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Leslie Gabriela Giron
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business and Immigration
South Texas College of Law
Leslie founded the Giron Kirby Law Group with the goal of providing personalized, effective, and efficient representation to businesses and individuals in relation to their immigration needs. She has dedicated her career to the practice of immigration law and is committed to providing her clients with the highest quality representation available.
Prior to starting her own firm, Leslie was an attorney at one of the nation’s largest immigration law firms, where she represented businesses and individuals in all types of immigration matters. Her expertise in and dedication to the practice of immigration law is informed not only by her prior employment,...
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Dinesh Singhal
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
Franklin Pierce Law Center and University of Delhi
Dinesh Singhal is a seasoned civil trial lawyer with over three decades of legal experience, practicing since 1992 and exclusively in Texas since 1997. As lead counsel, Dinesh has tried over 30 cases and has established himself as a trusted advocate in complex business and commercial litigation. Dinesh focuses on business and commercial disputes involving contractual disputes, partnership disputes, business frauds, real estate disputes, and bankruptcy adversary litigation. Throughout his career, Dinesh has also handled selected serious personal injury matters. His typical clients are individuals and small businesses.
Dinesh’s legal expertise spans appearances in civil and federal district courts...
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Lance Lubel
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, IP, Products Liability and Tax
University of Houston - Main Campus
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Richard Todd Fass
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 34 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College Of Law
Richard Fass joined Perdue & Kidd, bringing with him over 20 years of legal experience. His practice focuses on personal injury, including transportation and maritime litigation, and medical malpractice. He has been named a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In his spare time, Mr. Fass enjoys playing golf and volunteers at the Shell Houston Open. He is also the Director of the Gulf Coast Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and a member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Barbecue...
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Israel Garcia Jr
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Family and Insurance Claims
Judge Garcia served on the bench from January 01, 2021 to December 31, 2024. Judge Garcia now practices law and is authorized to officiate weddings by the State of Texas. Please feel free to contact Judge Garcia directly. Judge Garcia can officiate your wedding at the venue of your choosing and on any day. Judge Garcia is fluent in Spanish. Judge Garcia has officiated hundreds of weddings in different settings. Judge Garcia has two offices in Houston, Texas.
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Rodney Townsend
Beaumont, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Rodney Townsend is dedicated to getting accident victims the resources they need to pay their bills, heal from their injuries and support their families. He has also successfully gone up against some of the country's and region's largest insurers after clients have had their insurance claims denied.
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Pedro "Peter" de la Cerda
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
Attorney Pedro “Peter” de la Cerda co-founded DFW Injury Lawyers, embarking on a legal career initially defending healthcare providers, trucking companies, and manufacturing entities in cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, and toxic tort. Witnessing the genuine suffering of individuals deserving fair compensation, Mr. de la Cerda transitioned to representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases.
Licensed to practice in Texas and California, Mr. de la Cerda has garnered numerous accolades. Recognized as a “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers® from 2014 to 2017, he has consistently been designated as a "SuperLawyer" since 2018, a distinction granted to just 5% of lawyers...
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R. Matthew Graham
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Personal Injury
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Licensed in 2000, Matthew Graham is an experienced private-practice trial attorney who has prosecuted and managed cases and claims in complex federal and state civil litigation involving catastrophic injuries, products liability, and multi-party insurance litigation. He is licensed to practice law in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, and is admitted to the Federal Courts for the Northern and Eastern districts of Texas and the District of Colorado.
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Jonathon Storment
Athens, TX Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Business
UNT Dallas College of Law
A diverse skill set, the ability to empathize with client's issues, and a dedication to solving problems is the reason Jonathon Storment's clients speak so highly of his services.
Jonathon is a tireless advocate for his clients and will fight to ensure that their legal issue is handled with the utmost competence and skill.
Jonathon has been a decorated soldier in the U.S. Army, a federal law enforcement officer with the U.S. Treasury Department, an award winning accountant, and a public school administrator. Whatever position he held, he was one of the best in his field.
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Garry Lewellen
Stephenville, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
University of Texas - Austin
A renowned super lawyer for over four decades, Garry Lewellen has a stellar reputation, earned by case preparation and courtroom skills. A former Chief Justice describes Lewellen as having the innate ability to, "cross examine witnesses with surgical precision, exposing falsehoods, and revealing the truth."
