Ross A. Sears II - Houston, TX

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1991
    J.D.
    Honors: Board of Advocates (1990, 1991)

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Houston, Houston, 1988
    B.S.
    Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Co-Founder

Past Positions

• Partner, Williamson & Sears, L.L.P, January 1, 1997 - May 1, 2002
• Associate, Jimmy Williamson, P.C., 1994 - 1996
• Associate, Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, 1991 - 1994

Representative Cases

• Harris County vs. Estate of Ciccia
  • Citation: 125 S.W.3d 749
  • Court: Texas Appellate Court - Houston (1st District)
  • Year: 2003
• City of Houston vs. Rushing
  • Citation: 7 S.W.3d 909
  • Court: Texas Appellate Court - Houston (1st District)
  • Year: 1999
• Dr. George N. Stokes vs. Lauri Puckett, Deann Carlton and Cheryl Shirley
  • Citation: 972 S.W.2d 921
  • Court: Texas Appellate Court - Beaumont (writ filed)
  • Year: 1998
• Dan Kelly and Laura Hofstatter vs. General Interior Construction, Inc. (2009 WL 4823931)
• Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P. v. Lopez (In Re Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, LLP) Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P. v. Lopez (In re Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, LLP), 443 S.W.3d 196 (Tex. App. 2013)
• Starwood Management LLC By and Through Norma Gonzalez, Petitioner v. Don Swaim and Rose Walker, Respondents (Tex. App. 2018)

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Houston Young Lawyers Association
• Houston Bar Association
• Harris County Bench (Committee Member)