Efrain Forté III

Efrain Forté III was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Tampa, Florida. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Central Florida. Efrain then attended the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he obtained his Juris Doctor.

As a student, Efrain knew he wanted to become a litigator. His courtroom experience began when he served as a student attorney representing indigent clients in the University of Arkansas School of Law’s Legal Clinic. Additionally, Efrain was a judicial extern for the Honorable Mark Lindsay of the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Washington County, Arkansas.

Efrain is a civil litigation trial attorney representing clients involved in high-exposure catastrophic liability cases throughout Texas, focusing primarily on the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Before joining WSHB, Efrain gained trial and litigation experience by representing Fortune 500 companies and individuals in cases involving high-risk commercial transportation, automobile, wrongful death, and premises liability matters, resulting in favorable resolutions for his clients.

Efrain has developed a particular ability to quickly and accurately evaluate lawsuits and other risks for clients. He concentrates on implementing creative and aggressive strategies to change a case's dynamics and to obtain the best possible result in mediation, arbitration, or jury trial.

Outside of practicing law, Efrain enjoys deep-sea fishing, hunting, college football, traveling, and spending time with his friends and family.

• Obtained final summary judgment in favor of a national trucking client, in a nonsubscriber wrongful death and survival action lawsuit that was pending in McAllen, Texas. Plaintiffs asserted a multimillion-dollar wrongful death and survival action against trucking client, alleging that decedent driver was an employee of the trucking company and that the trucking company’s negligence proximately caused the death. In a lengthy 19-page opinion, the Federal Court granted final summary judgment in favor of Defendant.

Education

• University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 2016)
• University of Central Florida (B.A., 2013)

Licensed to Practice in

• Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Memberships

• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Dallas Bar Association
• Texas Minority Counsel Program