Wrongful Death Lawsuit Attorney in San Antonio, Texas

James Whitfield has spent 24 years representing Houston families in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. Based in Harris County — the highest-volume wrongful death jurisdiction in the nation — James has tried more than 60 wrongful death cases to verdict and has secured over $180 million in total recoveries for clients. His practice focuses heavily on construction fatality cases in the booming Houston market, where he has developed deep expertise in OSHA records, scaffolding standards, and employer gross negligence. James has been recognized by Texas Monthly Super Lawyers for wrongful death litigation for 12 consecutive years and serves on the Texas Trial Lawyers Association board. Texas imposes no cap on wrongful death damages outside limited government defendant exceptions, which James leverages to achieve maximum recovery for families in the state's most plaintiff-friendly large-county courts.