Houston, Texas Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawyers

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend

800 Commerce St
Houston, Texas 77002
USA

(713) 222-7211 or (800) 870-9584

(713) 225-0827

www.abrahamwatkins.com

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Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend has been practicing law since 1951. The firm operates in numerous practice areas including personal injury, wrongful death, petrochemical & industrial injuries, products liability and business torts. The firm also handles medical malpractice cases, with a focus on neurologically and brain injured infants.

Although, birth injuries have varying causes, the results are usually permanent and typically require lifelong care. The most common forms of debilitating birth injury caused by doctor error are shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus palsy, Erb's palsy, and Klumpke’s palsy. Prenatal asphyxia, which can result in brain damage and reduced motor function, is another common form of birth injury.

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend also has extensive experience representing victims of 18 wheeler trucking accidents. The firm’s attorneys have helped these individuals obtain successful results through negotiation or trial for more than 50 years. Further, the firm has a medical doctor on staff to assist in determining the severity of injuries and their likely long-term effect on the injured victim. Another area of the firm’s practice is Maritime Accidents. Due to the complexity of Maritime Law, it is important to retain an attorney with the necessary experience handling legal claims related to offshore injuries around the Gulf Coast.

Despite the impressive credentials amassed by our attorneys and support staff, you will find that we are surprisingly approachable. We represent injured individuals in personal injury lawsuits because we enjoy helping people. We never lose sight of each client's unique objectives and needs. In whatever area of practice the firm’s clients need representation, they have the peace of mind of knowing that Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend’s history, experience and resources will afford them the best representation possible. They receive this with no up-front remuneration. The firm provides the contingency fee option for legal representation.

Year this Office was Established: 1951

Languages: English and Spanish

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Food Poisoning; Fraternity & Hazing Injuries; Aircraft Litigation; Head-On Collisions; Rear-end Collisions; Texting & Driving Accidents; Business Torts; Patent Infringement; Whistleblower Litigation; Child Burn Injuries; Child Death; Electrocutions; Explosions; Offshore Injuries; Petrochemical Accidents; Sports Injuries; Misdiagnosis; Doctor, Nurse, & Hospital Errors; Oil Refinery Accidents; Tire Defects; Dangerous Prescription Drugs; Breach of Contract; Partnership Disputes; Insurance Disputes; Fraudulent Inducement; Intellectual Property Disputes; Patent Litigation; Trade Secrets Disputes; Tortious Interference; Employment Disputes; Corporate Theft; Civil & Corporate Conspiracy; Securities Litigation

Practice Areas Description

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend offer legal representation and services in the following areas of practice:

- Admiralty and Maritime Law

If you are injured while offshore, the laws can get complicated very quickly. The laws governing your injuries and your potential remedies depend upon who you are, where you were and what you were doing at the time of the accident. Because of this complexity, it is important that you seek the advice of an attorney with experience handling legal claims related to offshore injuries around the Gulf Coast.

* Offshore Oil Rig Injury: We frequently represent oil and gas industry workers who have been injured or killed working on drilling rigs (semi-submersible rigs and jack-up rigs), lay barges, drilling ships, supply boats and crew boats which service drilling rigs. We also handle non-vessel injuries, including those that occur on fixed platforms.
* Seamen Injuries: We protect the interests of seamen who are injured or killed while employed on a boat or other vessel, and we also represent the families of seamen who have lost their lives in wrongful death lawsuits, based upon general maritime law, the Jones Act or the Death on the High Seas Act.
* Pleasure Boat Accidents: The U.S. Coast Guard and Texas state agencies establish rules for safe boating. However, many recreational boat and personal watercraft operators don't know that they are subject to the same laws and rules as ocean-going vessels and other commercial operators. Filing a claim against a negligent boat or watercraft operator is typically complicated and may involve the highly specialized application of admiralty laws.

For all of these types of injuries and deaths, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friends has the experience and resources necessary to effectively represent you. We often work with highly qualified marine safety investigators, marine experts, naval experts, injury experts, Board-certified medical experts, physical capacities experts, rehabilitation experts and economists to ensure maximum recovery for our injured clients.

- Amputation

Amputation isn't solely a matter of medical negligence. Unsafe work conditions, industrial accidents or car accidents can also lead to injuries that ultimately result in amputation. Maimed fingers from heavy machinery or crush injuries from a truck accident or workplace accident might result in irreparable damage. Whatever the cause of your amputation, we can effectively represent you.

