Richard H. Caldwell
Partner

600 Travis
Suite 4200
Houston TX 77002
P: 713.220.4712
F: 713.238.7361

Co-chairman and senior member of the Litigation section, Richard has extensive experience in jury trials, bench trials and alternative dispute resolution procedures. He has been actively engaged in the trials of lawsuits for more than 40 years and has handled a wide variety of cases, including disputes involving breach of contract, class actions, construction issues, contested corporate acquisitions, insurance coverage, fraud, products liability (involving chemicals, drugs, asbestos, machinery and aircraft), professional malpractice and securities fraud.

Named among the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas, Richard also has been elected to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and has been designated in Best Lawyers in America in three fields: Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice, and Personal Injury and Civil Litigation. Richard was also named a 2006 and 2007 Texas "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation in the Texas Monthly magazine.

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member

  • American Bar Association

Fellow

  • Houston Bar Foundation
  • Texas Bar Foundation
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Listed - Texas Super Lawyer in Business Litigation, Texas Monthly (2003-2007)

Industries
Practice Areas
Education
  • LLB, 1963, Harvard Law School
  • BS, 1960, cum laude, University of Houston, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Admitted
  • Texas 1963
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Texas
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