Hartley Hampton - Houston, TX
Attorney at Hampton & King
Birth Injury Lawyers in Houston, TX
2603 Augusta Dr. Suite 1300 Houston, TX 77057
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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49
Years
Experience
Houston Birth Injury Lawyer
Updated: 05/12/2026
Areas of Practice
- Birth Injury
- Medical Malpractice
Attorney Information
Overview
Hartley Hampton, the managing partner of Hampton & King, is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Hampton is past president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, past president of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, past president of the Houston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a member the International Society of Barristers.
Hartley Hampton has been selected as a Super Lawyer in Medical Malpractice every year from 2003, the year that Thomson Reuters began selecting Super Lawyers, until 2014. He has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in Texas, Medical Malpractice (U.S. News & World Report L.P., Copyright Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken S.C.) every year from 2007 to 2014.
He was editor of the Houston Lawyer in 1986, and was an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law in 1980 and 1981.
He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. district courts for the southern, eastern, western districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Mr. Hampton is rated AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethics.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Included in the Texas Super Lawyers® list 2003 – 2025
- Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice, 2008 – 2025 (U.S. News & World Report)
- Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, 2015, 2024
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
- International Society of Barristers
Other Sources of Feedback About Hartley Hampton
Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2003 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Houston Law Center,
Houston,
Texas, 1977
J.D.
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University of Houston Law Center,
Houston,
Texas, 1977
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Non Legal Education
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University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1972
B.A.
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University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1972
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Fibich, Hampton and Leebron, Partner, 2001 - 2011
- Young and Hampton, Partner, 1981 - 2001
- Fisher, Roch and Gallagher, Associate, 1977 - 1981
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Product Liability, South Texas College of Law, 1980 - 1981
Published Works
Articles
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Co-Author, Hampton, Schick & McGehee’s Texas Civil Practice And Remedies Code Annotated, Thomson West, 2005
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Co-Author, Challenge Too Early: The Lawsuit to Invalidate the Texas Damage Caps Ten Years Ago and Its Likely Future Vindication, 51 Texas Tech Law Review, 667 (2019)
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1977
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court
Specialties and Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Other Affiliations
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Advocate and Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates – Houston Chapter
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
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