Austin, TX Lawyers

Antitrust Law

300 West 6th Street, Suite 2050, Austin, TX 78701

Alan W. Hersh focuses his practice on general litigation matters. He is experienced in handling asset purchase negotiations, lien and land restrictions on client holdings, immigration issues, and criminal appeals.

Real Estate Law

3303 Northland Drive, 310, Austin, TX 78731

sticky_logo 512-827-0640 Contact the Firm Home Attorney Profiles Arthur C. Troilo III Arthur Troilo III has nearly 40 years of law experience. Mr. Troilo started his legal career in San Antonio. He then moved to our nation’s capital where he served as a Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. General Services Administration; and, later as General Counsel for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management – both in Washington, D.C. Upon leaving Federal Government, he practiced law with a D.C. law firm and later returned to the State of Texas and became an Assistant Attorney General (and section chief) with the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Austin, Texas. Mr. Troilo’s practice focuses primarily on landlord tenant law, landlord eviction, public housing authority representation, subsidized/affordable housing provider representation, housing discrimination defense, student housing property issues, real estate law, civil litigation, and collections: mortgage lender and financial institution representation.

Criminal Defense Law

500 W 2nd St suite 1900, Austin, TX 78701, USA

Ben “Mr. Dismissal” Michael is the founder of Michael & Associates Criminal Defense Attorneys, premier white-glove criminal defense firm committed to achieving exceptional outcomes for clients across Texas. With a team boasting over 400 years of combined legal experience, Michael & Associates has successfully handled thousands of cases—securing dismissals, reductions, and acquittals in both misdemeanor and felony matters statewide. The firm’s reputation for excellence is backed by an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and a perfect 5-star rating on Google, earned from more than 700 client reviews across all locations. Unlike most defense firms that rely on just one or two attorneys, Michael & Associates offers a powerhouse team of 20+ defense lawyers - all who work together to beat your charges.

Personal Injury Law

1021 W Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757, USA

Dan Christensen has been practicing law since 1994. He started his career working in military courts, notorious for their strict adherence to rules and procedures. For the last several years, Dan has focused his practice exclusively on representing injury victims. He has been involved in almost 200 trials during his career in numerous federal and state courts against the largest defendants, including the U.S. Government. Dan will utilize his experience and proven results while fighting for you. Regardless of the size of the opponent, Dan has the experience and legal knowledge to aggressively advocate for his clients. And, just as important, he will give you and your case the personal attention it deserves from the initial free consultation through trial. Dan received a bachelor’s degree with Honors in 1991 and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa in 1994. After graduating from law school, he served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) in Fort Hood, Texas. He served as a prosecutor and defense counsel in numerous administrative hearings and courts-martial ranging from minor offenses to kidnapping, rape, and capital murder. After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army JAG Corps, Dan joined a Texas personal injury law firm. Dan worked as the Chief of its Litigation Department and was the firm’s principle trial lawyer for years, trying numerous cases each year. Also, as the head of the firm’s personal injury division, Dan supervised and mentored between 15 and 20 trial lawyers at a time as they prosecuted thousands of cases.

Civil Litigation

402 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701, USA

Daniel D. King (“Dan”) is a highly respected state, national and international trial lawyer and mediator with an AV Martindale-Hubbell Pre-Eminent rating. As a trial lawyer, Dan has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. He has been named one of the top Trial Lawyers in Houston, Texas on multiple occasions and a TEXAS SUPER LAWYER by Texas Monthly Magazine and Law & Politics. He has twice received the National Defense Counsel Continuing Excellence Award by OMSNIC and has been named a National Defense Counsel Star of the Year by AAOMS Insurance Company. Dan as well serves as Plaintiff’s counsel in the prosecution and protection of the rights of individuals, privately held corporations and Fortune 500 Companies in complex litigation and class action lawsuits. In addition, he has served as CEO, President and General Counsel of multi-national corporations.

Immigration Law

301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1150, Austin, TX 78701

Inder Datta’s practice focuses on employment-based immigration from the Austin, Texas office of Ogletree Deakins. He has extensive experience in nonimmigrant matters such as H-1B, L-1, TN, and E-3 petitions, and immigrant matters including PERM labor certifications, I-140 petitions, and preference petitions for multinational managers and executives. His experience includes leading an internal immigration team for a leading experience engineering technology firm, managing inter-organizational relationships and counseling business units on complex immigration issues.

