Guy Choate

Protecting Families by Requiring Accountability

“We live in an imperfect world, but we should still avoid harming others and compensate the injured when mistakes are made.”

Guy Choate would prefer a world where personal injury attorneys aren’t needed, but until that time, he is committed to holding insurance companies, big corporations, drunk drivers and negligent actors accountable to the people they injure and the families they destroy. Guy is respected statewide, having has served as president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and Executive Committee member of the State Bar of Texas. For years, he has been a frequent speaker on personal injury law and ethics for the State Bar of Texas and trial lawyer organizations across the United States. Guy brings integrity, determination, and legal skill to every case, believing that justice and accountability lead to safer communities.

Guy works for that day, but he knows that unless corporations, insurance companies, and truckers are held accountable for their actions, our communities will never be safe. So he, along with the other partners at Webb, Stokes & Sparks, insists on bringing wrongdoers to justice to make the roads and homes safer for Texas families.

While an injury-free future is unlikely, it is clear accidents and injuries are reduced when those responsible must pay for the harm they inflict. Guy brings uncompromising character, determination and skill to each case. It is an issue of basic fairness for Guy.

Respected statewide for his work with the State Bar on issues such as personal injury law and ethics, Guy is a regular speaker at State Bar continuing education programs. Guy was president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association during the 2005 Legislative Session.

Litigation Percentage:

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

• Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1985
• Re-certified (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015)

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1979
• Supreme Court of the State of Texas 1979
• United States Supreme Court, Admitted 2014
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1978
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Barons Honor Society

Angelo State University, 1975
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Graduate Central High School, 1972

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Speaker, State Bar Continuing Education Programs

Honors and Awards:

• “AV” Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine (2003-2004, 2006-2011, 2013-2015)
• John Howie Spirit of Mentorship Award (2007)
• State Bar of Texas, Presidential Citation (2008)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • Sustaining Member
  • Past President, Legislative Session, 2005
• American Association for Justice
  • Sustaining Member
• Tom Green County Young Lawyers Association
  • President, 1981-1982
• Tom Green County Bar Association
  • Sustaining Member
  • President, 1994-1995
• American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Texas ABOTA President, 2016
  • State President-Elect, 2015
  • West Texas Chapter, President,2005
  • Sustaining Member
• Texas Bar Foundation
  • Life Fellow
• State Bar of Texas
  • Sustaining Member
  • District 15, Director, 2007-2010
  • Director 2006-2009

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Alpha Chi
• Delta Theta Phi