Pennell Law Firm
Our Vision
At Pennell Law Firm, our primary responsibility revolves around resolving disputes with the utmost efficiency and effectiveness. This demands not only a high level of professional expertise but also entails actively listening to clients' concerns with patience and empathy.
Our vision is to facilitate swift resolution rather than prolonging the legal process unnecessarily. This commitment ensures that our clients achieve their desired outcomes without compromising on the quality of the results. We prioritize efficiency, effectiveness, and client satisfaction above all else in our approach to dispute resolution.
My Philosophy
Kevin Pennell
Litigation is expensive and disruptive under the best of circumstances. My job is to resolve disputes efficiently and effectively. This obviously requires professional excellence but also listening patiently, planning strategically and advising candidly.
Lots of attorneys describe themselves as “aggressive” and promise to “fight for you.” An aggressive approach can be very effective and, certainly, no one wants a wimpy lawyer. However, aggressive for the sake of being aggressive can sometimes be counterproductive. Tempers flare, parties dig in their heels, and no one wins except the lawyers.
Does this mean I’m not aggressive? Far from it. But when I’m aggressive, there’s a purpose behind it. Sometimes (gasp!), restraint is better, sometimes for tactical reasons, but sometimes just to neutralize the anger and resentment that so often drive litigation.
The goal is to resolve, not prolong, the case, without sacrificing the result. Most of my clients are familiar with litigation. Ask them and they’ll tell you that I am very good at what I do. They’ll tell you how I convinced the jury to find in their favor; how I convinced the judge to throw out a meritless lawsuit; how I garnished their adversaries’ bank accounts. Those are good days.
Some clients, however, are not litigation savvy. They are anxious and vulnerable and dependent on me to guide them through one of the scariest times of their lives. It is a sobering responsibility, but a rewarding one. For on the really good days, I help them find peace and leave them lighter, freer, and able to enjoy a good night’s sleep.
They thank me, invite me to their kids’ birthday parties, and ask me to grieve with them, for no other reason than that I am their lawyer and they want me there. On those days, I know I’ve made a difference. And that is why I love what I do.
Kevin Pennell
Principal Attorney
A proud native Houstonian, I grew up in an era when kids played outside, Astroworld was an amusement park instead of a music album, and Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan were the greatest athletes of all time. I put myself through college at the University of Houston by working a wide variety of character-building jobs before getting married and going to law school. After graduating, I clerked for a federal district judge, practiced big law for five years, and worked for two litigation boutiques before opening my own firm in 2017.
My wife, Stephanie, and I have been married for 23 years and still like each other. We have three disobedient and strong-willed children, but we like them too (although some days more than others). My hobbies include racquetball, reading, chess, playing guitar, lecturing my kids about the good old days, and getting my heart broken by my beloved Houston Cougars. We live in Sugar Land with our dogs Buddy and Holly.
Admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas.
Email : info@pennellfirm.com Tel: 713-965-7568
The virtue of justice consists in
moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
(Aristotle)
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