Dallas Bar President Laura Geisler joins firm’s personal injury, commercial litigation practice

 

DALLAS – Personal injury and commercial litigation law firm Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler, LLP, (SMQG) is pleased to announce the addition of new name partner Laura Benitez Geisler, current president of the Dallas Bar Association.

 “Laura is an exceptional attorney whose skills complement those of our talented team of lawyers,” said firm co-founder Andrew B. Sommerman. “We share the same passion for seeking justice, and we are proud to add her name to ours.”

The Dallas-based litigation firm has attorneys with more than 100 years of combined legal experience. SMQG has earned placement on the 2019 Best Law Firms listing by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America for helping plaintiffs with personal injury litigation.

With more than 21 years of experience representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases, Ms. Geisler’s trial history includes multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements for her clients. She led her own law firm for the past several years.

“I’m extremely excited about the future with this firm. Individually and collectively, the lawyers at SMQG have a track record of achieving justice for those who have suffered personal injuries and loss, as well as for businesses and individuals who are being treated unjustly,” said Ms. Geisler.

The firm is also home to Texas Super Lawyers Tex Quesada and Al Ellis, who have been recognized for their work in personal injury by the publication for 15 years. Name partner Andrew Sommerman was also included in the 2019 America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators.

Ms. Geisler has earned many legal honors, including recognition by The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers since 2015. She has earned a National Diversity Council listing among the Top 50 Multicultural Lawyers in Dallas and Top 50 Women Lawyers. In 2011, the Hispanic National Bar Association also honored Ms. Geisler with recognition as a Top Lawyer Under 40.

Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler, LLP, has a distinguished reputation for knowledgeable and assertive legal representation in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation. Since formation, the firm has handled more than 4,000 personal injury cases, negotiated thousands of settlements and taken hundreds of cases to trial.

 

 

Geisler becomes first Hispanic to lead the DBA in its 145-year history

DALLAS – Trial attorney Laura Benitez Geisler will be sworn in as the 110^th Dallas Bar Association president on Jan. 12, becoming the first Hispanic member to lead the organization.

The Dallas Bar Association is a 145-year-old professional, voluntary body of more than 11,000 Dallas-area lawyers. The DBA serves as an educational resource for its members as well as a contributor to public service programs in the community. For more information on the Dallas Bar Association, visit www.dallasbar.org.

“The Dallas Bar Association is among the strongest and most active in the country, and I’m looking forward to the year ahead,” said Ms. Geisler. “I’ve been an active member of the Dallas Bar my entire career, having served on the Board of Directors since 2006. I am eager to get to work in this new and challenging role.”

Among her goals as president will be to highlight the importance of protecting the independence of the judiciary through a series of programs on the history and challenges facing an independent judiciary, the development of a “Life Skills for Lawyers” series and a “Legal Incubator” program designed to help young attorneys become successful practitioners.

Ms. Geisler has served as president of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. She was elected to chair the Dallas Bar board in 2015 and served as president of the Dallas Women Lawyers Association in 2003. As the co-chair of the 2014-15 Equal Access to Justice Campaign benefitting the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, she helped raise more than $1.1 million for pro bono legal services for low-income Dallas County residents.

Ms. Geisler has 21 years of experience representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases. She has achieved multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients.

She has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers and has earned a National Diversity Council listing among the Top 50 Multicultural Lawyers in Dallas and Top 50 Women Lawyers. The Hispanic National Bar Association also honored Ms. Geisler with its Top Lawyer Under 40 award in 2011. Ms. Geisler recently merged her firm to form Sommerman, McCaffity,Quesada & Geisler.

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AMERICA’S top 100 HIGH STAKES LITIGATORS®

 

January 30, 2019 – Announcing the selection of Andrew B. Sommerman among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2019.  Selection to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional trial attorneys in high value, high stakes legal matters.

To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake. These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration.  Thereafter, candidates are carefully screened through comprehensive Qualitative Comparative Analysis based on a broad array of criteria, including the candidate’s professional experience, litigation experience, significant case results, representative high stakes matters, peer reputation, and community impact in order to rank the candidates throughout the state.

Only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators^®.  With these extremely high standards for selection to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®, less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor — truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community.

 

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Dallas’ Jody Rodenberg Among Texas Top Women Attorneys in Texas Monthly

 

Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler lawyer noted for business litigation work

 

DALLAS – Business trial lawyer Jody Rodenberg of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler LLP is featured in the January issue of Texas Monthly in a special section of Top Women Attorneys in Texas – those who were selected to the Texas Super Lawyers or Rising Stars list for 2018.

Ms. Rodenberg was selected to the Texas Rising Stars list based on her business litigation practice. To be considered for Rising Stars, an attorney must be 40 or younger or in practice no more than 10 years. Only 2.5 percent of eligible lawyers in Texas are chosen each year.

“I’m grateful to be included among such a talented group of women,” said Ms. Rodenberg. “This recognition comes from my peers, which means that the hard work we accomplish for our clients does not go unnoticed, and I appreciate that.”

Through an extensive selection process that involves nominations, independent research and peer evaluation, the Texas Super Lawyers legal guide each year recognizes the top attorneys in the state. Ms. Rodenberg was first named to the Texas Rising Stars list in 2017.

In addition to her expertise in business litigation, she also handles employment and ERISA litigation, personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice cases. She is a 2011 graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law and a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.

Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler, LLP is a Dallas-based litigation firm whose attorneys have more than 100 years of combined legal experience. The firm has a distinguished reputation for knowledgeable and assertive legal representation in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation. Since formation, the firm has handled more than 4,000 personal injury cases, negotiated thousands of settlements and taken hundreds of cases to trial. Visit https://www.textrial.com/.

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