Frank D. Calvert

Of Counsel

Mr. Calvert is an AV Preeminent^® Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell¹. He concentrates his practice in the areas of general civil litigation and appellate practice in state and federal courts including governmental liability, personal injury, commercial litigation, admiralty and maritime law, civil rights and employment law.

fcalvert@calvert-eaves.com

Areas of Practice:

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Appellate Practice
• Automobile Litigation
• Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
• Governmental and Administrative Law
• Labor, Employment and Civil Rights Law
• Law Enforcement Liability
• Municipal Law
• Personal Injury, Products Liability and Premises Liability Defense

Education:

Lamar University

• Beaumont, Texas, B.S., 1976 (with highest honors)
• Phi Kappa Phi

University of Houston

• Houston, Texas, J.D., 1980 (with honors)
• Order of the Barons
• Houston Journal of International Law, Assistant Editor (1980-1981)
• Phi Delta Phi

Admitted to Practice:

• State Bar of Texas, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2009
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984

Board Certifications:

• Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Board Certified Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations:

Jefferson County Bar Association

• President, 2003-2004
• President-Elect, 2002-2003
• Vice President, 2001-2002
• Treasurer, 2000-2001
• Director, 1998-2000
• State Bar of Texas District Grievance Committee 03A, 2000-2007

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

Michelle M. Mehaffy Inn of Court

The Defense Research Institute

Jefferson County Pro Bono Board, 2003-2005

• President, 2003-2004

Professional Honors:

• Rated, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, 1992 – Present
• Listed, Texas Super Lawyers, 2006-Present
• Listed, Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Sept. 2009
• Listed, Best Lawyers in America©, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2013-Present
• Recipient of Best Lawyers™ 2015 Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” award in Beaumont
• Listed, Best Lawyers in America©, Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2022 – Present
• Listed, Best Lawyers in America©, Appellate Practice, 2022 – Present
• Listed, Best Lawyers in America©, Admiralty and Maritime Law, 2024 – Present

Papers Presented:

• Texas Municipal League Attorney Workshop, Topic: Recent Federal Cases, Texas Municipal League, 1995
• Personnel Issues/Employee Relations Workshop, Topic: Discrimination, Texas Municipal League, 1996
• Texas Municipal League Attorney Workshop, Topic: Determining Property Interests of Governmental Employees and Contractors, Texas Municipal League, 1998

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