Orval Haskew
Partner · Trial lawyer
Orval has tried cases to juries in county and federal court, and tells clients the truth about an offer.
He takes the cases that are most likely to go in front of a jury: assault, theft and weapons charges. He is the one in the firm who tells people the truth about an offer, even when it is not what they hoped for, and who stays calm in a courtroom when no one else can.
Focus
- Assault and fights
- Theft and burglary
- Jury trials
Where each of us is admitted
Admitted
State Bar of Texas
1989
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
1990
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1994
Courts
County and district courts
Ector and Midland counties
Federal court
Midland-Odessa Division
Education
Juris Doctor
1988
Bachelor's degree
1985
Languages
English
Meetings in Spanish include Ludivina or Reynaldo
Memberships
County bar association
Member
How Orval prepares for a jury
Twelve neighbors in a jury box want to know one thing: what happened. So I start by learning it myself, from the people who were there, long before anyone sits in that box.
- I visit the place where it happened, when I can.
- I watch every minute of the video myself.
- I write out the offer's real cost for you, in plain words.
- I tell you when I think you should take it, and when I don't.
I don't speak Spanish. When a client or a family would be more comfortable in Spanish, Ludivina or Reynaldo is in the room, and nothing is lost.