Trial Litigation Firm of the Year – Houston 2025
Rusty Hardin & Associates is a Houston-based law firm that handles a broad range of litigation and appeals, focusing primarily on complex commercial disputes, serious personal-injury matters, and white-collar criminal defense in both state and federal courts. Founded in 1996 by trial lawyer Rusty Hardin, the firm believes that no issue is too complicated for a jury to understand. It takes complex cases and concepts and transforms them in ways jurors can relate to, presenting the relevant facts and evidence while keeping their interest and attention. The firm has represented clients such as Dow Jones, ExxonMobil, Rice University, Las Vegas Sands, Arkema, and a lengthy roster of professional athletes including Wade Boggs, Warren Moon, Scottie Pippen, Calvin Murphy, Adrian Peterson, Roger Clemens, James Harden, and Deshaun Watson. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives selected Hardin to lead the prosecution in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
