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Richard Mithoff specializes
in complex personal injury and commercial litigation.
With over 25 years of experience in handling
precedent-setting cases, Richard Mithoff's cases include medical
malpractice such as breast implant and hip replacement litigation;
products liability litigation including tobacco settlements;
pharmaceutical litigation, aviation litigation and admiralty
litigation.
Based in Houston, Mr. Mithoff has handled
successfully several thousand cases throughout the state of Texas and
in other areas of the United States, recovering in excess of a million
dollars in more than 100 cases.
Significant cases include representing Harris
County, TX in the tobacco litigation, and along with a team of
attorneys, secured a judgment in excess of $2.2 billion in behalf of
all Texas counties and hospital districts. In addition, Mr. Mithoff won
a $29 million verdict in a 2002 Bridgestone/Firestone tire case in
behalf of the family of a man killed in a rollover accident.
Richard Mithoff has been rated among the top 10
trial lawyers in the country by Forbes magazine based on amounts recovered for
clients.
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