Personal Injury Trial Law

Shain Chapman, a trial lawyer with over thirty years experience, has tried lawsuits throughout Texas and into southern Oklahoma. Mr. Chapman is an “AV Preeminent” rated attorney by the national Martindale Hubble Peer Rating System, the highest rating awarded to lawyers. He has been certified as a specialist in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2002. He is also a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the nation. Membership of the Texas Bar Foundation is composed of the most elite Texas attorneys. The Foundation's members are nominated because of their dedication to the administration of justice and high professional standing among his or her peers.

Chapman served as the elected County Attorney for Mason County having been appointed to the position in January 2002, elected by special election in 2002, re-elected in 2004, 2008 and again in 2012. He left the position in 2014 when he relocated to Austin. As the County Attorney, Chapman was responsible for the prosecution of all misdemeanors in Mason County, all juvenile offenses including felonies, and advising the Commissioner’s Court and Sheriff’s Office. He worked closely with all local law enforcement agencies and is often appointed as a special prosecutor in neighboring counties.

Chapman was raised in Sherman, Texas, graduating from Sherman High School. He received his undergraduate degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University before he decided to enter the legal field. Chapman graduated, with honors, from South Texas College of Law in 1991 and immediately began his career with the Law Office of Larry Cain in his hometown of Sherman, Texas. After a few years, the firm became Cain & Chapman where Shain remained until moving to Mason in 2001 to raise his children in the Texas Hill Country. Mr. Chapman has been admitted to practice before the Texas Supreme Court, Texas state courts, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas.

Associations and Awards:

Professional:

AV Preeminent Rating
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2002-Present.
Texas District and County Attorneys Association, 2001-2014
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1991-2001
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1991-2005
Christian Trial Lawyers Association
Grayson County Young Lawyers Association, 1991-2001, Vice Pres. 1995-96
Grayson County Bar Association, 1991-2001, Secretary 1994-95
The Commercial Bank, Board of Directors, 2005-2014

Civic:

Mason ISD Education Foundation Board of Directors, 2003-2014
Mason Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, 2002-2007
Mason Rodeo Association, 2004-2014, President 2005-2014
Mason Lions Club, 2002-2014
Steady Steps Ministries, Board of Directors, 2005-2008
Bluebonnet CASA Steering Committee, 2002.
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