Firm: Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
800 Commerce Street , Houston , Texas 77002
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Imrana Manzanares has been with Abraham Watkins since December 2009 and serves as the firm’s Nurse Attorney. As both a nurse and a lawyer, Mrs. Manzanares litigates a wide range of personal injury matters including home explosions, premises cases, automobile accidents, catastrophic injury cases and 18-wheeler accidents. With her medical background and legal experience, Mrs. Manzanares appreciates both the medical and legal aspects of every case.. Mrs. Manzanares earned her Bachelors of Nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in 2002. Passionate about caring for those most ill, she worked in the Texas Medical Center’s Intensive Care Units. In 2004, Mrs. Manzanares began attending law school at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She found she could combine her nursing training with her legal training to assist clients and those most injured as a result of the negligence of another.
James M. Ardoin, III is the owner of Jimmy Ardoin & Associates, PLLC based in Houston, Texas.. Mr. Ardoin has a national practice representing clients in criminal and civil litigation in both federal and state courts across the country. His experience includes representing individuals and companies in high stakes cases, including everything from health care fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and violations of federal foreign sanctions laws on the criminal side, to personal injury claims by individuals, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer of assets on the civil side. In addition to his litigation practice, he also helps companies with their internal investigations as well as responding to governmental investigations that the company might receive.. Mr. Ardoin has been named a Texas Super Lawyer in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense since 2015 and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in both White Collar Criminal Defense and Criminal Defense. He is also fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the Texas Bar Foundation. In addition, Mr. Ardoin is a frequent contributor to news outlets across the country on complex, white collar defense legal issues and has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, Yahoo News, the Houston Business Journal, KPRC, KHOU and many more.
For over 26 years, James Lassiter has been a trusted advocate for individuals and families facing life-altering crises. A native of Houston, James earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin before completing his legal studies at South Texas College of Law in 1991. Driven by a passion for helping people, he founded the Lassiter Law Firm to focus exclusively on representing victims of serious injuries. James’s mission has always been to provide clients with the legal expertise, financial guidance, and emotional support they need to rebuild their lives. Supported by a dedicated team, James assists clients with everything from navigating medical challenges to dealing with insurance companies and coping with the loss of a loved one. His firm offers free consultations and operates on a contingency basis, ensuring that everyone has access to justice. Compassionate and committed, James Lassiter is ready to stand by your side and fight for the compensation you deserve if you or a loved one has been injured due to negligence.
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability
Christopher is about helping people, in court with juries and out of court with settlements - all over our great nation. He knows his clients: who they are, where they have been and where they want to go, and understands their need for a helping hand. His clients get to know him, too.. "Helping people in need seems to be a root in my family tree,” says Christopher. “My dad was a surgeon, my four older brothers are surgeons, and my sister is a physical therapist.” Being a trial lawyer and the youngest in a family of doctors can be tough, however. “You can imagine how popular I am at family picnics.”. Outside of his faith and family, Christopher’s passion is the fight that comes with the job. He has been blessed by many successes:. Christopher's professional pride stems from his experience to see his clients'case through. "I have fought all phases of the war: the pretrial, the trial, and the appeal."
Stephen formed The Crim Law Firm to assist victims of personal injuries. After graduating from The University of Texas in Austin, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy, he was admitted to the prestigious University of Texas School of Law. While at the U.T. School of Law, Mr. Crim took a diverse range of legal courses, one of which included gaining admittance to an exchange student program. He attended a Semester in London at Queen Mary and William College, which provided exposure to other legal systems. After graduating from law school and becoming licensed in 1996 by The Texas Supreme Court as an Attorney and Counselor at Law, Mr. Crim briefly worked at an Insurance Defense Law Firm, gaining valuable insight into the methods by which Insurance Companies conduct business.
Phil Griffis obtained his first jury verdict in 1990, when he convinced a jury that a customer’s fall at his client’s store did not cause the customer’s aspiration pneumonia and stroke. In the years since he has continued to win in courtrooms across the State of Texas.. A fifth generation Texan, Phil Griffis was born in Austin in the sixties. In 1985, he received his degree from Baylor University, majoring in Finance. Believing he would eventually practice corporate law, he entered Baylor Law School. The corporate law plan did not last long. Fortunately, the answer was across the hall, in the school’s Practice Court, a trial advocacy program ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best in the nation.. Following graduation in 1988, Mr. Griffis went to work for Mills, Shirley, L.L.P., the oldest continuous law firm in the State of Texas. The firm was, quite simply, loaded with stellar trial lawyers. Learning from them, and accepting the faith they placed in him, Mr. Griffis began trying, and winning, jury trials.. Mr. Griffis worked for a downtown Houston law firm from 1992 through 2008. During that time, he attended the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s (NITA) ten-day program in trial advocacy. In courtrooms across Texas, he tried over 50 jury trials and arbitrations, winning the vast majority of those that reached a decision. He briefed and argued over fifteen appeals. He became board certified, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. He was also certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.. When not representing his clients, Mr. Griffis spends his time with his wife, Cindy, and his sons. He is an avid surfer and triathlete, who completed Ironman Texas in 2015. His interest in the law also extends to the preservation of the Texas coast, bays and wildlife.
Practice Areas: Business ,Corporate ,Drugs & Medical Devices,Motor Vehicle Defects,Personal Injury,Products Liability,Toxic Substances,Trucking Accidents,Wrongful Death
Practice Areas: Immigration, Personal Injury, Corporate, Litigation
Attorney Francisco Tinoco was born and raised in South Texas, from immigrant parents.. After graduating from Edinburg High School located in Edinburg, Texas, Mr. Tinoco attended Columbia College in New York City, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in American History.. After graduating from Columbia College, Mr. Tinoco attended the Law School at Columbia University, also located in the City of New York. Mr. Tinoco was awarded the Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School, with a Certification from the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law. Mr. Tinoco is licensed to practice law in Texas, New York and Washington, D.C.. However, with respect to immigration cases, which are governed by federal law, Mr. Tinoco is able to represent clients from all over the United States and from all around the Globe. Mr. Tinoco has succesfully represented clients from all over the United States, and internationally from Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, China, India, Myanmar, Phillipines, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, to name just a few.. After practicing law in New York City at Clifford Chance, LLP, a major international law firm, Mr. Tinoco decided to return to Texas to start his own law practice and help clients with their immigration applications, including investor visas and work visas, before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and before the U.S. Consulates and U.S. Embassies around the world,.. Mr. Tinoco focuses his practice on family petitions, namely Adjustment of Status cases and Consular Process, Citizenship and Naturalization cases, I-601 and I-601A Waivers, VAWA, U Visas, E-2 and E-1 Investor Visa cases, and TN and L-1 work visas.. Mr. Tinoco is proud that he has helped thousands of families to legally live, work and remain in the United States.. Immigration Laws are very complicated, and the right legal counsel matters.. Attorney Francisco Tinoco is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced immigration lawyer, with more than 23 years of legal experience. After an initial consultation, he will advise you if you have a good case.. The first consultation at our office is always free and personally with Attorney Francisco Tinoco.
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