Personal Injury Law

8834 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Suite 304, Austin, TX 78759

Jason Aldridge Texas Young Lawyers CATLA ATTORNEY PROFILE Jason Aldridge is driven by a strong desire to fight for injury victims and to represent those who need help the most. Today, he is a valued member of the personal injury team at Zinda Law Group, where he focuses his practice on motor vehicle accidents, traumatic brain injuries, dog bites, premises liability, and much more. Drawing on a wide variety of professional and personal experiences, Jason understands the importance of trust and tries to be a positive force for change in his clients? lives. He has a profound appreciation for the rights of people from all walks of life and will fight for them to the end. Truly invested in every case he takes, he believes transparent and honest relationships with clients is the key to success in personal injury law, and he prides himself on always being available to answer a client?s questions. An Arizona native, Jason graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and earned his juris doctorate from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law. Prior to joining our firm, he gained litigation experience as an intern for the North Las Vegas City Attorney?s Office and the Travis County District Attorney and then as a lawyer representing the public interest at the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Jason also obtained a variety of experience before entering the legal profession, including stints as a golf professional, a U.S. Army medic, and a casino pit boss, to name a few. He credits that dynamic perspective as one of the many things that set him apart in the legal field. Highly respected in his industry, Jason serves as a member of the litigation sections of the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association as well as a member of the Texas Young Lawyers Association. In all his endeavors, Jason is supported by the love and encouragement of his wife, Melissa, and he takes tremendous pride in his two daughters. In his leisure hours, he enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family, and he looks forward to competing in triathlons again.

Immigration Law

1016 La Posada Dr, Austin, TX 78752, USA

Jason F. Kyriakides focuses on business and family-based immigration law. He has experience in a broad array of industries, including information technology, oil and gas, healthcare, and finance. He regularly advises employers on H-1B, L-1A/B, and E-2 nonimmigrant visa options, as well as immigrant visa options EB-1 (extraordinary ability and multinational managers). Mr. Kyriakides also has experience with consular processing, adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence, waivers of inadmissibility, reentry permits, and naturalization. Mr. Kyriakides graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts. He earned his Juris Doctor in 2013 from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in Sacramento, California.

Personal Injury Law

7801 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731

John “Jack” Zinda is a personal injury attorney in Austin, Texas, and the founder and CEO of Zinda Law Group. His practice includes catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, gas explosions and 18-wheeler accidents. He has served as lead counsel in wrongful death and catastrophic injury litigation, including cases against truck drivers, drunk drivers, manufacturers of dangerous products and employers responsible for unsafe working environments. His professional service includes a term as president of the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association in 2015–2016. He has also served on the Texas Trial Lawyers Association’s board of directors. Zinda’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in business and political science from Southwestern University and a J.D. from Baylor University School of Law. At Baylor, he was a finalist in the Bob and Karen Wortham Practice Court Competition. The presentations listed in his firm biography cover both litigation and law firm operations. In 2018, his subjects included handling a first wrongful death case for the Williamson County Bar and calculating wrongful death damages for ProLaw CLE. His listed 2019 presentations addressed ridesharing insurance at the University of Texas Car Crash Seminar, investigation techniques for the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association and law firm systems for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. The biography also lists a 2021 Hays County Bar Association presentation on ten tactics for handling trucking cases.

Personal Injury Law

8030 N. Mopac Expy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759

Paul Batrice is an Austin, Texas, attorney and the founder and managing partner of Batrice Law Firm. His practice includes personal injury and criminal defense, with his firm biography also identifying Uber and Lyft accident cases and wrongful death matters. The State Bar of Texas lists him under his full name, Paul Alexander Batrice, and identifies Austin as his primary practice location. It reports that he is eligible to practice in Texas and gives his Texas license date as May 5, 2005. Batrice earned his J.D. at Oklahoma City University School of Law in Oklahoma City. His state bar profile records a May 2004 graduation date. While attending law school, he participated on the Mock Trial Team and led the university’s chapter of Phi Alpha Delta. His firm biography also describes experience defending large companies after recruitment by firms in Miami, New York, and Dallas during law school. He subsequently turned to representing individuals in Texas, including people seeking compensation for injuries. His professional recognitions include election as a Lifetime Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. The firm’s biography also lists recognition by the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the National Trial Lawyers. His state bar profile identifies his occupation as private law practice and lists criminal law and personal injury litigation as his practice areas.

Eminent Domain

808 Nueces St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

Roy R. Brandys joined Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC in 2008. He exclusively represents landowners in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and related land use matters. He has represented landowners in hundreds of cases related to road, highway, power line and pipeline projects. He has worked on well-known cases such as the US-Mexico border wall project, and his practice serves all of Texas including Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, and west Texas. Prior to joining Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, Mr. Brandys was a civil trial lawyer and tried more than 50 civil cases to jury verdict in Texas, Illinois, and New Mexico. He has extensive appellate experience in state and federal appellate courts. Before representing clients in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and related land use matters, he represented clients before administrative bodies including the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mr. Brandys earned his B.A. from Knox College in 1980 and his J.D. from Wake Forest University in 1985. While at Wake Forest University, he was a member of the Law Review.

