Hillister Lawyers

Alison Baimbridge spent over a decade as a prosecutor in Houston, helping bring 75 cases to verdict. She also won the largest verdicts to date for two officers killed in the line of duty in Harris County. She considers this case one of the proudest moments in her career. After transitioning to Arnold & Itkin, she refocused her practice on the victims of catastrophic work injuries, pharmaceutical damages, and trucking injury cases. Alison earned her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 2003. She also earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Texas A&M in 1999 prior...

Attorney Caj Boatright grew up in Sweetwater, a small town in west Texas. He attended Southwestern University of Georgetown, and graduated cum laude with Honors as a double major in Political Science and History. He earned his J.D. from the University of Texas Law School, where he also met and became friends with Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin. Following law school, Attorney Boatright worked for the largest firm in Fort Worth, where he handled cases related to all types of litigation and appellate matters. In 2006, he joined Kurt and Jason at their small firm, Arnold & Itkin...

Victoria Alford joined Arnold & Itkin LLP in 2011. Today, she spends much of her time guiding the firm’s newest clients through the initial steps of their case while handling her own caseload. Victoria is the first point of contact for almost all clients and is a key part of the firm's—and the client’s—success. Most of the firm’s record-setting cases involve clients whom Ms. Alford spoke to when they first called for help, like a young man who suffered life-threatening injuries in a refinery accident. He eventually reached an $87 million settlement.

Victoria has dedicated her career to helping people in...

Adam Lewis was born in Clear Lake, Texas. Due to his father’s employment in the oil and gas industry, Adam moved to various places such as Louisiana, Nigeria, Scotland, and England. After graduating high school in England, Adam returned to his roots to attend Texas Tech University. While there, Adam pursued History and Political Science before receiving his diploma in 2008. After graduation, he went to Houston, Texas, where he worked in numerous legal industries such as pharmaceutical litigation and litigation support and technology.

Adam’s career choices led him to Park City, UT, where he worked in the legal department of...

Cory Itkin is one of the most aggressive and prepared trial lawyers in the country with experience ranging in maritime accidents, trucking accidents, plant explosions, and other high-stakes personal injury cases. Cory has won verdicts and settlements for his clients in more than two dozen states. He has also obtained favorable results in high profile litigation such as his clients who lost loved ones or were injured in the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Some of Cory’s best work has been on the cases that presented the biggest challenges. Cory has won jury verdicts in excess of $1 million in at least...

In 2014, Attorney Kala Sellers joined Arnold & Itkin LLP, bringing a passion for justice, which she pursues with tireless dedication on behalf of each of her clients. As a natural performer who grew up on the stage, Kala applies her skill, composure, and ability to thrive under pressure to the courtroom. Kala majored in Political Science at Duke University, where she received a Certificate in Policy Journalism and Media Studies. While maintaining her studies, she also completed an internship at CNN during a semester in New York City. After graduation, she continued her education at Baylor Law School to...

As a former Navy officer and public servant, Rebecca Adams is eager to use her skills and experience to protect the injured and wronged. Prior to joining Arnold & Itkin, she practiced high-stakes complex commercial litigation at trial boutique firms in Houston and Washington, D.C.—including one of the largest litigation powerhouses in the U.S. She’s also practiced law in the public arena, having clerked for the SEC, the U.S. Attorney’s office, and the California Attorney General’s office. Rebecca’s most notable service to her country included two sea tours—one as a Weapons Officer aboard the U.S.S. Rushmore (LSD-47), and...

As an aggressive and driven trial attorney, Bradford Hendrickson has developed a reputation for being a zealous advocate for his clients. His practice focuses on the victims of severe, life-altering injuries—often involving offshore work or industrial accidents. His work has helped seriously injured people and their families find their voice in the courtroom, winning justice and closure in the worst situations. Before joining Arnold & Itkin, Bradford provided representation in highly complex commercial matters at two trial boutiques in Houston. At the time he represented both plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes, oil & gas litigation, product liability defect...

