Tim Hootman

Texas Appellate Attorney

Tim Hootman has practiced law in Texas for more than 19 years, and has tried more than
one hundred cases.  Of these, Hootman has handled federal and state jury trials in the following Texas cities: Angleton, Beaumont, Caldwell, Conroe, Cuero, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lavaca, Laredo, Liberty, Livingston, San Antonio, Refugio and Tilden. He handled a federal jury trial in Covington, Kentucky. He has handled federal and state bench trials in Galveston and McAllen, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana. He is a graduate of the California Western School of Law.  Formerly, Hootman held the position of Staff Attorney at Texas' First Court of Appeals.

Hootman focuses his legal practice on civil and criminal appeals in Texas.  He has handled cases in twelve of the fourteen Texas Courts of Appeals, as well as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Texas.  He has also argued numerous cases in front of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  He has filed multiple petitions with the United States Supreme Court.

Hootman has televised appearances on ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, and Univision (he is
fluent in Spanish).  He has had multiple articles written about him in newspapers and
magazines, including the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Houston Press, Texas
Lawyer, Texas Bar Journal, and many small local newspapers in San Antonio and Austin.