About Stephen C. Maxwell

Steve Maxwell is a native Texan, born in Amarillo and raised in Midland. He attended Trinity University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1972. He then received his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975. He moved to Fort Worth upon his graduation from law school.

He served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fort Worth from 1976 to 1977. After leaving the City Attorney’s office, he has been in private practice ever since. He currently is a partner with the Bailey & Galyen Law Firm. He has been board-certified in personal injury trial law since 1984.

Steve has served as President of the Fort Worth Jaycees (1979-1980), President of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1990), and President of the Tarrant County Bar Association (1999-2000). He has also served as an elected director of the State Bar of Texas (2001-2004). He has been recognized as an “Attorney of Excellence” by the Fort Worth Business Press from 2003 to 2005 and as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney” by Fort Worth Magazine from 2003 through 2017.

As seen in Texas Monthly Magazine, SuperLawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, has recognized Steve as a Texas SuperLawyer in 2004-2018. He has been listed in the Fort Worth Business Press Who’s Who for 2001, and in the Who’s Who in Texas for 1990. He was recognized as an Outstanding Young Man of America in 1980. In 2012, he was honored by the Tarrant County Bar Association with the Professionalism Award.

Steve served as the Chairman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party for five years, a post to which he was elected in 2008. He was re-elected twice to that position. He attended the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and serves as a delegate to the Texas Democratic Convention.

Steve’s trial practice has included over one hundred jury trials, including Personal Injury cases, Consumer and Deceptive Trade Practice Act cases, and commercial litigation. He has previously served as a Board Member and Vice President of Dispute Resolution of Tarrant County.

He and his wife, Ivy, have three children, two grandchildren, and a menagerie of pets.

Areas of Practice

Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1984

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1975
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1976
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2000
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1997
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 2015
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1991

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. – 1975
- Honors: Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
- Honors: International Law Journal Staff
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
- B.A. – 1972
- Honors: Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
- Honors: Officer, Student Association

Honors and Awards

Recognized as “Attorney of Excellence” by Fort Worth Business Press, 2003 – 2005
Recognized as “Texas Super Lawyer,” by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, as seen in Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004 – 2024
Recognized as a “Fort Worth Texas Top Attorney,” by Fort Worth Magazine, 2003 – 2024
Who’s Who, Fort Worth Business Press, 2001
Who’s Who in Texas, 1990
Outstanding Young Man of America, 1980
A/V RATED by Martindale-Hubbell, 1995 – 2024
Tarrant County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2012
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Charter Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships

Texas Trial Lawyers, 1980 – Present
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 – Present
State Bar of Texas, Elected Director, 2001 – 2004
Tarrant County Bar Association
- President, 1999 – 2000
- Vice President, 1997 – 1998
- Secretary/Treasurer, 1996 – 1997
- Director, 1994 – 1996
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers
- President, 1989 – 1990
- Director, 1984 – 1989
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Director, 1989 – 2002
Tarrant County Settlement Week, Chairman, 1989 – 2003
Tarrant County Dispute Resolution Service
- Vice President, 1999 – 2001
- Director, 1995 – 1998
Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce
- President, 1979 – 1980
- Director, 1976 – 1979
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
American Board of Trial Advocates
Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court
District 7 Grievance Committee, 1996 – 1999