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Hank Stout

Proven Verdicts
Co-Founder at Sutliff & Stout
Houston, TX20 years experienceAdmitted 2005

About Hank Stout

Hank Stout (William Henry Stout) is a co-founder of Sutliff & Stout Injury & Accident Law Firm in Houston. Raised in small-town West Texas, he earned a B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2004, where he was a member of Law Review. He has practiced personal injury law for over two decades and is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a distinction held by fewer than 2% of Texas trial lawyers. Hank focuses on serious accident cases including 18-wheeler collisions, motorcycle crashes, and wrongful death claims. He has been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2012 and is a Texas Bar Foundation Fellow.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$6.09 millionSettlement

After a Detmar Logistics frac sand truck fatally injured Nanasha Ra-Nee Mild in 2018, Sutliff & Stout identified six liable parties and secured a $6.09 million settlement in 2019.

Bexar County District Court, TX · 2019Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$1.94 millionVerdict

Sutliff and Stout won a $1.94 million wrongful death verdict against ExxonMobil for the family of Alfredo Pagayon, a Harris County man who died after an ExxonMobil cashier attacked him at a Houston convenience store; the Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment in 2017, ruling that the employer owed no supervisory duty under the circumstances.

Harris County Probate Court No. 2, Houston, TX · 2013Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$38,125Verdict

A Montgomery County jury found a driver 70 percent liable for striking a 16-year-old pedestrian who had crossed outside a marked crosswalk, awarding $38,124.88 that was reduced to $26,687.42 after comparative-fault apportionment.

284th District Court, Montgomery County, TX · 2013Car AccidentsRead the full story →
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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.; B.B.A., 2004
University of Mississippi
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 2005
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
State Bar of Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member)
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Best Attorneys of America

Awards & recognition

Board Certified — Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Texas Super Lawyers (2012–2024)
Avvo Superb 10.0 rating
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
H Magazine Houston Top Lawyer (2013–2016)
Houstonia Magazine Houston Top Lawyer (2013–2016)

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