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Jason Payne
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
Jason E. Payne is a highly accomplished personal injury lawyer and founder of Payne Law Firm. With an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, Payne Law Firm provides comprehensive personal injury representation to victims of serious accidents. Attorney Payne is a native of Port Arthur, Texas and earned his legal degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2002. He has largely focused his legal practice on personal injury litigation and has also represented numerous Fortune 500 clients in various legal proceedings. In addition to his legal practice, he has served as a consultant to numerous small businesses and elected...
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Jonathan E. Bleyer
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Jonathan has worked in the legal industry for over 10 years. In addition to his current work, he previously represented clients in matters involving insurance coverage and insurance defense. His time spent defending insurance companies provided him with unique insight into how carriers evaluate claims. He uses this experience to his clients’ advantage when insurance companies refuse to pay his clients the compensation they are due. Since joining the plaintiffs’ bar, Jonathan has successfully obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of hundreds of injured clients and the surviving loved ones of wrongful death victims.
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Robert Leroy Woods
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 21 years of experience
Personal Injury and Criminal Defense
South Texas College Of Law
Featured in the June 2008 issue of H Texas Magazine, Attorney Robert L. Woods has earned the respect of the Houston community. After retiring as a Lieutenant from the Houston Police Department, he founded Woods Law Firm, P.C.,, a professional corporation committed to providing experienced investigation and aggressive representation.
A graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy, he holds a degree in criminal justice from Sam Houston University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law. He is licensed to practice law in all county and district courts of Texas, the Texas Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court...
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Jessica Y. Rodriguez
HOUSTON, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Our law firm is successfully able to represent clients throughout the United States and abroad, distance is not an obstacle at J Rodriguez Law Firm, PLLC.
If you are living in this country as an undocumented person, we can help you understand your options and rights in this country.
Communication is our top priority and you will always be able to speak to an Attorney at our firm. We pride ourselves in returning our client’s calls and constantly staying in communication with them. Many clients come to our law firm after they have been dissatisfied with their previous Attorneys....
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James Nguyen
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
James Nguyen is a dedicated advocate pursuing justice for his clients. His practice primarily focuses on personal injury matters including automobile accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, premises liability, workplace injuries, and wrongful death. James’ practice also includes commercial litigation, landlord/tenant, and real estate litigation matters. Whether helping a policyholder recover insurance proceeds to repair their property, helping an injured person, or settling a dispute between a landlord and a tenant, James prides himself in advocating for his clients in the pursuit to bring them a fair and just result.
Prior to his transition into representation of injured people and underpaid policyholders, James practiced...
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James Sunosky
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
Prior to founding Hernandez Sunosky, LLP, Jimmy worked as an insurance company attorney for nearly two decades. During that time, he gained in-depth knowledge of defense strategies and tactics used by insurance companies to deny claims of those injured as a result of the actions of others. This experience has given him the knowledge to anticipate what the insurance company will do and how they will value a case. He uses his insurance defense experience to apply pressure to force insurance companies to compensate his clients.
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Sara Hashmi
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Health Care and Medical Malpractice
South Texas College of Law
Sara Hashmi, PharmD, JD has unique skillset for medical malpractice cases, with her over fifteen years of experience as a pharmacist with a top international retail pharmacy, including several years of managerial experience. This experience, combined with her background in defending medical malpractice cases, provides her a comprehensive perspective on medical and pharmaceutical negligence cases. She has recently expanded her practice to all injury cases, where her medical background will well-serve those clients who are injured as a result of the negligence of another company or individual.
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Ryan A. DeHoyos
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Ryan DeHoyos is a personal injury attorney serving residents of Houston, TX and Pearland, TX who have been severely injured. Ryan believes in compassionate, focused, legal advice tailored to the unique needs of the client.
A large part of Ryan's practice is serving as a Pearland, TX car accident attorney to help injured victims maximize their conversation.
Since the start of his law career, Ryan has been committed to working tirelessly for each and every client that has been a victim of a personal injury due to the negligence of someone else. If you have been involved in any type...
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Xavier Bennett
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Kirbyville, Texas, Jasper County—Xavier M. Bennett combines his education and experience as an electrical engineer, with his passionate desire to help his clients. He has been described as a tough, meticulous, relentless and caring litigator. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants (along with their insurance companies) at other top Texas firms, where he trained with some of the best in the business. He is also a licensed patent attorney after having passed the patent bar, a test that is very challenging for all who take it.
Xavier obtained his undergraduate degree in Electrical...
