Attorney Profiles

Benny Agosto Jr.
Houston, Texas

Partner
phone	(800) 870-9584 (713) 222-7211
fax	(713) 225-0827
email	Email Me

Houston Personal Injury Attorney

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

Certification/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, 1995
J.D.
Honors: Board of Advocates
Law Review: South Texas College Law Review (T.M.S.L.), Member; University of Houston, 1987
Graduate Studies
Major: Microbiology; Houston Baptist University, 1986
B.S.; Wesleyan Academy, Puerto Rico, 1981

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 Taught:: 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:: H Magazine Top Lawyers for the People, 2008; Texas Super Lawyer, 2004 - 2007; State Bar of Texas - 2006 Certificate of Merit; Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Mexican American Bar Association, Texas, 2003 - 2004; Vice President; Mexican American Bar Association, Texas, 2005 - 2006; President; Houston Bar Association; Co-Chair, CLE Commission; Houston Bar Association, 2003 - 2004; Member, Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession Commission; 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, 1997 - 2000; Chairman, Grievance Committee, 4G19; American Association for Justice; Member; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advocates, 1997 - 1999; Member, Board of Directors; Houston Trial Lawyers Association Advocates, 1998 - 1999; Co-Chairman; American Board of Trial Advocates; Member; Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Board of Directors; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - 2001; Member, Fundraising Committees; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - 2003; Co-Chairman, CLE Committee; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; Chairman, HTLA Masters of Trial Seminar; 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, 1997 - 2000; Chairman, Grievance Committee; Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation; Member; Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee; Member; Hispanic National Bar Association; Co-Chair in Chief, Journal of Law and Policy

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

Serving clients across Texas and the nation, including the cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, Beaumont, McAllen, Brownsville, Galveston, Texas City, Port Arthur, Pasadena, La Porte, Conroe, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Round Rock, Temple, Laredo, Dallas, Plano, Denton, Abilene, San Angelo, Lubbock, San Antonio, Baytown, Alvin, Deer Park, Freeport and Austin.

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