
Kevin C Haynes
Kherkher Garcia, LLP 2925 Richmond Ave Suite 1560 Houston, TX 77098 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury, Admiralty / Maritime call (713) 333-1030 fax (713) 333-1029 email khaynes@kherkhergarcia.com visit website
Biographical Information
Kevin Haynes is a trial lawyer who represents clients across the nation that have been seriously injured or killed in trucking and bus crashes, oilfield incidents, and plant and refinery explosions. He grew up in the industrial Golden Triangle in Southeast Texas and witnessed firsthand how hardworking people can be devastated by catastrophic injuries. From an early age, his parents told him they knew he would be a lawyer because of his devotion to standing up for others and his disdain for people being treated unfairly. One day after class in high school, his favorite English teacher told him he should pursue a career in law. From that day forward, he knew he wanted to devote his life to fighting injustices.
Throughout his career, Kevin Haynes has consistently recovered successful verdicts and settlements for his clients. In 2011, he helped win the largest motor vehicle accident verdict in the State of Texas, which was selected to the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame. In 2015, he helped secure the #5 and #8 largest accident settlements in the State of Texas. In 2019 alone, he recovered $18,950,000 in jury verdicts. In August 2022, Jesus Garcia and Kevin Haynes won a $110,000,000 verdict for a young woman injured in an ATV rollover (Lizet Guerra v. Roel Rodriguez, et al., 381st Dist. Ct., Starr County). $90,000,000 of the verdict was comprised of non-economic damages, namely, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and disfigurement. The plaintiff had permanent scarring on her abdomen and breast and suffered from long-term headaches—but had not received any treatment in the three years prior to trial. This is the largest verdict in Starr County history, a venue widely known for large jury verdicts.
For law school, Kevin Haynes attended South Texas College of Law Houston, where was chosen as a member of the law review and won an award for his outstanding legal writing. He also won a spot on the school’s nationally recognized moot court team and competed in tournaments nationwide. He began his legal career clerking for a Senior Justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, where he gained invaluable experience in appellate law.
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
Texas, 2006
US. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education
South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., 2006
University of Texas, BBA, 2003
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers, Texas, 2022-2023
Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars, 2012 – 2021
National Trial Lawyer, Texas Top 40 Under 40
National Trial Lawyer, Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyer
National Trial Lawyer, Top 10 Texas Trucking Trial Lawyer
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
H Texas Magazine, Top Houston Lawyers, 2013 – 2017
Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame
Professional Associations
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
Verdicts & Settlements
#5 and #8 Largest Settlements in Texas in 2015
#1 Largest Accident Verdict in Texas in 2011*
#9 Largest Verdict in Texas in 2022 ($110,000,000.00)
*Inducted into Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame
Speaking Engagements
2017 Texas Trial Lawyers Association Mid Year Conference