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Lynn Margaret Messer
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Family and Insurance Claims
St. Mary's University School of Law
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Paul Gordon
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 49 years of experience
Personal Injury, Collections, Consumer and Landlord Tenant
I have been practicing all aspects of civil litigation for approximately 40 years in Houston. Proud to say that in all those years, I have never had a grievance lodged against me. Happy to help!
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Damon Mathias
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Southern Methodist University
Attorney Damon Mathias and Attorney Ori Raphael are the Dallas personal injury lawyers at MR Civil Justice. Together, they bring extensive experience to the areas of personal injury. Damon and Ori have handled complex personal injury cases. This wide range of knowledge allows the firm to handle even the most complicated cases for clients throughout Dallas and Chicago. Damon and Ori are always determined to help clients reach the most favorable outcomes possible. Call MR Civil Justice today to begin your case.
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Erica Helaine Rose
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Southwestern Law School and University of Houston Law Center
I am passionate about personal injury and family law. A native Houstonian, I graduated from The University of Houston Law Center. Prior, I attended college at Emory University, graduating with a joint degree in English and Creative Writing and a minor in Theater.
During my time at the University of Houston Law Center, I was President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and chaired the Moore’s School of Music Gala. I was also honored and a speaker alongside actress Christine Baranski for the Human Rights Gala. I completed a summer clerkship at the Law Office of Dan Cogdell, a...
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Marjorie A. Murphy
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 25 years of experience
Personal Injury and Employment
I focus my practice in the areas of employment discrimination, family, and immigration law. On the employment front, I passionately and aggressively represent employees with claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, retaliation, and/or unfair wage practices against employers. It is unfortunate, but the reality is that, sometimes, employees still face discrimination and other unfair and unlawful employment practices. I believe that employers who violate employees' legal rights should be punished. I believe that employees should be treated equally and without regard to their race, age, gender, religion, pregnancy-status, or national origin. I also believe an employee should not be...
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Timothy Sifers
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Tim Sifers is the Managing Partner of the The Potts Law Firm, LLP’s Kansas City Office. Tim has over 16-years of experience practicing in the litigation arena working on personal injury motor vehicle/trucking litigation, medical malpractice and nursing home litigation, securities litigation, consumer protection class actions and product liability litigation in mass torts on a nationwide level.Tim graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in Kansas City. While diligently studying law, he was awarded the American Bar Association National Trial Competition Award and the Order of Barristers for Superior Accomplishment in Trial and Appellate Advocacy.Tim was born and...
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Kenichi Yagi
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Employment and Products Liability
University of Houston Law Center
Kenichi Yagi is an experienced corporate transactional attorney for Adair Myers Stevenson Yagi. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation and advises domestic and international clients in corporate matters, intellectual property disputes, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, insurance coverage, family law, real estate, employment law, and debt collections.
Mr. Yagi was born in Japan and moved to the United States when he was a teenager. He graduated high school in the United States and attended the University of Massachusetts at Lowell where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Yagi graduated magna cum laude and was a member...
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Anna Dean Kamins
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer and Products Liability
University of Houston - Main Campus
Anna Dean Kamins has over 15 years experience in mass tort litigation, including representing those who have been catastrophically injured by dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, and toxic materials. She is experienced in commercial contract disputes and consumer class actions as well as environmental work hazards and transportation injuries. Anna has been involved in some of the largest mass tort lawsuits in the country, representing thousands of injured claimants against major pharmaceutical companies like Wyeth, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen, Bayer, and Astra Zeneca, resulting in significant settlements.
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Brit Mitchell Sneed
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, DUI & DWI and Maritime
South Texas College of Law
Brit N. Mitchell is a Texas trial lawyer practicing representing victims of catastrophic personal injuries caused by highway accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, on-the-job accidents/explosions, boat and offshore accidents, defective consumer products, and prescription drugs. Ms. Mitchell has devoted his entire career to passionately assisting people in need and continues in her community outreach endeavors by devoting herself not only to the people of Houston but to those throughout the United States, with an additional focus in California. Ms. Brit Mitchell continues to show her colleagues and community that diligence, discipline, and perseverance are what drive success for...
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Michelle Teresa Acosta
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
South Texas College of Law
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Adam Ramji
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Please call our VERY easy number 24 Hours a day. Choosing an attorney to represent you may be confusing. Who do I choose? Why should I choose them? My name is Adam and I am am ALSO a doctor. We have NO fees to you. We take a percentage of the settlement at the end. My law firm started from the ground up to represent injured people. When I used to see patients, my practice was only catered to injured victims. My dad use to do the same thing...so it runs in the...
