Firm News & Articles

• Firm Partner, Randy Sorrels, recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Houston Business Journal in response to an attack on trial lawyers by the local head of CALA. The letter and legal rebuttal was published in the June 18-25 edition of the Houston Business Journal and heralds the efforts of trial lawyers over the last 234 years. Read the letter
• Educators Face Charges in Beating of Jamie’s House Student, Houston Chronicle, 6/21/2010
• Firm attorneys Brant Stogner and Randy Sorrels Continue their Prosecution of Jaime's House Charter School, May 20, 2010
• The HNBA & Senator John Cornyn Calling for Swift Movement on Judicial Appointments, May 14, 2010
• May 14, 2010 - Attorney Brant Stogner Representing Family Involved in a Lawsuit Filed Over Student's Beating
• Worker Safety in Question after Recent Surge in Workplace Tragedies
• April 15, 2010 - Partner Randy Sorrels and his client on a local Channel 11 (CBS) report focusing on the inequities of the medical malpractice caps in catastrophic injury cases.
• Texas Affirms Medical Malpractice Reporting Is Proper
• Houston Waste-Disposal Company in Hot Water for OSHA Citations
• Oil Rig, Gas Pipeline Work Rated the Worst Job in America
• Attorney Speaks to High School Seniors - April 12, 2010
• March 17, 2010 - Firm Attorney Mo Aziz and his client interviewed by Channel 13 KTRK regarding Monday’s accident involving the Metro Bus and Metro Light Rail Train.
• Texas Monthly Super Lawyers Selects Daniel Horowitz III and Muhammad Aziz as 2010 Rising Stars
• Attorney Speaks to High School Students - March 5, 2010
• Attorney Speaks to High School Students, February 17, 2010
• Faces in the Crowd, Houston Baptist University Alumnus Randy Sorrels dedicated to helping others, December 21, 2009
• Wrongly Imprisoned For A Decade, He's Free And Wants Restitution, Houston Press, 12/21/09
• Settlement Reached in Bus Fire That Killed 23 Nursing Home Residents, Texas Lawyer, 11/23/2009
• A Field of Dreams, Now Bathed in Light, Is Named for Houston Lawyer, Former Soccer Standout, Texas Lawyer, November 18, 2009
• Texas Monthly Chooses Nick Nichols, Randall Sorrels, and Benny Agosto Jr. as 2009 Super Lawyers, and Daniel Horowitz III and Muhammad Aziz as 2009 Rising Stars
• Harris County Sheriff Responds to Charges from DOJ
• Benny Agosto, Jr. Joins Channel 13 "Viva Houston" Host Elissa Rivas, Sunday August 16, 2009
• Sonia Sotomayor Correspondence with Benny Agosto, Jr., 8/7/2009
• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Harris County, 8/6/2009
• Houstonian sues rapper Method Man, 8/4/2009
• Media Coverage: Woman Sues After Being Shot on Rice's Path
• Shifting Liability, June 10-12, 2009 - Randall O. Sorrels and Brant J. Stogner
• Settlement Over Hurricane Bus Fire Brings Closure, Houston Chronicle, June 5, 2009
• Courts And Sports A Current Update - Nick C. Nichols
• The Punch Revisited (With Notes On Recreational Injuries) - Nick C. Nichols
• Nick C. Nichols Profile In Professionalism
• Mediation: Should You Tip Your Hand? Stonewall? Or Just Show Up? - Nick C. Nichols
• Sports Law & The Basics Of Recreational Injuries - Nick C. Nichols
• Benny Agosto Jr.: "Gonzales murió a causa de una golpiza"
• "Can the Injured Migrant Worker's Alien Status be Introduced at Trial" by Benny Agosto, Jr. and Jason B. Ostrom.
• CLE Luncheon February 12, 2009
• South Texas Crossfire - Video interviews with Joe Flores
• Media Coverage: Building Fire at 9343 North Loop East, March 29, 2007. Three people died
• Roger Stone - "Cynthia Woods" Sailboat Tragedy
• Media Coverage for Ibarra vs Kelley
• Abraham Watkins partners Nichols, Sorrels and Agosto named as Texas Super Lawyers 2007
• Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend named H Magazine Top Lawyers for the People 2008
• State Bar Lawyer Referral Information Service (2/28/08 Texas Lawyer)
• C.P.R.C. SECTION 18.091(a) DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONAL INJURY CASES
• MoisturePlus Recall
• In Memory of Jack Phoummarath - April 19, 1987 - December 10, 2005
• Did a Household Item Spark This Fire?
• Do State Medicaid Agencies Have the Right to Full Reimbursement For Medical Payments Made on Behalf of a Medicaid Recipient? The U.S. Supreme Court has Weighed in.
• Abraham Watkins partners Nichols, Sorrels and Agosto named as Texas Super Lawyers 2008
• Benny Agosto, JR. Announces He Is Running for HNBA President-Elect in 2009
• Latino work-related deaths are on the rise
• Responsible Third Party Law Since 2003
• Is Your Non-Refundable Retainer More Refundable Than You Thought?
• Can Undocumented Workers Sue For Lost Wages?
• Evidence Update (Court Of Appeals)
• Admissibility Of Computer-Generated Animation
• Should An Employee's Negligence Be Submitted In A Non-Subscriber Case?
• Legislative Update/Tort Reform 9/5/2003
• Lawyer Advertising, Contingent Fee Referrals, And Other Issues
• Employer Liability: Non-Subscriber and Death Cases
• Discovery About Experts
• Construction Law and Contractor Liability: Control is Key
• Aliens
• New Rules Regarding Referral Fees
• Common Law Marriage In Mexico Ain't So Common
• Caught in the Line of Fire, Houston Chronicle, June 19, 2009
• Advanced Medical Optics Voluntarily Recalls Complete MoisturePlus Contact Lens Solution
• Summer Safety Tips for Children and Parents
• The Message is Clear: Distracted Driving is Dangerous