Robert E. "Rob" Ammons

Robert E. "Rob" Ammons


The Ammons Law Firm

Recognized since 2013

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Robert E. Ammons is the founding partner of The Ammons Law Firm. Rob received his B.A. from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After receiving an academic scholarship, Rob continued his education at Baylor University School of Law where he was Editor of the Baylor Law Review, a member of the Order of the Barristers, and a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. He received his J.D. cum laude in 1988 and was selected to serve as a Briefing Attorney for the Texas Supreme Court.Rob has represented consumers in products liability litigation since 1991. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Rob is also Board Certified in Civil Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is individually rated AV®, the highest peer-review rating offered by Martindale-Hubbell®. In addition, Rob is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

For more than three decades Rob has concentrated his practice on tire and automotive defect litigation. Rob represents consumers exclusively. He has successfully prosecuted numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases against tire manufacturers, automakers, tire retailers, and tire service centers, including Michelin, BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, Cooper Tire, Goodyear, Dunlop, Bridgestone/Firestone, Continental/General Tire, Kumho Tire, Yokohama, General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Toyota, Isuzu, Hyundai, Nissan, Mitsubishi, BMW, Mazda, Discount Tire, Pep Boys, Les Schwab, and Walmart.

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Location
  • 3700 Montrose Boulevard
    Houston, TX 77006
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 1988
  • Baylor University, BA, graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, 1990
  • New York, 2006
  • Arizona, 2010
  • New Mexico, 2019
  • Texas, 1988
Affiliations
  • Houston Trial Lawyers Association - Former Director
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy - Board Certified
  • Southern Trial Lawyers Association - Director
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Board Certified
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Director
Court Admissions
  • • U.S. District court for the Western District of Texas
  • • U.S. District court for the Eastern District of Texas

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • “AV” individual rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  • 2021 Top 100 Attorneys in Texas – only 0.06% of all attorneys in Texas are selected
  • Achieved 10/10 Rating on AVVO
  • AV® Rated by Martindale Hubbell – Highest possible rating in both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards since 2013
  • Best Civil Attorney by the Houston Press, 2010
  • Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2013 – 2021
  • Best Lawyers® for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2013 – 2021
  • Best of the Best Attorneys Top 10 in Personal Injury – Plaintiffs
  • Board Certified in Civil Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
  • Houston Press Best Civil Attorney 2010
  • Houstonia Magazine’s Top Personal Injury Attorney in Houston 2019-2021
  • Million & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member
  • Named Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer by Lawdragon 500 since 2007
  • Nation’s Top One Percent National Association of Distinguished Counsel since 2015
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy Civil Trial Law Over 20 Years of Certification
  • National Trial Lawyers Top 100 since 2014
  • Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Best Law Firm
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers in America© 2021 – only 5% of lawyers in the United States receive this distinction
  • Selected to Texas Super Lawyers® 19 years in a row –since the award first began
  • Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow since 2014
  • Texas Lawyer Verdict Hall of Fame $82.5 Million in Petrie v. Hanover
  • Texas Monthly Top 100 attorneys in Houston 12 years in a row
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation

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After twenty-seven years handling maritime cases, you develop instincts. This wasn't just an accident. It was the predictable result of corner-cutting that prioritized production over people.

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