- Motor Vehicle / Vehicular Accidents

Motor vehicle accident injury victims may be entitled to compensation for property damage, car replacement or repairs, medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and permanent injury or disfigurement. Adjusters and insurers have one set of procedures for handling claims by individuals not represented by an auto accident lawyer and a different set of rules for claims in which the victim has a car accident attorney. You will rarely maximize your recovery by trying to handle your claim alone.

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we understand the elements of car, truck, 18-wheeler and all motor vehicle accident cases, and we use our expertise to the advantage of each client. Our vehicle accident attorneys, assisted by an in-house investigation department, have extensive experience in all types of car, truck and vehicle accidents. We understand how accidents occur, and the medical implications of catastrophic injuries such as spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, and brain damage which can result from vehicle accidents. We fight to get the maximum possible compensation for our clients.

- Aviation Accidents

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend is a Houston, Texas law firm with the skill and resources to handle complex aviation accident litigation. Since 1951, our firm has been representing the interests of injured individuals and their families. Whether an aviation accident involves a single engine prop plane or a commercial or charter jet we have the experience necessary to successfully represent our clients.

Our firm is prepared to handle aviation accident cases involving multi-engine jets, propeller planes, private jets, charter planes, military planes, and helicopters. Our Texas aviation accident attorneys represent airplane crash victims throughout the United States. In addition, we handle litigation related American airline crashes in foreign countries and for American citizens involved in crashes on foreign airlines.

- Birth Injuries

Birth injuries can occur due to poor prenatal care or mistakes made by the delivering physician or other medical personnel. Regardless of the cause of birth injuries, in most cases they are irreversible.

The most common forms of debilitating birth injury are shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus palsy, Erb's palsy, and Klumpke's palsy. These are generally caused by doctor error during the birthing process and result in nerve damage and reduced motor function of the arm. Another common birth injury, prenatal asphyxia, can result in brain damage and reduced motor function.

If your child has suffered a birth injury due to the negligence of a doctor or medical provider, your child deserves compensation. These financial resources can provide for the long-term care and rehabilitation your child needs.

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we are experienced birth injury attorneys. We help victims of birth injury obtain compensation for their injuries.

Our attorneys know that in many ways, your child's future rests in our hands. In every birth injury case, our goal is to obtain maximum compensation for the child. By obtaining these financial resources, we can help them live lives which are as comfortable, productive, and meaningful as possible.

- Brain Damage

The effects of a brain injury can be obvious. Speech difficulties, seizures, and motor skill problems can all result from cerebral trauma. But other effects are more subtle and can emerge over time, such as mood swings and emotional problems, inattention, impaired judgment and problem-solving skills. People who suffer from brain damage face a long and difficult road to recovery and rehabilitation.

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we help brain damage victims and their families obtain compensation for losses and suffering. While these resources may never serve to fully restore what our clients have lost, they can help them live more comfortable and meaningful lives.

- Burn Accidents

Our attorneys have significant experience helping burn victims recover compensation for their injuries. We understand that many our clients who are severely burned will never fully regain the lives they had prior to their accidents. Our goal in burn cases is to maximize our client’s recovery so they can move forward with their lives.

Our Houston burn accident attorneys have significant experience related to investigating, negotiating, and litigating serious burn injuries. We have helped numerous burn victims recover compensation for medical expenses as well as provide for a financial and emotional recovery. However, our firm does not rely solely on the ability of our attorneys to successfully resolve burn injury cases. Our firm has an on staff team of medical professionals, including a doctor, nurse, and an attorney who has a Juris Doctor as well as a Doctor of Medicine (J.D., M.D.).

Our attorneys have represents burn victims who have been injured in a variety of workplace and home related accidents including:

* Motor Vehicle Accidents
* Electrocution Burns
* Explosions
* Petrochemical Accidents
* Defective Products
* Propane Explosions
* Gas Grill Explosions
* Building Fires
* Flammable Clothing
* Water Heater Fires

- Bus Crashes

At the law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend in Houston, Texas, we have been providing skilled legal representation to protect those injured or killed in bus crashes for more than 57 years. With decades of experience, we have seen all types of injuries and wrongful death, and we have developed the experience necessary to effectively handle a wide range of legal claims.

