Legal Experience: Lance was born in Port Arthur, Texas, August 22, 1966 and admitted to the bar on November 1, 1991. His area of practice involves general personal injury practice with emphasis on occupational lung diseases. His practice for the last 10 years has consisted primarily of representing victims suffering from the occupational lung disease silicosis.
Lance has been involved in representing and negotiating settlements for over 100 victims of silicosis with gross settlements totaling into the millions of dollars. Lance has personally been involved in the trial of numerous silicosis cases. Presently, Lance is representing victims of silicosis in Texas, Florida and Mississippi.
Thomas Jefferson High School, 1984.
B.B.A. in Accounting, Lamar University in Beaumont, 1988.
South Texas College of Law, 1991.
Attorney at Law, Texas, 1991.
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trail Law. Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Provost Umphrey Law Firm, 1991-December 2000.
McPherson, Monk, Hughes, Bradley & Wimberley, January 2000 to present.
Port Arthur and Jefferson County Bar Association.
State Bar of Texas.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Pleasure Island Commission, Port Arthur - Chairman, 1996 to present.
