Chriesman Lawyers

Reneka Hayes is a native Texan born in Austin, Tx. She attended Prairie View A&M University where she earned a bachelor’s degree In History. There she played the flute and piccolo for the marching storm band and graduated magna cum laude. Reneka graduated from the Thurgood Marshall school of law at Texas Southern University in 2010 and passed the bar in July of 2010. From then on, she has practiced family law and criminal law in her own practice. Reneka comes to the firm with family law experience and always does her best to defend her clients. When she is...

Jesus "Jesse" E. Ochoa serves as the Managing Partner at Ochoa & Hill Law Group, PLLC, nestled in the heart of vibrant Houston, Texas. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from South Texas College of Law - Houston, complemented by a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M International University. Jesse's passion for immigration law stems from the profound impact he witnessed within his own family. His mother embarked on an inspiring journey, immigrating to the United States as a young girl alongside her mother and three siblings, led by their single parent. Their remarkable story exemplifies the...

Tyler motivates as a dedicated advocate, dynamic presenter and determined visionary. He brings exceptional speaking and negotiating skills along with a high level of focus, creativity and value to every case.

The Houston attorney handles a wide range of legal issues in the areas of business, commercial, contract, employment law, and personal injury. Mr. Boyd also serves as Staff Counsel for Houston Baptist University and General Counsel of Beechnut Street Inc. He is a member of the Houston Bar Association and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).

Tyler graduated from Texas Southern University, Cum laude, where he received his...

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Kelly M. Walne was born and raised in Houston, Texas. After graduating from The Kinkaid School as a Commended National Merit Scholar and four-year letterman, Kelly went on to double-major at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was Chairman of the Student Events Center Board. Thereafter, he attended South Texas College of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar, named to the Dean’s List, received multiple AmJur awards for excellence in the classroom and, ultimately, participated in the school’s esteemed Moot Court advocacy program. As a brief writer, Kelly won multiple Best Brief awards at both state...

Larry McDougal is a Board Certified Criminal Law Attorney who also holds a Texas Masters Peace Officer's License. He not only has been a Texas Peace Officer but he has also been a Harris County Texas Assistant District Attorney. Larry also holds board and committee positions with the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Larry is a frequent lecturer on Legal Ethics.

Mr. McCarthy concentrates primarily on first-party litigation but has also represented clients in a variety of business and commercial matters and litigation.

Prior to joining Doyen Sebesta & Poelma, LLLP, Mr. McCarthy practiced commercial litigation, qui tam litigation, and white-collar defense at Berg and Androphy. He then worked for a boutique firm focusing mainly on health care liability defense.

Mr. McCarthy earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from The University of Texas. After graduating, he spent several years running a successful restaurant in the Austin area. He then attended South Texas College of Law Houston where he graduated cum laude in...

Sana Abid focuses her practice on civil litigation, handling both personal injury and product liability claims. She is passionate about litigation and wants to help the average citizen protect their legal rights. Being a personal injury attorney, she can reach the community in their time of need and help them.

I am a Houston native, University of Houston Law Center alumna, Licensed Texas Attorney, Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Psychology at San Jacinto Community College, Houston Community College, and the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

I represent clients in TABC hearings and litigation, protests of original or renewal applications, licensing and certificate concerns, and other TABC procedures.

Scott possesses the ability to recognize, develop and define goals and strategies and to ensure that the proper actions are implemented to achieve and surpass the objectives at hand. He consistently brings new insights and perspectives to situations and challenges, all the while striving to develop the best insight and solutions. As a practicing attorney, Scott focuses on transactional and corporate matters for business and estate planning, including Wills, Trusts, and Probate, for Individuals. In addition to Scott's legal accomplishments, he has over 25 years of experience as leader in different organizations and industries. As an Executive Director...

Adam H. Miller, born in Châteauroux, France (American Air Force Base) July 14, 1965; admitted to Texas State Bar in 1990. Adam graduated from the University of Texas with High Honors and a Plan II degree. During his undergraduate years, he was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity and a Representative of the Liberal Arts College on the UT Student Government. After his undergraduate, Adam attended the University of Texas Law School at Austin in which he graduated in less than 3 years.

Law Office of Laura Y. Rodriguez represents individuals who have suffered serious injuries at work, on oil rigs and in vehicle accidents. Workers’ Compensation laws may help you recover financial compensation for medical bills and lost wages. Ms. Rodriguez completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Brownsville. During her studies at St. Mary’s University School of Law, she also attended the University of Innsbruck in Austria where she studied International Law.

Neal Davis is a top-rated, criminal defense attorney located in Houston, Texas, handling State and federal cases across Texas and the United States. For nearly 20 years, he has defended clients in all types of matters, including arguing before the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals and appearing as lead counsel in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case. His clients come from all walks of life and personal situations, and face all kinds of charges. He handles criminal matters from the investigation phase through appeal. Before opening his law firm, Neal worked as a lawyer for more than ten years with...

Seerden spent several years at the beginning of his career working on their side of the legal fence, as an attorney in a large law firm defending insurance companies. So, he knows how they operate.

Seerden joined that large firm in Houston after receiving his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1998 and gained valuable trial experience there. However, he soon discovered he was on the wrong side.

“In general, I was representing corporations and preventing individuals from getting something they were entitled to,” he says. “Even though I was winning, it wasn’t always a good feeling. My job was...

The Finman Law Firm focuses on Business legal services, Real Estate, Homeowner's Wrongful Denial Claims, and foreclosure defense litigation. From its inception, the number one goal at the Finman Law Firm has been to focus on the needs of the individual client. We put you first. We understand the stress involved in being part of the legal process and we make it our mission to get you through it safely. The attorneys at The Finman Law Firm have extensive experience in advising and representing businesses and homeowners, and have developed sophisticated legal tools and strategies to assist our clients in...

