Why I Fight: The Story Behind Brasher Law Firm

    From Clint Brasher, Founder of Brasher Law Firm: Twenty years ago this month, I was searching for a place for my pregnant wife and our four kids to live after evacuating for Hurricane Rita. We were fortunate to find a mobile home close to our house, which meant our older children could stay in the same school. I had no […]

    Brasher Law Firm Partner Earns 2025 Texas Legal Award

    Nishi Kothari is selected in ‘On the Rise’ category Houston, Texas – Brasher Law Firm, PLLC partner Nishi Kothari has been announced as a Texas Legal Award winner for 2025. These awards are presented by Texas Lawyer, an ALM publication. Ms. Kothari is being acknowledged in the “On the Rise” category, which recognizes the state’s “most promising lawyers under the […]

    TEXAS SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH PUBLIC ADJUSTERS

    If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it’s a duck. In a much-anticipated ruling, last Friday the Texas Supreme Court gave strength to the public adjusting statute and added value to a public adjusting license.  In Texas Department of Insurance et al. v. Stonewater Roofing, Ltd., Co., 2024 WL 2869414 (June 7, 2024), the Supreme Court held […]

    Public Adjusters as Expert Witnesses – Challenges to Use as Cost Experts

    Bad Facts Make Bad Law Recently, I Clint Brasher, was speaking at a legal conference for Colorado public adjusters and attorneys where I mentioned that public adjusters could be expert witnesses in damage cases. I stand by that statement. A lawyer, at the close of the meeting, disagreed with my assessment and sent me some court orders. I had reviewed […]

    Texas Supreme Court Hurts Policyholders (Again) 

    In a much-anticipated decision, the Texas Supreme Court declined to help policyholders who have covered claims. The decision, Safeco v. Rodriguez, was pretty straightforward – statutes in Texas allow for the recovery of attorney’s fees in policyholder disputes. This is a good rule because it incentivizes attorneys to work on these cases, even if the matter is small. It has […]

    Prompt Pay Act Applies to Duty to Defend Claims

    Historically, courts have applied different duties to insurers in the context of third-party claims versus first-party claims.  “First-party claims” are those where the policyholder is seeking to gain a financial benefit from the policy in question.  “Third-party claims” are those where a third party, someone not a party to the insurance contract, are seeking the benefits of the policy.  Typically, […]