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James Bettersworth
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Divorce and Family
St. Mary's University School of Law
James S. Bettersworth, who hails from Texas, completed his undergraduate studies at Texas Lutheran University and earned his Juris Doctorate from St. Mary's Law School in 1997.
Upon graduating from St. Mary's, he was granted his license to practice law in Texas on June 4th, 1998. Additionally, Mr. Bettersworth is licensed to practice in the Federal Courts of the Western District of Texas as well as hold a license enabling him to practice within the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans. He is an active member of both the Texas Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association for...
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Robert Matthew Kyle
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Texas - Austin
Matt Kyle has been practicing personal injury law and criminal defense for over 20 years. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocates and has recovered millions of dollars for clients. Matt is an award-winning New Braunfels injury attorney with a proven track record and dedication. He has been included in Texas Super Lawyers® and his firm was the New Braunfels Reader’s Choice winner for Best Attorney in 2010-2013. He puts his compassion, experience, and passion to help each client pursue justice.
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Marco Sanchez
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Divorce and Family
University of Akron School of Law
Mr. Sanchez is licensed in Texas and Nevada and practices law in both states. He began his legal career working for a mid-sized law firm in Las Vegas, Nevada practicing in corporate law, business structuring, and estate planning. Mr. Sanchez taught seminars on Asset Protection, Tax and Estate Planning, and business strategies for companies around the country.
After several years he decided to go on his own, opening his own practice that handles personal injury law, family law and civil litigation. After years of practice, he decided to move back to his hometown of New Braunfels, Texas and open...
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Marilee Hazel Brown
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Juvenile
Texas Tech University School of Law
As a former assistant district attorney and successful private practice owner, Marilee Hazel Brown provides clients broad expertise in the legal process and a depth of trial experience when cases cannot be resolved outside the courtroom. She makes a difference by looking beyond the ordinary to find creative solutions that work to the best interests of her clients. In private practice, her experience is drawn from having handled hundreds of cases in the tri-county area.
For the past ten years, Ms. Brown has built a family law and personal injury practice that has helped hundreds of clients successfully resolve high-conflict disputes....
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Troy D. Burch Jr
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
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Veryl Brown
Seguin, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and Divorce
Veryl Brown is a former prosecutor in Houston and Seguin and has tried more than 200 jury trials with an excellent success rate.
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Merri M. Nichols
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
South Texas College of Law
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Christine Ferrato
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Military
St. Mary's University School of Law
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Norman Dean
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
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Emily Barkdull
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 5 years of experience
Personal Injury, Divorce and Family
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M. Avery Austin III
New Braunfels, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
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David Morris
San Marcos, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
South Texas College Of Law and Texas State University - Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduated from Texas State in 1979 with a degree in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Specialty. Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 1983. Maintained an active Civil and Criminal Defense practice until 2007 when concentration was devoted to civil work including personal injury, probate, guardianship, real estate, corporate and business law, through the present.
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Alex Aguirre
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Houston - Main Campus
Alex Aguirre, a highly experienced personal injury attorney in San Antonio, has dedicated over 20 years to safeguarding the rights and advocating for the best interests of numerous clients dealing with significant personal injury cases, both locally in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, and across the nation.
Our extensive experience in personal injury, accumulated over two decades, is at your disposal to assist you effectively. Take the necessary steps toward obtaining the assistance you need for your personal injury claim by scheduling your free consultation today.
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Daniel John Christensen
Austin, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
University of Iowa
Dan is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, as well as Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is an Associate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College. Dan possesses the highest rating (AV) from the legal consulting firm Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Texas Monthly as a “Super Lawyer.” He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America and as National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Dan graduated from the University...
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Roy Lee Warren
San Marcos, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Workers' Comp
South Texas College of Law and Houston College of Law Houston
Roy is a Texan, graduating from Texas City High School. After getting life's hard lessons for 10 years he finally entered college, where despite his late start he earned accolades and academic scholarships. He graduated in the top 10% of his class in just 3 years while also working. After he graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from University of North Dakota, he passed the CPA exam and entered law school. Roy and his wife Laurie (they met when they were only 15 and married at 18), along with their 4 children, moved back to Texas so Roy could...
