Walter Umphrey, a founder of Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont, was known for large verdicts and settlements in asbestos litigation.
September 07, 2021 at 07:58 PM
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Beaumont trial lawyer Walter Umphrey, the founder of Provost Umphrey Law Firm who led the team of five trial lawyers that negotiated a $17.3 billion settlement for Texas with tobacco companies in 1998, died Tuesday at age 85.
Umphrey died in Beaumont of natural causes, the firm reported in a press release.
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Walter Umphrey of Provost Umphrey Law Firm.
