Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Houston, TX

A partner at the Houston, Texas, law firm Laminack, Pirtle & Martines, Buffy K. Martines focuses exclusively on litigation in the areas of personal injury, defective products, mass torts and business law. Ms. Martines is highly skilled in courtroom tactics and committed to upholding the rights of injured clients throughout the Houston metropolitan area. She has helped numerous clients obtain sizeable verdicts and settlements.

Ms. Martines obtained her Bachelor of Science in sociology from Lamar University in 1993, going on to earn a Master of Arts in 1997 from the University of Houston. In 2002, she earned her Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law Houston. While in law school, Ms. Martines participated in her school's prestigious moot court team, helping her team win the George Washington University National Security Law Moot Court Competition's national championship, as well as the Best Brief Award. She also received the T. Gerald Treece “Heart of the South Texas Advocate” Award and the Shea Lynn Maloney Advocacy Award.

Today, Ms. Martines is admitted to practice law in the state of Texas, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Remaining active in the legal community is important to Ms. Martines. She is a member of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the Houston Bar Association.