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Randy Sorrels has proven himself to be a leader both inside and outside the courtroom.
Inside the courtroom, Sorrels has established his presence as a double board certified trial lawyer in both personal injury and civil trial law - a distinction held by less than .1% of lawyers in Texas. And though his practice is not limited to medical malpractice, Best Lawyers in America has recently named him "Lawyer of the Year" in Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law in Houston for 2013. Texas Monthly has continued to recognize Sorrels as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas for the sixth straight year - again, a distinction given to less that .1% of lawyers in the state. He handles cases involving serious personal injury, catastrophic events, wrongful death, and significant business disputes.
Outside the courtroom, Sorrels has been awarded some of the highest honors recognized by the State Bar of Texas. He has been awarded the State Bar of Texas' President's Award (recognizing the one Texas Lawyer who provided the most outstanding contributions through distinguished service to the lawyers of Texas), the Judge Sam Williams Award (recognizing the Texas lawyer who provides the greatest contribution to both local bars and the State Bar of Texas), and the Houston Bar Association President's Award (recognizing significant contributions to an HBA program). Early in his career, Sorrels was honored with the Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston Award (recognizing the one young Houston lawyer who exemplified significant professional traits both inside and outside the practice of law).
Randy Sorrels has served as the President of the Houston Bar Association, President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation, Vice President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation, Director of the State Bar of Texas (two terms), Commissioner of the Equal Access to Justice Commission, Trustee of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, and is currently on the Board of Directors at South Texas College of Law.
Sorrels started his legal career at Fulbright & Jaworski, where he represented doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and businesses in the state of Texas who were accused of civil wrongdoing. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law in 1987, where he was on the Law Review and was a member of the nationally recognized Board of Advocates. South Texas has honored Sorrels with its highest honor - the Dean's Medal, as well as its Public Service Award (the inaugural award). Recently South Texas renamed its legal clinics The Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics, which represents 15,000 square feet of new, state-of-the-art facilities to bring together clients with unmet legal needs, and students who are eager to work with those clients under direct supervision of their professors.
Prior to law school, Sorrels graduated Magna Cum Laude from Houston Baptist University - where he was recognized as an NCAA Academic All-American in 1984. Sorrels attended HBU on a soccer scholarship and the soccer field at the university now carries his name - Sorrels Field. While at school, he was recognized as the Outstanding Student in both Political Science and Speech Communications. In the greatest honor the university gives for alumnus, Randy was named as HBU's Outstanding Alumnus of the Year for 2009, and he continues to be involved in alumni events and meetings.
Randy Sorrels serves as the managing partner of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, where he has practiced since 1990. Since taking over the leadership of the firm, Abraham Watkins has become more diverse, more community involved, more academically accomplished, and more active in the courtroom. The firm touts six Texas Board Certified lawyers, with one board eligible. The firm stays active in pro bono (free legal services to the poor) cases, and was the recipient of the very first Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Award for small firms. Abraham Watkins was also the very first firm to become a Houston Bar Association Equal Access to Justice Champion.
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