Saturday, February 4, 2012


Attorney Profiles
Clyde J. Jackson III 
Houston, Texas,
phone 800-870-9584
713-222-7211
fax 713-225-0827
email Email Me

With three decades of wide-ranging experience, Jay has the knowledge to help clients with virtually any type of wrongful death or personal injury case. Jay is intelligent, honorable, and passionately dedicated to his clients. To this end, Jay takes time to inform his clients about what to expect from the legal process and is there to guide them through it. He is personable, easy to talk to, and understands the concerns, fears, and worries clients face at difficult times in their lives.

Over the years, Jay has represented many people in motor vehicle injuries and death cases, including trucking and tire claims. He has also handled workplace injury cases, along with Jones Act and maritime cases. Jay further has experience with product liability cases, such as medical products and firearms. In addition, Jay handles select commercial cases.

Jay was born in Miami, Florida. He moved with his family to Texas at the age of seven, and has lived here since then. He grew up in Houston and Corpus Christi, and then attended the University of Texas, where he obtained both his undergraduate degree and law degree. After college, Jay moved to Houston in 1980. He has practiced law based from Houston his entire career. With his wife of 26 years and two adopted daughters from China, Jay is a member of Houston's First Baptist Church and teaches Sunday Bible Study there.

Houston Personal Injury Attorney

Catastrophic Injuries 
Wrongful Death 
Product Defects 
Business Litigation 
18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents 
Aviation Accidents 
Admiralty & Maritime Accidents 
Birth Injuries 
Brain Damage 

Burns
Construction Accidents
 
Electrocutions
Environmental Law 
Explosions
Medical Malpractice 

Motorcycle Accidents 
Nursing Home Negligence 
Offshore Injuries 
Paraplegia
Patent Infringement 

Petrochemical Accidents
Pharmaceutical Litigation 
Quadriplegia
Spinal Cord Injuries 
Swimming Pool Accidents 

Workplace Accidents 
Vehicular Accidents


Hablamos Espanol


 

 

Year Joined Organization:
2002
Areas of Practice:
Explosions
Personal Injury
Catastrophic Injuries
Wrongful Death
Product Defects
Business Litigation
18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents
Aviation Accidents
Admiralty & Maritime Accidents
Birth Injuries
Brain Damage
Burns
Construction Accidents
Electrocutions
Environmental Law
Medical Malpractice
Motorcycle Accidents
Nursing Home Negligence
Offshore Injuries
Paraplegia
Patent Infringement
Petrochemical Accidents
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Quadriplegia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Swimming Pool Accidents
Workplace Accidents
Vehicular Accidents
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992


Re-certified , 2002


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1980
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1983
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1983
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas


Published Works:
"Supreme Court Update", Houston Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2010


"Supreme Court Update", State Bar of Texas, Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident Case, 2010


"Supreme Court Update - Procedure", State Bar of Texas, Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident Case, 2008


"Supreme Court Update - Procedure", State Bar of Texas, Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident Case, 2007


"Earning, Collecting & Keeping Attorney's Fees", Harris County Criminal Lawyers' Association, 2007


"DWI in the Twenty-First Century - Prosecution View", Houston Bar Association, 2003


"Procedure Update - State", South Texas College of Law, Advanced Civil Trial Law, 1994


"Procedure Update - State", South Texas College of Law, Advanced Civil Trial Law, 1995


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Legal Risk: Real Estate and the Law- Plaintiff's Perspective, Management 600: Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, 2012


Honors and Awards:
Superb Rated Attorney, AVVO, 2012


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas, 2010 - Present
Court Rules Committee


State Bar of Texas, 2012
Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Planning Committee


State Bar of Texas: Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2011 - Present
Course Director


State Bar of Texas: Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident Case, 2007 - 2010
Planning Committee Member


Houston Bar Association, 2011
Federal Practice Section, Chairman Elect


Houston Bar Association, 2012
Federal Practice Section, Chairman


Houston Police Officers' Civil Service Commission, 2006 - 2009
Commissioner


Texas Trial Lawyers' Association, 2002 - Present
Member


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Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend

800 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002
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