Imrana Manzanares has been with Abraham Watkins since December 2009 and serves as the firm's Nurse Attorney. As both a nurse and a lawyer, Mrs. Manzanares not only litigates personal injury claims, but also reviews all of the firm's potential medical malpractice cases. To that end, she has reviewed in excess of 1,500 cases.
As the firm's Nurse Attorney, Mrs. Manzanares is well-versed in the elements that make a medical malpractice allegation viable in light of tort reform instituted in 2003. Once a case is accepted, Mrs. Manzanares is involved in both the pre-litigation and litigation process, seeing a case all the way through trial or settlement.
Mrs. Manzanares earned her Bachelors of Nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in 2002. Passionate about caring for those most ill, she worked in the Texas Medical Center's Intensive Care Units. In 2004, Mrs. Manzanares began attending law school at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She found she could combine her nursing training with her legal training to assist patients and those most injured as a result of the negligence of another.
Married in 2004, Mrs. Manzanares spends her free time enjoying her two children, Amira and Rehan.
YEAR JOINED FIRM
2009
PUBLISHED WORKS
"Evaluating Potential Medical Malpractice Claims", The Advocate - the State Bar of Texas Litigation Report, Fall, 2017
CLASSES/SEMINARS
Statutory Analysis, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2020
Practicing Medical Malpractice, Houston Lawyers Association's General Meeting CLE, April, 2020
Professionalism, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2020
Medical Testimony, Auto Accidents 101 CLE, Houston Lawyers Association, South Asian Bar Association, and Mexican American Bar Association, 2020
Medical Malpractice, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2019
Documentation and Medical Malpractice, University of Houston College of Nursing, 2019
Practicing Medical Malpractice in Texas, Civil Law CLE, Houston Lawyers Association, 2019
Panelist, Men As Mentors: The Importance of Sponsorship, Houston Bar Association Gender Fairness Committee Breakfast and CLE, 2018
Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Access Worldwide, Inc., 2018
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, Commercial Law Hot Topics CL, Houston Lawyers Association, 2018
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice: A Side by Side Comparison, Texas Minority Attorney Program (TMAP) CLE , 2018
The Importance of Networking to the Profession, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2018
The Differences Between Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Barristers Brunch Series, 2018
Beyond the Settlement: Advanced Strategies for Litigating Personal Injury Matters, State Bar Office of Minority Affairs 15th Annual Texas Minority Attorney Program CLE, 2017
Medical Malpractice in Texas, South American Bar Association Houston Half Day CLE and Networking Mixer, 2017
Practicing Medical Malpractice in Texas, October CLE Lunch Series, Houston Young Lawyers Association, 2016
Medical Malpractice and the Importance of Documentation, University of Houston School of Nursing, 2016
Practicing Medical Malpractice in Texas, Mexican American Bar Association of Houston CLE, 2016
A Comparison between Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, 4th Annual Advanced Diagnostics Hospitals & Clinics Personal Injury CLE Seminar, 2016
Commencement Speaker, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2015
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, 13th Annual Texas Minority Attorney Program CLE , 2015
HONORS AND AWARDS
Nominated to Who's Who in America, 2020
Top Lawyers List, Medical Malpractice, Houstonia Magazine, 2019
Nominated for Membership in Premier Lawyers of America, 2019
Invited to Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Texas, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
Nominated to Premier Lawyers of America, 2019
Invited to Top 40 Under 40 in Texas, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Invited to Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Texas, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Top Lawyers List, Personal Injury, Houstonia Magazine, 2017 - 2019
Nominated to 10 Best Attorneys for Texas, Personal Injury Law, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016, 2019
Nominated to 10 Best Female Attorneys for Texas, Personal Injury Law, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016, 2018 - 2019
Houston's Top Lawyers, Medical Malpractice, H Texas Magazine, 2016
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