Guerra LLP

Attorney Francisco "Frank" Guerra

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• University of Texas School of Law, 1996
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence 
• Texas A&M University, 1992
  • Bachelor of Arts

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2020
• Served on the Malpractice, Premises & Products Pattern Jury Charge Committee for the State Bar of Texas
• Number One Verdict in the Top 10 Largest Verdicts in Arizona in 2012, Arizona Attorney Magazine
• Practiced insurance defense and civil litigation prior to joining Mr. Watts’ firm
• Named Texas Super Lawyer, 2003, 2006-2023, and Texas Rising Star 2004 by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters
• Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas, 2012 by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters
• Top 50 Central Texas Super Lawyers 2012 by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters
• Top 50 Central/West Texas Super Lawyers 2007 – 2019 by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters 

Attorney Alexis R. Garcia

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Cornell Law School, 2018
  • J.D. 
• Columbia University, New York City, New York, 2014
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science with a concentration in Statistics 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• Bexar County Women’s Bar Association
• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
• Federal Bar Association, San Antonio Chapter 

Attorney Erin Rogiers

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, 2012
  • Juris Doctorate 
• Oklahoma State University
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Spanish 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
  • Board of Directors, 2016 – Present
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • Board of Advocates, 2014 – 2017
  • Board of Directors, 2017 – Present
• American Association for Justice
  • Board of Governors, Texas Revitalization Chair, 2017 – Present
• St. Mary’s University School of Law, 10 Under 10 GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade)
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2016 – Present
• SA Scene Magazine, San Antonio Rising Stars, 2018, Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff
• SA Scene Magazine, San Antonio Best Lawyers, 2018, Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff
• Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017 – Present
• Top Attorneys in Texas by Texas Monthly, Rising Stars, 2017 – 2018 

Attorney J. Caleb Rackley

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, 2006
  • Honors: cum laude 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Editor-in-Chief, St. Mary’s Law Journal, Volume 36
• Named “Super Lawyers” Rising Star in Texas Monthly magazine, part of Thomas Reuters
• Named “Rising Star” by SA Scene Magazine
• Past President, Defense Counsel of San Antonio
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Construction Law Section, San Antonio Bar Association
• Past Appointee, Attorney Grievance Committee, State Bar of Texas
• Inductee, John M. Harlan Honor Society
• Inductee, Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
• Member, Appellate Section, State Bar of Texas 

Attorney Jennifer A. Neal

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law
  
  • Juris Doctorate 
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Texas
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Economics 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Bexar County Women’s Bar Association
• San Antonio Bar Association
• Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, Tarlton Inn
• John M. Harlan Society 

Attorney Jorge Mares

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Florida Coastal School of Law, 2013
  •  J.D.
  • Honors: Pro Bono Honors Award
• University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Major: History
  • Minors: Legal Studies and Economics 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• San Antonio Trial Lawyers’ Association
• Texas Young Lawyers’ Association
• San Antonio Bar Association 

Attorney Mark A. J. Fassold

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Harvard Law School, 2001
  • Juris Doctor 
• Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, 1996
  
  • Master in Public Policy degree
• Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• “Super Lawyer” and “Rising Star” as per Texas Monthly
• AVVO Rating, 10 of 10 

Attorney Michael J. Murray

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law, 1998
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence 
• Trinity University, 1994 
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Briefing Attorney to former Chief Justice Robert J. Seerden for over two years
• Lead Appellate Counsel in over 50 appeals and appellate proceedings
• Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Former Chair of the San Antonio Bar Association Appellate Section for two years
• Past Chair of Federal Bar Admissions Committee for the Western District of Texas
• Mike has briefed and/or argued appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, the Fifth and Tenth Circuits, the Supreme Courts of Texas, New Mexico, and Kentucky, and the Court of Appeals for the First, Third, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Districts of Texas

Attorney Michael Montaño

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• California

Education:

• Stanford Law School
• Yale College

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• California Lawyers Association
• San Francisco Bar Association
• San Antonio Bar Association
• American Antitrust Institute

Attorney Rebecca C. Page

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University, 2017
  • Honors: cum laude
• University of Texas, San Antonio
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Major: Criminal Justice 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member of Phi Delta Phi
• Board Member and Head of Social Media for the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (SAYLA)
• Member of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (SATLA)
• Member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) 

Attorney Robert Brzezinski

Bar Admissions:

• US Supreme Court
• Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court
• Texas Western District Court

Education:

