About Albert Hassler

Albert M. Hassler III is a board-certified personal injury trial lawyer and named partner of Smith & Hassler, which he co-founded in 1989. His commitment to representing injured Texans was shaped when his sister was killed in a truck accident caused by an overweight 18-wheeler in November 1988. A graduate of Boston University School of Law, he is licensed to practice in Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire, and has handled litigation across multiple states. In 1990, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization certified him as a specialist in personal injury trial law.

He served on the faculty of the University of Houston Law School as adjunct professor of Civil Trial Advocacy from 1989 to 1992. Attorney Hassler attended the U.S. Naval Academy from 1970 to 1974 and served in the U.S. Navy through 1976. He is a member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association and ATLA, and received a Special Achievement Award from the Texas Head Injury Foundation for his work with head injury clients.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Smith & Hassler

These results are credited to Smith & Hassler. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$115,234Verdict

A Harris County jury returned a $115,234 verdict for plaintiff Krystal Buford after attorney Daragh Carter of Smith and Hassler tried a multi-defendant motor vehicle case through trial in March 2024.

Harris County District Court, Houston TX (Judge Beau Miller) · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$41,994Verdict

A Harris County jury found Dawn Barrientes negligent and grossly negligent after she struck a Houston family of four on I-45 twice, then drove away, awarding $41,993.71 to the Malave family.

Harris County District Court, Houston TX · 2013Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Boston University School of Law
J.D.
U.S. Naval Academy
Undergraduate, 1974

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of Oklahoma
State Bar of New Hampshire

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