Katy Personal Injury Lawyers

Attorney Kelly Woods became a member of the team at Arnold & Itkin in 2014, bringing her passion for the protection of worker’s rights and safety standards to the firm. Kelly attended Clemson University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications before settling in Houston. She worked at Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, working toward quality construction and safe operations for multinational corporations. After two years, she decided to pursue her desire to help others through a career in the legal advocacy of injured workers. She went on to attend South Texas College of Law on a Dean’s Merit...

After serving for one year as a law clerk for Judge Sam Johnson on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Richard Schechter began the private practice of law in 1980. Since 1986 he has headed his own firm, and has been responsible for developing and trying the full range of complex civil cases, including product liability and medical negligence cases, Deceptive Trade Practice-Consumer Protection Act causes of action, federal statutory claims, maritime litigation, all types of personal injury cases, and business tort and contract claims
Schechter has litigated cases from Florida to California and around the State...

With over eight years of experience working as a law enforcement officer before becoming an attorney and taking positions with a pair of district attorney’s offices, Jerrell Wise brings a unique perspective to Grossman Law Offices. After leaving college, Mr. Wise dedicated the next eight years of his life to defending the citizens and property as a member of the Mesquite Police Department, handling all sorts of investigations into domestic assaults, robberies, traffic accidents, and burglaries, and responding to 911 calls of all sorts. Mr. Wise followed his love the law to Houston, where he enrolled in law school and took...

Chelsi R. Hall, Esq. is an attorney born and raised in Houston, Texas. Growing up in Houston’s Independence Heights, Chelsi attended Booker T. Washington High School for Engineering Professions where she graduated in the top of her class, engaged in countless community service initiatives, and participated in the Baby Ocean of Soul.

In just three years, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. As a student in the Elliot T. Bower’s Honors College, Chelsi was consistently a member of the Dean’s List, even achieving the highest distinction of...

Houston Attorney Pete Patterson has been practicing law in the state of Texas for over 25 years, with a focus on oil and gas law, business litigation, and personal injury cases. Mr. Patterson was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1990 after receiving his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Barristers. In his legal career, Mr. Patterson has amassed over $150 million in verdicts, settlements, judgments, and recoveries for his clients. He maintains membership in a number of respected associations, including the American Board of Trial...

Gabriel Assaad, Of Counsel at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born Rochester, New York. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1996. After graduation, he accepted a position with a consulting firm. He then decided he wanted to attend law school, so he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Vanderbilt University. Mr. Assaad graduated from Vanderbilt University with his J.D. in 2001 and accepted a position as an associate attorney at Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, in Washington, DC, where he focused on Patent Litigation. In 2004, he joined Paulson & Nace, a personal injury law...

Ryan Perdue joined Fernelius Simon PLLC in 2010. Previously, Ryan was a shareholder at a well-respected litigation boutique. He has extensive litigation experience practicing before state and federal courts and administrative tribunals and has helped his clients obtain a number of notable results.

Rod de Llano has dedicated more than 20 years to advocating for victims of asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, and their families. A graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, he has leveraged his extensive education and legal expertise to fight for justice. With over two decades of legal practice, Rod de Llano continues to serve his clients from his Houston, Texas office, providing compassionate and relentless representation. Find out more information here: https://dandell.com/ https://www.mesotheliomalawyercenter.org/

In January 2010, Steve Fernelius founded Fernelius Alvarez PLLC. Steve is a managing member of the firm which is now named Fernelius Simon PLLC. Previously, Steve was a partner in the Houston office of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP—from January 2001 to 2010 and an associate from 1991 to 2001. Steve Fernelius has extensive experience in the development and trial of mass-tort litigation and other high-profile cases. Given the size and complexity of the matters in which Steve has been involved, he has developed considerable skill in managing large teams of legal professionals, often including multiple law firms, in...

When you’ve been injured in an auto accident, there are many questions and concerns that come up. Who will pay my medical bills? How am I going to fix the damage to my property? Is my employer liable if I was injured on the job? Can I recover loss wages and or loss of earning capacity? Can I recover for scarring or future disabilities? Can I recover exemplary damages for gross negligent conduct? No matter what type of injury or how the accident occurred, worrying about legal options is one thing you don’t have to be concerned with. Trial lawyer...

John Papapavlou is a partner at the PM Law Firm, PLLC a Houston-area law firm. He has devoted his career to fighting for victims who have suffered serious injuries due to the negligence of others. He regularly litigates motor vehicle, wrongful death, product liability, and insurance bad faith cases against major corporations, insurance companies, and individual defendants. Mr. Papapavlous representation has resulted in numerous successful recoveries for clients with catastrophic injuries.

