Mari Badders
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Personal injury - defense,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
South Texas College of Law Houston
Practice Areas:
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Personal injury - defense,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
1208 W. GrayHouston, Texas, 77019
First Admitted: 2016, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.badderslawfirm.com/attorney/badders-mari/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Texas, 2016
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Houston Trial Lawyers
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- Member of Nacogdoches Bar Association Treasurer/ Secretary of Nacogdoches Bar Association (2018-2020)
- Member- Million Dollar Trial Lawyer Association, 2019
Verdicts / Settlements:
- Commercial MVA where past medical damages amounted to $49,138.28 and past lost earning amounted to $134,128. Court in Angelina County awarded total damages in the amount of $1,475,204.08., 2019
- I tried a UIM case against Allstate in Polk County. Leading up to trial Allstate never made an offer. Liability limits was $50K, UIM policy was $30K. Jury unanimously awarded $105,652.39 (which included $15,000 in past pain and suffering and $15,000 in future pain and suffering)., 2018
- MVA case against Allstate. My client was seeking compensation after being hit by an uninsured driver. Policy limits were $30,000. Jury unanimously awarded $158,867.85 in damages, 2019
- I was lead counsel in a MVA case taken to trial where my client had been rear-ended by a construction work truck. At mediation Defense counsel never offered more than $75,000.00. Past medical bills amounted to $201K. I did opening statement, direct examination of experts, cross examination of defendant's experts, and direct examination of a witness. After one week of trying the case in Angelina County, the jury awarded a verdict in the amount of $1,909,000.76. Case was never appealed, verdict was paid. , 2018
- MVA case against Allstate where UIM limits were $50,000.00 Prior to trial Allstate never offered more than $10,000.00. I tried this case in Angelina County and the jury awarded $45,869.34 in past medical, $209,000 in future medical, $25,000 in past pain and suffering, $200,000 in future pain and suffering, $25,000 in past impairment, and $150,000 in future impairment. It was a unanimous verdict, 2018
Representative Clients:
- Nacogdoches Bar Association- Treasurer/Secretary from 2018-2020
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Women's Empowerment Summit Panel- Panelist speaking to students/faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University about navigating male dominant work worlds (Army/Law) as a woman, 2019
- Lufkin High School- Speak to students in about Japan/Japanese Culture, 2018
Honors:
- Best Attorney in Lufkin by the readers of the Lufkin Daily News in 2019 and 2020, Recognition
- Top 40 Under 40 Attorney, 2019, American Academy of Attorneys
- Served as a General's Aide for two years and at the end of my service was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Meritorious Service Medal, Army, 2015
- Graduated as a 1LT in the US Army through Wake Forest ROTC Program and was recognized as a Distinguished Military Graduate after being ranked in the top 4% in the nation, Distinguished Military Graduate, US Army, 2013
Educational Background:
- Wake Forest University- BA Political Science and BA Japanese Studies (summa cum laude). Graduated as Distinguished Military Graduate ranking in the top 4% in the nation., 2013
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