Benny Agosto Jr.
Houston Personal Injury Attorney
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Product Defects
- Business Litigation
- 18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accident
- Aviation 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
Hablamos Espanol
Areas of Practice
- Workplace Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Product Defects
- Business Litigation
- 18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents
- Aviation 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
- Vehicular Accidents
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
- J.D. - 1995
- Honors: Board of Advocates
- Law Review: South Texas College Law Review (T.M.S.L.), Member
- University of Houston
- Graduate Studies - 1987
- Major: Microbiology
- Houston Baptist University
- B.S. - 1986
- Wesleyan Academy, Puerto Rico
Published Works
- "Texas Supreme Court Update", Houston Trial Lawyers Newsletter, August, 2003
- "Experts: How to Pick Them, Protect Them, and Pick Them Apart", Houston Bar Association On-Line CLE Course, August, 2003
- "Crunching the Numbers: The Economics of Handling an Automobile Injury Case", South Texas College of Law On-Line CLE Course, January, 2000
- "Should Clinical Medical Testimony be Subject to Daubert Analysis?", Texas Bar Journal, January, 1999
- "Social Host Liability: Friends Can Let Friends Drive Drunk!", Texas Bar Journal, July, 1995
- "Social Host Liability: Friends Can Let Friends Drive Drunk!", The Houston Lawyer, August, 1994
- "What About the Parents?", Texas Bar Journal, May, 2003
- "Construction Law/Contractor Liability: Control is Key", Texas Bar Journal, January, 2003
- "Ethics in Personal Injury", Houston Bar Association On-Line CLE Course, January, 2003
- "Changing Faces of the HBA", The Houston Lawyer, May/June, 2003
- "Crunching the Numbers: The Economics of Handling an Automobile Injury Case", South Texas College of Law
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, "Wrongful Death Cases in Texas-Experts", Lorman Educational Services Seminar, 2002
- Chairman and Moderator, "Experts: How to Pick Them, Present Them, Protect Them and Pick Them Apart", South Texas College of Law, Personal Injury Law Conference, 2002
- "Preparing Your Case: From Discovery to Trial"
- Speaker, University of Houston Law Center, 2002
- "A Road Map For Sports & Recreational Injury Lawsuits", Sports & Entertainment Law in the Year 2001 Seminar, 2001
- Chairman and Moderator, "Document Production and Organization", Lorman Educational Services Seminar, Houston, 2001
- Chairman and Moderator, "Discovery About Experts", Advanced Civil Discovery Seminar, University of Houston Law Center CLE Program, 2001
- Chairman and Moderator, "Self-Insurers and Non-Subscribers: Special Considerations in Suing and Defending", Insurance Law Seminar, University of Houston Law Center CLE Program, 2001
- Chairman and Moderator, "Practice Pointers from the Bench", Automobile Injury Conference, South Texas College of Law CLE Program, 2001
- Speaker, "Litigation Updates: New Discovery Rules/New Evidence Rules", Houston Association of Legal Secretaries, 2001
- Moderator and Seminar Chairman, Houston Trial Lawyers Association Masters of Trial 2000 Seminar, 2000
- Speaker, "Life of a Trial Lawyer", University of Houston Law Center, 2000
- Speaker, "Accident Reconstruction", Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Daubert/Robinson Challenge Seminar, 2000
- Chairman and Moderator, "The Economics of Handling Car Wreck Cases With Forms", South Texas College of Law, CLE Program, Automobile Injury Conference, 2000
- Panelist Speaker, "Preparing the Total Package", South Texas College of Law, 2000
- Panelist Speaker, "Gearing Up to Get Hired", South Texas College of Law, 1999
- New Discovery Rules, Houston Association of Legal Secretaries, CLE Seminar, 1999
- South Texas College of Law CLE Program
- "Crunching the Numbers: The Economics of Handling an Automobile Injury Case", Automobile Injury Conference-Planning Committee, 1999
- Discovery/Discovery Analysis and Document Control, Houston Association of Legal Secretaries, Litigation Paralegal Course, 1999
- "Experts: How to Pick Them, Protect Them, and Pick Them Apart", Houston Bar Association CLE, 2003