Michael Null, a determined trial lawyer, is deeply committed to securing optimal outcomes for his clientele. With a focus on representing individuals harmed in incidents such as oilfield, maritime and railroad accidents, medical practice, defective products, premise liabilities, and trucking accidents, Mr. Null's legal practice spans across Texas and Colorado. He ardently advocates for his clients, even amid challenging circumstances. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Mr. Null pursued his education at Lake Travis High School before earning his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Minor in Government from The University of Texas at Austin in 2016. Following his undergraduate studies, he...

This is a full service law firm that provides quality representation for individuals and businesses in the State and Federal trial and appellate courts throughout Texas.

Elena is a Texas native. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law Houston. She began working at the Hunt Law Firm as a law clerk while she was a law student and was thrilled to join to accept a full-time attorney position after being licensed. She is a dedicated advocate who skillfully guides clients through difficult times with compassion and empathy. Her goal is to support my clients, both inside and outside the courtroom, while explaining the law in a way that is accessible and easy-to-understand. She helps clients find reasonable solutions to...

MaiTrinh “Lena” Nguyen is a trial attorney at J.D. Silva & Associates. Lena is a native from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and moved to Houston, Texas after receiving her bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Louisiana State University. Lena received a law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2021, where she served as the Chief of Staff of the Student Bar Association and as President of the Student Ambassadors organization. While being active in the student community, she also interned with various personal injury law firms throughout her law school career. Towards the end of...

Joel A. Gordon & Associates is a Houston, Texas personal injury law firm representing clients for automobile, motorcycle, 18 wheeler, and many other types of injury claims. The law firm also represent victims of drunk drivers, auto pedestrian accidents, and families pursuing wrongful death claims.

Voted TOP 100 Texas trial lawyers Hugh Howerton specializes in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. Hugh Howerton is "AV" rated attorney and Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

At the Law Office of Kristin Kline, we understand that you are going through a traumatic time, and our goal is to help you efficiently resolve your legal concerns with as little emotional and financial turmoil as possible. Whether it’s the tumultuous breakup of the family unit or the death of a loved one, it is important to have a fair, honest, and affordable attorney on your side. Kristin has over 14 years of experience representing clients in all family law matters including divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, adoption, estate planning, and probate. Call today to...

Kevin graduated from the University of Houston- Downtown Campus after serving in the U.S. Army where he received several decorations and awards. While working full time at O'Quinn & Laminack, a major plaintiff's law firm, Kevin attended South Texas College of Law, graduating in May 1992. After being licensed in November 1992, Kevin practiced law at O'Quinn & Laminack for over 5 1/2 years, focusing on consumer and commercial disputes, wrongful termination, medical malpractice, personal injury, premise liability and toxic tort cases. In July 1997, Kevin joined Davis & Shank, P.C., a well-respected defense firm. At Davis & Shank, Kevin's...

Adena is an immigration attorney at Shoreline Immigration. Adena is an attorney licensed in the State of Texas since 2012. Adana holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Texas A&M University and a Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law Houston. Adena Bowman has been practicing immigration law for over eight years. Over the course of her practice, she has assisted numerous businesses and individuals with H-1B, E-3, and TN petitions. She has successfully represented numerous clients on E2 and EB5 investment visas. She is familiar with the permanent residence process, including PERM, I-140 petitions and adjustments of status....

Kourtney is a trusted family lawyer working hard for families throughout the Houston area. As an experienced attorney, she has assisted families with divorce cases, child custody cases, adoptions, name changes, and estate planning. Kourtney's goal is to provide her clients stellar representation, while keeping the client's goals at the forefront. With Kourtney as their attorney, clients can expect a compassionate advocate committed to resolving their legal issues.

Texas-educated, Houston native Sharrard Owens has been an attorney with J.D. Silva & Associates since 2020, focusing his practice on personal injury and criminal defense litigation. Sharrard has worked in the legal industry since 2013, working at multiple noteworthy law firms in the region for his practice areas. He is a trial lawyer who has experience at every stage of litigation, from filing lawsuits through appeals. In addition to his work with J.D. Silva & Associates, he has also represented clients in cases involving civil litigation, business law, probate, and sports law. Sharrard graduated from Prairie View A&M University with...

