Cameron Law Firm

Hal B. Cameron, Jr., Attorney

100 E Ferguson Ste 1006

Tyler TX 75702

903.533.9400

Email - hcameron@suddenlinkmail.com

www.halcameron.com

Hal Cameron’s career has encompassed a wide range of legal work including representation of the United States of America in some of the first asbestos cases filed by Pittsburgh Corning Corporation in the Eastern District of Texas.  Additionally, he has filed and successfully tried the first land condemnation cases in the Big Thicket National Preserve and West Hackberry Strategic Petroleum Reserve Projects in Texas.  He has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation in Federal and State Courts, as well as appeals to the United States Circuit Courts in cases involving insurance coverage questions and other civil matters.

REAL ESTATE AND

 ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATION

ü  Damages to Real Estate in Condemnation

ü  Ownership and Boundary Disputes

ü  Pipeline Easements

ü  Highway Easements

ü  Oil and Gas - Production payments

ü  Title Opinions and Division Orders

ü  Drilling and Operating Agreements

ü  Water Rights

ü  Pollution and Toxic Torts

An experienced condemnation lawyer, having tried thousands of condemnation cases in both State and Federal Courts for over 33 years, Hal Cameron’s experience as an owner of an oil and gas production company, a real estate and leasehold owner, tree farmer, bank owner, and real estate investor have aided him in protecting his clients and the public from overreaching condemnation.

Hal Cameron’s most recent condemnation verdicts and settlements in 2008 include a recovery of 20 times a $12,000.00 offer for a pipeline easement, which resulted in an award of $235,000.00 and a $16,000.00 offer in a power line easement case, which resulted in a recovery of $100,000.00.

While the foregoing cases are indicative of his successful efforts to protect his clients from the uneven bargaining position enjoyed by those with the power of eminent domain, these are by no means the extent of his representation in condemnation cases.  During the past 10 years, he has handled to conclusion many cases in Federal courts that involve interstate oil and gas pipelines and their adverse effect on individual and company lands in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

v State and Federal Litigation

v Real Estate, Condemnation, Zoning, and Oil & Gas

v Deceptive Trade Practices Violations

v Serious Personal Injury

v Catastrophic Injury and Death

v (Licensed and Board Certified Physician on Staff)

Hal Cameron has tried cases in the United States Federal Courts over the years and has served as Chief of the Civil Division in United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas.  He has also tried many cases in State Courts in Texas over the past 33 years.

MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

Mr. Cameron is a founding member of various mediation societies in Texas and has mediated over 500 disputes.  He is also a member of the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers, where he serves as a panel member.