El Paso, TX Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

521 Texas Ave, El Paso, TX 79901, USA

Since 2009, Maxey Scherr has litigated countless jury trials resulting in multi-figure verdicts and settlements across the board. In 2022, she founded Scherr Law Firm. Her areas of expertise include truck crashes, traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death claims, product liability in truck crashes and non-obvious third-party defendants. Ms. Scherr is licensed in Texas, New Mexico and Illinois and graduated from Texas Tech School of Law. After she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston with magna cum laude honors, Ms. Scherr undertook postgraduate work in Neuroscience at Harvard University. Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocates and Personal Injury Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Scherr has extensive experience in her specialty, undergone rigorous examinations, is supported by the reviews of peers and judges, and demonstrates an unwavering commitment to the advocacy of her clients and justice. Ms. Scherr currently serves as the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Board Secretary and is on the Board of Regents after formerly serving as Board Parliamentarian and Women’s Caucus Co-Chair. At the American Association for Justice’s Trucking Litigation Group, Ms. Scherr is on the Executive Board, is the Education Co-Chair, and manages the Broker Database. For AAJ’s Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Ms. Scherr serves as the Brain Injury Association of America Liaison and Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair while still maintaining an active role in the Women’s Caucus. Ms. Scherr sits on the board of the Rules of Evidence Committee for the State Bar of Texas. Widely recognized as an authority in her field, Ms. Scherr frequently presents to fellow attorneys and publishes thought-provoking articles discussing key trucking and brain injury issues. Ever the passionate advocate, Ms. Scherr can be found lobbying for heightened trucking safety and finding ways and means to increase awareness concerning brain injury matters. In her hometown of El Paso, Ms. Scherr is a Downtown Management District Board Member and Women’s Rights Commission Member. In 2023, Ms. Scherr launched the Scherr Law Firm Scholarship and Internship Program for local high school students considering a career in the legal field. Every summer, her firm also offers a clerkship to promising students pursuing a degree in the legal field. Most recently, Ms. Scherr was honored by TopVerdict.com after successfully obtaining TWO Top Five Verdicts and TWO Top Five Settlements in the State of Texas. In the larger United States, she also received recognition for a Top 10 Truck Accident Settlement, a Top 20 Truck Accident Verdict and TWO Top 20 Occupational Injury Verdicts. She is also a co-founder of the All-Women’s Trial Lawyer Association and Of The 8, Inc. and spearheads several other noteworthy programs. Known for her integrity and work ethic, Ms. Scherr is honored to be a part of the Melvin M. Belli Society and the International Society of Barristers.

Personal Injury Law

521 Texas Ave, EL PASO, TX 79901

Licensed in 2009, Maxey has tried over 40 jury trials with a multi-figure verdict across the board. Before law school, Maxey received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and did her post-graduate work in neuroscience at Harvard University. In 2008, Maxey received her law degree from the Texas Tech School of Law. In addition to her interest in the law, in 2014 she ran for the U.S. Senate, and has been a tireless advocate for numerous causes. Maxey has received various awards and accolades and has been asked to sit on different boards for the State of Texas and to speak on topics ranging from trucking law to traumatic brain injury. She is licensed in Texas, New Mexico and Illinois.

Personal Injury Law

10516 Montwood, El Paso, TX 79912

Michael J. Gopin has practiced law in El Paso since 1987. Even after more than 30 years, he still remembers his first jury case. It was two weeks after receiving his license, when he represented a person whose life had been forever changed after being blinded in a work-related incident. “We convinced the jury to agree with us and received a favorable verdict,” he remembers. This victory has stuck with him, and he is proud to have continued to build a long list of satisfied clients ever since. Michael has successfully handled countless cases of medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury, and nursing home negligence. He enjoys helping people “get their lives back in order” by providing high-quality legal representation and compassionate customer service. Michael especially likes leveling the playing field for individuals who find themselves in disputes against huge insurance companies. His law firm has earned a reputation for having the experience and the resources to go to battle against large insurers that try to delay, deny, or devalue legitimate claims. But that’s not the only way Michal and his law firm make a difference. For about five years, he has worked with KFOX14-TV on its charitable “Pay It Forward” campaign, doing good works around the community. Examples of the firm’s contributions include raising money for the American Cancer Society in a ping-pong contest, filling up motorists’ gas tanks, purchasing customers’ groceries, or cleaning up a veteran’s yard and upgrading his air conditioner. “I go all over the city and do nice things for people, just to make people smile and have a better day. It’s rewarding,” he says. A native of Chicago, Michael moved to El Paso when he was 11. His uncle is a personal injury attorney, and Michael first became intrigued with the idea of practicing law as a teenager, when he served as a judge in a mock trial at Coronado High School. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1983 with a bachelor of business administration, majoring in accounting. He received his juris doctorate degree from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio. Michael and his wife, Dawn, have six children. His two siblings and extended family also live in El Paso. “We’re committed to the people of El Paso and the area,” he says. When he is not working on a case, Michael is a three-time national table tennis champion and avid traveler. “I’ve been to a good percentage of the world,” he says, noting that India and New Zealand are two of the places left on his bucket list. He’s proud of the mark the Law Offices of Michael J. Gopin, PLLC, has made around El Paso, through three locations and a large staff ready to visit clients any time of the day or nigh

Personal Injury Law

420 East San Antonio Avenue, 2ND FL, El Paso, TX 79901

Elder Law

4131 Trowbridge Drive, El Paso, TX 79903

Stephanie Townsend Allala is a veteran journalist and El Paso Elder law attorney. After two decades in radio, television, and newspaper, she took her advocacy in a different direction- helping the disenfranchised. Ms. Townsend Allala graduated from the University of Texas School of Law at Austin, where she was the Ray and Kay Bailey Hutchison Scholarship recipient. She was also Outstanding Graduate in Broadcasting at University of Texas at El Paso. She devotes her life to public service, and has served as the President and or Director of all of the following organizations: The El Paso Women’s Bar Association, El Paso Women’s Bar Auxiliary, El Paso Bar Association, El Paso Press Club, El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, El Paso Association of Hispanic Journalists, and CASA of El Paso. She also spent four years as a Director on the Board of Nazareth Care Facility, a non-profit charitable skilled nursing facility. It was her work on the Board of Directors for Nazareth that helped her to understand the difficulties in placement of certain individuals with special capacity issues. For example, many times persons with advanced dementia, schizophrenia and chronic psychosis find themselves suddenly homeless, because there are few facilities capable of caring for people with advanced dementia and mental illness. Ms. Townsend Allala helps these families find permanent homes for their loved ones. Ms. Townsend Allala is a proud mother of two daughters, Jessica Kludt, who is an attorney and Vice President of Townsend Allala & Associates, and Amelia Jordan, who works and studies in Los Angeles. Stephanie’s work as advocate for a transparent, honest and open government led her to file the most famous Open Records Request now pending in Texas. It resulted in litigation which is now pending before the Texas Supreme Court, City of El Paso v. Allala. She was named El Paso/El Chuco Person of the Year for 2014 for her fight to bring honesty to El Paso government.