Carter Nash is an experienced trial attorney at Sorrels Law whose practice is centered on representing and obtaining justice for individuals who have been injured because of the wrongful conduct of others. Carter began his legal career representing defendants, including a prominent Fortune 500 company, in catastrophic personal injury lawsuits in both state and federal court throughout the state of Texas. Upon joining a prominent Houston law firm, Carter switched his practice so that he could instead focus on representing the interests of individuals who experienced life altering injuries and the families of those who have lost loved ones, rather than defend those responsible.
Carter was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and spent the early years of his life moving throughout Canada before his family relocated to Cypress, Texas in 1997. Carter attended the University of Texas at Dallas where he met his wife, Emily, and obtained his undergraduate degree and MBA. During his time at the University of Texas at Dallas, Carter played on the university’s collegiate basketball team, a team that won the American Southwest Conference and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2014. Subsequently, Carter attended Law School at the University of Houston Law Center where he served as an Articles Editor for the Houston Law Review, while also receiving several academic honors prior to his graduation in 2019.
When not advocating for his clients, Carter enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. Carter is also a year-round volunteer for Christianson Syndrome Association, a non-profit organization founded by the Nash Family in 2011 in honor of Carter’s brother, Andrew.
J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston
B.S., Old Dominion University, Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Navy Nuclear Power Training Program
Recognized as a Rising Star in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by Texas Super Lawyers, Phil is also a Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, taught in the Houston Independent School District at an inner-city middle school. He also served as a bandmaster and musician on Norwegian, Celebrity, Holland America and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He is admitted to the Fifth Circuit, Southern District of Texas and Western District of Texas in the federal court system.
Phil lives in Houston with his wife and their two young boys. When not working, Phil can be found coaching or assisting with his kids’ sports, enjoying Houston’s vibrant arts scene with his wife, or cheering on the Astros.
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
M.A., The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
B.A., Washington & Lee University, Politics
Randy is the past President of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, and past Chair of the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. He 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 Houston.
Randy 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 Houston in 1987, where he was on the Law Review and was a member of the nationally recognized Board of Advocates. South Texas College of Law Houston has honored Randy with its highest honor— the Dean’s Medal, as well as its Public Service Award (the inaugural award). South Texas College of Law Houston has 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 the direct supervision of their professors. In 2018, South Texas College of Law Houston honored Randy with the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Prior to law school, Randy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Houston Baptist University— where he was recognized as an NCAA Academic All-American in 1984. He attended HBU on a soccer scholarship, and the soccer field at the university now carries his name— Randall O. 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 to alumni, 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 is married to his law partner, Alex L. Farias-Sorrels, and considers her one of the smartest lawyers he knows. He is also a father of five children and one granddaughter. His oldest daughter is a teacher and helps with the Sorrels Law communications efforts. His second daughter is a speech language pathologist in New York. His twin son and daughter are law students at the University of Texas. And his youngest son is in a Montessori program.
He has published numerous articles, including:
He lives in Bellaire, Texas with his wife Carol, and has two adult children. He is an avid cyclist and consumer of political news. He and Carol are active members at Christ the King Presbyterian Church.
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