Over the past thirty years, Ron Franklin has obtained multiple million dollar verdicts on behalf of commercial, libel and personal injury clients and has also obtained favorable defense verdicts on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. He has tried over one hundred cases to a final jury verdict in both state and federal courts.

Ron received national publicity in 1987 when he represented the surviving son of a murder victim against Soldier of Fortune magazine. The jury found that the magazine knowingly published "personal services" advertisements offering the services of criminals to perform a wide array of criminal activities, including in this case, murder-for-hire. The jury's verdict included actual and punitive damages.

In 1997, Ron was featured daily on "Court-TV" during the six week broadcast of the libel suit brought by former Houston mayoral candidate, Sylvester Turner, against local ABC affiliate, KTRK-TV. In a news report, KTRK had suggested that Turner might have been linked to a fraud scheme in which one of Turner's former clients had faked his death to collect insurance money. The jury found that the story was false and awarded the Plaintiff in actual and punitive damages. This success resulted in an hour-long feature that was broadcast nationally on Dateline NBC.

Most recently, in 2005, he obtained a settlement for an aggrieved family from General Motors in connection with the rollover of their GM Suburban vehicle. Although the settlement amount is confidential, it is reported to be the highest amount ever paid by GM in the settlement of a rollover and seat belt matter.

Ron Franklin

Born July 13, 1951, Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, 1984.

Contact

713-222-6025
franklin@fcj.com

Education

• University of Texas School of Law, 1976
• University of Texas, 1973 (Phi Beta Kappa)
• Friar Society
• Outstanding Student
• President, Tejas Club
• President, Texas Board of Student Publications

Honors & Distinctions

• Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees, President and Member, 1990-1998
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Co-Author: Texas Practice Guide: Torts, West Group (2002)
• Recognized by Texas Monthly as a "Texas Super Lawyer", 2003-2006
• Texans for Civil Justice, Co-founder, 2004
• Selected for inclusion in 2007 The Best Lawyers in America in Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Affiliations

• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Houston Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• United States Supreme Court
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States
• Attorneys Information Exchange Group
• Houston Grand Opera, Former Member, Executive Committee
• River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Board Member