Houston A. Bragg

Houston A. Bragg is a partner with Dinsmore who practices from the firm’s Wheeling, West Virginia, and Lexington, Kentucky, offices. Bragg focuses on tort litigation and has handled hundreds of matters involving toxic exposure, product liability, vehicle collisions, and workplace injuries. The practice serves companies in state and federal courts and addresses disputes where scientific evidence, product history, accident facts, or workplace conditions may be central to the defense.

Bragg earned a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017 and a B.A. from Morehead State University in 2013. This education supports a defense practice requiring legal research, written advocacy, discovery management, and analysis of technical evidence. Bragg is admitted in multiple states and applies that training to litigation involving environmental allegations, products, workplace incidents, and other tort claims across different jurisdictions and procedural settings.

Bragg represents corporate clients through all stages of tort litigation, from early investigation and pleadings through discovery, motions, negotiation, and trial preparation. Matters include alleged toxic exposures, defective products, automobile or commercial vehicle incidents, and workplace injuries. The work often requires coordination with experts, review of medical or scientific records, and development of a consistent defense theory that addresses causation, liability, damages, and the client’s broader litigation risk.

Houston A. Bragg has received recognition from Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers publications for defense-side litigation work. Bragg’s practice combines courtroom advocacy with the detailed factual and expert analysis needed in product, toxic-exposure, environmental, and injury disputes. By helping clients assess claims early and maintain a focused strategy through the litigation process, Bragg supports businesses facing significant tort exposure in West Virginia, Kentucky, and other jurisdictions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, DRI
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Member, Business and Commercial Law Committee
• Member, Product Liability Committee

Licensed State

• Kentucky
• South Carolina
• West Virginia

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Morehead State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Awards & Badges