Brian Beckcom

Brian Beckcom

VB Attorneys
  • Maritime Law, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
  • Texas
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Brian Beckom moved around a bit growing up due to his father being in the air force, but now he calls Houston, Texas home and is a proud sixth generation Texan. His father is his hero, raising him and his younger brother by himself after his moms death at 10 years old. Thanks to his dad's dedication he was able to attend Texas A & M for Computer Science and there walked onto the basketball team. While a student he also participated in the Corps of Cadets and a Ross Volunteer which is an student organization that serves as the honor guard for the governor of Texas. In the Corps he excelled and was apart of their academic honor society and became a Wing Commander.

He decided to go to law school to help people. He attended the University of Texas School of Law. There he participated in the Texas Law Review and was Chief Notes Editor. He was also apart of the schools flag football team the Legal Eagles, while being a research assistant for the late Charles Alan Wright.

He began his career as a trial attorney for the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. in Houston, representing corporations and insurance companies. After a few years he decided to start representing families and individuals.It became his goal that he holds to today that he will provide the same legal care and expertise to each family and individual that a large corporation would receive.

He is a expert in Maritime law and writes frequently about the topic.

He has been happily married for over 10 years and has two boys and a girl. When not working on cases he spends as much time with them as he can. Besides spending time with his family his hobbies include fly fishing and golf. He is also an aspiring photographer and videographer. He still is a avid fan of Texas A & M football and is a season ticket holder.

Practice Areas
Maritime Law
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Workers' Compensation
Additional Practice Area
  • Car Accidents
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
State Bar of Texas
ID Number: 24012268
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Professional Experience
Partner
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Current
Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P
Current
Education
Texas A&M University - College Station
J.D. | Law
Honors: Honors, Chief Notes Editor, Texas Law Review
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B.S. | Computer Science, Philosophy
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Professional Associations
Texas Trial Lawyer’s Association- Port Aransas Seminar
Speaker on Jones Act & Maritime Law
Current
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University of Texas Admiralty & Maritime Law Conference
Member
Activities: Planning Committee & Invited Speaker on "Seaman" status under the Jones Act
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UT Admiralty & Maritime Law Conference
Panelist
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Blog
Houston Personal Injury Lawyers Blog
Social Media
Contact & Map
VB Attorneys
6363 Woodway Dr.
Suite 400
Houston, TX 77057
Telephone: (713) 224-7800