Accident Attorney Arthur Schechter In Houston, TX

Arthur Schechter is the founding partner of Schechter, Shaffer & Harris. Since 1964, he’s practiced personal injury law and has helped thousands of clients successfully resolve their cases and begin new lives. He has represented a diverse array of clientele including people from local seaman’s unions, the National Maritime Union, the Indian Seaman’s Union, the Pakistani Seaman’s Union, and individual seaman throughout the world.

Mr. Schechter serves as Senior Counsel and litigator for personal injury cases. He has also previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, as Board Chairman of METRO, and as a partner in a major national litigation firm.

Mr. Schechter received numerous honors and awards for his work including the Highest Civilian Award given by the United States Coast Guard and recognition as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, an honor only given to 5% of Texas attorneys. H Texas magazine has also recognized him as one of the Top Lawyers for the People.

Our Experience SMSH has more than 100 years of combined trial experience. We have helped 1000's of clients across the United States.	Millions Of Dollars Recovered We have recovered more than $720 million for injury victims. We also obtained the largest settlement paid by U.S. government to an injured worker.
Recognized In The News SMSH has been featured in Bloomberg, CNN, MSNBC, Newsweek, and the AP among other national news sources for our work as personal injury attorneys.	Board Certified Injury Lawyers The lawyers of SMSH maintain their certification largely through their active and aggressive personal injury trial practice involving a variety of cases.
Award Winning Trial Attorneys We have have been recognized nationally for our work as Personal Injury attorneys by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Avvo 10 Ratings, and Houstonia Top Lawyers awards.	Many Satisfied Clients “I would recommend anybody to Mr. Harris. He did a fine job of walking me through the process of recovery. I had no idea that I would get the substantial settlement I did and I thank you with all of my heart.” - Roy Guerrero