Lewellen graduated from the University of Texas, in 1970, with a degree in Political Science. He subsequently attended the University of Texas School of Law, while serving as Governor Preston Smith’s Student Affairs Advisor for all college campuses within the state.
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Gary D. Peak
Eastland, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
After practicing for over 10 years in Houston, I was blessed to be able to return home and enjoy life as a small town attorney for the last 20 plus years. It is nice to have a practice to keep you on your toes and seeing new and different things every day. My practice in Family, Criminal, Consumer Collection Defense, Contract, and Personal Injury will definitely keep me on my toes. I also act as a Mediator and believe every case can be settled if it goes through Mediation. It is a way to allow parties...
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William Morian Jr
Jasper, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Maritime
Bill Morian grew up in East Texas in a ranching and farming family. Top notch horseman and farrier. Involved in the horse and cattle industry for years.
Bill is a highly skilled legal advocate and trial lawyer.He has successfully handled the most serious State and Federal cases with great success. His hard work , skill and determination have brought him success which has made him Bill Morian is one of the most sought after and busy lawyers across the State of Texas when it comes to representing the falsely accused.
He as often been described as intimidating...
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Matthew Daws
Beaumont, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Personal Injury, Family and Medical Malpractice
Texas Tech University School of Law
Originally from the Beaumont area, Malachi Daws is familiar with the heritage of Southeast Texas. He is dedicated to providing the people of this community with personalized legal care and advocacy.
Malachi has seen how the momentary actions of others can bring about consequences that forever change the lives of those injured and their families. Many times, these injuries leave behind more than physical scars, often causing mental anguish and emotional heartache. He is committed to helping his clients repair all aspects of their lives touched by personal tragedy.
Malachi has tried multiple cases resulting in multi-million dollar jury verdicts, including a...
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Rodney Shay Isham
Stephenville, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and Family
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Licensed to practice law in Texas since 1996. Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2004.
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Samuel Patrick Woodson IV
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Since receiving his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, Patrick Woodson has successfully helped injury victims obtain the compensation they need and deserve. Having represented numerous cases that have exceeded $1 million, Woodson focuses his practice on personal injury cases that include auto accidents, medical malpractice, oil field injuries, class action lawsuits, pharmaceutical litigation, nursing home negligence, and more. If you have have been harmed by the negligent actions of others, Patrick Woodson may be able to help. For a free consultation, contact the Woodson Law Firm today at (817) 338-0303.
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Clint Lee
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 2 years of experience
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
Clint Lee is a personal injury attorney and Vice President of Operations at Bailey & Galyen. He is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming. Mr. Lee has also been admitted to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law.
Mr. Lee’s primary focus is on helping those who have been seriously injured and those who have lost loved ones as a result of someone else’s negligence. These cases present unique challenges, and Mr. Lee...
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Seth Marshall Anderson
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Baylor Law School
Mr. Anderson in a founding partner at the law offices of Anderson & Cummings that focuses his practice in the area of personal injury law. Seth successfully recovered the third-highest railroad injury verdict in Texas during 2009 and has been awarded an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell - an honor given to less than 1% of all trial lawyers in the United States. Mr. Cummings is also a lifetime member in the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, along with having been given the "Texas Super Lawyer®" award in 2013 and 2014. If you require the services of a proven personal...
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Daniel Smith
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Baylor Law School
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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Doug Wright
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Family and Products Liability
St. Mary's University School of Law
Doug Wright is a native of Fort Worth who graduated from Paschal High School in 1972 before earning a Bachelor’s of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Austin in 1976. He then attended St. Mary University School of Law. After graduating and getting licensed in 1979 he returned to Fort Worth where his father was a Family District Judge and began his legal career.After being in private practice for almost 30 years Mr. Wright joined the firm of Bailey & Galyen in 2009 as Managing Attorney of the Fort Worth Office. He has committed his practice to Family...
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J.C. Bailey III
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
J.C. was admitted to the bar and to practice before the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas in 1988. He received his undergraduate degree from Abilene Christian University and his law degree from the Baylor University School of Law. J.C. is a member of the Order of Barristers, the State Bar of Texas, and the Tarrant County Bar Association. A frequent speaker on a wide array of subjects, he enjoys making presentations for professional groups, businesses, churches and schools. Addressing challenges in a constructive and professional manner is the highest priority of Mr. Bailey’s practice. J.C. has...