- Business and Commercial Litigation

Litigation can have a significant impact on a company's ability to achieve its business objectives. We help companies involved in business litigation assess their options and make decisions consistent with their goals. Our business litigation attorneys have represented companies in complex litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings across a broad range of industries. We aggressively defend and pursue our clients' interests in matters such as:

* Breach of Contract
* Breach of Fiduciary Duty
* Insurance Disputes
* Fraudulent Inducement
* Intellectual Property
* Arbitration
* Partnership Disputes
* Patent Litigation
* Tortious Interference
* Fair Labor Standards Act
* Trade Secrets
* Fraud
* Business Torts
* Civil Conspiracy
* Corporate Conspiracy
* Corporate Theft
* RICO
* Securities Litigation

Our knowledge, experience and training in business and commercial law are supported by our proactive style. When we are handling a business dispute for a client, we do not promote unnecessary business litigation, but we do not avoid a legal battle when it is in the best interest of our client. Our business litigation lawyers have represented clients in a wide range of contract law disputes, including those involving contracts for employment, breach of real estate contract, limited liability company contract, land contract and many others. When representing a company in commercial litigation we never encourage a client to accept an unsatisfactory compromise and if it becomes necessary, we will vigorously pursue a claim to the fullest extent possible.

- Business Torts

Our attorneys have significant experience handling business torts, including those involving contracts for employment, breach of real estate contracts, corporate disputes, land contracts and non-compete agreements.

- Catastrophic Injuries

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend is one of the most respected catastrophic injury law firms in the state of Texas. We have been successfully handling catastrophic injury litigation for more than half a century. Our attorneys are highly educated and possess the skill, experience, and compassion to provide individuals and families with positive outcomes.

Our firm routinely handles catastrophic injury cases related to workplace accidents, car and trucking accidents, product defects, petrochemical accidents, admiralty, electrocutions, explosions, construction accidents, nursing home negligence, and medical malpractice.

- Accidental Death of a Child

Parents are not supposed to bury their children - the loss is simply too great, the pain too difficult to manage. The death of a child is traumatic and devastating to everyone involved. If this death comes as a result of someone's negligence, the pain is only amplified.

At the law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we work with parents and families who are coping with the death of their children. Although nothing we do can bring back a child, we work diligently to seek all remedies the law can provide.

- Protecting Coma Patients

No one expects the types of trauma leading to a coma. It's impossible to be prepared, and you are likely to be overwhelmed when making major decisions regarding treatment and long-term care arrangements. You probably have a wide range of matters to address and little energy to handle any of them.

Come to our law offices. We will take care of the legal details. We'll help you create a plan, and walk you through your potential legal options. Only you can make the most difficult decisions, but we will guide you through the steps for any remedies you may be able to seek.

In addition to our extensive legal experience, our firm is uniquely qualified to handle litigation related to comas because of the experience of our individual attorneys. One of our lawyers is also a medical doctor, providing unparalleled understanding of the legal and medical issues involved in a coma. Several of our attorneys have secured multi-million dollar verdicts for seriously injured people.

- Construction Site Accidents

Construction is the United States' largest industry, and unfortunately, construction site accidents kill and injure thousands of workers each year. Despite legal and trade provisions in place to prevent construction accidents, one out of every ten construction workers suffer some kind of on the job injury. From our office in Houston, Texas, we have handled a great variety of construction site accidents, including those involving:

* Falls
* Scaffolding, Crane, Derrick, Conveyor, Ladder, Winch, Grater, Scraper, Backhoe, and Boiler Accidents
* Power Line Injuries
* Trenching Injuries
* Fire and Explosion
* Builder Neglect
* Building Collapse
* Inadequate Barricades
* OSHA Non-Compliance

Although most injured construction workers will be entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits, these benefits will not cover all of the expenses faced by an injured worker and generally do not cover pain and suffering and the full range of damages available to the loved ones of a worker who is killed in an accident.

When a construction site accident occurs, responsibility for the personal injury can be attributed to a variety of individuals or businesses, including the owners, contractors and subcontractors, engineers, electricians, scaffolding companies, architects, insurance companies and manufacturers of equipment. For example, the general contractor and subcontractors must provide a reasonably safe work environment and manufacturers of construction equipment are responsible designing and maintaining safe products. In complex cases, in addition to negligence and workers' compensation, a construction accident lawyer must also consider the legal principles of agency and corporate law.

- Drunk Driving Accidents

Victims of accidents caused by drunk drivers can have feelings of frustration, anxiety, and anger — frustration at having to deal with insurance companies, anxiety about the future, and anger at the person responsible for the accident.

If you have been injured or if a loved one has been killed due to a drunk driver, you need help to overcome this sad event. At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we are highly experienced personal injury and car accident lawyers. We fight for compensation for victims of drunk driving accidents — and justice for the departed.

