And Houston was the altar where he wanted to practice it. Houston in 1979 was a mecca for trial attorneys. Percy Foreman had retired but was still around. Racehorse Haynes was dominating national headlines, first with the John Hill murder trial, then the Cullen Davis murder trial. It's a place where trying cases is considered an art.
People have great respect for trial lawyers.
Caddell tried or settled 30 cases in his first five years in Houston. His conviction was for civil law. I can't represent a client I don't believe in. I can't convince a judge or jury of something I'm not convinced of. In 1994, Caddell led a group of attorneys who won the largest property damage class-action settlement in U.S. history.