Robert C. Hilliard
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Corpus Christi, Texas
Practice Areas:
Consumer law,
Animal bites,
Asbestos,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic torts,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
St. Mary's University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Consumer law,
Animal bites,
Asbestos,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic torts,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
719 South Shoreline BoulevardCorpus Christi, Texas, 78401
First Admitted: 1983, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://hilliard-law.com/attorney/robert-c-hilliard
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Corpus Christi Bar Association
- Past National Co-Chair, Ethics Committee for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- ST. Mary's University Law Alumni Association - Board of Trustees, 2013
- American Bar Association
- Eastern, Northern, Western & Southern District Courts of Texas, United States District Courts
- Litigation Council of America
- State Bar of Texas, 1983
- United State Supreme Court
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - "Advocate" Level
- Louisiana, Pennsylvania & Minnesota United States District Courts
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Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1990
Honors/Awards:
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2004, 2006 - 2025
- Top Lists - Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- 2017 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Nominee
- The National Trial Lawyers - Invitation only organization for Top 100 Trial Lawyers in each state
- National Law Journal's 2016 Elite Trial Attorney of the Year Award in the Products Liability Category
- National Law Journal's 2015 Elite Trial Attorney of the Year Award in the Motor Vehicles Category
- Public Justice Foundation - Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2011
- The Champion, NSIDE Magazine, 2011
- Never Forgotten Award, Innocence Project of Minnesota, 2010
- Boss of the Year, Corpus Christi Legal Professionals, 2007
Educational Background:
- St. Edward's University - Austin, Texas, B.A. English Literature, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 1980
White Papers:
- We have represented clients who were injured by the extreme negligence of trucking truckers, they employ unlicensed drivers with a history of dangerous driving. The pressure to deliver goods on time leads trucking companies to cut corners that put the public’s safety at risk., WHY SO MANY TRUCK ACCIDENTS? Putting Profits Before People, 2018
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- CLE Presentations: "Effective Trial Strategies: The Story Starts with You" - Presented at 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation CLE Session (Austin, Texas)
- Trial: Increasing in Frequency? Bifurcating Liability and Damages, Bellwether Approach, Class Actions Seminar, San Juan, PR, May 5, 2016
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, WY, Instructor, 1997-2000
- Paying Victims of Tragedy: Designing Public and Private Compensation Funds, Panel discussion with Kenneth Feinberg, RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation, Washington DC, December 5, 2017
- Presenting Arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, Center for Ethics and Leadership, St. Edward's University, Austin, May 2, 2017
- A Border Wall, A Bullet and a Constitutional, Conundrum: When Police Shoot Across the BorderShould US Law Apply?, Searching for Sanctuary Conference, Berkeley La Raza Law Journal, Berkeley, April 14, 2017
- St. Mary's University School of Law Centennial of the Constitution of Mexico Celebratory Conference, San Antonio, February 3, 2017
- The National Law Journal's Second Annual Elite Trial Lawyers Awards New York, NY December 8, 2016
- University of Miami School of Law Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum, December 1-2, 2016
- St. Edward’s University 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards, Austin, February 19, 2016
- Don't Give Your Soul to Your Law Degree, Give Your Law Degree to Your Soul, Georgetown Law Center, Washington DC, 2015
- The National Law Journal's First Annual Elite Trial Lawyers Awards, Florida, 2015
- Seminar on the Unique Aspects of Automobile Class Actions with Global Ramifications: Leading National Litigators Address the Complexities of Multidistrict Litigation in Conjunction with Multinational Investigations, New Orleans, December 2, 2015
- Bridgeport’s Volkswagen Class Action and MDL Conference, San Francisco, November 23, 2015
- Effective Trial Strategies: The Story Starts with You, 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation CLE Session, 2009
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