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Sam Palermo es un abogado altamente capacitado y con amplia experiencia en lesiones personales. Nacido y criado en Houston, Sam fue mentoreado por verdaderas leyendas del derecho en Texas y se ha consolidado como una figura influyente en la comunidad legal del estado. Es especialista certificado en juicios por lesiones personales y miembro vitalicio del Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Sam inició su carrera legal como asistente judicial del Honorable Ross N. Sterling, juez del Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Sur de Texas. Durante esta prestigiosa pasantía, pasó dos años en la sala del tribunal junto al juez Sterling, observando a los mejores abogados de Texas llevar sus casos y analizando cuestiones legales que requerían decisiones judiciales. También fue responsable de redactar fallos y órdenes judiciales.
Poco después de completar su pasantía con el juez Sterling, Sam recibió una oferta de la firma de lesiones personales Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, donde había trabajado como pasante durante la escuela de derecho. En esta firma, trabajó con W. James “The Crown” Kronzer, Frank Abraham y Will W. Watkins, pioneros en el derecho de lesiones personales en Texas, lo que le proporcionó una base invaluable para su éxito en el área. Durante su tiempo en la firma, Sam se encargó de casos nacionales e internacionales de gran magnitud, como el desastre de la plataforma Piper Alpha en el Mar del Norte.
Fue en esa firma donde Sam conoció a Randy Sorrels, un joven abogado prometedor. Juntos, llevaron casos a juicio con éxito y formaron una relación profesional y personal que ha perdurado por más de tres décadas.
Más adelante, Sam fue reclutado por el legendario abogado John O’Quinn. En The O’Quinn Law Firm, continuó perfeccionando sus habilidades en casos de desastres marítimos locales, estatales e internacionales, así como explosiones en refinerías. Uno de sus logros más destacados fue su papel como abogado principal en los desastres marítimos de las plataformas DB-29 y DLB-269.
Sam ha estado certificado en Juicios por Lesiones Personales por la Junta de Especialización Legal de Texas desde 1993. Se graduó cum laude de la Universidad de St. Thomas y obtuvo su título en derecho en South Texas College of Law Houston. Además, cuenta con un Certificado de Posgrado summa cum laude en Derecho Hospitalario y de Salud de Seton Hall Law School. Ha servido como Director de Cumplimiento y Abogado de Litigios para una empresa de salud que cotiza en la Bolsa de Nueva York (NYSE). Sam ha sido un ponente y autor frecuente en seminarios de Educación Legal Continua (CLE) a nivel nacional y ha trabajado como instructor en la National Institute for Trial Lawyers Association.
Hoy en día, Sam continúa ejerciendo el derecho de lesiones personales al más alto nivel, respaldado por la capacitación y la experiencia sin igual que adquirió trabajando con los gigantes del derecho en Texas. A lo largo de sus 38 años de carrera, ha manejado con éxito casi todos los tipos de casos de lesiones, homicidio culposo y mala praxis médica.
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.
Puedes confiar en que el equipo de abogados y personal de Sorrels Law tiene la experiencia y las habilidades necesarias para manejar tu caso con estrategia y atención al detalle. Sabemos lo que hacemos y te guiaremos en cada paso del proceso. Haznos cualquier pregunta y llámanos cuando lo necesites.
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