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Nicholas Morrow
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Maritime and Products Liability
The University of Texas School of Law
Nick Morrow is an aggressive and relentless trial lawyer, committed to getting his clients results as quickly as possible. From growing up in a small town to succeeding at the highest levels of corporate law, Nick has a unique life experience. This helps him understand his clients’ needs, solve complicated problems, negotiate settlements with large and powerful companies, and connect with judges and juries. Most importantly, he is fiercely loyal to his clients. Nick is a fourth-generation Texan. He grew up in a middle class family in Sealy. He was brought up in a home that valued hard work,...
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Santana S. McMurrey
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Attorney Santana McMurrey joined the team at Arnold & Itkin LLP in 2014, focusing on pharmaceutical products liability to help families of children who were harmed by dangerous effects of prescription drugs. Raised in Freeport, Texas, Santana attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she received her bachelor’s degree. After graduating from college, Santana worked for a law firm in Houston where she discovered her calling and resolved to go to law school. She went on to attend South Texas College of Law, receiving a Dean’s Merit Scholarship and repeatedly making the Dean’s list. During law school, she...
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Lindsey Beaty
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Lindsey Beaty started her college education at the University of Houston, where she received her Bachelor of Science in psychology and political science in 2006. Lindsey dedicated her free time during her undergraduate studies to helping underprivileged inner-city youth through the Harris County Child Protective Services.
Lindsey became passionate about helping inner-city youth and began to work on behalf of at-risk children immediately after graduating. For eight years, Lindsey advocated tirelessly for juveniles as a Probation Officer for Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. Her empathy, humility, and hard work lead her to receive a promotion to the Intensive Supervision Unit....
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Annie McAdams
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Consumer, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Annie McAdams exclusively represents plaintiffs who have been harmed by the wrongdoing of others. She attended the University of Texas at Austin for undergraduate studies and upon graduation she attended South Texas College of Law to become a trial lawyer. Ms. McAdams joined The Steelman Law Firm after graduating in 2005 and in 2006 was offered a partnership at the firm as a result of her exceptional case results.
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Justin C Warner
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Personal Injury and Maritime
Justin is a trial lawyer who understands how to maximize recoveries for clients who were seriously injured in maritime and offshore accidents, oilfield accidents, trucking accidents, and catastrophic workplace accidents and explosions.
Prior to joining Zehl & Associates Injury & Accident Lawyers, Justin spent six years working as an attorney in the maritime group at one of Louisiana's oldest and most prominent defense firms, where he represented maritime employers, vessel owners, and insurers in complex maritime and personal injury cases under the Jones Act. Justin has significant experience handling limitation actions, platform fires/explosions, and vessel allisions/collisions.
Justin is...
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Mike Streich
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 13 years of experience
Personal Injury and Maritime
University of Houston Law Center
Mike Streich is a trial lawyer dedicated to helping people who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of others. His primary focus is oilfield and plant accidents, catastrophic workplace explosions, offshore and maritime accidents, and 18-wheeler crashes.
Mike is from Kingwood, Texas and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. While in Austin, he served as a member of the Silver Spurs—an honorary service organization responsible for the care and transportation of BEVO, the University of Texas longhorn steer.
Immediately after college, Mike obtained his law degree from the University of Houston...
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Elena Bueno
Bellaire, TX Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Elena’s passion for advocating for her community began at an early age. She grew up in a household where honest communication, hard work, and respect for others were fundamental values that set the stage for where she is today. As an associate at Weycer Law Firm, Elena upholds those core values in her practice while striving to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients.
Prior to joining the firm, Elena clerked for various law firms in a variety of practice areas where she demonstrated her ability to analyze legal issues with a forward-looking approach and to communicate clearly with...
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Edward J. Kazaleh
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(713) 659-1000
The Williams Tower - Galleria
2800 Post Oak Blvd. #4100
Houston, TX 77056
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
EDWARD J. KAZALEH is an Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator who offers tremendous business, legal and real world expertise to his clients. KAZALEH & ASSOCIATES, LLP provides Legal Representation of BUSINESSES and INDIVIDUALS for REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL, PERSONAL INJURY, LITIGATION, CONSTRUCTION, OIL & GAS, PIPELINE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and certain IMMIGRATION LEGAL MATTERS. Our Clients are in the United States and International. GO TO OUR WEB SITE: www.BizLaw.Pro Our particular strengths are: CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES AND DEFECT LAW & ARBITRATION- REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY LAW - COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADEMARKS & PATENTS...
