Charles S. Siegel

Partner

Charles Siegel is the head of the appellate practice at Waters, Kraus & Paul. He was born in Houston, Texas and earned both his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees at the University of Texas. Charles has argued appeals in eight federal appellate courts, in the supreme courts of Texas and five other states, and in numerous intermediate appellate courts around the country. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, and as a guest lecturer at the University of Texas Law School, Southern Methodist University Law School, the University of the West Indies College of Law, and the Faculty of Law at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. He is a frequent speaker at legal seminars around the country and abroad. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, Public Justice Foundation, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Dallas Bar Association, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Charles also serves on the ABA's Task Force on Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts. He has been recognized on the Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers® list every year since its inception in 2003, and was a finalist for Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year.

Areas of Practice

Asbestos Litigation
Qui Tam / Government False Claims Act Litigation
Toxic Tort
Appellate Practice
International

Pro Bono & Community Service

Dallas Trial Lawyer Association Pro Bono Project for 9/11 Injured Victims Trust Fund

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1985
Pennsylvania, 2011

Education

University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D., 1985
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1982

Professional Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association
- Task Force on Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts
American Association for Justice
- Member, Amicus Curiae & Legal Affairs Committee
- Member, Qui Tam Litigation Group
- Member, Public Education Committee
Public Justice Foundation
- Member, and former Director
Taxpayers Against Fraud
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
College of the State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association

Honors & Awards

Selected for recognition on the "Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers" list, produced by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® and published by ALM Media Properties, 2013
Selected for recognition on the Texas Super Lawyers list, published by Thomson Reuters, Legal, 2003-2012
Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1990
AV® Preeminent^™ 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell Featured Peer Review Rated Lawyer

Other Appointments

Law Review: Review of Litigation, University of Texas, 1983-1984