About Brian Stansell

Brian J. Stansell is an experienced litigator who handles car accident and personal injury cases at Smith & Hassler. He is licensed to practice law in Texas. He joined the firm after eight years in insurance defense, handling property damage, personal injury, subrogation, and wrongful death claims, including high-exposure cases involving millions of dollars in dispute. He brings that insider perspective to his work on behalf of injury victims. A 2001 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Dean's List student with a double major in English and history, he earned his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in 2007, where he was on the Dean's List and a member of the South Texas Law Review.

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

South Texas College of Law
J.D., 2007
University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate, 2001

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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