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Houston Firm Announces New Appellate Team Leader

Houston Firm Announces New Appellate Team Leader Victor Thomas, Sorrels Law in Houston.[Courtesy Photo.]
Victor Thomas joins Sorrels Law as head of the firm's Appellate Team in Houston. "Vic Thomas brings to our team an amazing background as a board-certified civil appellate law lawyer with over 30 years of appellate and trial court experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and business litigation cases," noted Randy Sorrels (co-founder of Sorrels Law). "This is a huge addition to our team to help protect the rights of our clients in all aspects of their cases, and he will be in charge of the growing volume of appeals and complex legal issues that arise from serious, high stakes litigation," said Alex Farias-Sorrels, (a co-founder of Sorrels Law.

After graduating magna cum laude from Baylor University in Waco, Texas (B.B.A in economics and finance) and from SMU Dedman School of Law, Thomas' work experience includes being a partner in his own law firm, working as an appellate attorney in a "Big Law" law firm, working as a briefing and appellate attorney at a plaintiff's firm with a nationwide practice, and working as an attorney for the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston for seven years. He has analyzed and briefed cases of all sizes in the pre-trial, trial, post-trial and appellate stages. He has represented clients in many trials and in over 80 appeals in the Texas, Louisiana and federal appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court.