Tracey & Fox Law Firm
440 Louisiana St, Ste 1901
Houston, TX 77002-1644
713-322-5379 www.traceylawfirm.com
Sean Patrick Tracey - Owner
Sean Patrick Tracey was born in Indiana and raised in Detroit. He attended college and law school in Texas where he has been a resident of for over 25 years. Tracey is a board certified personal injury and civil trial attorney with over 18 years experience trying cases and obtaining verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured clients in Texas and nationwide. He started out practicing in a small Texas town on the gulf coast trying every type of personal injury case imaginable. He has extensive experience in the areas of pharmaceutical litigation, product liability, personal injury (birth injury, wrongful death), toxic tort, mesothelioma/benzene, medical malpractice, and maritime/Jones Act. Tracey has several multi-million dollar verdicts. In 2007, Tracey tried a mesothelioma case in Los Angeles County to a $5.2 million dollar verdict which was upheld on appeal. Most recently, in October of 2009, Tracey was the lead Plaintiff attorney in the first Paxil birth defect case (Kilker vs. GSK); representing the family of a three-year-old Pennsylvania boy who was born with an aortic defect that restricted blood flow to his lungs, Tracey was able to convince a jury of negligence on behalf of the pharmaceutical company, which resulted in a $2.5 million award for his client. As a result of the Tracey's work on the Paxil litigation, including the Kilker verdict, U.S. Lawyers Weekly named him one of the top ten lawyers of the year for 2009. Also honored in the same issue of U.S. Lawyers Weekly as a top lawyer, was associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor. Sean has also been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine for seven years straight. This honor is restricted to the top five percent of lawyers in the state.
Tracey has been a member of the State Bar of Texas for 18 years and the Pennsylvania bar since 2007. Tracey is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, The State Bar of Texas, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and The American Association for Justice in which he is a member of the Birth Trauma, Medical Malpractice, and Products Liability section.
Tracey is a frequent speaker on the topic of trial techniques, including jury selection. He lives in Houston, Texas, and when he's not litigating in the courtroom, he spends his free time on his ranch near Fredericksburg, Texas.
Areas of Practice
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Product Liability
Personal Injury: Birth Injuries, Wrongful death
Toxic Tort
Mesothelioma / Benzene
Medical Malpractice
Maritime / Jones Act
Certified Legal Specialties
Board Certified in Personal Injury, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1996
Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1991
Pennsylvania, 2007
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1992
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Education
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas J.D. - 1991
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas B.A. - 1988 Major: Philosophy
Published Works
Frequent Speaker, Trial Techniques, including Jury Selection in the United States
Honors and Awards
Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004 - 2010
Top Houston Lawyer, H Texas Magazine, 2005 - 2006
National Trial Competition, South Texas College of Law, 1991
Thelan, Marrin, Johnson and Bridges National Invitational Trial Tournament, South Texas College of Law, 1990
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, Member, New Discovery Rules Committee
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability Sections, Member
Past Employment Positions
Second District, Phenylpropanolamine Consolidated Litigation, Lead Plaintiffs Liaison Counsel, 2001