Tad Rice

Of Counsel

Daniel “Tad” Rice was born in Mercedes, Texas and has lived in Texas all of his life. He grew up in a small town north of Houston. He graduated from Sam Houston State University and The University of Houston Bates College of Law. In law school, Tad competed and placed in a number of advocacy competitions and was a Finalist in the “Hofheinz Tournament of Champions” that included negotiation, trial and appellate competitions.

While in college and law school, Tad often worked two, and sometimes three, jobs to help pay his way. During law school he worked full time as a law clerk and eventually a lawyer for what was primarily a “defense” firm. Upon graduation, Tad worked at a defense firm on catastrophic personal injury cases. Later he became a partner at a Plaintiff’s boutique litigation law firm and continued to represent victims in catastrophic products liability and other personal injury cases. He opened his own law firm in 2014 and has represented thousands of plaintiffs since. His varied work history has given him real-life experience and a practical understanding of many issues that could arise in a case.

Tad has recovered very favorable awards and settlements for victims of defective products including vehicles, airbags, seatbelts, tires, brakes, electrical systems, perfusion equipment, medical devices and gas and chemical storage. He has also prosecuted cases on chemical explosions, electrocutions, medical malpractice and other major catastrophic events. He has achieved numerous multi-million dollar settlements, including several in excess of ten million dollars. He has won cases through discovery, arbitration, motion practice, mediation and trial. Although he primarily practices in catastrophic personal injury cases, he has also won cases for his clients in: Construction Law, Employment Law, Contract Law and Commercial Law.

Mr. Rice is licensed to practice in Texas and all Federal Jurisdictions in Texas. And he has previously been admitted to practice pro hac vice and prosecuted cases as lead counsel in the courts of Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland and Nevada.

Tad is married to his hometown sweetheart and lives with his wife and sons in The Woodlands, Texas.