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Patricia (Pati) Limón de Rodríguez was born and raised in Houston, Texas and is a dedicated and passionate first-generation lawyer. With a wealth of professional experience, Pati is committed to making a meaningful impact by assisting individuals who seek an advocate to help them navigate the legal system.
Prior to pursuing her innate interest in law, Pati worked as the Director of Administration for Edge Creative Strategies, a boutique advertising agency, while also working part-time as the Executive Director of the Hispanic Bar Association of Houston (HisBA). During her time at Edge and HisBA, she received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, where she graduated summa cum laude, earning a 4.0 GPA.
Pati attended South Texas College of Law Houston as a second-career law student. Her academic achievements include consistent presence on the Dean’s List and receiving recognition as a member of the Presidential Fellows program. Additionally, Pati was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society and successfully completed one of the law school’s Texas Trial Advocacy Concentration Certificates.
Marked by her active involvement in numerous student organizations while attending law school, her leadership roles, such as Mountain Region Director for the National Latina/o Law Students Association and Fifth Circuit Representative for the Federal Bar Association’s Law Student Division, have honed her advocacy skills and deepened her understanding of the law. Keeping in line with a non-traditional path, Pati sat for the Uniform Bar Exam and learned that she passed the Texas Bar Exam before she graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston.
Nurturing her love for learning languages and traveling, Pati attended two law school study abroad programs at Právnická Fakulta Univerzity Karlovy in Prague, Czech Republic and the Academy of the Advocate’s School of Trial in St. Andrews, Scotland. Proud of her strong Mexican roots, she is fluent in Spanish, with an intermediate proficiency in Hebrew and French as well as a basic knowledge of Arabic, German, and Russian.
For leisure, Pati enjoys community engagement, volunteering for diverse causes, and spending time with her husband and fellow Texas attorney, Raúl Rodríguez.
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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