Justin M. Campbell III

Justin M. Campbell III


Wright Close & Barger, LLP

Recognized since 2016

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

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A trial lawyer for more than 35 years, Mr. Campbell has dedicated his professional life to obtaining favorable results for his clients by trial and, where possible, through negotiation. Mr. Campbell represents individuals and corporations, both as plaintiffs and as defendants. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of legal matters, including cases involving allegations of business torts; breach of contract; fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; auditing malpractice; legal malpractice; violation of employment rights; improper trust and estate administration; securities fraud; infringement of intellectual property rights; personal injury; products liability; and negligence. Mr. Campbell’s background includes substantial experience in complex commercial lawsuits and in class action litigation.

Mr. Campbell was born on August 6, 1946, in Austin, Texas, and grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast. He received a B.B.A. in Accounting, with honors, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968 and entered the University of Texas School of Law, where he completed the first year of study before a two-year break for military service. In 1973, Mr. Campbell received a J.D., with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Texas Law Review. Mr. Campbell commenced his law practice with the Houston firm of Baker & Botts, where he became a partner in 1981. In August, 1984, Mr. Campbell became a partner at the Houston trial specialty firm Miller, Keeton, Bristow, & Brown, where he practiced until founding the firm of Campbell Harrison & Dagley L.L.P. in 1991.

He has earned selection to Thomson Reuters’ list of Texas Super Lawyers (2003, 2006-present) in Estate & Trust Litigation, Business Litigation, and Class Action/Mass Torts, as published in Texas Monthly. Justin has been included on BL Rankings, LLC’s list of Best Lawyers in America® (2016-present) in Personal Injury Litigation Defense, and its list of Texas Best Lawyers® (2016-present).

Location
  • One Riverway, Suite 2200
    Houston, TX 77056
Education
  • The University of Texas, BBA
  • The University of Texas, JD, graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • United States, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2022, 2024-2025
  • Texas Super Lawyers, by Thomson Reuters, 2003, 2006-2019
  • Member, Order of the Coif, University of Texas School of Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Trusts and Estates

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