Mr. Papapavlou earned his Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies at Baylor University, has completed post-baccalaureate studies in Classical studies at Villanova University, and has earned his J.D. from South...

Clay is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Clay has practiced solely in the field of catastrophic injury and wrongful death since graduating from law school. His practice has been limited to the representation of victims. Over the past twenty-four years, Clay has successfully settled or tried to verdict cases in the areas of vehicular negligence, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, workplace injury, premises liability, and commercial trucking and a nationwide business loss case (suits filed in a dozen different states) involving defective truck engines sold to trucking companies. Clay represented dozens of...

Patrick Scott is the managing attorney and founder of Scott Law Firm in Conroe, Texas. An accomplished and experienced personal injury lawyer, Patrick Scott routinely assists clients with a range of complex litigation, including cases involving motor vehicle accidents, catastrophic injury, large truck collisions, dog bites, and wrongful death. In his years of experience, he has personally tried numerous cases to verdict and is known for his purposeful and aggressive approach to trial.
After graduating high school, Patrick Scott enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served a four-year tour of duty as an intelligence analyst. He was awarded a...

I am a personal injury trial and appellate lawyer in Houston, Texas. I handle most any type of injury case but with a particular focus on maritime injury cases, including the Jones Act. After 15 years with a well-known personal injury firm (and before that as a clerk on the Texas Supreme Court), I started my own firm - Horton Legal Group. I live and practice in the Clear Lake area of Houston near NASA, halfway between the Harris County and Galveston County courthouses.

Joel Simon is a member in Fernelius Simon PLLC and has been with the firm since its inception. Previously, Joel was a senior associate in the litigation department at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP from 2004 to 2010. In his career, Joel has achieved numerous trial and appellate court victories for plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court. At his former firm, Joel was routinely selected to serve as the only associate on multiple trial teams, including the teams that handled three jury trials arising out of one of the largest refinery explosions on the Gulf...

Kevin Niser earned his undergraduate degree from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Minor in International Relations. He attended law school at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, FL. While in law school, Kevin earned the St. Thomas University School of Law Pro Bono Commendation and received a Cali award recipient for Admiralty Law and Seminar: Selected Topics in Criminal law and Criminal Procedure. Kevin made the dean list for three semesters. After graduating from law school, Kevin has practiced in state courts throughout Florida specializing in First...

Scott Lidji is the founder of The Lidji Firm. Scott offers his expertise in representing clients seeking to recover damages in significant personal injury, traumatic brain injuries, paralysis and wrongful death cases. Scott tried and won his first case while still in law school at South Texas College of Law- Houston and has since tried numerous cases to verdict. Scott began his legal career at a boutique firm in Houston, Texas in 1997 trying cases on behalf of insurance companies. Before forming The Lidji Firm, Scott worked for the Tracy Firm, Dallas, Texas which is a nationwide law practice...

JaPaula C. Kemp is an accomplished lawyer and advocate in the State of Texas with over 10 years of litigation experience. She began her career as an associate of Washington & Associates law firm under super lawyer Craig A. Washington. She has worked on a multitude of civil, criminal, family, and employment discrimination cases. JaPaula is passionate about providing quality legal services and dedicated to the legal profession and the practice of law. She stands firm in seeking justice and equality for the clients she represents.

As the son of a personal injury lawyer, Alec grew up seeing firsthand the importance of helping people who have been injured. Seeing his dad’s clients come visit on holidays ignited the fire that drives Alec to pursue the best results for his clients today. Alec grew up in College Station before he attended Wofford College, where he played baseball all four years. Upon graduation, he then went on to Texas A&M University, where he earned a master’s degree while working with the 2017 Aggie baseball team that reached the College World Series. He then came to Houston, where he worked...

Andrew Cook is personal injury attorney in Houston, TX. He strives to protect the rights and best interests of individuals and small businesses, and not shield corporations and insurance companies from their responsibilities. Among the cases handled by Andrew Cook are auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, medical malpractice, maritime accidents, product and drug liability, wrongful death and bad faith insurance claims.

Cook was born in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia’s Honors College, then earned his Master’s degree from St. John’s College in Maryland....

Richard Daly has been a trial attorney for almost 20 years, with a concentration in litigation against insurance companies, overtime lawsuits, business litigation (oil and gas, real estate and general commercial) and personal injury. Before starting his own firm, he was with Caddell & Chapman, one of the most respected plaintiffs’ shops in Houston. Prior to that, Daly was a partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, one of the largest defense firms in Houston. He believes his experience on both sides of the courtroom makes him uniquely qualified to analyze prospective cases, determine their likely outcome and develop...