- Electrocution Accidents

The number of work-related accidental electrocution victims continues to rise. Frequently, employer negligence is the cause when a worker is killed or seriously injured after contacting power lines and exposed electrical sources. Most on the job injuries that occur in Texas are covered by the workers' compensation laws of Texas. And while workers' compensation provides some compensation for an injured worker's monetary losses and provides benefits to dependants in death by electrocution cases, the benefits are often insufficient. When we handle a work-related electrocution, we start our investigation by determining whether a third party can additionally be held responsible for a work-related electrocution.

- Environmental Law

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend we take representing clients who have been injured due to violations of environmental laws seriously. The state and federal government have enacted many laws to protect individuals and the environment from the devastating effects of pollution, including the Clean Water and Clean Air acts. However, enforcement is often lax and damage often occurs before agencies charged with enforcements discover violations.

- Explosion Accidents

We have handled significant numbers of cases involving explosions related to gas pipelines, industrial plants, refineries, and petrochemical plants. The explosion victims we represent come to us with devastating burn injuries. We know from experience that the monetary, mental, and physical costs of recovering from a burn injury are staggering. A burn injury can require months (sometimes years) of hospitalization, doctors' visits, and physical therapy, and often even requires extensive counseling to overcome the mental trauma sustained from suffering a burn injury.

The source and cause of the explosion that caused the injuries or burns are crucial determinations that form the basis of a personal injury explosion case. If you feel that you or a loved one has suffered an injury in an explosion that was the result of negligence, you may have grounds to bring a personal injury claim.

- Fire Injuries

Injuries caused by fire can require extensive treatment, expensive medical procedures and a seemingly never ending recovery process. At the law firm of Abraham Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we represent injured people and their families after they are injured or killed as a result of fire. Death is often the tragic result of severe burns.

We have handled many personal injury cases and wrongful death caused by car fires, industrial fires and building fires, and we understand the unique difficulties that arise with these types of cases.

- Fraternity Hazing Cases

Recent news segments feature far too many stories of young lives senselessly extinguished or irreparably changed. Fraternity hazing practices at colleges and universities have become more public over the past few years, with tragic losses stemming from alcohol abuse or physical abuse occurring across the country.

At the law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, in Houston, Texas, our attorneys believe strongly in the importance of preventing these senseless deaths or seeking redress if one of these terrible acts occur.

- Head Injuries

Our experienced attorneys will work to maximize your recovery for serious head injuries. As necessary, we rely upon a number of experts to ensure that we can fully convey the consequences of your injuries and the fault of the opposing party. From accident reconstruction specialists in car accidents to investigators for workplace injuries, we work with some of the foremost specialists to effectively protect your rights and interests.

A serious head injury may drastically affect the rest of your life. No amount of financial compensation can eliminate the injuries or bring back the life you had. However, money can help to alleviate the burden by providing resources for medical treatment, long-term care and other life adjustments such as the permanent inability to work. We will work diligently to ensure that your settlement or jury verdict will effectively address all of these concerns.

Whether your head injury has resulted in permanent brain damage or just required short-term, extensive medical care, we can effectively assist you.

- Medical Malpractice

If you, or a loved one, have suffered a serious injury due to a doctor mistake, hospital mistake, or another error made by a health care provider, you deserve compensation for your losses and suffering. While nothing can make up for a serious medical injury or the death of a loved one, the compensation you receive can help you cope with the tragedy and go on with your life.

The attorneys at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend represent clients in all types of medical malpractice matters, including:

* Doctor error
* Hospital error
* Birth injuries
* Brain damage to infants
* Surgical error
* Medication error
* Failure to diagnose
* Misdiagnosis
* Nursing errors
* And others

- Motorcycle Accidents

Those who are not familiar with motorcycle riding often have difficulty identifying the causes of a motorcycle accident. Of course the insurance company will often try to shift responsibility for the accident away from their customer. But police investigators and even many personal injury lawyers who are unfamiliar with motorcycle accidents will wrongly identify the causes of an accident too.

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, our attorneys understand the motorcycle riding experience and how an accident can occur.

In evaluating the causes of a motorcycle accident, our in-house staff of investigators starts at the beginning. We visit the accident site. We collect evidence, take measurements, and interview witnesses. When necessary, we hire accident causation specialists who reconstruct the sequence of events to determine what really happened.

Then we develop a compelling case designed to obtain maximum compensation for our clients.

- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

The incidence of elder abuse in Texas nursing homes is a growing problem. Each day, hundreds of members of our elder population in and around Houston, Texas are victimized. If your loved ones are victims of neglect or abuse in a nursing or residential facility, there are probably other residents in the facility who are also being neglected or abused; in fact there is probably a continuing pattern of neglect at the facility. In each nursing home negligence case we handle, we carefully study the facility's history of violations of both federal and state law to determine if there is pattern of neglect. We also focus on staffing and training deficiencies, which are often the root cause of nursing home injuries.

Nursing home abuse and neglect takes a variety of forms:

* Negligent Care - Failure to provide adequate care resulting in death, amputations, falls, broken hips and bed sores
* Physical Abuse - Inflicting physical pain or injury or unreasonably confining a senior
* Sexual Abuse
* Exploitation - Illegally taking, misusing, or concealing funds, property, or assets

The signs of elder abuse are often subtle and frequently, a senior who is being abused fails to report the abuse. If your friend or relative has had unexplained injuries, bed sores, a broken hip or frequent falls and you are suspicions of elder abuse or nursing home negligence, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit. If the abuse has led to death, a wrongful death lawsuit might be warranted. Elder abuse law is complex and frequently changing. Hiring an experienced nursing home negligence attorney can make all the difference in the world.

- Paraplegia

Victims of negligent actions which cause paralyzing conditions such as paraplegia and quadriplegia face severe financial, physical, and emotional burdens. At our firm, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we help sufferers of paraplegia obtain the financial resources that can help them live more comfortable and meaningful lives.

- Offshore Injuries

If you are employed in the offshore oil industry and suffer an injury while on an offshore rig or in transit to or from a rig, you may have the right to claim compensation for your medical costs, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs. If your injury was caused by the negligence of the rig operator or a third-party service company, you may also be entitled to compensation for your pain and suffering.

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend are experienced offshore oil rig attorneys. We help injured offshore oil workers get the financial resources they need to recover and rebuild their lives.

- Patent Infringement

Entrepreneurs and business people face many obstacles to achieving success. Obtaining capital, hiring the right workers, pleasing customers, and countless other tasks require drive and creativity. But doing all of the right things can come to nothing if a competitor steals your idea.

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we are experienced patent infringement attorneys. We fight for the intellectual property rights of companies and business people.

- Petrochemical Plant Accidents

Our experienced attorneys have successfully handled a variety of severe explosion injury cases at petrochemical plants and oil refineries. Some of the common adverse results associated with the manufacturing and storage of compounds obtained from petroleum or natural gas accidents include:

* Burns (fire, steam and chemical)
* Chemical releases / Chemical spills
* Falls and fall restraint failure
* Refinery explosions
* Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD")
* Toxic Gas Release

Many of the injuries associated with petrochemical and refinery accidents (including burns from explosions and scalding liquid, and spinal cord and head injuries from falls) often result in serious injuries that prevent the injured worker from ever returning to the job. Many of these injuries result in permanent injury and many others are fatal.

- Pharmaceutical Litigation

With the passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act administered by the Food and Drug Administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began placing many pharmaceutical drugs on a fast-track to approval. In addition, rules have been relaxed allowing pharmaceuticals companies to advertise directly to consumers. The faster the drugs enter the marketplace, the less time drug companies and government officials have to fully investigate the side effects of consuming the drugs.

While the pharmaceutical manufacturers have garnered increasing profits for their drugs, consumer safety has proportionally decreased. The combination of many new pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter drugs with fast approval has significantly increased the number of serious injuries to consumers. This has lead to increased numbers of dangerous drugs such as Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Crestor, and Zocor, being prescribed to millions of Americans.

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend has successfully handled a variety of pharmaceutical drug litigation cases. In addition, our firm employs a team of medical professionals, including a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney who is also a medical doctor.

Our dedication to our drug litigation clients is unrivaled. Our firm has the skill, experience, dedication, and resources to assure successfully to take on the most powerful drug litigation attorneys employed by large pharmaceutical companies like Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Glaxo SmithKline, and AstraZeneca.

