ATTORNEY

David P. Wilson

David focuses on maritime law, railroad law (FELA) and aviation law. He represents injured offshore oil workers, seaman, and railroad workers. He has successfully handled cases involving injuries and death as a result of aircraft and helicopter crashes.

Location: Beaumont, Texas
Phone: 409-203-5030
Fax: 409-838-8888
Email: Contact David

David has been with the Provost Umphrey Law Firm as an attorney since 1991. He is certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is licensed to practice before the state courts in Texas, Louisiana and Ohio as well as the U.S. District courts of the Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Coushatta Tribal Court.

David also has been admitted pro hac vice in state and federal courts throughout the country including Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

A member of the State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar Of Louisiana, Louisiana Association of Justice, Jefferson County Bar Association, Port Arthur Bar Association (past President), the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), David served eight years in the United States Air Force. Before becoming a lawyer, he had a successful career as a television journalist.

David was born in Bay City, Texas. He graduated from Lamar University with a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice in 1975 and received his law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas in 1990.

Areas of Practice

Maritime Law
Railroad Law
Aviation Law
Personal Injury
FELA
Environmental
Oil and Gas Royalty

Board Certifications

Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1991
Re-Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2001
Re-Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1991
Louisiana, 2009
Ohio, 2015
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Louisiana Coushatta Tribal Court

Education

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas

Doctor of Jurisprudence

Lamar University

Bachelor of Science – 1975
Major: Criminal Justice

Honors and Awards

Lawyer of the Year, Admiralty and Maritime Law, The Best Lawyers in America®, US News, 2023
Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report, 2016 – 2023
“Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in America, U.S. News, for Personal Injury Litigation with plaintiffs, 2020
Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters Business, 2016 – 2022

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