Attorney Profiles

Robert A. Schwartz

Houston, Texas
Executive Vice President
Managing Attorney, Houston & Missouri
Managing Attorney, Pharmaceutical Litigation
phone (800) 218-6178
(832) 308-3461
fax (281) 335-5871

Web Pages

Texas Personal Injury Lawyers
Houston Accident Injury Attorney
Texas Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorneys
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Mr. Schwartz was born and raised in Galveston, Texas in 1953. Mr. Schwartz is the son of former State Senator and Mrs. A.R. "Babe" Schwartz, who now reside in Austin, Texas. His father, Babe Schwartz, was also born and raised in Galveston, Texas. He worked on every major legislative committee while in the House of Representatives and Senate. His mother was born and raised in Harlingen, Texas.

Mr. Schwartz is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego and South Texas College of Law. He is proud of my work as a trial lawyer where he has helped thousands of innocent victims who were seriously injured through absolutely no fault of their own. Mr. Schwartz was first admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1982, and is licensed to practice law in:

Every state and federal court in the State of Texas.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in New Orleans, Louisiana, which court considers appeals from federal courts in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Every state court in Missouri.
The federal courts of the Eastern and Northern Districts of Arkansas.

In addition to the State Bars of Texas and Missouri, he holds memberships in:

The American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America).
The Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
The Houston Trial Lawyers Association.
The Houston Bar Association.

After serving on the Houston Trial Lawyers Association's Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer, and Vice President, and president-elect for 2003-2004, Mr. Schwartz served as the Houston Trial Lawyers' Association President in the October, 2004 - October, 2005 term. Mr. Schwartz served as the President of the Houston Trial Lawyers' Foundation from the end of my Houston Trial Lawyers' Association Presidency in October, 2005 through October, 2008. Mr. Schwartz is also currently a Member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers' Association, serves on the Membership and Finance committees, and has been an invited member of its Executive Committee.

Mr. Schwartz started his legal career with his father's law firm, handling general civil litigation matters and representing clients' interests as a lobbyist before the Texas Legislature. After four years, Mr. Schwartz’s concentrated interest in litigation resulted in his establishing his own law practice and office in Houston. For the next 11 years, Mr. Schwartz maintained a successful, general civil law practice. Mr. Schwartz’s general civil law practice consisted of handling all types of personal injury cases, ranging from premises liability, motor vehicle collisions and product liability, as well as business litigation cases, family law cases, juvenile and Children’s Protective Services cases, criminal law cases, and cases involving violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and of the Texas Insurance Code. From mid 1990 through November, 1996, Mr. Schwartz was also "of counsel" to the long tenured Houston oil and gas law firm, Wilson & Johnson, where he handled the firms’ oil and gas industry clients’ oil and gas related business litigation matters.

Mr. Schwartz joined the Williams Bailey Law Firm (now known as Williams Kherkher) in November, 1996. Mr. Schwartz’s first docket management assignment at the Williams Bailey Law Firm was the representation of approximately 680 plaintiffs in state court litigation involving personal injuries and damages resulting from the development of a residential subdivision on a toxic waste superfund site in Friendswood, Texas. After the successful conclusion of that litigation, Mr. Schwartz worked on the Texas Tobacco Litigation as a member of Williams Bailey's Texas Tobacco Litigation team, participating in the discovery phase of that complex, federal court litigation, and later managing the law office established in Texarkana, Texas, by the five Texas Tobacco Litigation law firms for the trial of that case. The Texas Tobacco Litigation concluded with a historic settlement where the tobacco industry agreed to pay the state of Texas $15 billion over 25 years and to pay approximately $2.3 billion through 2003 to Texas counties and hospital districts based on their provision of indigent health care. Mr. Schwartz then started the pharmaceutical docket at Williams Bailey with the 3,000 clients in the Fen-Phen litigation. He expanded the pharmaceutical docket to represent seriously injured victims of other dangerous prescription drugs, over-the-counter remedies and dietary supplements. After nearly 7 1/2 years with the Williams Bailey Law Firm, Mr. Schwartz joined Bailey & Galyen on March 1, 2004, to start and manage a mass tort and pharmaceutical department. Because of his experience running his own general law and personal injury practice, large mass tort dockets with large numbers of attorneys and support staff, he is well suited for and manages Bailey & Galyen’s Houston (Clear Lake) office located in Suite 444 of the “Bailey & Galyen Building” at 18333 Egret Bay.

Mr. Schwartz has extensive, successful mass tort, pharmaceutical, state and federal consolidated and Multi-District Litigation (MDL), and trial experience. He brings with him an aggressive, ethical attitude, a proactive approach, and a strong work ethic in order to achieve our collective goal of providing the best representation possible for Bailey & Galyen's clients.

Year Joined Organization

2004

Areas of Practice

Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation – Commercial
Mass Tort Litigation – Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury – Plaintiff
Product Liability

Bar Admissions

Texas Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education

South Texas College of Law
University of California, San Diego

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Association for Justice (AAJ) (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Board of Directors
Houston Trial Lawyers Association - President 2004-2005
Houston Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

Law Office of A.R. "Babe" Schwartz, P.C.
Law Office of Robert A. Schwartz
Of Counsel, Wilson & Johnson
Williams Bailey Law Firm