• St. Mary's University, 1992

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Peer-Nominated Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Highest Rating of “AV”, Martindale-Hubbell Legal Publication (since 2003)
• Top Texas Verdicts 2011, Texas Lawyer Magazine
• Top Texas Verdicts 2015, Texas Lawyer Magazine
• Top 100 Verdicts in the U.S. 2016, VerdictSearch Magazine
• Top Texas Verdicts 2016 (2 verdicts), Texas Lawyer Magazine
• Top Texas Verdicts 2017, Texas Lawyer Magazine
• Premier 100 Trial Attorney, National Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2015
• Lifetime Achievement award, America’s Top 100 Attorneys, 2016
• “Top One Percent”, National League of Renowned Attorneys, 2016
• America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2017
• “Ten Best” Client Satisfaction award, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
• “Premier 100”, National Academy of Jurisprudence, 2016
• Lawyers of Distinction, 2018
• Top Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Attorneys, San Antonio Scene Magazine, 2016, 2017, 2020
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer, 2012 – 2018
• Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America, 2007
• Super Lawyers, 2011-2023
• Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2004 

Attorney Shalimar S. Wallis

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• New Mexico
• Arizona
• All Federal Districts within the State of Texas
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, 2001
  •  Juris Doctorate
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Honors: Dean's List
• Texas Christian University

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Awarded “Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers” in Texas by the National Trial Lawyers in 2012-2013
• Shalimar has worked with the Capital Partners of Watts Guerra LLP for over 23 years
• Past President of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Monthly Rising Star 2007, 2012-2014
• Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 2014-2023
• Awarded as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” for Plaintiff Personal Injury and Product Liability Litigation – 2023
• Awarded as one of the “Top Women Attorneys in Texas” for the American Registry – 2024
• Fluent in both written and spoken Spanish
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors 2013-Present
• Texas Bar Foundation Fellow 

Attorney Travis C. Headley

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• United States District Courts for the Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, 2001
  • Honors: summa cum laude 
• Baylor University, 1996
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Editor-in-Chief of the St. Mary’s Law Journal, Volume 32
• Intern for the Honorable Emilio M. Garza, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999
• Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Phil Hardberger of the Fourth Court of Appeals, 2001-2002
• Practiced commercial litigation for over seven years, before focusing primarily on his appellate work
• Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2010-2014, a Thomson Reuters publication
• Texas Super Lawyer, 2017-2018, a Thomson Reuters publication
• State Bar of Texas
• San Antonio Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association

Attorney Bailey Vannatta

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Baylor Law School, 2022
  •  Juris Doctorate
• Baylor University, 2018
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: History
  • Minor: Legal Reasoning and Analysis 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas
• Illinois State Bar Association
• State Bar of New Mexico
• State Bar of Arizona
• Phi Alpha Delta
• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (SAYLA)
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (SATLA)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA)
• Bexar County Women’s Bar Association
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• Texas Bar College 

Attorney Chloe Shrode

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law
  •  Juris Doctorate
• Texas Tech University
  • Bachelor's Degree 
  • Major: Honors Arts and Letters
  • Minors: Spanish and Legal Studies
  • Honors: summa cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association

Attorney David Fuentes

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s Law School, San Antonio, Texas
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• Texas State University
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Major: Political Science 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors 2024

Attorney Jeasette Berríos-Martínez

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Interamerican University, 2017
  • Juris Doctor
•  Ana G Mendez University, 2014
  • Master’s degree
  • Major: Art Administration
• University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras Campus, 2012
  • Major: Political Science
  • Major: Art History

Attorney Jessica Peisen

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University, 2021
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence 
• Texas Tech University, 2018
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Honors: cum laude 
  • Major: Political Science
  • Major: Sociology
  • Minor: Legal Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice
• Texas Trial Lawyers’ Association
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers’ Association
• San Antonio Young Lawyers’ Association
• State Bar of Texas

Attorney Julie Matsen

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Arizona

Education:

• Baylor Law School, 2022
  • Juris Doctorate
• Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University, 2014
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: English
  • Minor: Anthropolgy

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice
• Texas Trial Lawyers’ Association
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers’ Association
• San Antonio Young Lawyers’ Association
• State Bar of Texas 

Attorney Kelsey Abbey

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law
• University of Florida
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Political Science
  • Minor: Leadership

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas, North Carolina, and Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association 
• Austin Bar Association 
• Austin Young Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice 
• Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association
• Robert W. Calvert Inn of Court Member – 2023 

Attorney Lance Kimbro

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, 2021
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Texas at San Antonio, 2015
  • Major:  Entrepreneurship

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Super Lawyers Rising Star 2024 

Attorney Oscar Quiroz

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s School of Law, 2020
  • Honors: cum laude
• Texas A&M University, 2014
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas
• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association – Board of Directors
• John M. Harlan Society
• Texas A&M Association of Former Students – Century Club Member
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• St. Mary’s University Law Alumni Association
• Super Lawyers Rising Star 2024 

Attorney Paola González Hernández

Bar Admissions:

• Bar Name, Year Admitted One

Education:

• Inter-American University, School of Law, 2020
  • Juris Doctor 
  • President of the Inter-American University Litigation Association (A.L.U.I)
• Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus
  • Bachelor’s Degree 
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Major: Criminal Justice
  • Minor: Political Science

Attorney Sommer Hazel

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Major: Criminal Justice 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas