History
Charlie Webb founded Webb, Cason & Manning decades ago with Shannon Salyer in Corpus Christi, Texas. They called the firm “Webb & Salyer.” The firm grew steadily over the next 15 years, and Charlie and Shannon hired a number of young and talented employees, like US Representative Filemon Vela. Shannon retired from the practice of personal injury and moved to Port Lavaca, where he began assisting the District Attorney of Calhoun County.
The firm continued to grow under the name “Law of Offices of Charles Webb.” In 1998, attorney Benny Cason moved into the firm’s building and began practicing alongside Charlie. Soon thereafter, the firm changed its name to Webb Cason.
In 2019, the firm added Matt Manning to the team. In 2021, Parker Webb bought the firm from Charlie and added “Manning” to the firm name.
After decades of fighting for injured people from all parts of the country, the firm has established itself as a leader among South Texas law firms. It is trusted by clients and referring attorneys and respected by insurance companies and large corporations.
We Do Not Advertise
Long ago, we chose not to advertise. Instead, we put our energy into providing our clients with the very best service we can. Despite the lawyer advertisements airing every hour of the day on TV and radio, our firm continues to grow and succeed. Our clients are referred to us by former clients and fellow attorneys who trust our work product.
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Attorneys
ABOTA is an invitation-only organization. Members must have at least five years of active experience as trial lawyers, have tried a minimum number of civil jury trials to conclusion and possess additional litigation experience. Members must also exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism by following the Code of Professionalism and Principles of Civility set by the ABOTA.
Partner
Charlie Webb
Licensed by the State Bar of Texas in November, 1976. General Civil Trial Practice with an emphasis in representing injured persons and wrongful death claims in cases including refinery explosions, grain elevator explosions, scaffolding failures, chemicals exposures, age discrimination, wrongful employment termination, defective products, injuries at sea, offshore worker injuries, injured shrimpers and barge workers, social security disability claims, medical, hospital and dental negligence, nursing home injuries, state workers compensation, longshore and harbor worker injuries, automobile and trucking accidents, dog bite victims, elevator and escalator injuries, boating and sailing accidents, railroad injuries, injuries at apartment complexes, hotels, grocery and department stores, drilling rig injuries, construction site accidents, aviation injuries, pipeline accidents, highway construction accidents, professional grievances, nuisance claims, first party insurance claims, suit to recover insurance agency, construct defects, state and federal discrimination claims, declaratory judgment action, dram shop claims and DTPA claims.
Lead counsel in jury trials to verdict: motor vehicle negligence, wrongful termination, uninsured motorist, construction defect, breach of agency agreement, DTPA, wrongful death, product liability, premises, life insurance contract and railroad crossing.
Representing attorneys in grievances filed by State Bar Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
Qualified by state district courts as expert witness in litigation involving attorney-client disputes and allegations of breach of fiduciary duty.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Juris Doctor, 1976
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
B.A., Business, 1973
Activities & Affiliations
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
District 11A Grievance Committee (2005-2011) panel chair 2006-2007, 2010-2011; Committee Chair 2007-2008, 2010-2011
Various committees of the Corpus Christi Bar Association
Lecturer at Corpus Christi Advanced Personal Injury seminar on ethics and the grievance process (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010); Coastal Bend Women’s lawyers and criminal defense lawyers on 2018 changes in Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.
Bar Admissions
• Texas
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Benny Cason
Benny grew up in the small community of Premont, Texas, graduating from high school there in 1974. From Premont, he went to Harvard University, graduating in 1978. Following Harvard, Benny returned to Texas and, while working full-time, attended South Texas College of Law, graduating in 1984. Since that time, Benny’s career has gone from being hired by insurance companies to defend lawsuits to now representing personal injury victims in a multitude of different types of cases. In addition, Benny is an experienced mediator, having assisted litigants resolve disputes in over 2,000 cases.
It is this varied background and wide range of experience that have combined over the years to give Benny a unique, compassionate and competent approach to representing clients in all types of cases.
Education
SOUTH TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 1984
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
B.B.A., Government, 1978
Activities & Affiliations
• Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
• Association of Attorney – Mediators
Bar Admissions
• Texas
Owner
Parker Webb
Parker graduated from South Texas College of Law at the top of his class with a 4.0 GPA. He received 12 American Jurisprudence awards; was awarded the Dean’s Merit Scholarship and the John Ensle Award; was a member of the Law Review, Dean’s Honor List, and Order of Lytae; and was the Editor in Chief of “Annotations.”
Multiple years in a row, he has brought over a million dollars of revenue to the firm and has been named a Texas Rising Star, an award given to just 2.5% of attorneys in Texas.
In 2021, Parker purchased Webb, Cason & Manning from Charlie.
Education
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor, 2012
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
B.A., Government, 2009
Activities & Affiliations
• Corpus Christi Young Trial Lawyers - Former Board Member
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
• Texas
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Patrick Beam
Pat graduated from St. Mary’s School of Law in 1982 and immediately began working on grain elevator explosion cases in Corpus Christi. Over a thirty-five-year career, he has developed a unique style of practice that no one else can pull off. He has handled thousands of injury claims and been awarded favorable jury verdicts in more cases than he can count.
In addition to representing injured clients, he is currently serving as City Attorney and Prosecutor of Robstown,Texas and Presiding Judge of Portland, Texas. WebbCason is proud to have such a versatile attorney on the team.
Education
ST. MARY’S SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 1982
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
B.A., Art History, 1979
Activities & Affiliations
• American Bar Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
• Texas
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Matt Manning
Matt was raised in Austin, Texas by his dad, the pastor of Sweet Home Missionary Church, and his mom, an administrator at Seton Hospital. After graduating from W.C. Akins High School in Austin in 2004, Matt began his studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C. —“HU! You know!” — laser focused on attending law school. During his time in DC, he interned on Capitol Hill and became immersed in politics. His experiences in college and the august legacies of those who went before him at Howard cemented his desire to serve others through legal practice, particularly in the area of civil rights.
In 2009 he entered the University of Toledo College of Law on a full scholarship, where he served as president of the Black Law Student Association and was active in advocacy competitions, completing coursework in civil rights and visiting at the Texas Tech School of Law in his final year.
Matt began his career as a city attorney for Corpus Christi, prosecuting Class C offenses. Within months, he was hired by the Nueces County DA’s Office. There, he caught the attention of Mark Gonzalez, a young lawyer with a thriving defense firm. Mark hired Matt in 2015, and they practiced criminal defense together until 2017, when Mark was elected to be our District Attorney. Naturally, Matt became Mark’s First Assistant District Attorney and Lead Prosecutor. Matt thrived in that position, becoming one of the most venerated attorneys in Corpus Christi and earning the moniker “Manning of the People.”
In December of 2019, Matt left the DA’s office and joined Webb, Cason & Manning to practice personal injury law. His reputation, enthusiasm, and trial expertise are invaluable, and we are privileged to have him on the team.
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 2012
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
2011 - 2012
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
B.A., Politial Science & Economics, 2008
Activities & Affiliations
Coastal Bend Food Bank, Board Member
Texas Young Lawyers Association, District 12 (Corpus Christi) Director
Corpus Christi Young Lawyer Association, Board Member
Corpus Christi Bar Association, Member
LOVE Tennis & Education, Board Member
Corpus Christi Literacy Council, Former Volunteer Teacher
Admissions
Texas Bar
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Publications
Awards
2020 NAACP Presidential Award
2020 LULAC Pillar of the Community Award
Coastal Bend Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (CBCDLA) – 2016 Criminal Defense Lawyer of The Year
ABOTA is an invitation-only organization. Members must have at least five years of active experience as trial lawyers, have tried a minimum number of civil jury trials to conclusion and possess additional litigation experience. Members must also exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism by following the Code of Professionalism and Principles of Civility set by the ABOTA.
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Steve Chapman
Stephen J. Chapman grew up in Savannah, Georgia and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1987. Steve then joined the United States Air Force and became a navigator/bombardier on the B-52 Stratofortress, flying combat missions over Iraq during Desert Storm in 1991. He subsequently began law school at Texas Wesleyan University (Now Texas A&M Law School) in 1994. Steve was selected for law review and received his Juris Doctor Degree in 1997.
Subsequently, Steve was selected for a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Justice Dixon Holman of the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth Texas. After his clerkship, Steve started his own practice in Dallas engaged in trial work in both State and Federal Court. Steve and his family moved to Corpus Christi in 2002 where he engaged in extensive trial work in serious personal injury litigation, property damage litigation, business litigation, and civil rights litigation. Steve was also selected to serve as the Panel chair for the local State Bar Grievance/Ethics committee in 2014-2015.
During his career Steve has first chaired over 70 jury trials/arbitrations and has been counsel on 50 appeals in the Texas State Courts, Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court. His extensive trial and appellate experience resulted in a victory for his disabled veteran client in the United States Supreme Court in 2022, as well as unanimous verdict at the subsequent trial. Steve was also selected in 2023 for membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Steve has been happily married for 25 years to his beautiful wife Laura and has 3 kids, Estevan, Catalina and Sevilla.
Representative Cases:
FEDERAL:
Torres v. Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety,142. S.Ct. 2455 (2022)
Rhines v. Salinas Constr. Techs., Ltd., 574 F. App'x 362, 364 (5th Cir. 2014)
Davis-Ruiz Corp. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 281 F. App'x 267, 268 (5th Cir. 2008)
Gonzales v. H E Butt Grocery Co., 226 F. App'x 342, 343 (5th Cir. 2007)
Nat'l Hispanic Circus, Inc. v. Rex Trucking, Inc., 414 F.3d 546 (5th Cir. 2005)
Calderon v. Potter, 113 F. App'x 586, 587 (5th Cir. 2004)
Baby Dolls, Inc. v. City of Dall., 295 F.3d 471, 474 (5th Cir. 2002)
Pena v. Waypoint Marine, Inc., No. 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31814 (S.D. Tex. 2023)
Frahm v. Refugio Cty., No. 6:11-CV-56, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5117, at *1 (S.D. Tex. 2014)
Castillo v. Saldivar Home Health, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115921, (S.D. Tex. 2011)
Petty v. Portofino Council of Co-owners, Inc., 702 F. Supp. 2d 721 (S.D. Tex. 2010)
TEXAS:
Lancer Ins. Co. v. Garcia Holiday Tours, 345 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. 2011)
In re Christus Spohn Hosp. Kleberg, 222 S.W.3d 434, 435 (Tex. 2007)
In re Tex. Ass'n of Sch. Bds., Inc. 169 S.W.3d 653 (Tex. 2005)
Tex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Torres, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 5793 (Tex. App.-13th Corpus Christi, 2022, no pet. h.)
Childers v. Yarborough, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4080 (Tex. App-13th Edinburgh, 2020, no pet.)
KLZ Diamond Tools, Inc. v. TKG Gen. Agency, Inc., 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 7639 (Tex. App.- 5th Dallas, 2016, no pet,)
Innovative Truck Storage, Inc. v. Airshield Corp. 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 488 (Tex. App. -13th Edinburgh, 2007 no pet.)
Flores v. Skaro, No. 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 9162 (Tex. App.-13th Corpus Christi 2005, no pet.)