Criminal Defense Law

1100 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78701

Sam has extensive trial experience in criminal and family law courts throughout Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1988. He has been Board Certified in Criminal Law since 1994. Sam practices primarily criminal and family law. Sam has been voted by his peers to be included in the Best Lawyers In America and Texas Monthly’s Superlawyers publications. He also holds the highest rating possible by Martindale-Hubbel. In 2014, the publication Best Lawyers in America designated Sam as Lawyer of the Year for Austin, Texas in the area of criminal defense. Sam is licensed in State and Federal court. Sam was appointed by the Governor of Texas to the Texas Forensic Science Commission in 2005, where he served as its Presiding Officer until September, 2009. Sam frequently teaches trial advocacy at continuing education events for attorneys. He also served on the State Bar of Texas Grievance Panel for District 9 from 2004 until 2010, when his term expired as Chair of the Panel. Sam presently serves as President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Personal Injury Law

2606 W 8th St, Unit 1, Austin, TX 78703

Stan M. Putman, Jr. is an attorney in Austin, Texas, whose listed practice areas include personal injury and commercial litigation, as well as wills, trusts and probate.

Personal Injury Law

2606 W 8th St, Unit #1, Austin, TX 78703

Stan M. Putman, Jr. is a Senior Partner at Just Well Law and a seasoned trial lawyer. He conducts a statewide practice with an emphasis on personal injury, trucking injury, and traumatic brain injuries. Stan is committed to fiercely representing his clients with passion, empathy, and kindness. Stan’s accolades are many. He is recognized as a Top 100 National Trial Lawyer, Texas Monthly Super Lawyer (2020-2021), a Top in Texas Lawyer in personal injury law, the Top 100 Registry, and as a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a Life Fellow of the Austin Bar Association. ? In the community, Stan shares his time as a volunteer meal manager with Meals on Wheels of Central Texas, and previously served on the Capital Area Drug Resistance Education board of directors as President and Chairman of the Board.

Civil Litigation

303 Colorado St suite 2300, Austin, TX 78701, USA

Throughout his career, Bill has focused his practice on civil litigation resulting in extensive trial and courtroom experience gained in over twenty years of civil trial work. At this time, Bill’s practice emphasis is commercial litigation including business-to-business disputes, insurance litigation, contract litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, employment litigation and health care litigation. Bill has been involved with over 100 jury trials during the course of his career.

Civil Litigation

8834 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Suite 304, Austin, TX 78759

Jason Aldridge is driven by a strong desire to fight for injury victims and to represent those who need help the most. Today, he is a valued member of the personal injury team at Zinda Law Group, where he focuses his practice on motor vehicle accidents, traumatic brain injuries, dog bites, premises liability, and much more. Drawing on a wide variety of professional and personal experiences, Jason understands the importance of trust and tries to be a positive force for change in his clients’ lives. He has a profound appreciation for the rights of people from all walks of life and will fight for them to the end. Truly invested in every case he takes, he believes transparent and honest relationships with clients is the key to success in personal injury law, and he prides himself on always being available to answer a client’s questions.

Environmental Law

910 West Ave., Suite 3, Austin, TX 78701

Peter Gregg’s legal career has been devoted to representing clients in administrative and environmental regulatory and litigation matters. His practice includes a focus on issues involving waste management and contaminated properties, including state and federal CERCLA matters, RCRA corrective action and compliance counseling, transactions involving contaminated properties, and counseling on state and federal regulatory cleanup programs. He also represents clients on all manner of air, water, waste management, and water and wastewater utility regulatory issues (permitting, enforcement, and general compliance matters) before the EPA, TCEQ and PUC and and in matters before the Railroad Commission of Texas. ? Mr. Gregg began his career at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), where he provided program development and legal/litigation support for various air, water quality, and industrial and hazardous waste programs. He spent several years as in-house environmental counsel at international energy company El Paso Corporation prior to returning to private practice in Austin as a partner in a national environmental law firm. During his years in private practice, he has represented national and international clients within the chemical, petroleum refining, and oil and natural gas production, processing and transportation industries, among others, as well as various local and regional manufacturing and utility interests. ? Mr. Gregg is a former Chair of the Texas Bar’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section and a former Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, Woodward/White, Inc. (2009-2020) and The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation-Environmental, Woodward/White, Inc. (2011-2020). He is AV Peer Review Rated.

Water Law

4301 Westbank Dr, Ste B130, Austin, TX 78746

Water Law