Overview

Mr. Browning has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and professional ethics, AV Preeminent®, as reflected by the opinions of his peers and members of the judiciary. He has also been named as a Texas Super Lawyer®.

Mr. Browning’s practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, construction defect, and professional liability cases. He has successfully defended clients at both the trial and appellate level.

After receiving his bachelor's degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia in 1992, Mr. Browning worked in Washington, D.C. for the Concord Coalition – a non-partisan deficit reduction advocacy organization started by former Senator and presidential candidate Paul Tsongas and former Senator Warren Rudman. He then returned to Texas and earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. He has lived and worked in Houston since graduating in 1996.

Mr. Browning is active in Houston Bar Association activities and local politics. He is a past president of the Eastwood Civic Association. He is a frequent speaker at seminars presented by continuing education providers, corporations and insurance companies.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Limitations in Legal Malpractice Cases: The Texas Supreme Court Clarifies the
    Hughes Rule, TEXAS LAWYER (August 5, 2002), pg. 26;
  • Why All The Noise About Noisy Withdrawal?: A Post Conference Reflection on an
    Aspect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 44 S.TEX. L.R. 297 (Winter 2002);
  • Editor, Texas Association of Defense Counsel’s bi-annual non-medical Professional Liability newsletter (2000 – present).

Memberships

Professional

  • American Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Houston Bar Association Attorney Fee Dispute Committee (2001 – present)
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society
  • Fellow, Houston Young Lawyers Association

News

Speaking Engagements

  • Severe Weather and Catastrophic Events Complex Builder's Risk Losses, CE Presentation, May 20, 2025.
  • Avoiding Malpractice Traps in Litigation presented to the Houston Bar Association
    Continuing Legal Education Series, January 2002,

Education

University of Houston Law Center, 1996

University of Virginia, 1992

Admissions

  • Texas, 1996
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals – Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts – Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
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