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MehaffyWeber was founded in 1946 as a litigation firm. As our clients’ needs expanded, we evolved into a broad-based regional law firm still with a strong emphasis in litigation. Our trial lawyers practice in state and federal courts throughout Texas and other states, and our firm functions as regional counsel for several clients.

Our breadth and depth of civil litigation experience has given us strong industry-specific knowledge of our clients’ industries, including the petroleum and chemical sectors, energy, manufacturing, real estate, and construction. Our lawyers take pride in maintaining and expanding their knowledge of legal and policy developments and how these developments may affect their operations. Our goal is to minimize our clients’ environmental risk and liability, enabling their businesses to grow and thrive.

MehaffyWeber lawyers maintain an impressive record of success in trial and appellate courts, before regulatory bodies, and through arbitration, mediation, and negotiated settlements. Our environmental team represents individuals, companies and associations across industries, including energy, manufacturing, transportation, chemicals, and retail, in civil cases and administrative matters under all of the major federal environmental statutes and the laws of Texas. We have litigated cases across the spectrum of environmental law including civil cost recovery, toxic tort, and CERCLA litigation.

Paul Heyburn specializes in complex litigation matters with an emphasis in products, premises, environmental, commercial, and personal injury cases. His clients have ranged from family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 corporations. Paul has coordinated multi-state litigation for national clients and has successfully tried to verdict cases with damages alleged in the tens of millions of dollars.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Heyburn worked as a commercial lines underwriter for Aetna Casualty & Surety. This experience gave him insight and understanding into complex insurance issues that have proved invaluable to his clients. Mr. Heyburn joined MehaffyWeber in 1994 after serving for one year as a briefing attorney to the Honorable Chief Justice J. Curtiss Brown of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. Mr. Heyburn’s dedication to his clients and leadership skills led to him to become a shareholder in 2000 and he has continued to lead the firm as a member of the compensation, marketing, and management committees.

Mr. Heyburn is a skilled negotiators with a broad and deep understanding of the issues facing clients in the industrial, manufacturing, construction, and energy sectors, among others. He understands the potentially catastrophic consequences of environmental litigation, such as disrupting business, damaging a company’s reputation, and monetary consequences. Mr. Heyburn’s primary goal is to achieve cost-effective and favorable resolutions consistent with each of our client’s business goals.