part of The Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Will will be speaking on Stowers issues from the unique perspective of a trial lawyer who has practiced on both sides of the docket, State Bar of Texas
- Automotive Products
- Energy
- Transportation
Office location for William R. Moye
2200 Post Oak Blvd.
Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 346-826-8089
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2020, 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2013
