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About Fletcher Cockrell

Fletcher F. Cockrell is a personal injury trial attorney at Smith & Hassler. Born in Orange, Texas, he received his Bachelor of Science from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas, and his master's degree in administration from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University College of Law. He practices exclusively in personal injury, handling cases involving 18-wheeler truck accidents, car accidents, wrongful death, toxic and chemical exposure, industrial accidents, maritime law, premises liability, products liability, wrongful termination, clergy abuse, and sexual harassment and retaliation.

As an experienced litigator, he has tried numerous cases to jury verdict. He serves as Chief Legal Counsel for the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and devotes time to pro bono work. He is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, Galveston County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association, and is licensed in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. He has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America and holds a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review recognition.

Practice areas

Education

Michigan State University College of Law
J.D.
East Texas Baptist University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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