(Houston, TX) Benny Agosto, Jr., Partner at the Houston personal injury law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, has achieved Life Fellows membership status in the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows membership is an honor reserved for one-third of one percent of attorneys in Texas. Membership selection is based on outstanding professional achievements and commitment to the improvement of the justice system in Texas and is restricted to members of the State Bar of Texas.
Mr. Agosto has been practicing law at Abraham Watkins since 1998 and is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Over the course of his legal career, he has secured numerous multi-million verdicts and settlements for hundreds of individuals who have been seriously injured or families who have lost loved ones due to negligence. The successful representation of his clients is consistently recognized state and nationwide. He was named to the Top 100: 2017 Houston Super Lawyers list and has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 13 years, which indicates that he is one of the top five percent of attorneys practicing in Texas. He has also been named to the Top Latino Lawyers and the 25 Most Influential Hispanic Lawyers lists by Latino Leaders Magazine.
In addition to representing his clients, Mr. Agosto also serves the community through positions held in professional organizations. He is currently the President-Elect of the Houston Bar Association and President of Houston Volunteer Lawyers. He is a former President of the Hispanic National Bar Association and is Founder and President of the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation. This Foundation hosts an annual luncheon that provides scholarships to Hispanic law students in Houston and has raised over $270,000 for scholarships since it was established.
Please join Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner in congratulating Benny Agosto, Jr. on his recognition from the Texas Bar Foundation. To learn more about Mr. Agosto or to contact him, please email him or call (713) 222-7211.