Robert Hand

Robert joined the firm in 2012, focusing on personal injury law and commercial litigation. Born and raised in Houston, Robert attended Houston public schools before earning a bachelor of arts from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He returned to Houston for law school, earning his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.

During law school, Robert worked as an intern for United States District Judge Lynn N. Hughes and was awarded a summer internship with the Texas Railroad Commission by the State Bar of Texas. During his last year of law school, Robert served as the editor-in-chief of the Houston Journal of International Law while also working as a law clerk at Stevenson & Murray.

Robert was awarded the James Baker Hughes Prize for his paper on antitrust concerns with international airline alliances. The James Baker Hughes Prize is awarded annually to the best student-written manuscript on international economic law. The prize also included publication in the Houston Journal of International Law. Upon graduation, Robert worked for maritime defense firm Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney LLP before joining Stevenson & Murray as a trial lawyer. His legal experience has helped the firm acquire some impressive results over the past several years.

Bar Admissions

• All Texas courts
• United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Southern District of Texas
• United States Eastern District of Texas
• United States Western District of Texas
• United States Northern District of Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bachelor of Arts

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Houston Bar Association
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association

Awards

• James Baker Hughes Prize, 2011