Dedicated to Representing Medical Malpractice Victims
Hartley Hampton is the Houston medical malpractice attorney you want in your corner. He has been practicing law in Houston for 45 years. With a well-established medical negligence practice, Hartley provides legal representation and counsel exclusively to individuals who have been injured due to medical malpractice.
He views client-attorney relationships as a sacred trust, a responsibility he is proud to carry. His legal skill and success has been recognized by his consistent inclusion in the Super Lawyers® list ever year since 2003, his AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, and countless other recognitions. As a seasoned medical malpractice lawyer, Hartley’s success can be attributed to his commitment to “over-prepare” for cases. He takes the time to learn the medicine involved in his clients cases, usually knowing relevant medical literature better than the defendant doctor! When he is entrusted with representing an individual in a birth injury lawsuit, he is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art Houston birth injuries lawyer assistance from start to finish.
Honors & Awards
- Included in the Texas Super Lawyers® list 2003 – present.
- Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice, 2008 – present (U.S. News & World Report)
- Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, 2015, 2024
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
- Fellow, American College of Trials Lawyers
- Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, Past President of Houston Chapter
- International Society of Barristers
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
Published Works
- Co-Author, Hampton, Schick & McGehee’s Texas Civil Practice And Remedies Code Annotated, Thompson-West, 2005
- Co-Author, R, Peck & H. Hampton, A Challenge Too Early: The Lawsuit to Invalidate the Texas Damage Caps Ten Years Ago and Its Likely Future Vindication, 51 Texas Tech Law Review, 667 (2019).
- Editor, Houston Lawyer