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Thomas Andrew Crosley
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Tom Crosley graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in 1988, and earned his law degree from the University of Houston in 1992. That same year he was admitted to the bar in the State of Texas. Mr. Crosley is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Crosley is part of numerous professional organizations in San Antonio and the state of Texas. Mr. Crosley and his team at Crosley...
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Ard Ardalan
Austin, TX Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Texas - Austin
Ard Ardalan is a trial lawyer and has worked in litigation during his entire professional career. A proud graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, he has represented hundreds of individuals against large corporations and insurance companies.
Ard founded Ardalan Law Firm PLLC in Austin, Texas to help injured Texans stand up to insurance giants and reckless corporations. Over his career he has helped recover millions for his clients. He is a zealous advocate, passionately dedicated to his cases and clients.
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Jose M. Rocha
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 10 years of experience
(210) 264-8885
The Colonnade
9901 W. Interstate 10, Suite 800
San Antonio, TX 78230
Personal Injury, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Dayton School of Law
Innovative and versatile attorney highly effective at developing legal strategies with a solid track record of litigation success and experience in various areas of law, including: criminal defense in state and federal courts, expunctions, orders of non-disclosure, child protective services representation, elder protection, guardianship cases, wills and probate law.
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Stephen Hardy Gordon
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE:
-Over 22 Years Experience as a Trial Lawyer in San Antonio, Texas
-Graduated in Top 10% of class at St. Mary’s School of Law
-Staff Writer and Editor of St. Mary’s Law Journal
-Author of Numerous Articles in publications such as St. Mary’s Law Review and San Antonio Lawyer Magazine
-Formerly worked at Texas Fourth Court of Appeals
-100's of hours of Continuing Legal Education in relevant Practice Areas
-10.0 Perfect Rating from AVVO.com Lawyer Rating Website
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Gregory H. Herrman
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Baylor Law School
Gregory H. Herrman has been committed to providing quality legal representation for injured accident victims in the Corpus Christi area and the Rio Grande Valley for many years.
A native of Hays, Kansas, Herrman comes from a family of lawyers. His father had a general practice in Hays, and an uncle and grandfather also were attorneys. He came to Texas and received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Texas in 1982 and his J.D. from Baylor University School of Law in 1986. During his undergraduate years, he worked his way through school by selling Kirby vacuum cleaners door...
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Rosendo Parra III
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Rosendo Parra III is the managing attorney at the Parra Law Firm, which is a full service law firm based in San Antonio. The firm proudly serves clients and their families throughout the state of Texas.
Rosendo is dedicated to providing his clients with highest level of service at affordable rates. Through every stage of your matter, he will work tirelessly to protect and defend your rights with the utmost care.
Contact him today for a free consultation!
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Richard D. Weaver
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
South Texas College Of Law
Board Certified attorney, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Weaver has a focus on real estate law and complex business litigation, holding two board certifications: commercial real estate and residential real estate He has been engaged as an expert by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Businesses and families rely on him. Other Texas attorneys choose Mr. Weaver as their lawyer. He also built a real estate law firm where builders, developers, buyers, and sellers of real estate go when issues arise related to encroachment issues, easements, lien filing, lien removal, title disputes, and construction...
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James Michael Shaw
Beeville, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
University Of Loyola School Of Law and Saint Mary's University
I am a Texas personal injury attorney who is dedicated to protecting the rights of my clients and standing up to powerful insurance companies. My practice areas include car accidents, wrongful death, and construction site injuries. I will advocate for your rights at every step of your case. I am passionate about pursuing the justice and compensation my clients deserve.
I am a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. I am among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the National Trial Lawyers Association. I am Peer...
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Tammy L. Wincott
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
I'm originally from the Thousand Islands region of New York or very near the Canadian border for those not familiar with that area (nowhere near NY City). I joined the Air Force in 1988 and during my time in the service, I was relocated to Austin, Texas. After spending my first 15 years in Texas living in Austin, I moved to San Antonio in 2003 in order to attend St. Mary's law school; once licensed, I established my own firm in San Antonio and remain here today.
I am a Gulf War Veteran from the Persian Gulf War aka...
