Rick Barrera
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Odessa, Texas
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
2626 John Ben Shepperd Parkway, Suite B125Odessa, Texas, 79761
First Admitted: 2009, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.barreralawgroup.com/team/rick-barrera/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Texas
- New Mexico
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers, Board Member, 2020
- The National Trial Lawyers-Top 100 Civil Litigation, 2020
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice, Leadership Academy, 2014
- American Association for Justice, Minority Caucus Chair, 2020
- Texas Bar College, Member
- Hispanic National Bar Association
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Trucking Accident Case - $3.8 million Settlement, 2024
- Commercial Vehicle Accident - $1.5 million Settlement, 2024
- Oil Field Injury Case - $9 million Settlement, 2022
- Trucking Accident Case - $1.4 million, 2022
- Birth Injury Case - $10 million Settlement, 2022
- Birth Injury Case - $12 million Settlement, 2022
- New Mexico motor vehicle crash involving a corporate defendant settled for $2,400,000., 2021
- Texas motor vehicle crash involving a corporate defendant settled for $1,175,000.00., 2020
- New Mexico motor vehicle crash involving a corporate defendant settled for $1,250,000, 2020
- New Mexico oilfield wrongful death case settled for $2,300,000.00, 2020
- In Sante Fe, NM, a jury verdict of $73.21 million was secured for a mother and her child who suffered injuries at the hands of a doctor and medical team who neglected to properly monitor the infant’s development before birth. The child suffered from a brachial plexus injury as well as brain damage and will require lifelong care., 2018
- Trucking wrongful death case settled for $13,500,000.00, 2015
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Texas Bar College, 2020
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Rotary International
- Military Pro Bono Project American Bar Association
- Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Honors/Awards:
- “Super Lawyers’ Rising Star”, 2018 - 2019, Texas Super Lawyers-Rising Stars List
- Super Lawyer, 2021 - 2024, Texas Super Lawyers List
- Rick Barrera was honored by the American Association for Justice as the 2019 recipient of the F. Scott Baldwin Award. First established in 1997 to honor and recognize F. Scott Baldwin, a world-renowned trial lawyer whose work throughout his career helped secure outstanding damage outcomes for injured victims and their families. It is presented each year to recognize Baldwin’s excellence and compassion he brought to the legal profession and the significant time he invested in training, preparing and encouraging lawyers to the profession of trial law., F. Scott Baldwin Award, 2019
- American Association for Justice Leadership Academy, 2014
Educational Background:
- Bachelor of Arts (Economics) - The University of Texas at Austin, 1994
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Speaker at the AAJ Amped-Up Virtual Convention, Speaker, Using Technology at Trial, 2020
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