Attorney Profiles

William B (Ben) Adair 
Houston, Texas
Senior Member
phone (713) 522-2270
fax (713) 522-3322
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate & Estate Administration
Family Law
Real Estate Law
Contracts
Personal Injury
Business Organizations
Toxic Torts
Litigation Percentage:
15% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1971
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1972
U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1971
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of Lytae
Law Journal: South Texas Law Journal, Leading Articles and Comments Editor, 1970 - 1971
Law Journal: South Texas Law Journal, Assistant Editor-in-Chief


University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1951
B.S., Petroleum Eng.


Published Works:
Polls of Public Opinion as Legal Evidence: Piercing the Justice Robed Curtain at the Trial Court Level South Texas Law Journal, 1970


Practice Aspects of Trade Secrets South Texas Law Journal, Summer, 1971


Representative Cases:
Littrell v. Littrell, 601 S.W.2d 207 (Tex.Civ.App.-Beaumont 1980)
William B. Roberts, Inc. v. McDrilling Co., Inc., 579 S.W.2d 335 (TexCivApp.-Corpus Christi 1979)
Oak Crest Civic Club v. Lowe, 678 S.W.2d 93 (Tex.App.-Hous. (14 Dist.) 1984)
Myrick v. Moody, 802 S.W.2d 735 (Tex.App.-Hous. (14 Dist.) 1990)
Representative Clients:
Dowell-Schlumberger, Incorporated
Harper & Pearson, Certified Public Accountants
Structural Restoration & Waterproofing Company, Incorporated
Wood Protection Company, Division of Osmose
References:
John Ensle, Associate Dean, South Texas College of Law
Patrick Cotter, Houston, Texas
Fred W. Pearson, Houston, Texas
Ronald G. Byrnes, Houston, Texas
Honors and Awards:
Annual Defense Counsel Award, Best Law Review Article, 1971


Chief Justice, Student Honor Court


American Jurisprudence Awards


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Society of Professional Engineers, 1955 - Present
Registered Professional Engineer


Texas Trial Lawyers & Houston Trial Lawyers Associations, 1980 - 1992
Member


Houston Bar Association
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1980 - 1992
Member


Meyerland Community Improvement Association, 1972 - 1974
President


South Texas College of Law Alumni Association, 1974 - 1978
President


The Meyerland Club, Houston, Texas, 1972 - 1974
President


Texas Aggie Bar Association
Member


State Bar of Texas
Member


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Army, 2nd Lt., 1946 - 1949


Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Theta Phi

The attorneys of Adair & Myers serve individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the Houston metroplex, including Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Kingwood, Clear Lake, Texas City, Galveston, and Angleton. We also serve clients in Harris County, Montgomery County, Liberty County, Chambers County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, and Waller County.

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