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Willard William Clark III
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
I am one of the founder's and a lead trial attorney of Alford & Clark Injury Attorneys. I focus my practice on cases of catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, primarily dealing with 18-wheeler, ride-sharing, and company vehicle crashes.
I have served as lead counsel on many wrongful and serious injury cases, delivering results for clients harmed by the actions of giant companies and insurance carriers.
My successful litigation on behalf of Texas families has led to national recognition by organizations such as Super Lawyers, a publication of Thomson Reuters Corporation (Texas Rising Star for 2018-2020), Best of the Bar’s Top...
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John S. Rubin
Austin, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Business
I was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Originally, my family is from Argentina, both of my parents having immigrated to the United States in 1976. I grew up in varying parts of the country, including Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Boston, and Houston. In 1999, I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a Spanish minor. I went on to obtain my J.D. with a concentration in General Civil Litigation from Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas, after which I moved back to Austin to practice with the law firm of Burns,...
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Jason Speer English
Austin, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Probate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Jason English grew up in his dad’s personal injury law practice in Tarrant County, graduated from Texas A&M before getting his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law. Initially, he worked in his father’s firm on personal injury, wills, and probate, as well as, family law cases. Soon thereafter he took his father’s advice and worked as a prosecutor to obtain trial expertise.
Jason English was an Assistant District Attorney with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office in Austin, Texas from 2007-2017. The Travis County District Attorney’s Office has jurisdiction over felony offenses. Mr. English was a prosecutor...
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Karl William Seelbach
Austin, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business and Employment
South Texas College of Law
Karl Seelbach is a LegalTech founder and seasoned litigation attorney with over 17 years of experience in the courtroom, representing clients in personal injury, business, and employment litigation. He is a skilled advocate and a tenacious fighter who handles cases with precision and an eye towards trial from day one. His adversaries describe him as "skilled" and "whip smart." But Karl's legal expertise doesn't stop there - he's also the founder of Skribe.ai, a software platform for capturing testimony that's changing the game for attorneys and their clients.
Prior to launching his own law firm in 2015, Karl worked as a...
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Charles D. Brown
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Health Care, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Baylor Law School
Charles Brown is an experienced healthcare litigator. He has focused for over a decade on the healthcare industry. In his career he has helped clients in both the prosecution and defense of matters in the court system, before agencies, and in alternative dispute proceedings. His broad experience and knowledge base includes cases involving hospital malpractice, nursing home malpractice, physician malpractice, and nursing malpractice.
Additionally, he has handled significant cases involving vending and services contracts between vendors and hospitals, commercial disputes between hospitals, and employee injury claims by hospital employees. With 13 first chair jury trials, 4 second chair jury trials,...
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Timothy Soefje
Austin, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 30 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Texas College Of Law
• Dallas Office Chair. Professional liability litigation group, including the defense of architects, engineers, design professionals, lawyers, insurance brokers/agents, medical, and other miscellaneous professionals. • Counsel and represent attorneys on ethics and grievance ir. matters. • Represent defendants and corporate plaintiffs in complex construction and business litigation. • Defend product liability, premises liability, trucking, and auto insurance defense claims. • Outside legal consultant for OmniSure Consulting Group, LLP, a national risk management and loss control consulting group assisting national insurance carriers in the A&E and allied health professionals space. • Represent and consult with college-level coaches in contract negotiation, hiring & firing matters, internal compliance, corporate...
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Aaron John Von Flatern
Austin, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Baylor Law School
Aaron von Flatern is the co-founder of FVF Law and an Austin personal injury lawyer. He co-founded the firm in 2014 to provide accident victims with care and compassion, vital education, superb advocacy, and transparency.
These values help Mr. von Flatern educate all accident victims about their legal rights and options.
Mr. von Flatern represents accident victims injured in all types of incidents arising from the negligence of others. He handles car accidents and all other types of personal injury cases.
Mr. von Flatern has seen many successes in his career. He has tried many cases successfully and settled several cases for over...
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Ted R. Lorenz
Austin, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 24 years of experience
(512) 477-7333
1515 S. Capital of Texas Hwy. Ste. 500
Austin, TX 78746
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
University of Houston Law Center
I am a personal injury lawyer located in Austin, Texas. My practice is designed to help people who have been injured in car wrecks and truck wrecks. If you have been injured in an accident, call us today for a free consultation.
