Steven Kherkher - Houston, TX
Attorney at Kherkher Garcia, LLP
Personal Injury Lawyers in Houston, TX
2925 Richmond Ave. Suite 1560 Houston, TX 77098
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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36
Years
Experience
Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 10/27/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Steve is the head of the asbestos docket, which has won hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements over the years. Beginning in 2004, Steve also became involved in the firm's pharmaceutical litigation, with 7,000 cases nationwide. He won a $200,000,000 verdict in May 2005 on behalf of two women who suffered heart-valve damage as a result of taking the diet drug fen-phen; the case was settled out-of-court for a confidential sum after the verdict.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2009
- Super Lawyer by Thomas Reuters as selected by practicing attorneys in Texas, 2003, 2004, 2009–2026
- Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Houston, Texas, 2023 Super Lawyers and Thomson Reuters
- Top 100 Personal Injury Attorney, Lawyer Monthly, 2026
- Named a Top Mass Tort/Toxic Tort Lawyers in H-Texas Magazine, 2015
- 9 Figure Litigator
- Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Texas, 2021
- AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Other Sources of Feedback About Steven Kherkher
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
- 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2003 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas, 1989
Juris Doctorate
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Order of the Lytae
Law Review: South Texas College of Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1988 - 1989
Non Legal Education
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University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1985
M.Ed., Master of Education -
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1984
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Partner
Past Positions
- Williams Bailey Law Firm, Associate
Representative Cases
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Won a $200 million verdict in a pharmaceutical defect case in Philadelphia (the Phen-Fen docket) (Paul, et al. v. Wyeth, Philadelphia Ct. of Common Pleas, 1st Dist.), May 2005
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Obtained a jury verdict of $12.93 million (including prejudgment interest) for a family that lost a family member due to mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure, March 2010
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Won an $11 million verdict on behalf of a family who lost their husband and father in a commercial motor vehicle collision. (Rhodes v. X-Chem, Inc., 11th Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex.), 2012.
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Obtained a $20 million jury verdict for the victim of a sexual assault due to inadequate security and failure to warn. $7 Million for past mental anguish/pain and suffering, $5 Million for future mental anguish/pain and suffering and $8 Million DTPA violations, 2012
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Secured a $16.5 million verdict in a crane-collapse industrial injury case (Perkins v. Maxim Crane, et al.), 2017.
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Recovered $11.5 million for the family of an individual who died in an industrial accident, 2017
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Obtained a verdict of $15 million in a wrongful death case arising out of a woman who was struck by a commercial motor vehicle in a crosswalk. (Chan v. Budd & Siemens Corporation, 133rd Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex.), 2018.
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Won a $6.5 million verdict in Galindo v. Great Southwestern Construction, Inc., 2019.
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Won a $12.45 million verdict in a trucking crash case in Harris County (John v. New Prime, Inc., et al., 129th Dist. Ct., Harris County), September 2019
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Won a $1.85 million verdict involving injuries caused by an unlicensed tow truck driver (Chapman v. Super Dirty Recovery, et al.), 2021.
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Secured a $1.975 million verdict for spinal injuries caused by a tow truck collision (Villatoro v. Texas Outlaw Recovery Wrecker Services, et al.), 2023
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Recovered $100 million for burn victims of a plant explosion against a Fortune 500 pipeline company, 2024.
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Recovered $90 million in a wrongful death case arising from a commercial motor vehicle collision involving a minor, 2024.
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Recovered $28.5 million in an oilfield amputation case involving a forklift accident, 2024.
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Obtained a $46.5 million judgment and verdict in litigation against Monsanto involving clients suffering from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Michigan
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Specialties and Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Other Affiliations
- Houston Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of Texas (Member)
- Houston Young Lawyers Association (Member)
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
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