Attorney Profiles

Randall Owen Sorrels
Houston, Texas

Partner
phone	(800) 870-9584 (713) 222-7211
fax	(713) 225-0827
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Houston Personal Injury Attorney

Hablamos Espanol

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 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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