Tony Pletcher

tpletcher@wgclawfirm.com

“The life of the law is not logic, it is experience.”

Oliver Wendall Holmes
United States Supreme Court

Tony Pletcher was born in Perryton, Texas on July 15, 1950. He graduated from the University of Houston (BA, 1972) and St. Mary’s School of Law (JD, 1975). He began his trial practice in Corpus Christi and South Texas with the law firm of Allison, Maddin, White & Brin where he met Van Huseman with whom he practiced for 31 years. Together they founded the law firm of Huseman & Pletcher, PC. Mr. Pletcher joined Watts Guerra Craft LLP as a partner in the summer of 2006 and is the managing partner of the firm’s office in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Tony Pletcher is an “AV” rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell. He was selected by his peers to be included in “Best Lawyers in America” in personal injury law (2008, 2009). Mr. Pletcher’s practice focuses on product liability, personal injury, auto, truck and tire defects, drug-medical device torts, complex business-commercial litigation, oil-gas cases and, admiralty-maritime matters.

He is licensed in Texas and Tennessee; United States Supreme Court; US Court of Appeals (5th Circuit); US Court of Claims; US District Court/Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern-Texas. He is a member of American Bar Association; State Bars of Tennessee and Texas (Texas Lawyers Assistance Program, 1984-2009; District 11-A Grievance Committee, 1989-1995; Chairman, 1991–1995; State Court Rules Committee, 1995-1999; Vice Chairman 1996–1997); Texas Bar Foundation-Sustaining Life Fellow; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Foundation-Sustaining Life Member); American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member-Advocate, Corpus Christi Chapter; Chapter President 2003-2004; National Board of Directors 2005-2009, Foundation- Sustaining Life Fellow; TEX-ABOTA (Director 1997-2005); Attorneys Information Exchange Group; Corpus Christi Bar Association-recipient 2005 Outstanding Professionalism Award; Port of Corpus Christi (Commissioner 2000-2003). He is a board member of the St. Mary’s Law School Alumni Association and a founding trustee of St. Mary’s Law Foundation and serves on many civic boards and foundations throughout South Texas.

Some of his trials and settlements involved:

• 1977 Jones Act-Back injury Harris County verdict;
• 1978 Paraplegia-defective pipe coupler-Nueces County verdict;
• 1981 Death Refinery explosion-Nueces County settlement;
• 1984 Drowning death-Matagorda County trial settlement;
• 1987 Death-defective tank lid Nueces County settlement;
• 1988 Jones Act-broken ankle Aransas County verdict;
• 1989 FELA-injured shoulder Nueces County verdict;
• 1990 Unfair Bank lending practices Angelina County verdict;
• 1991 Elevator explosion Nueces County-confidential settlement;
• 1992 Death-truck collision Duval County settlement;
• 1992 Death-RR crossing US Dist. Ct./Brownsville-trial settlement confidential;
• 1993 Death-Oil Field-Webb County trial settlement;
• 1993 Scalping-no machine guarding Harris County- settlement;
• 1994 Death-auto with Commercial Bus-San Patricio County verdict;
• 1994 Death High Seas Act-US Dist. Ct.-Beaumont verdict;
• 1995 Death/defective revolver Nueces County verdict;
• 1995 Death/Refinery explosion-Harris County-confidential settlement;
• 1996 FELA hearing loss cases Nueces County-4 verdicts-100 confidential settlements;
• 1997 Wrongful death/defective handgun Nueces County-settlement;
• 1997 Insurance Company Bad Faith Nueces County verdict;
• 1998 Quadriplegia/documented worker San Patricio County-settlement;
• 1998 Insurance Bad Faith Jim Wells County-settlement;
• 1999 Death/pipe collapse Hidalgo County-trial confidential settlement;
• 1999 Death/injury-no fall protection Nueces County-confidential settlement;
• 1999 Unfair Bank lending practices Nueces County- trial confidential settlement;
• 1999 Insurance Company Bad Faith-Nueces County verdict;
• 2000 Stockbroker Co unfair trade practices/binding arbitration-award;
• 2001 Defective handgun/loss of eye-Zapata County verdict;
• 2006 Livestock on roadway Starr County-settled for confidential amount;
• 2006 Death roof crush- Tractor Rig Hidalgo County-settled for confidential amount;
• 2007 Death 18 wheeler Duval County-settlement in 125 days-;
• 2007 Architect Negligence/Construction defects Hidalgo County-settlement;
• 2007 Reservoir damage/blow out Live Oak County-settlement confidential;
• 2007 Death/defective infusion pump Nueces County settlement confidential;
• 2008 Quadriplegia Saturn Vue roof crush US Fed Ct, Tyler-settlement confidential;
• 2008 Double fatality due to tire detread Nueces County-settlement confidential;
• 2008 Death of 88 year old grandmother/negligent collision Jim Wells County-settlement.