Steve T. Hastings
Mr. Hastings obtained his law degree from Baylor Law School and has devoted his practice to the trial of serious cases for more than 42 years. He has tried over 125 cases with several verdicts for his clients in excess of $10,000,000.00. His experience in the courtroom has resulted in a Top Ten in Texas jury verdict and others which were Top Fifty and One Hundred in the United States. He has been nominated as Trial Lawyer of the Year at both state and national levels and is noted as a top 100 trial lawyer at the national level. He has been named a Texas Super Lawyer and has been awarded a rating of AV preeminent which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.
Mr. Hastings is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, American Association of Justice, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and Attorney Information Exchange Group. He is admitted to practice law in Texas and has argued cases to the Texas Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court.
When not practicing law, he enjoys spending time with his family hunting, scuba diving, and racing his sailboat. His sailing adventures include two races across the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mr. Hastings can be reached directly by email at STEVEH@HASTINGSLAWFIRM.NET
Henry M. Blackmon
Henry Blackmon has been assisting Plaintiffs in all types of litigation for more than 21 years. While in law school he worked with a Houston law firm that represented Plaintiffs in class action and toxic tort cases, and in 2003 Mr. Blackmon moved to his hometown of Corpus Christi and joined the Hastings Law Firm. He primarily handles automobile and tire defect cases, catastrophic trucking and commercial vehicle crashes, and accidents at oil field, construction and other industrial locations. For catastrophic cases Mr. Blackmon routinely secures multi-million dollar results, and he has helped his clients obtain trial verdicts in excess of $10,000,000.00 with one of those cases listed in 2005 as a Top 100 Jury Verdict in the United States.
Mr. Blackmon is admitted to practice law in the Texas courts and various United States District Courts. While he routinely litigates Texas cases, he also prosecutes matters for clients in various states across the U.S. He is a past director of the Corpus Christi Bar Association and maintains membership with the San Antonio Bar, the Hidalgo County Bar and the Corpus Christi Bar. Mr. Blackmon is also an active in the Attorney Information Exchange Group, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. Since 2013 he has maintained a rating of AV preeminent for his representation meeting the high criteria of ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Blackmon has been awarded membership in the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers organization. The membership exemplifies those with superior qualifications, trial results and leadership. In 2018 he was rated a Texas Top Lawyer in recognition for excellence and achievements by the legal community.
Henry Blackmon can be reached directly at HENRYB@HASTINGSLAWFIRM.NET