Tommy Hastings

Tommy R. Hastings is a Texas and Arizona attorney focusing on medical malpractice, birth injuries, surgical errors, hospital failures, wrongful death, medication errors, and catastrophic injury cases. As the founder of Hastings Law Firm, he represents patients and families harmed by preventable medical mistakes. He helps clients investigate treatment records, understand medical issues, identify responsible providers, and pursue claims against hospitals, drug companies, insurers, and negligent healthcare professionals with trial-focused preparation strategies.

Tommy earned a law degree, with honors, from the University of Houston Law Center. He also earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri. His education supports trial preparation, medical record analysis, legal research, and client counseling. He uses that background to evaluate complex injuries, develop liability theories, prepare expert evidence, and clearly explain medical malpractice issues to clients, courts, and juries in contested negligence cases.

Tommy has spent more than two decades focused on medical malpractice litigation. He began handling wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases before building a practice dedicated to healthcare negligence claims. His record includes multiple seven- and eight-figure results and a landmark verdict involving negligent opioid prescribing. He has handled cases involving major hospital systems in Texas and Arizona and prepares each matter fully for trial when needed against resistant defendants.

Tommy R. Hastings helps clients pursue accountability after medical errors, preventable injuries, and healthcare system failures. His work includes claims involving surgery, birth injuries, hospital negligence, medication issues, wrongful death, and catastrophic harm. Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he is recognized by Super Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, ABOTA, and the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums nationwide in serious malpractice cases.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Hastings Law Firm, Medical Malpractice Lawyers
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, State Bar of Arizona

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Missouri
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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