First Admitted: 1998, Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

Texas State Bar, 1998
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2000, 2000
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2000, 2000
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2000, 2000
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2001, 2001
California State Bar, 2021
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice: Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP); Leader’s Forum – Champion
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Hood v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., et al., Dallas County, Texas: Represented an equipment painter and mechanic who developed myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia at age 57 as a result of his occupational exposure to benzene-containing paints and solvents., 2017
Egelhoff v. Fujifilm et al., Broward County, Miami, Florida
Tomas Gonzales v. ASARCO, Nueces County, Corpus Christi, Texas
Rowan v. Georgia Pacific et al, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Ohio
Lammers v. Energy Transportation Group, Inc. et al., Los Angeles County, California: Represented a merchant marine who worked in the engine room of various crude oil tankers during the 1980s and 90s. Mr. Lammers developed Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a result of his occupational exposure to benzene, solvents, and crude oil vapors, 2017
PCB cases against Monsanto Chemical Company, Clayton County Missouri: Represented hundreds of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients nationwide in a matter relating to Monsanto contamination of the food, soil, and water supply with Polychlorinated biphenyls )PCBs), 2019
Frost. v. Red River Hosp., Wichita Falls County, Texas: Representing the family of a transgender diagnosed with severe depression who killed himself while under the care of a psychiatrist and in a locked mental health facility., 2021

Videos:

Pro bono/Community Service:

Educating elementary school students about civil rights and the foundations of equality and due process.
First housing discrimination case on behalf of a mixed race child in Kansas litigated under the federal Fair Housing Act that resulted in a swift and confidential settlement.
Volunteer at community schools teaching children about civil rights.
Represented an injured government worker before the 9-11 Victims Compensation Board in New York.
Represented a LBGQT couple in a Texas housing discrimination case regarding right to display pride flag, 2021

Honors/Awards:

Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2024
Best Wrongful Death Injury Lawyers Los Angeles, CA, Forbes Advisor, 2023
2005 - 2006, Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2006
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2017 - 2022
Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005 - 2008

Educational Background:

Texas Christian University, B.A. summa cum laude, Psychology and Philosophy, 1994

Industry Groups:

Stephanie Sherman