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Julio Paredes
Arlington, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Julio Paredes is a Licensed Attorney under the Texas Bar Association, and is a Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
He graduated with High Honors and obtain his Juris Doctor from the UNT College of Law in Dallas, Texas. Mr Paredes also has a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he graduated with the Highest Honors.
Upon obtaining his law license, Mr. Paredes opened up his own law firm and has been representing many people in all aspects of immigration, auto accidents, family law, criminal law, real estate...
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Anne Christine Clary
Weatherford, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
St. Mary's University School of Law
Christine Clary was raised in Bridgeport, Texas and graduated from Bridgeport High School. She discovered a passion for law while working in her father’s law firm and competing in speech and debate tournaments on the weekends. Christine went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. After college, Christine worked for Dr. Phil McGraw at his trial consulting firm, Courtroom Sciences, Inc. Christine then attended St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she was active in the Student Bar Association and mock trial competitions. During law school, Christine also interned...
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Jane Mapes
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
Jane Mapes has been practicing law for 26 years and has devoted her practice to Family Law for the past 16 years, in Texas. Prior to relocating to Texas in 1996, she concentrated on real estate and personal injury law in the State of Florida, where she went to law school, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988. Upon moving to Texas, Ms. Mapes was admitted to the State Bar of Texas, and began practicing with a general practice law firm in Grand Prairie, where she familiarized herself with the courts in Tarrant and Dallas Counties. Jane then joined...
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Michael Galyen
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 4 years of experience
Personal Injury
Texas A&M University School of Law
Michael Galyen is the firm’s Executive Vice President and a trial attorney practicing out of Bailey & Galyen’s Fort Worth, TX office. Michael specializes in personal injury litigation, representing those who have been hurt in Work Injuries, Truck Wrecks, Car Wrecks, and Premises Liability matters. Michael prides himself on client satisfaction and zealous representation for his clients throughout his time practicing at Bailey & Galyen.
Michael has secured multiple seven-figure recoveries on behalf of his clients, earning himself a place in the “Million Dollar Advocates Forum”. Moreover, Michael was named to the National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 under 40” which is...
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James Martin Bridge
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and Family
Mr. Bridge serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Firm Managing Attorney at Bailey & Galyen, one of the largest consumer law firms in Texas. A dedicated leader and experienced attorney, James has been instrumental in driving the firm’s success and overseeing its operations.
James earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University (TCU) and went on to graduate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1998. During law school, he demonstrated his leadership abilities as the President of the Student Bar Association and as the President of his legal fraternity.
With a proven track record in litigation, James is a...
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Dale Williams
Waco, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocacy – National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Selected Top 50 Texas Lawyers, Central Texas Region, Texas Monthly October 2006
Graduated from Baylor University, B.A., 1975.
Graduated from Baylor Law School, J.D., 1978.
Adjunct Professor, Baylor Law School, teaching personal injury trial law and products liability law for more than 30 years.
Contributing Editor, Texas Torts Handbook.
Former Co-Editor, Texas General Practice Digest, Torts Section.
Former Editor-in-Chief, Texas Trial Lawyer Forum.
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Jeffrey Scott Hoover
Fort Worth, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Products Liability
St. Mary's University School of Law
Jeff is not your ordinary lawyer. I guarantee, if you go visit some corporate office and come visit Jeff afterwards, your instincts will tell you he is the right guy for you. He is a successful small businessman that actually cares for his clients, not the money.
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Brian Nolan Mazzola
Beaumont , TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Texas A&M University School of Law and South Texas College of Law
Mazzola Law Firm, PLLC is a civil litigation law firm that specializes in the areas of personal injury, products liability, personal watercraft accidents, boating accidents, immigration law and medical malpractice, as well as consumer litigation and class action litigation.
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Michael Stephen Callahan
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(888) 224-7020
440 Louisiana St #2050
Lyric Office Center
Houston, TX 77002
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction and Energy
South Texas College Of Law
Michael Callahan is a trial lawyer who fights for people. He has practiced in the area of personal injury law his entire legal career. Michael specializes in representing victims in serious injury cases, such as those involving spinal cord injury, paralysis, brain injury, loss of limb, burns, and wrongful death. Michael received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. Upon graduation, he moved to Houston to work as a design and construction engineer. For the next several years, Michael worked for two major engineering/construction firms and was involved in the...