- "The Homestretch: Preparing PI Cases from 60 Days Out", Houston Bar Association Bench Bar Conference CLE, 2003
- "Ethics in Picking Your Client", Houston Bar Association CLE, 2003
- Chairman & Moderator, "Construction Law/Contractor Liability", South Texas College of Law: Personal Injury Law Conference, 2003
- "Wrongful Death Cases in Texas-Experts", Lorman Educational Services Seminar, 2002
- Houston Bar Association CLE, "Ethics in Personal Injury", 2002
- "Mediation of an Automobile Accident Case", South Texas College of Law: Mediation for Litigators, 2002
- "Experts: How to Pick Them, Protect Them, and Pick Them Apart", Legal Assistants Division, State Bar of Texas: Legal Assistants U-A Three Day Seminar with a Collegiate Theme, 2002
- "Brown v. Board of Education", Houston Bar Association CLE, 2004
- "Power to Persuade", University of Houston Comm. Dept., 2004
- "Using Your Bar Association Membership to Help Advance Your Career", ABA Minority Bar Summit, 2004
- "Tort Reform", MABAT Annual Meeting CLE Program, 2003
- "Recent Developments in Construction Law", MABAH CLE Program
- "Practical Tips for Lawyers in The Post-Tort Reform Era", Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Matthews & Friend In-House CLE, 2003
- "Experts: How to Pick Them, and Pick Them Apart", Houston Bar Association CLE, 2003
- Guest Speaker, Burton Elementary 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 2003
Honors and Awards
- Lawdragon - Leading Plaintiff Lawyers In America Finalist, 2009
- H Magazine Top Lawyers for the People**, 2008
- Texas Super Lawyer*, 2004 - 2009
- State Bar of Texas - 2006 Certificate of Merit
- Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
- *Texas Super Lawyer and Rising Star honors as presented by the Law & Politics Magazine - Key Professional Media, a publication of Texas Monthly.
- **H Texas Top Lawyers for the People honor as presented by H Texas Magazine.
- ***Texas' Best Lawyers honor as presented by The Houston Chronicle Best Lawyers - The World's Premier Guide, an Incisive Media publication
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Candidate for President-Elect, 2009
- Houston Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2010
- Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), Co-Editor In-Chief, Journal of Law and Policy
- Region XII Hispanic National Bar Association, Regional President, 2006 - 2008
- Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation, Founder and President
- Mexican American Bar Association, Texas, Vice President, 2003 - 2004
- Mexican American Bar Association, Texas, President, 2005 - 2006
- Houston Bar Association, Co-Chair, CLE Commission
- Houston Bar Association, Member, Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession Commission, 2003 - 2004
- State Bar of Texas, Chair, Texas Bar Journal Editorial Board
- State Bar of Texas, Hispanic Section, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, Chairman, Grievance Committee, 4G19, 1997 - 2000
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advocates, Member, Board of Directors, 1997 - 1999
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association Advocates, Co-Chairman, 1998 - 1999
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Fundraising Committees, 2000 - 2001
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Co-Chairman, CLE Committee, 2002 - 2003
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Chairman, HTLA Masters of Trial Seminar, 2000
- Houston Hispanic Bar Association, Member
- Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
- Mexican American Bar Association, Houston, Member, Board of Directors
- Mexican American Bar Association, Houston, Judiciary Screening Committee
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1997 - 2000
- Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation, Member
- Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Hon. Alice Oliver-Parrott, Chief Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Houston, Texas, Intern, 1994
- Houston Baptist University, Human Kinetics Department, Faculty, Head Soccer Coach, 1989 - 1991
Languages
- Spanish
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Tau Omega













