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Edward Fisher
Edward (Ed) joined Provost Umphrey Law Firm in 2001. He specializes in personal injury litigation and is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ed focuses his practice on products liability, workplace accidents, toxic tort, commercial liability, consumer protection, and automobile accidents. Ed has recovered millions for his clients in trial and in settlements.
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Phone: 409-838-8859
Fax: 409-813-8682
Email: Contact Ed
Ed is licensed to practice in Texas and Pennsylvania. He is admitted in the U.S. District Courts and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 9th Circuits.
Ed earned his jurisdoctor from the South Texas College of Law and his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas. He has been named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters every year since 2012 and has been selected for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America by US News and World Report from 2015 – 2023.
Areas of Practice
- Industrial/On-the-Job Accidents
- Products Liability
- Products Liability – Auto
- Toxic Tort
- Commercial Liability
- Consumer Protection
- Fire Injuries and Accidents
Board Certifications
- Personal Injury Litigation, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1999
- Pennsylvania, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- Texas Fifth Court of Appeals
- Texas Ninth Court of Appeals
Education
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1999
Honors and Awards
- Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers – Plaintiffs in personal injury claims, 2023
- Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers – Plaintiffs in personal injury claims, 2022
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers, 2017
- Texas Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2006
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, May 1, 2012 – 2014
- Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2012, 2017 – 2022
- Best Lawyers in America®, US News, 2015 – 2023
- “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in America, U.S. News, for Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions, 2022
Professional Associations and Memberships
Notable Cases
- Ed Fisher won a $19.19 million verdict for a Hardin County man who fell 25′ from a defectively designed Genie boom lift leading to severe injury and the possible amputation of his legs.
- Joe Fisher and Ed Fisher won a $4.8 million verdict for a Denton County man who suffered permanent loss of function of his dominant hand when he fell from a defective Werner ladder. This verdict was one of the largest product liability awards and was recognized in Top Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2018. Read more about it here.
- Ed obtained a confidential settlement with CenterPoint Energy when an electrical contractor suffered life-changing injuries from an electrocution at a company substation.
