Biography

Steve Maxwell is a native Texan, born in Amarillo and raised in Midland. He attended Trinity University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1972. He then received his law degree from the University of Texas of Austin in 1975. He moved to Fort Worth upon his graduation from law school. He served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fort Worth from 1976 to 1977. After leaving the City Attorney’s office, he has been in private practice ever since. He currently is a partner with the Bailey & Galyen Law Firm, where he specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury litigation. He has been board-certified in personal injury trial law since 1984. Steve has served as President of the Fort Worth Jaycees (1979-1980), President of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1990), and President of the Tarrant County Bar Association (1999-2000). He has also served as an elected director of the State Bar of Texas (2001-2004). He has been recognized as an “Attorney of Excellence” by the Fort Worth Business Press from 2003 to 2005, and has also been recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine from 2003 through 2012. Texas Monthly Magazine has recognized Steve as a “Texas Super Lawyer” every year since 2004. He has been listed in the Fort Worth Business Press “Who’s Who” for 2001, and in the “Who’s Who in Texas” for 1990. He was recognized as an “Outstanding Young Man of America” in 1980. In 2012, he was honored by the Tarrant County Bar Association with the “Professionalism Award.” Steve currently serves as the Chairman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, a post to which he was elected in 2008. He has been re-elected twice to that position. He attended the Democratic National Convention in 2008, and serves as a delegate to the Texas Democratic Convention.

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Insurance Claims
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home Abuse
• Products Liability
• Consumer Law
• Workers' Compensation
• Asbestos & Mesothelioma
• Social Security Disability

Education

• University Of Texas
  1975
• Trinity University
  1972

Professional Experience

• Bailey & Galyen P.C.
  managing attorney
  2012
• Bodoin Agnew Greene & Maxwell
  senior attorney
  2007
• Maxwell Wagner Ysasaga & Sullivan P.C.
  senior attorney
  2003
• Hill Gilstrap P.C.
  attorney
  1994
• Jameson & Maxwell
  attorney - partner
  1977

Awards

• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2012
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2012
• Professionalism Award
  Tarrant County Bar Association
  2012
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2011
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2011
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2011
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2010
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2010
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2010
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2009
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2009
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2009
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2008
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2008
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2008
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2007
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2007
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2007
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2006
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2006
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2006
• Recognized as “Attorney of Excellence”
  Fort Worth Business Press
  2005
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2005
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2005
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2005
• Recognized as “Attorney of Excellence”
  Fort Worth Business Press
  2004
• Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer”
  Texas Monthly Magazine
  2004
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2004
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2004
• Recognized as “Attorney of Excellence”
  Fort Worth Business Press
  2003
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  2003
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2003
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2002
• Who’s Who
  Fort Worth Business Press
  2001
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2001
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2000
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  1999
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  1998
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  1997
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  1996
• A/V RATED
  Martindale-Hubbell
  1995
• Who’s Who in Texas
  Who’s Who
  1990
• Outstanding Young Man of America
  Outstanding Young Man of America
  1980
• Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney”
  Fort Worth Texas Magazine
  0
• Life Fellow
  Texas Bar Foundation
  0
• Charter Fellow
  Tarrant County Bar Foundation
  0

Associations

• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court
• Tarrant County Democratic Party
• Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers
• Texas State Bar # 13258500
• State Bar of Texas
• Tarrant County Settlement Week
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Tarrant County Dispute Resolution Service
• Tarrant County Bar Association
• District 7 Grievance Committee
• Tarrant County Trial Lawyers
• Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce

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