Overview

The Fort Worth Club building, as seen in this historic photo, has been the firm's home for decades. Its location in the heart of downtown Fort Worth speaks to the firm's leadership role in the on-going business and commercial development of this North Texas city.

rown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, LLP, founded in 1922 in Fort Worth, TX, is comprised of highly experienced attorneys, who working with skilled paralegals and support persons offer clients a broad range of legal services in virtually every area of business and commerce. Practice areas include health care, insurance defense and subrogation, transportation including aviation and railroad matters, condemnation, construction, real estate, personal injury, oil and gas, personal injury and products liability, estate planning and tax law.

A substantial portion of the firm’s practice falls on the defense side of the docket. Attorneys have extensive experience in defending personal injury, products liability, claims under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, workers compensation, construction disputes, railroad accidents, Federal Employers Liability Act, toxic tort, premises liability, medical malpractice, employment and discrimination, public housing and industrial litigation. In its subrogation practice, the firm works on the plaintiff’s side of the docket, in representing some of the world’s largest commercial and industrial insurers.

Through the years, the firm has offered young lawyers a mentoring program that helps them grow quickly into seasoned litigators. Ten attorneys have been with Brown Dean since their respective graduations from law school. The professional environment is an extraordinary place in which the past is held in high regard, and professionals are given the opportunity to develop their own focus which, ultimately, contributes to our collective ability to have offered excellent service through the decades.

The firm has always functioned as a team, borne out by the fact that it has been rated its entire history as AV, the highest classification possible given by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell independent research company. Preparation and hard work are cornerstones of Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell’s successes. Our approach focuses on each client’s background, goals and needs. We respond promptly to telephone calls and email messages, report on cases regularly or as requested, and inform our clients of relevant changes in the law—all in a cost effective yet comprehensive approach.

In summary, our attorneys possess high academic credentials, maintain strong community ties, adhere to a strong work ethic, and are committed to the pursuit of excellence. We always demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics.