Scott Krist is a personal injury lawyer based in Houston who handles personal injury cases. Within his 25 years of legal experience, he has won some of the largest recoveries in Texas, and earned a lot of honors and awards. As an experienced lawyer and the owner of The Krist Law Firm, he has worked towards the best interests of his firm’s clients. Scott Krist sets the tone by approaching each case with sincerity, wits, commitment, and attention to detail. With a strong set of ethics, rest assured he is the perfect attorney to represent you in your personal injury case.

Best Attorneys in America – This publication is the highest esteemed and oldest peer-review publication in America’s legal profession. The organization is invitation only and fewer than one percent of American attorneys are invited. Their list is assembled from the results of thorough surveys given to thousands of prestigious attorneys in America Litigator Award – Awarded by the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, the Litigator Award recognizes the top one percent of attorneys in the nation, distinguished by the amount of multi-million dollar awards won and their values. There are various categories candidates can qualify in, including auto accidents, brain injury, maritime litigation, personal injury in general, truck accidents, and wrongful death. Mr. Krist is one of few to qualify in six of these categories Texas Best Lawyers – Published by Best Lawyers and only available through invitation after peer review. Mr. Krist has been invited every year of the publication’s existence and it is limited to only a small number of plaintiff’s personal injury lawyers located in Texas “Texas Super Lawyers” – Mr. Krist has been included in this annual list, published in Texas Monthly Magazine, every year since 2004 “The Best Lawyers in America” – The attorneys on this list are decided by their peers nationwide. Mr. Krist receives this honor every year since 2008 “The Best Lawyers in Houston” – Awarded by H Texas Magazine. Chosen by other top attorneys, Mr. Krist has been included in this list repeatedly Top 10 Attorney – The highest honor awarded by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, given to the top 10 personal injury attorneys in every state. Mr. Krist was chosen as a Texas recipient in 2016 for his dedication to his clients Top 100 National Trial Lawyers – Awarded by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas – Awarded by the National Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization which has included Mr. Krist every year since 2007. Invitations are only offered to the top 100 trial attorneys in the state, distinguished by their leadership, influence, trial results, stature, reputation, superior qualifications, and profile in the community “Top 500 Leading Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America” – Awarded to Mr. Krist in 2001 by Law Dragon Magazine. Including Mr. Krist, there were only three plaintiff’s personal injury attorneys in Houston on the list “Top Lawyers in Houston” – Awarded by Houstonia Magazine

Achieved the highest personal injury award in Texas – 2011 Recovered the second highest maritime personal injury award published at the time Attained the highest premises liability recovery in state history as ranked by Verdict Search– 2013 Secured the highest commercial trucking verdict in state history – 2014 In one of Mr. Krist’s most remarkable cases, he represented a new doctor who was just beginning his career, on the final day of his residency, when he was unfortunately injured in a car accident.

His injuries were so severe that the doctor was left quadriplegic and unable to start the career he had been looking forward to. Mr. Krist recovered a considerable amount for his client, enough to allow him to go back to school and start a new career in psychiatry. The two also became friends throughout the case proceedings. This case is a perfect example of how Mr. Krist approaches all his cases in his career as a personal injury attorney. He says that he often gets quite close to his clients and fights for them just like he would any of his friends. Mr. Krist was raised by a man who is considered one of the most respected attorneys in Texas in his generation. Scott Krist’s father,the illustrious Ronald D. Krist, was the founder of The Krist Law Firm, P.C. and is quite famous in Texas for having litigated many of the most memorable cases in the history of Texas. Scott Krist inherited the talent for litigation from his father, ultimately becoming the owner of the family firm. As The Krist Law Firm’s current lead trial attorney and owner, Mr. Krist has expanded on his father’s legacy, improving the firm far beyond its original state. He has obtained some of the highest recoveries in Texas for his clients, earning a multitude of awards and honors for his talents as an attorney. Along with several other honors, he has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America annually since 2008 and Law Dragon Magazine named him one of the Top 500 Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America in 2011. Including Mr. Krist, there were only three Houston personal injury attorneys to be recognized. In his three decades of legal practice, Mr. Krist has litigated a number of cases dealing with wrongful deaths and grievous injuries. He has dealt with cases involving car accidents, defective products, commercial trucking accidents, maritime injuries, oil rig injuries, and petrochemical refinery accidents, among others. Mr. Krist has an exceptional reputation throughout the state for his skilled and compassionate approach to cases that involve brain injuries, from mild to severe trauma, and for accepting difficult cases that other attorneys won’t handle. One such case, turned down by four attorneys, involved a trucking accident. The injury victim was offered a meager $10,000 settlement before Mr. Krist took his case, eventually obtaining a recovery of over $1 million for his client. Mr. Krist highly values his abilities to really take hold of a difficult case and aggressively fight for the compensation his clients need to restore their lives after a disastrous accident. Mr. Krist has said that it makes his life’s work extremely worthwhile that he can truly impact his clients’ lives in such a positive way. He enjoys the ability to back the underdog, his injured clients, and represent them, fighting for them on an equal basis against large corporations when they couldn’t fight themselves. In his career as a highly experienced Houston personal injury attorney and the owner of The Krist Law Firm, P.C., Mr. Krist has diligently found the best attorneys to represent his firm’s clients. The quality of their legal team is quite unique. Mr. Krist approaches every case with intelligence, attention to detail, empathy, and commitment, setting the tone for the firm. He has a steadfast moral code that directs his litigation in every case brought to The Krist Law Firm. Of course, when Mr. Krist is not spending his time in his legal practice, he enjoys being with his family. He also has a love for cars and collects automobiles.

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