BAILEY & GALYEN | ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Client satisfaction is our top priority.
The mission of our firm is to provide effective, aggressive, and compassionate legal services to those in need of help after their personal identifying information is exposed in a data security breach.
Welcome to Bailey & Galyen. This site is focused solely on litigation relating to the Equifax Data Breach and the work our attorneys do on behalf of those whose personal identifying information has been exposed. To learn more about the other areas of our personal injury practice, please visit Bailey & Galyen’s personal injury website www.pinjury.com.
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: pgalyen@galyen.com
The law firm of Bailey & Galyen is one of the largest “consumer law firms” in the state of Texas with over 40 attorneys and 13 offices throughout Texas. The Firm was originally established in 1989 with the objective of providing high quality legal services to the public by acquiring the best attorneys, staff and utilizing the latest technology to maximize productivity.
PHILLIP GALYEN
President and CEO
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: jbridge@galyen.com
The law firm of Bailey & Galyen is pleased to announce that James M. Bridge has rejoined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bridge was previously with Bailey & Galyen from 1998 to 2002, and considers his return a welcome homecoming. He comes to Bailey & Galyen from the firm of Loncar Associates, where he managed various offices, most recently in Tarrant County. James brings a wealth of experience in injury cases, both big and small, as well as unprecedented skill in law office management.
JAMES BRIDGE
COO & Firm Managing Attorney
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: smaxwell@galyen.com
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 of Austin in 1975. He moved to Fort Worth upon his graduation from law school.
STEPHEN C. MAXWELL
Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: slangston@galyen.com
SHANE F. LANGSTON
OF COUNSEL
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: rlangston@galyen.com
My focus is birth trauma. I represent mothers and infants who have been injured or killed in the birth process.
REBECCA M. LANGSTON
OF COUNSEL
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: mhandy@galyen.com
Mr. Handy has handled thousands of cases in many areas of personal injury law, including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, accounting malpractice, and other professional liability cases, automobile liability, product liability, construction negligence, and railroad liability.
MIKE HANDY
Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: srobelen@galyen.com
Scott Robelen is a Board Certified personal injury trial attorney. Scott has tried more than 200 cases to jury verdict over his legal career. Scott has obtained substantial verdicts for his clients; and many cases in which there had been no offers of settlement prior to the start of trial. Scott’s adversaries know and respect that he will take meritorious cases to trial. His personal injury verdicts have changed the policies of police departments, correctional facilities, human resource departments, emergency rooms, universities, and insurance companies. Scott represents individuals and families who through no fault of their own have been devastated by the negligent conduct of others in dangerous products, negligent doctors, careless drivers, to name a few.
SCOTT ROBELEN
Personal Injury Attorney
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: jgutierrez@galyen.com
H. John Gutierrez manages Bailey & Galyen’s California office. He has 15 years’ experience litigating cases involving personal injuries, premises liability, and insurance claims.
H. JOHN GUTIERREZ
Personal Injury Lawyer
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: dsullivan@galyen.com
DANIEL P. SULLIVAN
Personal Injury Attorney
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: bforteith@galyen.com
Described by colleagues as a “gym rat” in the courtroom, Bill Forteith still loves going into court and fighting for his clients in trial after almost forty years of exclusively practicing civil trial law. Trying hundreds of jury trials, his legal experience has literally gone from the cradle to the grave having represented clients involved in prenatal and neonatal care, daycare centers, nursing homes and even funeral homes.
BILL FORTEITH
Personal Injury Attorney
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: jrobles@galyen.com
An Air Force Veteran with four tours in the Middle East, Joe Robles Jr. graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor’s in New Media Design in 2013 and a Juris Doctor’s degree from Texas A&M University in 2018. During his time in academia, Joe focused much of his efforts on activism; such as serving philanthropies to educate the minority youth, lobbying efforts to support immigration reform, and assisting with rebuilding efforts in low-income areas. These distinct accomplishments earned him the “Mean Green” Student Unity Award in 2012, an honor given to the student who promotes the most diversity within the North Texas community. After Joe graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law, he immediately established Benny’s Books, a nonprofit tax-exempt corporation aimed at fighting illiteracy and creating diversity in children’s fiction.
JOSE ROBLES
Personal Injury Attorney
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: msayegh@galyen.com
Matthew Sayegh is an associate in the personal injury prelitigation department, where he negotiates settlements with insurance adjusters. Originally from Waxahachie Texas, Matthew holds a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of North Texas (UNT), and he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from UNT Dallas College of Law.
MATTHEW SAYEGH
Personal Injury Attorney
Phone: (855) 446-9997
E-mail: msoyars@galyen.com
Matthew Quinn Soyars received his Bachelor’s degree from East Texas State University in 1996. Two years later, he graduated with his Master of Science in Business Administration from Texas A&M University. Dedicated to his educational pursuits, Matthew then went on to Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan where he received his Juris Doctorate in 2001. The following year, he was admitted to the Texas Bar and then to the Arkansas Bar in 2003.
MATTHEW Q. SOYARS
Personal Injury Attorney
With over 100 years of combined legal experience, the attorneys at Bailey & Galyen strive to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations by focusing on professionalism, accessibility, and efficiency. We serve the legal needs of individuals who have been seriously injured—physically or financially— by the careless actions of others.
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