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Craig William Carlson
Austin, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
A former JAG Officer with the U.S. Army, Carlson Law Firm Managing Partner, Craig W. Carlson had a vision of legal services deeply rooted in customer service from the very inception of his firm. His dream for a different kind of law firm that put clients first soon became reality, expanding from a single location in Killen, Texas to 11 statewide office locations.
A graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Carlson left his position of Senior Trial Defense Counsel in 1994. The experience he gained in the Army helped him jumpstart his practice in the...
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Nick Oweyssi
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus
As the founder of The Oweyssi Law Firm, PLLC, Freeport attorney Nick Oweyssi helps injury victims navigate the confusion of the legal system. Mr. Oweyssi was previously a college professor and a vice president for a chapter of the American Federal of Teachers. He is also a certified mediator. Attorney Oweyssi is affiliated with numerous professional organizations including Houston Trial Lawyers Association and American Bar Association. To get a no-cost consult, contact his firm today.
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Sandra Lynn Sprott
Arlington, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Sandra L. Sprott is currently a solo practitioner and owner of the Law Office of Sandra Sprott, P.C. in Arlington, Texas. Ms. Sprott represents diverse clients in the fields of collections, small business planning, and commercial/consumer litigation. She also devotes her time representing clients in the areas of family law, landlord/tenant disputes, estate planning, and probate matters. From 2008 to 2013, Ms. Sprott was a Managing Attorney at the Law Office of Ben Abbott, P.C., in Garland, Texas. In this role she provided counsel and performed a full complement of legal activities in the plaintiff personal injury field....
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Bonnie Ann Christie
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Bonnie is a Texas and Louisiana licensed attorney with a primary location in Houston. She has a background in insurance, subrogation, and complex personal injury litigation.
In addition to her law firm's medical malpractice cases, Bonnie works with other firms assisting in their civil litigation needs.
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Alasdair A. Roberts
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Energy and Maritime
South Texas College of Law
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David L. Pybus
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Energy and Maritime
The University of Texas School of Law
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Nejd Jill Yaziji
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Immigration
I've been doing civil litigation in Texas courts for fifteen years, and I am a proud board member of several committees of the Houston Bar Association. My practice focuses on the clients' needs and objectives.
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Eddie Gomez
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Criminal Defense
University of Houston Law Center
Eddie L. Gomez is the founder and president of Eddie Gomez, P.C. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003 with a B.B.A. in International Business, and earned his J.D. in 2006 from the University of Houston Law Center. Mr. Gomez has represented clients throughout the State of Texas in matters ranging from consumer litigation to criminal defense. Mr. Gomez is also licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada.
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Jedediah D. Moffett
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury and Family
South Texas College of Law
Jedediah D. (“Jed”) Moffett is originally from Amarillo, Texas. Jed attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas where he received his bachelor’s degree in 2000. In 2005, Jed earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law Houston and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas that same year. Jed is admitted to practice law in state district courts in Texas and the United States District Court – Southern District of Texas. Jed is a member of the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, and the Houston Young...
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Eddie Cortes
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Criminal Defense
South Texas College Of Law
Mr. Cortes is a solo practitioner who runs a "General Legal Practice" with a concentration in Criminal Defense. He has aggressively defended numerous clients at trial, in front of juries in cases as routine as Driving While Intoxicated or as complicated as Murder. He has had scores of cases dismissed and countless others reduced to less serious offenses.
However, his aggressive style is not limited to the area of Criminal Defense. He has also represented clients in innumerable bench trials, hearings and mediations in areas as diverse as Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Commercial Law and Family Law.
While his offices...
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Robert Fadem
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
708 Telephone Road
Houston, TX 77023
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Robert Fadem is a plaintiff's trial attorney born and raised in Houston, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. He subsequently graduated from South Texas College of Law in December of 2013 where he was a dean's list student. While in law school at South Texas, Mr. Fadem interned for a prominent commercial litigation firm located in Houston, Texas. Following graduation, Mr. Fadem served as an attorney for Judge Michael Landrum at the 113th Civil District Court where he acquired countless hours of courtroom observation, legal research experience...