Chance Allen McMillan
McMillan Law Firm
Chance A. McMillan founded The McMillan Law Firm with the promise of providing top-level legal representation in a variety of personal injury fields. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – a designation certifying his substantial trial experience. Mr. McMillan’s legal practice focuses on a wide range of pre-litigation, litigation and trial topics, including personal injury claims, workplace accidents, trucking and automobile claims, among others.
Born in Kirbyville, Texas and raised around the Houston area, Mr. McMillan attended the University of St. Thomas in Houston on an academic scholarship, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Philosophy. After college, Mr. McMillan attended South Texas College of Law located in downtown Houston where he was frequently included on the school’s Dean’s List showcasing academic significance among his fellow classmates. In law school, Mr. McMillan won back-to-back regional championships (Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi), plus a national championship for the school’s nationally acclaimed advocacy program in mock trial competitions. He won numerous awards for his speaking abilities while in law school. Mr. McMillan was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a nationally recognized honor society made up of the country’s best oral advocates. His impact on his law school was so significant that South Texas College of Law asked Mr. McMillan to serve as an adjunct professor at the age of 26 to teach students trial strategies and techniques.
Mr. McMillan’s legal experience began before he even graduated from law school. He clerked for two of the most prominent plaintiff's personal injury firms in Texas, which were known for aggressively working cases and for taking them to trial. Mr. McMillan gained invaluable experience working with well-known and prominent personal injury attorneys before becoming licensed to practice law.
- South Texas College of Law
- J.D. (2011)
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- Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Order of Barristers
- Activities: Regional and National Championship Mock Trial Winner
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- University of Saint Thomas
- B.A. (2008) | Philosophy
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- McMillan Law Firm
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- Founding Partner
- Garcia|McMillan Law Firm
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- Associate Attorney
- Thurlow & Associates
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- "Acquisition to Admissibility: Medical and Billing Records in Personal Injury Cases”
- The Houston Lawyer
- “Reasonableness of Hospital Charges”
- The Houston Lawyer
- “Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Intake to Trial and Beyond”
- The Houston Lawyer
- “The Evolution of Inadequate Security Law in Texas”
- The Houston Lawyer
- "The Vanishing Spoliation Instruction"
- The Houston Lawyer
- The Texas Medical Liability Act's Expansion Into (and Exit From) the Nonsubscriber Realm, 8th Annual Barnes Law Firm Personal Injury Seminar
- Law Week, Benavidez Elementary School
- Law as a Career, Bonner Elementary
- Safety Driving Meeting: Drunk Driving, DuPont Safety Meeting
- The Importance of Voting, Fairmont Elementary
- Personal Injury Trial Law
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Texas Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters
- Top 10 Under 40
- National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA)
- Texas Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters
- Top 40 Under 40
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Houston Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Bylaws Committee
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- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- CLE Planning Committee
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Outreach Planning Committee
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advocates
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- National League of Renowned Attorneys
- Top One Percent
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- American Heart Association
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- The National Association of Distingiushed Counsel
- Nation’s Top One Percent
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- Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court
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- Houston Bar Association
- Legal Line Volunteer
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- Houston Bar Association
- Speakers Bureau Panel Member
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- M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
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- American Association for Justice
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- Houston Bar Association
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- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
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- Houston Young Lawyers Association
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- South Texas College of Law Alumni Association
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- State Bar of Texas
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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- State Bar of Texas # 24078981
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- University of St. Thomas Alumni Association
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24078981
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- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Maritime Law
- English: Spoken, Written