Lawyer
Justin Hill
jhill@wgclawfirm.com
SaferAutomobiles.com was created and is maintained by Justin Hill. Justin is an attorney with a national practice in the areas of personal injury litigation, personal injury caused by drunk drivers, injury and damages caused by 18-wheeler trucks, products liability, pharmaceutical drug litigation, and wrongful death issues. He has investigated or worked cases in Oregon, Georgia, Colorado, Connecticut, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Also, he has represented numerous clients from Mexico. He is licensed to practice in the state courts of Texas, and the United Sates District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Justin is a member of the San Antonio Bar Association, the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA), and the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG).
In and out of the office, Justin is an advocate for those who have been injured or lost loved ones as a result of a drunk driver. He is an active supporter and participant in the activities of the South Texas chapter of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He has been recognized for zealously advocating for victims of drunk driving and Putting People First. Recently, he was named as the fifth member, and only attorney, of the South Texas M.A.D.D. Advisory Council.
Justin was born and raised in the small town of Burkburnett, Texas. After graduating from Burkburnett High School, he received his B.B.A. in Management magna cum laude from Texas A&M University. While at Texas A&M, Justin was awarded multiple academic scholarships and awards. He was active in student organizations, including serving as a Fish Camp Counselor and an opinion columnist for the Texas A&M student newspaper, The Battallion.
After graduating from Texas A&M University, Justin attended Baylor Law School on an academic scholarship. Justin graduated from Baylor Law School cum laude. At Baylor Law School, Justin was chosen to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review. As Editor-in-Chief, Justin was responsible for overseeing the publication of the Baylor Law Review for one full academic year. His comment entitled The Quagmire of Personal Notification: When Is a Party Sufficiently Notified to Trigger the Motion for Rehearing Timetables Under the APA?, 58 Baylor L. Rev. 525 (2006) was published in the Baylor Law Review. Justin was also a member of the Order of the Barristers, the Baylor Law School Advocacy Team, and was picked as a top ten speaker in the Baylor Law School moot court competition.
In 2007, Justin joined the Watts Guerra Craft LLP’s San Antonio office. He was named partner at the end of his first year with the firm. Justin has worked all aspects of case investigation, case intake and trial preparation while at the firm. Importantly, he has been a member of many trial teams in which the cases settled on the eve of trial or went to jury verdict. In August 2008, Justin tried a wrongful death case in Guadalupe County, Texas against a well-known hometown defendant. After a week long trial, the jury found for the plaintiffs. Along with his work prosecuting lawsuits, Justin has spoken at conferences across the State of Texas on a variety of legal topics. In addition to speaking, he has authored papers discussing automotive product liability, case investigation, joint theories of liability, and trucking (18-wheeler) litigation that have been presented at multiple continuing legal education programs.
About Watts Guerra Craft LLP
Watts Guerra Craft LLP employs 26 attorneys, 19 legal assistants, 5 legal investigators, 3 full-time pilots, 9 legal secretaries, 15 administrative staff and numerous support staff, as shown above. Simply put, Watts Guerra Craft has the strength in numbers, available resources, and dedication to take on the most complex legal issues against large corporate defendants, making us a leader among contingency fee firms in the United States.
Our firm employs a multitude of professionals in seven highly-equipped offices across the state, each of which has all the resources needed to properly represent our clients. With the firm’s Westwind jet aircraft, Cheyenne prop plane, portable trial office trailer with satellite technology, vehicle wreckage travel trailers, and mobile technology, the firm is ready to transport our lawyers, offices and evidence to trials of cases anywhere in the country. We combine 21st century technology, a 60-line phone/computer call center, computerized video-editing, animation and sophisticated evidence databases with 50,000 square feet of warehouse facilities to preserve all the evidence we need to win. Our financial resources enable us to invest tens of millions of dollars at once to ensure our clients are placed on an even footing while doing battle with the largest corporations of the world.
Our lawyers and our staff will never shy away from the courtroom. Above all else, we have the talent, the will to win and the desire to succeed. At Watts Guerra Craft, we have what it takes to win for you. Our history proves it…Our future will confirm it.