A Full Service Firm providing Wealth Management and Estate Planning/Asset Protection Legal Services dedicated to: Finding Long Term Investments that Produce Above Average Returns over Time, and Providing our Clients the Personal Attention and Superior Professional Advice they Deserve. Areas of Expertise: Wealth Management, Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Advanced Directives, Appointment of Guardian, Insurance Planning

After graduating from Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Roxell Ann Richards decided to pursue her legal career, starting as contract attorney for another firm. After working her way up to an associate at a new firm, she decided it was time to set out on her own path, founding Roxell Richards & Associates, PLLC shortly after. As managing partner, she is dedicated to providing exceptional service to each and every one of her clients. With years of experience on the table, she knows how to handle a wide range of matters, including those involving criminal law, immigration law, personal injury,...

Attorney Jennifer Kahn is a native Texan who has been an attorney in Houston for over 10 years. Since her graduation from the South Texas College of Law in 2001, she has brought her passion and dedication to helping others to benefit the residents of the Houston area with their personal injury and criminal defense needs. In 2003, she joined husband John Kahn, an attorney with the same compassion and focus for helping clients, and founded The Kahn Law Firm of Houston. When serving as an injury lawyer, Jennifer has helped victims of negligence seek justice for claims of serious injury...

An experienced trial attorney, primarily focused on criminal defense, child custody, divorce, real estate and business matters. My client selection criteria are based on merits as opposed to finances. I believe that, in decades past, citizens had greater access to representation in the courts, but that, due to changes in the profession and the economy, access to justice has become a problem for many. I try to address that problem by keeping my practice small, focused, selective, and project-based instead of volume-based. It works very well. I have also learned that maintaining credibility inside and outside the courtroom is not...

Sherlyn ("Sherry") Smith has fought and advocated for the rights of others for more than 20 years. Prior to embarking upon her legal career, attorney Smith was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specialized in DCFS involved families and mental health issues. Observing the nexus between individual legal and family problems, she concentrated her legal practice on family law, probate/guardianship, and family-based/humanitarian immigration law. She truly cares for her clients and works to help them really move forward once their cases are finished.

Deeply rooted in her beloved Chicago, attorney Smith is the proud graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana...

Founding Attorney Papa Dieye is dedicated to helping our clients obtain a positive outcome to their case. He greatly enjoys going to court for every person we help and stops at nothing to ensure their interests and goals are thoroughly represented. He works closely with each client to get to know their unique situations and craft a case strategy that works best. Papa attended Tulane Law School in New Orleans where he successfully served on the Moot Court Board. He was a finalist in the Junior Appellate Competition and won the Senior Appellate Competition where he argued a case before...

Mark Diaz has been aggressively defending the rights of Texans for over fifteen years. A 1998 graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law who obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston, Mark concentrates his practice solely in the area of criminal defense. He is admitted to practice law in all Texas state courts as well as federal court in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Mark is a seasoned litigator who has tried every kind of criminal defense case.
Mark understands that being charged with a crime is an emotional and personal challenge. He...

John D. Pascoe is a licensed to practice in the State of Texas and the in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. John completed law school and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in two and half years, from Florida Coastal School of Law. Previous to law school, John attended Texas Christian University (TCU) for his undergraduate degree majoring in English and minoring in History. John D. Pascoe has been actively engaged in several areas of the legal industry.

Bar Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
State Bar of Texas, Admitted 2013

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American Bar Association
5th Circuit Bar Association
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Lance Leisure is a partner in Correro & Leisure, P.C. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Lance served in the U.S. Army doing military intelligence work from 1995 to 2001. Before founding Correro & Leisure with his partner Mark Correro, Lance practiced law at Blank Rome LLC, focusing on personal injury, mass tort, and complex litigation involving environmental and commercial law. In 2015, Lance was selected for inclusion in the list of Texas Super Lawyers®, an honor only given to less than 5% of practicing lawyers. Previously, Lance was listed in the Texas Super Lawyers® list consecutively from 2009 to 2014.

