Stephen Maxwell
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal SpecializationSteve Maxwell is a native Texan, born in Amarillo and raised in Midland. He attended Trinity University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1972. He then received his law degree from the University of Texas of Austin in 1975. He moved to Fort Worth upon his graduation from law school. He served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fort Worth from 1976 to 1977. After leaving the City Attorney’s office, he has been in private practice ever since. He currently is a partner with the Bailey & Galyen Law Firm, where he specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury litigation. He has been board-certified in personal injury trial law since 1984. Steve has served as President of the Fort Worth Jaycees (1979-1980), President of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1990), and President of the Tarrant County Bar Association (1999-2000). He has also served as an elected director of the State Bar of Texas (2001-2004). He has been recognized as an “Attorney of Excellence” by the Fort Worth Business Press from 2003 to 2005, and has also been recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine from 2003 through 2012. Texas Monthly Magazine has recognized Steve as a “Texas Super Lawyer” every year since 2004. He has been listed in the Fort Worth Business Press “Who’s Who” for 2001, and in the “Who’s Who in Texas” for 1990. He was recognized as an “Outstanding Young Man of America” in 1980. In 2012, he was honored by the Tarrant County Bar Association with the “Professionalism Award.” Steve currently serves as the Chairman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, a post to which he was elected in 2008. He has been re-elected twice to that position. He attended the Democratic National Convention in 2008, and serves as a delegate to the Texas Democratic Convention.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- Social Security Disability
- 18-Wheeler Accident
- Auto Accident
- Car Accident
- Dog Bite
- Slip & Fall
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Texas
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- English: Spoken, Written
- managing attorney
- Bailey & Galyen P.C.
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- senior attorney
- Bodoin Agnew Greene & Maxwell
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- senior attorney
- Maxwell Wagner Ysasaga & Sullivan P.C.
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- attorney
- Hill Gilstrap P.C.
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- attorney - partner
- Jameson & Maxwell
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- University Of Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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- Trinity University
- B.A.
- Honors: Blue Key National Honor Fraternity Officer, Student Association
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- Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
- Fort Worth Texas Magazine
- A/V RATED
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Professionalism Award
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
- Texas Monthly Magazine
- Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
- Fort Worth Texas Magazine
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Member
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- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member
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- Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court
- Member
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- Tarrant County Democratic Party
- Chairman
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- Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Texas Trial Lawyers
- Member
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- Texas State Bar # 13258500
- Member
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- State Bar of Texas
- Elected Director
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- Tarrant County Settlement Week
- Chairman
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Director
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- Tarrant County Dispute Resolution Service
- Vice President
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- President
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- President Elect
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- District 7 Grievance Committee
- Member
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Vice President
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- Tarrant County Dispute Resolution Service
- Director
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Secretary/Treasurer
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Director
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- Tarrant County Trial Lawyers
- President
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- Tarrant County Trial Lawyers
- Director
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- Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce
- President
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- Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce
- Director
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- Personal Injury Trial Law
- Texas State Bar