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....

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...

Chris A. Spofford is a Family Law Attorney in Houston who has been defending the rights of men, women and children in Texas Family Law matters for more than 30 years. Over that time, he has handled thousands of divorce and Family Law cases. He has distinguished himself during intense courtroom trials as well as innovating in alternatives to family law litigation, such as divorce mediation and collaborative family law.

Board Certification: Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993; recertified, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013

Admitted to the Bar: 1986, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of...

Rand Mintzer Attorney at Law is a Houston criminal attorney with over 30 years trial experience with civil cases and criminal matters ranging from DWI to capital murder in addition to a small number of select personal injury cases.

Over my eighteen years of practice, I have worked in all areas of business and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. This experience includes mass toxic tort litigation, products liability, admiralty, first-party and third-party insurance litigation, multi-million dollar commercial litigation disputes, personal injury suits and public law matters. My appellate practice includes representing plaintiffs and defendants throughout the Texas intermediate courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court, the Southern District of Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

My representative experience includes attending to various commercial litigation matters; representing plaintiffs and defendants...

I am a Texas board certified consumer bankruptcy attorney. My staff and I have successfully filed more than 800 bankruptcy cases. We focus on chapter 7, chapter 13, and chapter 11 cases.

The Weycer Law Firm specializes in personal injury cases across the state of Texas and throughout the country. Our firm has over 60 years of experience handling personal injury lawsuits and was selected as one of the top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers in the state of Texas. From auto collisions to medical negligence, we're here to fight for you.

A no-nonsense technician; a grinder’s mentality. Mr. McCorquodale handles trials and appeals. Sandy has been bringing his unique combination of experience, skill, humor, and attitude to clients in Texas for more than 40 years with a core belief that a straightforward, honest analysis and execution will always trump over tough talk and empty promises. He represents clients throughout Texas in lawsuits involving personal injuries, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, financial disputes, insurance coverage, lawyers’ professional liability, accounting malpractice, contract claims, employment claims, hurricane claims, workers’ compensation claims, explosion claims, fraud and misrepresentation, fiduciary liability under ERISA, securities fraud, directors’ and officers’...

Mark Wham is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and has been handling complex personal injury cases for 36 years. Mark specializes in catastrophic injury cases, including 18-wheeler collisions, auto accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, products liability, premises liability and medical negligence. Mark has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1994. Fewer than 3% of Texas attorneys have earned this certification. Mark is well regarded by his peers. He is rated AV-Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell’s Attorney Peer Rating® review. This is the highest possible rating as to both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards....

A desire to help people in difficult situations has been the driving focus of Chloe Sease’s career hopes, from the moment she stepped onto the campus at Baylor University in 2009. That desire to help others initially led her into the field of biochemistry where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in 2013. As she considered her career hopes, Chloe did what lawyers do, and that dig beneath the surface of the facts to get the real truth. She saw that her interest in science and medicine were really reflections of a deep desire to help other people. Chloe contemplated whether...

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...

Kyle Knizner is a versatile lawyer who always strives to achieve the best result for his clients. His practice focuses on a variety of personal injury matters including automobile accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, premises liability, workplace injuries, and wrongful death. Growing up in a family of lawyers, he learned early on that lawyers can have a tremendous impact on the lives of others. With diligent preparation, focused execution, and unrelenting attention to detail, Kyle has secured millions for injured Texans across the state. After earning his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, Kyle attended South Texas College of Law Houston where he...

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. Continue reading her full biography: https://www.sorrelslaw.com/team/sara-hashmi-pharmd-jd/

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...

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...

Attorney Damon Mathias and Attorney Ori Raphael are the Dallas personal injury lawyers at MR.LAW Accident and Injury Attorneys. 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.LAW Accident and Injury Attorneys today to begin your case.

HAYES HUNTER PC has the legal knowledge, skills, and experience to advise clients on Personal Injury and Auto Accident matters in the Houston area.

HAYES HUNTER PC has lawyers with over 15 years of experience in business litigation.

Attorney Robert Jeffries is an experienced attorney who has been handling Lemon Law claims for years, representing THOUSANDS of clients in claims against vehicle manufacturers. He has handled cases against every major manufacturer, and for clients that drive all of the most common makes and models seen on the road. Jeffries has tried numerous Lemon Law and Breach of Warranty cases to trial courts, argued the merits of dispositive motions countless times, and truly enjoys representing consumers in this unique area of the law! Prior to handling Lemon Law cases across the country, Jeffries was a prosecutor in both New York...

Stacy Mateu Emas is a Cuban American attorney with close ties to South Florida. Born and raised in Miami, she prides herself on being able to represent her community in their time of need. Stacy graduated with honors from Florida International University before graduating Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law. After law school, Stacy spent several years working as a litigator for the largest and premier defense law firm in Florida. She used that time to sharpen her litigation skills and to gain a comprehensive understanding as to how large corporations analyze and value cases. Stacy...

Erica de LaChica started de Lachica Law Firm, PLLC in 2011 because of her passion for advocacy and determination to fight tirelessly for justice. She was inspired at a young age to become a car accident lawyer by her mother’s advocacy on behalf of crime victims. Later in life, her experience working at a Houston personal injury law firm solidified her dedication to practicing personal injury law. Drawing upon these experiences, Ms. de LaChica perfected her performance skills and applied them to the courtroom as a trial lawyer. She takes pride in knowing each client who chooses de Lachica Law...