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Thomas Ernest Freeman
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 33 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Construction and Products Liability
Baylor Law School
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Robert Joseph Killeen Jr
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Environmental and Insurance Defense
Robert Killeen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1962. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1984, and a Juris Doctor in 1987. Mr. Killeen was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1987, and the Texas Bar in 1990. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States Court of Federal Claims, United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, and United States District Courts for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts...
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Michael Allan Lee
Spring, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Antitrust, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
I litigate, arbitrate, and try multimillion dollar disputes for individuals and businesses located in the United States and abroad. I have experience in a wide array of legal and procedural areas including: pharmaceutical, product liability, and environmental torts; multidistrict and class action cases involving antitrust, securities, and consumer fraud violations; individual personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from general negligence, medical malpractice, toxic exposures, defective products (drugs, autos, medical devices); lawsuits on behalf of businesses, partnerships, and franchisees for damages related to fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and statutory claims; and claims for ...
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William H. "Bill" Barfield
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law and University of Houston Law Center
I am the Managing Partner of Litigation at Porter Law Firm, where I lead the firm's litigation section with a dedication to excellence, innovation, and client-focused advocacy. With over twenty years of legal experience, I am recognized as a trusted advisor and accomplished trial attorney. I manage the firm's commercial litigation and construction defect matters, while also promoting a culture of collaboration and success.
I am known for my strategic insights and unwavering commitment to my clients, having successfully represented individuals and businesses in a diverse array of legal issues, including construction defects, commercial disputes, toxic torts, product liability, personal injury,...
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Mark Anthony Correro
Houston, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 21 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
South Texas College Of Law
Mark Correro is one of the founding members of Correro & Leisure, P.C handling civil litigation cases. He is also a partner at the Houston criminal defense firm Stornello & Correro Law Firm, PLLC. He earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law. During this time, he served as assistant articles editor for the South Texas Law Review and editor for the Texas State Bar’s Construction Law Journal. He has published fourteen scholarly articles in a variety of prestigious publications. In 2013 and 2015, he was selected for inclusion in the list of Texas Super Lawyers®, an honor...
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Ronald Simon
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
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Ronald J. DeSimone
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
Ronald DeSimone graduated from the University of Florida with a chemistry degree in 1984. He entered the University of Houston Law Center the following fall and graduated in 1987.
Ronald received his license to practice law in Texas that same year. Continuing his education, he obtained his Masters in Business Administration in 1996 from Rice University.
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Brent Cole Huckabay
The Woodlands, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Family and Insurance Claims
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
After years in the banking industry, I followed my dream of being a lawyer and now give my all to help my clients get the best possible results in the areas of criminal, family, and personal injury law.
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Jennifer Beth Lemaster
The Woodlands, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(832) 356-7983
8777 West Rayford Rd
Suite 200, PMB 303
The Woodlands, TX 77389
Personal Injury and Insurance Claims
University of Houston Law Center
Jennifer LeMaster focuses her practice in the areas of insurance coverage disputes and personal injury litigation. She is a zealous advocate for insurance policyholders and personal injury clients, and she works tirelessly for her clients to secure the very best results.
Jennifer began her career at a Houston-based litigation boutique. She spent a few years in-house for an oil and gas company. She returned to private practice and, after a short time as an associate, became a partner at an international law firm, specializing in insurance coverage law and general and commercial litigation.
While partner at an international firm, she represented insurance...
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Darius Khosravian
Sugar Land, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 11 years of experience
2245 Texas Drive
Suite 300
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Employment
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
DK Law is a Houston-based law firm spearheaded by Darius Khosravian, a nationally recognized attorney who represents clients in personal injury cases. His areas of practice include wrongful death, car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, premises liability, and many more. He provides aggressive and effective legal representation for injured people and grieving families–anyone who has suffered damages due to the negligent or predatory actions of another.
Mr. Khosravian has been practicing since 2012 and has already made The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list. He is also a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
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Kevin Andrew Forsberg
Montgomery, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Employment and Medical Malpractice
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Eric J. Allen
Houston, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims and Maritime
The University of Texas School of Law
Eric Allen is a trial lawyer who focuses on representing clients who were injured in car, truck and bus accidents, offshore accidents, and by dangerous prescription drugs. He brings a unique background to his practice which includes military service and more than a decade of award winning television news reporting in such places as Washington, D.C., Misawa, Japan, and Austin, Texas. Mr. Allen spent his youth in Indiana and Arizona before traveling extensively as a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, CVN 68, and later, as a journalist. He received his...