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“I’ve represented some of the same families now for over 40 years. I think helping people is the purpose of the law.”
When Arthur Schechter began practicing law in 1964, he never dreamed where it would take him. Over the years, he’s represented local seaman’s unions, the National Maritime Union, individual foreign seaman throughout the world, the Indian Seaman’s Union, the Pakistani Seaman’s Union and more. He’s helped thousands of clients reach financially successful outcomes and start new lives, and in the process has had babies, boats and businesses named after him.
Among the many honors he has received are the highest civilian award from the United States Coast Guard and recognition as a Texas Super Lawyer. A founding partner of Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer and Harris, Mr. Schechter left to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Board Chirman of METRO and partner in a major national litigation firm, but is now back at the firm he started, serving as Senior Counsel and litigator on personal injury cases. Most recently, he was again named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, an honor shared by only 5% those practicing law in Texas.
He was most recently voted and recognized as one of Houston's Top Lawyers for the People by H Texas magazine.
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Particulars
Current Employment Positions
- Senior Counsel, Mediator, Political Consultant, Business Consultant
Areas Of Practice
- 100% Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Texas Trucking Accidents - Plaintiff
- Houston Motorcycle Accidents - Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Subrogation
- Insurance Malpractice
- Jones Act
- Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act
- Maintenance and Cure
- General Maritime Law
- DOHSA - Death on the High Seas Act
- Maritime Piracy
- Public Vessel Act
- Suits in Admiralty
- Merchant Mariners Act
- Admiralty Extension Act
- OSCLA - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
- Military Sealift Command
- FELA Claims - Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice
Certifications/Specialties
- Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, State Bar of Texas Board Certified Trial Lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1964
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1966
Education
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Speaker, Rotary Club of East Nassau, 1998 - 2001
Honors and Awards
- Martindale Hubbell "AV Rating"
- Texas Super Lawyer - Top 5% of Texas Attorneys 2003-2010 (every single year of its existence)
- Roscoe Pound Society Lifetime Fellow
- Honorary President, American Men's Club of Nassau, 1998 - 2001
- Professional Associations and Memberships
- Houston Trial Lawyers Board of Directors
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Sustaining Member
- Texas Civil Justice Foundation, Founding Sponsor
- American Academy of Railroad Trial Lawyers
- Texas College of the State Bar of Texas
- William A. Lawson Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Board of Directors
- Anti-Defamation League Southwest Regional Board Nominating Committee, Legal Committee
- Institute of International Education Southern Regional Advisory Board
- S.E.A.R.C.H. Service to the Homeless, Board Member (Chaired First Fundraising Ball)
- Serve Houston Board, Board of Directors (Local AmeriCorps Chapter)
- University of Texas at Austin Notable Alumnus
Past Employment Positions
- United States Government, U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, 1998 - 2001
Languages
- Spanish
Birth Information
- 1939, Rosenberg, Texas, United States of America
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