{"id":11,"date":"2014-09-27T00:05:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T00:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2024-02-18T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T11:00:21","slug":"about-hal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/about-hal\/","title":{"rendered":"About Hal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-81\" src=\"http:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/hal-hargis1.jpg\" alt=\"hal-hargis\" width=\"285\" height=\"184\" \/>Hal Hargis<\/h1>\n<h3>Attorney-At-Law<\/h3>\n<p>Hal Hargis has been a trial lawyer for 29 years on both sides of the bar. He has tried over seventy-five jury trials, several bench trials and presented cases at arbitration. He has mediated thousands of cases\/disputes. He is a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator with the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association and a member of the Association of Attorney Mediators. His mediation success rate exceeds 91%. He gets cases settled because he understands litigation and, more importantly, litigants.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Hargis has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all types of civil cases, including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li>catastrophic injury<\/li>\n<li>commercial liability<\/li>\n<li>wrongful death<\/li>\n<li>automobile accidents<\/li>\n<li>premises liability<\/li>\n<li>consumer protection<\/li>\n<li>subrogation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li>electrical injuries<\/li>\n<li>structural and fire losses<\/li>\n<li>construction defects<\/li>\n<li>deceptive trade practices<\/li>\n<li>products liability<\/li>\n<li>employment practices<\/li>\n<li>landlord\/tenant misrepresentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Professional Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>July 2005, Mr. Hargis was named one of Houston\u2019s top personal injury lawyers by H Texas Magazine<\/li>\n<li>AV Peer Review Rating with Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating for ethics and ability).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mediation<\/h2>\n<p>Hal Hargis\u2019 vast litigation experience renders him pre-eminently qualified to mediate any type of civil dispute. As a litigator, Mr. Hargis has successfully mediated upwards of one thousand cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. This experience alone gives Mr. Hargis a perspective few mediators enjoy. As a mediator, Mr. Hargis\u2019 success rate exceeds 90%.<\/p>\n<h2>Education &amp; Personal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Born and raised in Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Worked in the electrical industry before completing college and law school<\/li>\n<li>BA, 1989, with Honors, Government, The University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<li>JD, 1992, Magna Cum Laude, South Texas College of Law &#8211;\u00a0South Texas Law Review, Articles Editor<\/li>\n<li>Mediation Certification, University of Houston Law Center<\/li>\n<li>Hal is married with two daughters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mediation Training<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Managing Your First Arbitration; American Arbitration Association<\/li>\n<li>How to Become a More Innovative Neutral or Advocate: Applying Cutting Edge Innovation Management<\/li>\n<li>Techniques to Your Mediation Practice; American Arbitration Association<\/li>\n<li>Alternative Dispute Resolution 2011; State Bar of Texas<\/li>\n<li>Windstorm ADR; Houston Bar Association<\/li>\n<li>Communicating Through Generations; Houston Bar Association<\/li>\n<li>Does Social Media Have a Place in Your ADR Practice?; Houston Bar Association<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training: Best Meet Where West Begins<\/li>\n<li>New Judicial Perspectives Mediation and ADR<\/li>\n<li>Foolproof Techniques for Breaking Impasses<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Mediation: Skills and Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Mediation Start Ups and Makeovers<\/li>\n<li>40 Hour Basic Mediation Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More About Hal Hargis<\/h2>\n\n<ul id=\"myTab\" class=\"nav nav-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#Memberships\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Memberships<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#Bar_Admissions\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Bar&nbsp;Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#Professional_Experience\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Professional&nbsp;Experience<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div id=\"myTabContent\" class=\"tab-content\"><div id=\"Memberships\" class=\"tab-pane active\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>State Bar of Texas since 1992; ADR Section Member<\/li>\n<li>Houston Bar Association since 1992, ADR Section Member<\/li>\n<li>Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, Credentialed Advanced Mediator<\/li>\n<li>Association of Attorney-Mediators, Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"Bar_Admissions\" class=\"tab-pane \"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>All Texas state courts<\/li>\n<li>US District Court for the Southern District of Texas<\/li>\n<li>US District Court for the Northern District of Texas<\/li>\n<li>US District Court for the Western District of Texas<\/li>\n<li>US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"Professional_Experience\" class=\"tab-pane \"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Law Offices of Hal Hargis (06\/2014 &#8211; Present)<\/li>\n<li>Irelan \u2022 Hargis, PLLC (11\/2000 \u2013 06\/2014)<\/li>\n<li>Johanson &amp; Fairless (01\/1998 \u2013 11\/2000)<\/li>\n<li>Tucker Hendryx, Snyder &amp; Slade, P.C. 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He has tried over seventy-five jury trials, several bench trials and presented cases at arbitration. He has mediated thousands of cases\/disputes. He is a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator with the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association and a member of the Association of Attorney Mediators. His mediation success rate&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/about-hal\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138,"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halhargislaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}