Bryan O. Blevins Jr.

Bryan O. Blevins, Jr., a native of Lufkin, Texas, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and History from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas in 1987 and a law degree from the Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas in 1990. While attending Baylor, he was a merit scholar, a member of various Moot and Mock Court Teams and the National Order of Barristers.

Bryan has worked his entire career at Provost Umphrey Law Firm located in Beaumont, Texas. He began his tenure as an associate in 1990, was promoted to non-equity partner in 1992, and later, equity partner in 1997. He has served as a member of the firm’s management committee since 2016. Over thirty years, Bryan has prepared, tried and appealed numerous personal injury, civil litigation and class action matters, while representing those harmed or wronged by toxic exposure, defective products, industrial negligence, and/or breach of contract.

On behalf of Provost Umphrey and its many clients, Bryan currently serves on the Texas Asbestos MDL Liaison Committee; the Trust Advisory Committees (TAC) for the AC&S, Asarco, JT Thorpe, ShookFletcher, SWAN and Pittsburgh Corning Asbestos Trusts and the APG, Kaiser, APG and DII Silica Trusts.  Within the firm, Bryan acts as administrator, trial coordinator and litigator for its asbestos department including the coordination of over 10,000 cases and numerous co-counsel, the representation of over 3,000 oil and gas mineral owners in Texas and Oklahoma and assists with the administration and strategic planning of other mass tort dockets including Human Trafficking.

He earned his board certification in Personal Injury Trial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1995. Bryan was Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year in 2005 and has been recognized by his peers as a Texas Super Lawyer since its inception. Additionally, Bryan has earned Best Lawyers honors since 2013 with recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in 2014, 2016, and 2020. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Bryan was President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in 2015, a board member since 2013, a member of the Strategic Planning Committee 2013-2014 and the organization’s asbestos representative to the legislature since 2003.

Outside his professional pursuits, Bryan’s first priority is his family closely followed by his commitment to Christian Fellowship Worship and Legacy Christian Academy.