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Simmons and Fletcher was founded in 1979 on an explicit premise its own materials still state today: that practicing law could be a ministry of service. Nearly 45 years later, the firm is run by the founders’ family members and markets itself openly as “Christian Trial Lawyers” — an unusual, publicly stated identity for a Houston personal injury firm, paired with a managing partner who holds one of the state’s more selective legal credentials.
At a Glance
| Firm | Simmons and Fletcher, P.C. |
| Managing Partner | Paul H. Cannon |
| Houston Office | 9821 Katy Freeway, Suite 590, Houston, TX 77024 (Memorial City) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Focus | Auto/truck accidents, workplace and industrial injury, premises liability, wrongful death, maritime injury |
| Board Certification | Paul H. Cannon — Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (since 2005) |
| Fee Structure | Contingency (33.33% pre-suit, 40% through verdict, 45% on appeal, per the firm’s own published rate schedule) |
Career History
The firm was founded in 1979 by Robert S. Simmons and Keith M. Fletcher and is today led by President Sharon Simmons-Cantrell alongside partners Christopher K. Fletcher and Paul H. Cannon — a firm that has stayed in the founding families’ hands across generations. Cannon earned his Personal Injury Trial Law board certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2005 and has held it continuously since. Christopher Fletcher has held an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 2017 and was named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.
Practice Concentration
The firm’s docket covers auto and 18-wheeler accidents, workplace and industrial injuries (including plant explosions and forklift accidents), premises liability, dog bites, maritime and offshore injury, and wrongful death. The firm publishes its actual contingency fee schedule on its own site — a level of upfront pricing transparency not every firm in this directory’s coverage offers.
Track Record
| Result | Case Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $11,900,000 | Settlement, electrocuted worker burn injury | Firm-published |
| $1,387,500 | Settlement, drunk driving accident | Firm-published |
| $1,264,113 | Settlement, 18-wheeler truck accident | Firm-published |
| $955,000 | Settlement, slip-and-fall premises liability | Firm-published |
These figures are drawn from the firm’s own published case history. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case.
Client Voice
Client reviews consistently name specific staff by name — case manager Stephanie Gomez and attorney Sharon Cantrell are each credited across multiple independent reviews for keeping clients informed through cases that in one instance ran nearly two years. One review candidly notes the firm declined to take a family member’s slip-and-fall case, a disclosed instance of the firm’s selective intake rather than an accepted-then-mishandled matter. This research also found that the firm’s Better Business Bureau accreditation is currently listed as suspended; the BBB profile does not specify a reason, and this research could not independently confirm the cause, so that status is disclosed here as a factual finding rather than interpreted. This research did not surface a pattern of client complaints describing case mishandling.
Beyond the Courtroom
The firm was voted Top Personal Injury Litigation Law Firm in the Houston Chronicle’s 2023 Best of the Best Readers’ Poll, a locally sourced recognition distinct from national attorney-rating services.
Recognition
Paul H. Cannon is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization — the only “specialist” designation used in this profile. Separately, Cannon has been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year from 2017 to 2026, and Christopher Fletcher was recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” from 2020 to 2025 — peer-review recognitions distinct from board certification.
Texas Legal Backdrop
Texas personal injury claims generally carry a two-year statute of limitations under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003. Maritime injury claims, part of this firm’s docket, instead fall under federal maritime law rather than standard Texas negligence procedure. Texas follows a modified comparative-fault rule under Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 33: a claimant found more than 50% responsible for their own injury recovers nothing, and a claimant at 50% or below has recovery reduced by their own percentage of fault. None of this is legal advice and does not account for the specific facts of any individual case; consult a licensed Texas attorney about your situation.
Awesome Attorneys Assessment
A managing partner who has held individual TBLS certification for two decades, published fee terms rather than vague promises, and client reviews that consistently name the actual staff handling cases are all genuine, checkable strengths. A real $11.9 million settlement for a catastrophically injured worker also demonstrates capability well beyond routine auto claims.
The honest limitation: this profile could not confirm the reason behind the firm’s currently suspended BBB accreditation, and a prospective client who weighs that kind of third-party business status should ask the firm directly about it. The firm’s explicitly Christian branding is also worth noting factually as a distinguishing identity a prospective client may want to be aware of, whatever their own view of it.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys in August 2026 without the participation, sponsorship, or payment of Simmons and Fletcher, P.C. Primary sources: the firm’s own website (simmonsandfletcher.com), including its case results, attorney biography, and fee-schedule pages. Independent verification: Better Business Bureau business profile (accreditation status); Yelp and Lawyers.com attorney/firm profiles and reviews; State Bar of Texas-adjacent third-party directories confirming Cannon’s board certification. Statutes cited in the Texas Legal Backdrop section were verified against the Texas Constitution and Statutes database (statutes.capitol.texas.gov).
Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice
Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal-directory publisher. This profile was not paid for by Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., and inclusion in our editorial coverage cannot be purchased. Our methodology and editorial standards are applied consistently across all firms we cover.