Sam Houston Returns To Texas Politics

October 10th, 2007

Quorum Report

by Harvey Kronberg

Respected Democratic Houston defense attorney to challenge Dale Wainwright for Supreme Court seat

For most, the name Sam Houston conjures up vision of the hero of San Jacinto and the first president of Texas prior to its joining the union.In the civil litigation community however, Sam Houston is a well-respected medical malpractice defense attorney.

Houston is filing the treasurer papers today for his campaign to challenge Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright in the general election next year.Houston breaks stereotype by running for the Court as a Democrat.He will announce a prestigious list of attorneys who will be on his steering committee and other organizational efforts.

Included in his list of defense counsel that will be helping the effort are Sam Cruse of Cruse, Scott, Henderson, LLP; Dave Matthiesen of Dave Matthiesen & Associates, SteveMcConnico of Austin; Nancy J. Locke of Fulbright, Jaworski, Curry Cooksey of Orgain, Bell and Tucker, LLP and John Beckworth of Watt, Beckworth, Thompson and Henneman, LLP.State Senator Kirk Watson (D-Austin) is on board as are plaintiffs attorneys Craig Lewis of Lewis Law Firm; Enrique Moreno of El Paso, Michael Solar of Solar & Fernandez and Hartley Hampson.