David believes that an effective family law practice is about putting clients first and maintaining relationships. David graduated from the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 2011 summa cum laude, with a degree in History. Prior to practicing law, David taught high school public speaking, history, and debate for several years. While teaching, David earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. As a former high school history teacher and debate coach, David believes the right arguments are just as important as remembering that every client’s needs are different, every client’s story is different, and every story needs an...

Attorney Shelle-Ann Simon is an immigration, family law attorney in the Houston, Texas area providing 10 years of legal experience to her clients. Mrs. Simon has lived in the Houston area for over 25 years. Mrs. Simon was born in Kingston, Jamaica and lived there before emigrating to Texas with her family as a child. She attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas and received a BBA with a double major in Marketing and International Business. Soon thereafter, she went on to receive her law degree at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. While in attendance at Thurgood...

Alejandro represents individuals and businesses, domestic and foreign legal services and also serves as general counsel for clients, providing transactional and business/corporate law advice. He experience as an attorney at law, as well as his experience as Officer and Director of businesses, provides him with a unique insight into the complexities of running a business and the ability to forecast challenges businesses constantly face. He is bicultural and bilingual which allow him to efficiently provide legal services to a varied and diverse client base.

The mission of Hiller Law is to deliver expert divorce and family law counsel in a tough, smart, and professional manner. Michael Hiller is known as a fierce courtroom lawyer, and his team provides each client with aggressive and innovative approaches to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Michael Hiller is a Texas Board Certified family lawyer who has extensive legal experience in handling all kinds of family law cases and is specifically trained to handle high conflict divorce cases for high net worth individuals. The Hiller Law Team takes pride in working diligently to present truthful and honest evidence in court...

Nicholas Traylor is an experienced attorney in Houston, Texas who focuses his practice on helping individuals and families facing family law challenges. He regularly advises clients on cases involving divorce and separation, complex property disputes, and child custody. Nicholas joined Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. in 2018 after working for several family law firms in Houston. Nicholas spent the majority of his life living abroad in Asia and the Middle East. He returned to the United States after high school and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Baylor University. After receiving his undergraduate degree, he enrolled in...

Joseph Watts is an attorney and CEO at The Watts Law Firm, P.C. He has been practicing law in Houston, Texas for nearly 25 years. Before Joseph started practicing law, he was studying to be an attorney at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating Joseph moved to Houston to start his dream career of being a lawyer. He has spent the past 25 years working within the justice system and along side other experienced attorney's. He continues to use the knowledge he has gained over the years everyday on every case.

As an associate attorney of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LTD LLP, Ryan Cook maintains an active securities arbitration and litigation practice. Mr. Cook has worked on numerous cases dealing with individual investors, high net worth and institutional investors, corporate executives, regional banks and municipal issuers.

Prior to beginning his law practice, Mr. Cook worked in the securities industry as a licensed and registered representative with a large broker/dealer. He received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from South Texas College of Law, where he earned his degree Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor) as the graduating salutatorian. Mr. Cook...

Bryant A. Fitts is a personal injury attorney and trial lawyer located in Houston, Texas. He is the founder of and senior attorney at the Fitts Law Firm. His practice includes a wide variety of personal injury and insurance-related matters, such as car and truck accidents, industrial fire and explosion cases, birth defects, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, dog bites, premises liability, insurance claims, natural disasters, and others. Bryant was selected to Super Lawyers 2023 and has an Avvo rating of “superb.” He has been practicing law for approximately 20 years.

Mr. Maddox is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and was admitted as a member of the State Bar of Georgia in 1984. Mr. Maddox has represented hundreds of individuals for serious injury and wrongful death matters, divorce, child custody claims, contempt, and other family law matters. Mr. Maddox is admitted to practice before all State, Superior, and Federal District Courts of Georgia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Maddox is also a State registered Mediator and Arbitrator and has been rated by Martindale Hubbell as 'A-V' for the...

Vuk Vajasinovic is a first generation but a proud lifelong Houstonian. Vuk prides himself on how he is willing to give anyone who comes to his office with as much information as possible to help you out in your case, including any books his firm has written. He even will review your case for free with no obligations. He earned his law degree from the University of Houston law center where he was selected for an associate editor of the Houston Law Review. Vuk began his legal career with one of the largest law firms in the world Shook, Hardy,...