Mario de la Garza Attorney

First Admitted: 2003, Texas

Professional Webpage: http://dlgtriallaw.com/ettorneys-landing/mario-garza/

Bar / Professional Activity:

New York, 2012
Member, F Warriors, Alumni of the Spence Trial Lawyers College (TLC)
Alumni of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers' College (TLC), 2012
Texas, 2003
Member of Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA), 2013
Member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), 2016
Vice President Mexican American Bar Association of Houston (MABAH), 2014
Member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA), 2014

Verdicts / Settlements:

Reached a $3,250,000.00 settlement on behalf of a man who suffered catastrophic injuries and eventually death as a result of an motor vehicle-bicycle collision. After fees of $722,222.22 (and a referral fee of 361,111.12), expenses of $52,828.01, the client's estate netted $897,976.90., 2016
Secured a combined settlement of $5,500,000 for a young surgeon, his father-in-law, and their spouses after the men were severely injured in a collision with a commercial truck. The distribution breakdown was as follows: Distribution of FundsYoung SurgeonTotal Settlement: $4,600,000.00Net-to-Client: $2,645,169.02Attorney Fees: $1,840,000.00Case Expenses: $52,130.52Young Surgeon’s SpouseTotal Settlement: $75,000.00Net-to-Client: $45,000.00Attorney Fees: $30,000.00Case Expenses: $0.00Father-in-LawTotal Settlement: $750,000.00Net-to-Client: $247,101.73Attorney Fees: $300,000.00Case Expenses: $7,789.75Mother-in-LawTotal Settlement: $75,000.00Net-to-Client: $45,000.00Attorney Fees: $30,000.00Case Expenses: $0.00, 2018
Reached a $3,500,000.00 settlement on behalf of a young father of two and husband who suffered severe electrical and burn injuries while on the job. The settlement was distributed as follows: Distribution of Funds Total Settlement: $3,500,000.00; Net-to-Client: $1,945,598.20; Attorney fees: $1,400,000.00; Case Expenses: $154,401.80., 2017
Secured an appellate victory for the manufacturer of API-6A products. Mario de la Garza served as lead appellate counsel for Jiangsu Jinshi Machinery Group Co. Ltd. d/b/a JMP Technologies and Helios Oil & Gas Equipment, LLC (“Clients”) in their case against Kana Energy Services, Inc. (“Kana”). Kana sought a temporary injunction against Clients, seeking to prevent Clients from selling their API-6A products to many of Clients’ customers. When the trial court denied Kana this relief, Kana appealed, bringing arguments based on breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secrets. As lead appellate counsel for Clients, Mr. de la Garza scoured the record, researched and analyzed the law, developed winning arguments on each of Kana’s points, and then fully executed this strategy, resulting in an appellate victory that will save Clients significant future business with their clients.See Kana Energy Services, Inc. v. Jiangsu Jinshi Machinery Group Co. Ltd., ____S.W.3rd____, 2018 WL 4868945 (Tex. App.—Houston (14th Dist.) October 9, 2018), 2018
Secured a verdict of $11,162,529 on behalf of the widow and mother of Kristopher Stow, who died as a result of the negligence of an intoxicated driver and the bar that overserved him. Kristopher Stow was a hero. He was the caring father of two. He was a loving, devoted husband to Erin. He was a loving, dutiful son to Katy. Kristopher made those around him laugh and smile. He was a ray of sunshine. He made this world a better place. But that all ended on the night of June 17, 2011. Kristopher was riding his motorcycle heading north on SH 36 near Caldwell, Texas with his daughter as they headed to meet the family to celebrate her birthday. Hold this image in your mind. Earlier that afternoon, Thomas Raymond Pennington got off of work as a meat cutter, went home, and immediately started drinking, having about 3 16oz beers. Then he picked up his dad and they went to the Longhorn Bar & Grill, where Pennington had another 8 to 10 beers. While he was at the Longhorn, he fell off a stool, but the bartenders “kept ‘em coming.” After Pennington and his dad left the Longhorn, they went to dad’s house, where Pennington smoked a joint and drank half a 24 oz. beer. Then he left and headed home, but he just couldn’t resist the urge to stop at a convenience store and get a six-pack for the road. Pennington stood by the beer fridge about 10 minutes, trying to figure out what he could buy with the few bucks in his pocket. Finally, he decided on Bud Ice. He walked out to his old red Suburban, six-pack in hand. He got behind the wheel and drove southbound on SH 36. Meanwhile, here come Kristopher and his daughter, traveling northbound on SH 36. Pennington attempts to turn from southbound SH 36 onto FM 60, but he fails to yield. Kristopher tries to stop. The motorcycle tire marks the pavement before colliding with the Suburban. Kristopher is thrown underneath the Suburban and dies. His daughter is thrown to the side of the road, suffering minor injuries. Mario E. de la Garza conducted the voir dire, selected the jury, made the opening statement, and presented Erin's and Katy's testimony, so that the jury got to know Kristopher through many powerful memories cherished by Erin and Katy. Mario de la Garza showed the jury how Kristopher’s death caused spiritual amputations to Erin, his widow, and Katy, his surviving mother. The jury rose to the occasion and reached a just verdict. Pennington is in prison and the Longhorn is out of business., 2014

Honors:

Houston’s Top Lawyers 2012 (Personal Injury), H Texas Magazine, Houston’s Top Lawyers 2012 (Personal Injury), H Texas Magazine, 2012
Selected by Houstonia Magazine as a top lawyer in Houston in the area of personal injury, Top Lawyer (Personal Injury), Houstonia Magazine, 2014
Selected by H Texas Magazine as one of Houston's top lawyers in the area of personal injury, Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine, 2013
Selected by Houstonia Magazine as a top lawyer in Houston in the area of personal injury, Top Lawyers (Personal Injury), Houstonia, 2013
Selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the area of personal injury, Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2015

Educational Background:

Harvard University Bachelor of Arts in History and Science; Certificate in Mind/Brain/Behavior; David McCord Prize, 1998
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 2012

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Author: “The Court’s Charge in Texas: A Brief Overview,” TYLA eNews, State Bar of Texas, January 2007 issue
Co-Author (with Murry B. Cohen): “Post-verdict Preservation of Error,” State Bar of Texas 27th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, Fall 2004
Author: “The Age of Webcasting: Online Video Broadcasts of Supreme Court Oral Arguments,” published in The Appellate Advocate, Winter 2006

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