Andrew ("Andy") Sommerman represents clients in personal injury cases. A highly experienced trial lawyer, Andy specializes in catastrophic injuries, wrongful death and defective product cases.

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Andy has tried numerous complex cases involving car wrecks, truck wrecks, house and apartment fires, slip and falls, and workplace injuries. He is an advocate for victims of damaging pharmaceutical drugs such as Xarelto, Yaz/Masmin, Viagra, and other medications that have caused serious injury or death. He has also prosecuted complex medical malpractice and liability cases involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, improper surgeries, misdiagnosis of cancers, and infectious diseases.

Andy also handles cases involving business fraud, audit malpractice, fiduciary litigation, director and officer liability, He has represented Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees, liquidating trustees and receivers.

Andy has received a peer-review rating of AV® Preeminent™ (5.0 out of 5.0), the highest distinction awarded by Martindale Hubbell. He has also been named Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters for the past 14 years, named Best Lawyers, in Dallas-Tort Product and Medical Liability Litigation: Plaintiff by D Magazine, awarded the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and listed among the Most Feared Lawyers by De Medici Ratings.

Andy enjoys sharing his expertise with future generations of lawyers by teaching courses at Texas Wesleyan University, Southern Methodist University, The South Texas College of Law and the University of Texas at Arlington. He also instructs other accident attorneys in continuing legal education courses on products liability, medical malpractice, legal procedure and insurance law.

Certificates and Credentials

Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Trial Law

About Andrew Sommerman

Admitted: 1986, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.textrial.com/attorneys/andrew-b-sommerman/

Honors/Awards:

10 Best Attorneys, 2017, 2018, 10 Best Attorneys, 2017, 2018, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Nation's Top One Percent, 2015, 2016, Nation's Top One Percent, 2015, 2016, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Top 50 Settlements, Top 50 Settlements, 2016
Most Feared Lawyers, Most Feared Lawyers, De Medici Ratings, 2016
Top Attorneys of North America, Top Attorneys of North America, 2018
Top Attorneys of North America, Top Attorneys of North America, 2019
Best of D Lawyers: Tort Product & Medical Liability Litigation: Plaintiff 2013, 2014, Best of D Lawyers: Tort Product & Medical Liability Litigation: Plaintiff 2013, 2014, D Magazine
Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly
Chief Prosecutor, Honor Court
Best of D Lawyers, D Magazine, 2014
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Fort Worth, Texas
Torts Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2011
Amjur Award, Torts
Moot Court Champions, American Collegiate Moot Court

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Federal District Court of the Northern District of Texas, 1986
United States Supreme Court, 2017
Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of Texas, 1986
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
State Bar College
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice, Member

Pro bono/Community Service:

Instructor, Texas Wesleyan University
Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law
Instructor, Southern Methodist University

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Preserving Error and How to Appeal, Author, Preserving Error and How to Appeal, 2013
Causation and Damages, Author, Causation and Damages, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law, Https://www.textrial.com/causation-and-damages/, 2011

Educational Background:

South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1986
University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., 1983

Industry Groups

Business Litigation
Business Litigation
Car Accidents
Car Accidents
House And Apartment Fires
House And Apartment Fires
Oil And Gas Accidents
Oil And Gas Accidents
Slip And Fall
Slip And Fall
Truck Wrecks
Truck Wrecks
Workplace Injuries
Workplace Injuries
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death

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Office Location for Andrew B. Sommerman

3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75219

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Last Updated: 6/10/2020