- Defective Products

If you have been injured by a dangerous or defective product, a products liability case can be filed against a variety of parties involved in the manufacturing and sale of the dangerous product. Defendants in the case may include a manufacturer of component parts, an assembling manufacturer, the wholesaler, and the retail store owner. We have handled a great number of defective product cases that have involved a variety of dangerous design defects, manufacturing defects and marketing defects. Almost any product has the potential of causing significant injuries; the following is a list of some of the defective product cases our product defect lawyers have handled:

* Auto design defect: air bag failure, brake system, post-crash files, restraint systems, sudden accelerations, vehicle steering devices, tires
* Dangerous Drugs
* Baby and Child Products: car seats, toys
* Bicycle Design
* Boat and Personal Watercraft Defects
* Construction Equipment
* Farm Equipment
* Firearms
* Helmet design
* Household Products
* Industrial Machines: machine guarding
* Motorcycle Defects
* Occupational Exposure
* Pesticides / Chlordane
* Swimming Pools and Diving Boards

- Quadriplegia

Of all the injuries that can happen to a person, perhaps the most tragic and heart-rending is quadriplegia, especially when the victim is at the prime of life. Victims who suffer quadriplegia and paraplegia can face a lifetime of physical discomfort and emotional pain. Providing medical care, rehabilitation, and long-term care requires enormous financial resources.

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend are highly experienced catastrophic injury and spinal cord injury attorneys. We obtain compensation for victims of negligent paralyzing accidents — compensation that can help victims and their families cope with the new reality of their lives.

- Spinal Cord Injuries

Because of the severity of spinal cord injuries, their permanent nature, and the cost of long-term care they require, the parties responsible for negligent accidents will usually contest spinal injury claims fiercely. The insurance companies and their high-priced attorneys want to keep their payout to a minimum, even when their client is clearly at fault. To obtain compensation, a spinal cord injury victim needs representation by an experienced and committed personal injury law firm.

At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we have helped thousands of accident victims obtain compensation. Since 1951, we have stood up to the insurance companies on behalf of our clients. Every year, we recover millions of dollars for accident victims — money they use to recover as best they can and provide for their families.

- SUV Rollover

SUV's aren't supposed to roll; when they do, the resulting injuries are likely to be severe or even catastrophic. If you or someone you love has been involved in an SUV rollover accident, the attorneys of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend in Houston, Texas, can effectively represent you.

- Swimming Pool Accidents

A swimming pool can provide hours of enjoyment, but a swimming pool accident can bring tragedy to a family.

If you, or a family member, have suffered an injury due to the negligent behavior of the property owner or another party, you deserve compensation for your losses and suffering.

- Truck Accidents

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend is a Houston, Texas law firm that has been helping people who have been seriously injured or killed in 18 wheeler trucking accidents for more than half a century. Our Texas truck accident attorneys have successfully handled numerous serious personal injury and wrongful death cases related to Texas semi-truck accidents. Our trucking attorneys are committed to achieving positive results through negotiation or trial. We have a medical doctor on staff to help us determine the severity of injuries and their likely long term consequences.

- Whistleblower Litigation

Preventing fraud is a matter of great significance to the federal government. Billions of dollars are wasted annually as companies and individuals defraud the government.

To reduce this waste, the government counts upon private citizens known as whistleblowers. Whistleblowers alert various government agencies to fraudulent activities and can be well-compensated for the information they provide.

If you know of fraud that has been committed against the government, you can help. Call us.

- Workplace Injuries

If you have suffered a workplace injury, you are entitled to compensation for your financial losses. For many accident victims, there may be multiple sources of compensation in addition to workers compensation. If your injury was caused by the negligent behavior of another party, you may also be entitled to claim compensation for your pain and suffering.

- Wrongful Death

While we focus almost entirely on personal injury and wrongful death cases, we are not a personal injury "mill", where catastrophic injury cases are handled and settled on a volume basis. At Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we pursue justice, one case at a time.

Attorneys

	Mr. Benny Agosto Jr. Partner Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Business Law, Car Accident, Commercial Law		Mr. Muhammad S. Aziz Associate Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Car Accident, Commercial Litigation, International Law
	Mr. Frank J. Battaglia Associate Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Defective Drugs, Failure to Diagnose, Mass Tort		Ms. Chelsie King Garza Associate Animal Bites, Asbestos Mesothelioma, Back and Neck Injury, Bicycle Accident, Birth Injury
	Mr. Johnny N. Garza Jr. Associate Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Car Accident, Commercial Litigation, Employment		Mr. Daniel D. Horowitz III Associate Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Motor Vehicle Accidents
	Mr. Clyde J. Jackson III Associate Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Business Law, Car Accident, Litigation		Mr. Nick C. Nichols Partner Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Business Law, Litigation, Medical Malpractice
	Mr. Randall Owen Sorrels Partner Admiralty and Maritime, Aviation Law, Business Law, Car Accident, Commercial Law		Mr. Brant J. Stogner Associate Animal Bites, Asbestos Mesothelioma, Back and Neck Injury, Bicycle Accident, Birth Injury