Notable Results
Over the past three decades, we’ve established a long track record of successfully defending our clients’ interests, assets, and reputations. Below, we’ve assembled a small fraction of the countless cases in which our attorneys navigated our clients through crucial ‘bet the business’ cases — and came through for them when it mattered most.
Partner Matthew Gelina and Senior Associate Brianna Weis secure favorable verdict in low-speed rear-end collision case.
Partner Matthew Gelina and Senior Associate Brianna Weis recently concluded a three-day trial in Tarrant County and secured a favorable verdict for our client in a personal injury motor vehicle case involving what we argued to be a low-speed rear-end collision. Liability was stipulated, leaving only damages for the jury.
Matt Gelina & Reagan Ralston Secure Nonsuit Victory
Matt Gelina & Team Win No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment in Harris County Blowout Case.
Attorneys Peter Blomquist, Patrick Stoia, and Frank Sedita Secure Complete Defense Verdict in Multi-Party Accident
Matt Gelina & Team Secure MSJ in Tire Blowout Case
Congratulations to Partner Matthew Gelina, Senior Counsel Jeffrey Bell II, and Associate Joshua Logsdon who recently won a No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment in Harris County. The motion disposed of all claims raised against the defendants by both plaintiffs.
The case involved a client’s truck hitting a pothole on I-10 and subsequently experiencing a tire blowout and then hitting Plaintiffs’ vehicle. The plaintiffs had evidence of significant medical bills and future recommendations for major medical procedures. The exposure to the defendants was significant.
The Hartline Barger team pursued an MSJ based on duty and proximate cause and relied on a recent Supreme Court case dealing with a tire blowout specifically. Plaintiffs’ counsel fought hard in both written pleadings and during the oral hearing. After taking the matter under advisement, the Court returned a decision in favor of the defense and all claims raised were dismissed.
Jeff Bell and Joshua Logsdon drafted the successful motion and reply to Plaintiffs’ long and aggressive response.

Matt Gelina Tries Three Cases in One Month
At Hartline Barger, we don’t claim to be trial-ready—we prove we are.In the last five weeks, Partner Matthew Gelina tried three cases in Tarrant, Bexar, and Fort Bend Counties to jury verdicts.