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Wayne Wright
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Wayne Wright handles trucking and auto accident cases and other consumer related matters. Mr. Wright is licensed to practice law in eight states (Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Texas) plus the District of Columbia. Mr. Wright has been named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is a life member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Wright also serves as a leader in providing legal services to pro bono programs and is a frequent speaker at lawyer CLE programs nationwide.
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Paul Steven Hacker
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
University of Tennessee College of Law
The Hacker Law Firm was established in 2005 in San Antonio, Texas by Paul Steven Hacker. The Firm’s mission is to deliver exceptional value to its clients by providing legal advice and services that result in optimized outcomes for its clients. It proudly provides practical and creative advice in both formal conflict resolution in litigation and agreed outcomes in compromises and settlements. Paul Steven Hacker, the founder of the Hacker Law Firm, was admitted to practice law in Texas by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1993. His legal experience is extensive and varied. Mr. Hacker...
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Steven A. Lopez
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Baylor Law School
Steven was born in Chicago and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. He is a proud Longhorn, attending the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in journalism. After college, he joined friends in Los Angeles and spent a few years pursuing a career in film and television.
After L.A., he was called back to Texas and began working in the City of San Antonio’s Economic Development Department. There, he helped small and minority-owned businesses compete for lucrative City contracts.
Fueled by his passion for championing the underdog, Steven attended Baylor Law School, graduating with honors. While in law school, he was an...
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Wyatt Wright
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
St. Mary's University School of Law
Wyatt Wright handles trucking and auto accident cases and other consumer related matters. Mr. Wright is licensed to practice law in eleven states (Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming) plus the District of Columbia. Mr. Wright has been named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is a life member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Wright also serves as a leader in providing legal services to pro bono programs, such as the American Bar Association’s Military...
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O. Rene Diaz
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(210) 600-4488
TETCO Center Building
1100 NE Loop 410, Ste 200
San Antonio, TX 78209
Personal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Family
Regent University School of Law
As the former Judge of the 224th District Court, Bexar County, Texas, Judge Rene Diaz applies his 28+ years of civil litigation experience as well as his judicial experience and his training as a certified mediator/arbitrator to help guide cases to the best resolution possible. Judge Diaz has achieved a peer reviewed, AV Preeminent Rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest possible rating for ethical standards and legal ability. He actively handles mediations and arbitrations of a wide variety of cases, including commercial litigation, personal injury, employment law, and family law, including divorce, child custody and child support cases....
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Michael Baseluos
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and Products Liability
The University of Texas School of Law
Michael Baseluos is licensed in Texas, New York, and New Jersey. He worked as a commercial and employment litigator for several well-known defense firms in the Northeast before starting the Baseluos Law Firm. He has been involved in complex environmental litigation, auto accident lawsuits, vaccine injury, and medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Baseluos is a West Point graduate and served for nine (9) years as a captain in the United States Army and Texas National Guard. Mr. Baseluos is conversational in Arabic, and he takes Spanish language lessons to serve the Hispanic community.
Mr. Baseluos has seen first hand the effects of...
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Mr. Donald R. Philbin Jr.
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Personal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Communications
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Don Philbin is an innovative and tenacious mediator with a demonstrated history of resolving complex disputes. Recognized as a thought leader in Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers, Don is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Civil Trial Mediators and International Academy of Mediators. He has served as chair of the Texas Bar ADR Section, is a teacher, author, and developer of Picture it Settled®, a pioneering software tool akin to “Moneyball” for negotiation.
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Ronald A. Ramos
San Antonio, TX Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Ronald Ramos established his practice in 1982 after earning his Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree from the Thurgood Marshsall School of Law.
His practice consists largely of personal injury plaintiff work including car and truck accidents, work place accidents, dog bites and animal attacks. He assists individuals and business throughout the state of Texas with his principal office located in San Antonio, and an additional office in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. He assists clients by phone, fax, and email, as well as in person. He, along with the other attorneys in the office strive to make themselves available for questions and advice...