Alton C. Todd

Alton C. Todd is the founder of The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd Personal Injury Lawyers and has more than 50 years of experience. His practice focuses on personal injury matters involving car, truck, motorcycle, aviation, construction, medical malpractice, product liability, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death claims. Todd serves clients in Galveston, Friendswood, and Houston. His trial background and knowledge of insurance defense strategies help him pursue compensation for injured people and families.

Todd earned a B.A. from North Texas State University and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law. His legal education prepared him for courtroom advocacy, civil litigation, and trial work. After graduating from law school, he began practicing in Galveston and developed experience handling complex legal disputes. His academic and professional training later supported a career focused on personal injury litigation, insurance-related claims, and representing people facing serious injuries and significant financial losses.

Todd began his legal career representing insurance companies, gaining direct insight into how insurers evaluate personal injury claims and develop courtroom defenses. He later moved into plaintiff-side practice and used that experience to advocate for injured clients. Over time, he built a personal injury practice and established his firm in Friendswood in 2000. His work includes serious accident, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death matters involving complex factual, legal, and insurance issues.

Alton C. Todd is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law and is nationally certified as a Civil Trial Advocate. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer and has received other honors for his trial work. He is admitted in Texas and Georgia, along with several federal courts. Through decades of practice, he has helped injured clients understand their legal options, prepare claims, face insurers, and pursue fair compensation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd Personal Injury Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Court
• Member, Texas Bar Foundation
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, Galveston County Bar Association
• Member, Brazoria County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Texas
• Georgia

Education

• Southern Methodist University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Texas
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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