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Dakota Johnson es un profesional legal comprometido con una sólida formación en ingeniería y un enfoque centrado en obtener los mejores resultados para sus clientes. Obtuvo su Juris Doctor en South Texas College of Law Houston, donde se destacó académicamente y fue incluido en la Lista de Honor del Decano. Entre sus reconocimientos se encuentran el prestigioso Premio CAPT Kevin J. Barry, USCG Endowed Student Award, así como una beca de la Sección de Derecho de Petróleo, Gas y Recursos Energéticos del Colegio de Abogados del Estado de Texas.
Antes de comenzar su carrera legal, Dakota adquirió una valiosa experiencia en la Marina de los Estados Unidos, donde trabajó en dos instalaciones nucleares distintas. Mientras estuvo asignado a un portaaviones de propulsión nuclear, entrenó a más de 150 miembros del personal en el diseño y operación de plantas de energía nuclear y supervisó la ejecución de planes de química y control radiológico para garantizar operaciones seguras del reactor. Esta experiencia no solo profundizó su conocimiento técnico, sino que también le inculcó un fuerte sentido de responsabilidad, seguridad y cumplimiento normativo. Durante su tiempo en la Marina, Dakota obtuvo su Licenciatura en Ciencias en Tecnologías de Ingeniería Mecánica en Old Dominion University, graduándose summa cum laude.
El enfoque legal de Dakota se centra en casos de responsabilidad por productos defectuosos y lesiones personales, donde aprovecha su experiencia en ingeniería para representar eficazmente a clientes afectados por problemas técnicos complejos. Sus habilidades analíticas, perfeccionadas a lo largo de años de formación rigurosa en ingeniería, le permiten desglosar casos complicados y presentar argumentos sólidos que resuenan en la sala del tribunal. Su conocimiento de temas técnicos le permite comunicar conceptos complejos de manera clara y efectiva tanto a sus clientes como a los jurados.
Fuera de su vida profesional, Dakota es un hombre de familia dedicado, felizmente casado y orgulloso padre de dos hijos. Disfruta pasar tiempo de calidad con su familia y busca aventuras que fortalezcan su vínculo familiar. Esta dedicación personal lo inspira a ayudar a otros a través de su carrera legal. Dakota cree que el mismo cuidado y apoyo que brinda a su familia debe extenderse a sus clientes, asegurando que reciban la representación y la justicia que merecen.
Estado de Texas
J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston
B.S., Old Dominion University – Tecnologías de Ingeniería Mecánica
Programa de Entrenamiento en Energía Nuclear de la Marina
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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