Attorney Profiles

Randall Owen Sorrels
Houston, Texas

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phone	(800) 870-9584 (713) 222-7211
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Houston Personal Injury Attorney

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Year Joined Organization:: 1990

Areas of Practice:: Personal Injury; Aviation Accidents; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injuries; Product Defects; Business Litigation; 18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents; Admiralty & Maritime Accidents; Birth Injuries; Brain Damage; Burns; Construction Accidents; DWI Accidents; Electrocutions; Environmental Law; Explosions; Medical Malpractice; Motorcycle Accidents; Nursing Home Negligence; Offshore Injuries; Paraplegia; Patent Infringement; Petrochemical Accidents; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Quadriplegia; Spinal Cord Injuries; Swimming Pool Accidents; Workplace Accidents; Vehicular Accidents

Certification/Specialties:: Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Certified Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 1987; U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Education:: South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1987
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Board of Advocates, 1985-1987
Law Review: South Texas College of Law Review, Member, 1985 - 1987; Houston Baptist University, 1984
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Published Works:: "Use of Non-testifying Experts, Reports and Materials Through Mandamus", (Co-Author), Advanced Strategies for Obtaining and Using Evidence, 1990; "Cross-Examination of the Annuitist" (Co-Author), Medical Malpractice Conference, 1990; "Social Host Liability" (Co-Author), The Houston Lawyer, 1994; "Social Host Liability" (Co-Author), Texas Bar Journal, 1994; "Should Employee's Negligence Be Submitted in a Non-Subscriber Case?" (Co-Author), The Houston Lawyer, Vol. 37, No. 4, January, 2000; "Should Employee's Negligence Be Submitted in a Non-Subscriber Case?" (Co-Author), Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 63, No. 4, April, 2000; "Legislative Update", 2003; "Discovery About Experts", 2000-2001; "HMO Liability", 1999; "Asserting Claims Against Nursing Homes", 2000-2001; "Auto Collision Litigation", 1998; "Hospital Case Law Update", 1997; "Presentation of Evidence", 1996; "Dram Shop and Social Host Liability", 1996; "A Practical Guide to a Successful Trial Practice", 1996; "Auto Litigation", 1996; "Current Issues and Techniques for Trial Attorneys", 1995; "Personal Injury Litigation", 1995; "Nursing the Nursing Home", 1994; "Plaintiffs' Attorney Beware: Little Known Tax Consequences Associates with Confidentiality Provisions", Texas Bar Journal, Feb. 2006; 6 Hous. Bus.; "Avoiding the Confidentiality Tax Bite", Trial, Vol. 24, Issue 6 (June 2006)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: House Bill 4 - Proposition 12 "A Look Back - What Really Changed", Leadership Houston Justice Day, 2004; Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference - Tort Reform Panel, South Texas College of Law, 2004; Employer Liability: Non Subscriber and Death Cases, South Texas College of Law, 2004

Honors and Awards:: H Magazine Top Lawyers for the People, 2008; Top 100 Lawyers in Texas - Texas Super Lawyer, 2007; Top 100 Lawyers in Houston - Texas Super Lawyer, 2007; Public Service Award, South Texas College of Law Alumni Association (First Annual), 2006; State Bar of Texas - 2006 Presidents' Award Recipient; Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston, Houston Young Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000; Million Dollar Advocates, 1996; Who's Who in American Law, 1984 - Present; Who's Who in Practicing Attorneys; Texas Super Lawyer, 2003 - 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Texas, Facilities & Equipment Committee, 2007 - 2008; Chairman; State Bar of Texas, 2006 - 2009; Board of Directors; Houston Bar Association, 2006 - 2007; Immediate Past President; Houston Bar Association, 2005 - 2006; President; Houston Bar Association, 2003 - 2004; Treasurer; Houston Bar Association, 2001 - 2002; Secretary; Houston Bar Association, 2000 - 2001; Vice-President; Houston Bar Association, 1998 - 2000; Director; Texas Bar Foundation, 1997 - 2000; Board of Trustees; Dispute Resolution Center, 2003 - 2004; President; Houston Lawyer Referral Service, 2000 - 2002; President; Houston Trial Lawyer Foundation, 2000 - 2001; President; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000; President; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - 1999; President-Elect; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - 1998; Vice-President; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - 1996; Director; American Bar Association, 1987 - Present; Member; State Bar of Texas, 1994 - 1997; Board of Directors; State Bar of Texas, 1994 - 1996; Board Advisor, Texas Pattern Jury Charge Volume 1; State Bar of Texas, 1999 - Present; Member; State Bar of Texas, 1994 - 2004; Texas Pattern Jury Charge, Volume 1; State Bar of Texas, 1999; Texas Pattern Jury Charge, Volume 4; State Bar of Texas, 1995 - 1997; Texas Pattern Jury Charge Volume 4; College of the State Bar of Texas; Member; Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - Present; Director; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Sustaining Life Member; American Board of Trial Advocates; Member; American Association for Justice; Member; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Member; Houston Bar Foundation; Life Fellow

Serving Clients Since 1951
Located in the Historic Dickson and Siewerssen Building
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