Owen H. Ellington - Sugar Land, TX
Attorney at Ellington & Associates
Insurance Defense Lawyers in Sugar Land, TX
77 Sugar Creek Center Blvd. Suite 325 Sugar Land, TX 77478
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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38
Years
Experience
Sugar Land Insurance Defense Lawyer
Updated: 04/14/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Federal Cargo Claims
- Trucking Accidents
Attorney Information
Overview
Owen Ellington is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also Board Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Advocacy as well as Civil Pre-trial Advocacy. He has been elected a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in recognition of outstanding professional service and notable contributions to the system of justice and the people of Texas, which recognizes the top one-third of one percent of the top lawyers in Texas. He is licensed to practice by the Supreme Court of Texas and admitted to practice before the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Federal Districts of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association (Construction, Federal and Litigation Sections), the Fort Bend Bar Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Transportation Lawyers Association, the Trucking Industry Defense Organization, the Texas Trucking Association, The Houston Council of Safety Professionals, and a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.
Mr. Ellington and the firm hold AV® Ratings in the Martindale-Hubbell’s Law Directory and listed in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Mr. Ellington gained substantial trial experience early in his career where he assisted in the trial of several mass product liability cases.
Mr. Ellington received his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1982 from the University of Texas at Austin and worked as a journalist prior to entering law school at the University of Houston, College of Law. Mr. Ellington speaks conversational Spanish, having been born and raised in El Paso, Texas.
The majority of Mr. Ellington’s practice is concentrated in the area of trucking accidents, oilfield accidents, commercial accidents, federal cargo claims, insurance defense, insurance coverage, premises liability, construction defects and construction accidents.
Mr. Ellington regularly lectures trucking and transportation companies, as well as insurance companies on claims handling practices. He has tried product liability cases involving hundreds of plaintiffs, commercial accidents, premises, wrongful death, negligence and construction (injury and defect) claims.
When Mr. Ellington is not engaged in the practice of law, he is a family man with a wife and two grown daughters. He is an avid golfer and swimmer, and also enjoys college and professional sporting events.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
- Chosen By Martindale-Hubbell as a Preeminent Lawyer 2003-Present
- Listed in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Chosen as a SuperLawyer 2011- Present
- Chosen by Texas Monthly as a Top Attorney in Texas 2012-Present
Other Sources of Feedback About Owen H. Ellington
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
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Houston Law Center,
Houston,
Texas, 1987
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
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University of Houston Law Center,
Houston,
Texas, 1987
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Non Legal Education
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University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1982
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Journalism
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University of Texas,
Austin,
Texas, 1982
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney & Founder
Classes and Seminars
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United Fire Group (October, 2007), IFG Companies and Strickland Claims (November, 2007) – “Ethical Claims Negotiation,” Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Association of Transportation Law Professionals (ATLP) “Preparing for and Trying a Transportation Accident Case – Motor Carrier Perspective” (June, 2007), Chicago, Illinois.
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United Fire Group “Bad Faith” (April, 2006), Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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International Financial Group “House 6ill4 Revisited – How Sweeping Changes are Having an Effect upon Texas Law” (April, 2005), Burlington, North Carolina.
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The Association of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas (AFACT) “Texas Legislative Update” (March, 2005), Galveston, Texas.
- State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, “Preservation of Error for Appeal” (1994), EI Paso, Texas
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1988
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1988
- Supreme Court of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Specialties and Certifications
- Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pre-trial Practice Law
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Fort Bend Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas
Contact
77 Sugar Creek Center Blvd.
Suite 325
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone: 832-291-3688
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.ellingtonlaw.com
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