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About Lamar DeLong

Lamar DeLong is a trial lawyer at Zehl & Associates in Houston who represents clients across Texas and the United States who were seriously injured or killed in workplace and oil field accidents, truck and bus accidents, offshore accidents, and refinery and plant explosions. A Texas native, he previously served as a Legislative Aide during state legislative sessions. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Government and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law, where he served on the Dean's Honor List, the Board of Advocates, and the Student Bar Association, and earned a CALI Award in Legal Research and Writing. He recently helped secure a record-setting $37.5 million truck accident settlement against Ben E. Keith in Fort Worth, the largest truck accident settlement in Tarrant County history.

Practice areas

Education

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

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
Board of Advocates (law school)
Student Bar Association (law school)

Awards & recognition

Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers (annually since 2020)
CALI Award in Legal Research and Writing
Dean's Honor List (South Texas College of Law)

Other attorneys at Zehl & Associates

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Houston firms

The Buzbee Law Firm
The Buzbee Law Firm
$1.1 billion · $1.1 Billion Verdict for Child Left Brain-Damaged by Oil-Fortune Heir
The Lanier Law Firm
The Lanier Law Firm
$9 billion (reduced to $36.8 million) · $9 Billion Verdict Against Takeda and Eli Lilly in First Actos Bladder Cancer MDL Trial
Arnold & Itkin
Arnold & Itkin
$2.065 billion · Cobb County Jury Awards John Barnes $2.065 Billion in Roundup Cancer Trial
Williams Hart & Boundas
Williams Hart & Boundas
$15.3 billion · Texas Recovers $15.3 Billion From Tobacco Industry in Landmark 1998 Settlement
Abraham Watkins
Abraham Watkins
$32 million · Barn Door Collapse at Midtown Hilton Garden Inn Leads to $32 Million Verdict, Later Reduced to $12 Million