Muhammad S. Aziz has been a Partner at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner since 2012 and an associate since 2006. His legal practice focuses on a wide range of litigation topics, including: products liability, passenger bus accidents, construction accidents, misappropriation of trade secrets, wrongful imprisonment, and legal recruiting fee disputes. Mo, who is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, is a highly recognized trial attorney and has played a major role in obtaining settlements and verdicts exceeding 200 million dollars. Recently he has expanded his practice to include multi-district litigation, in which he represents clients around the nation in their claims against major corporations.
Mo served on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the In Re: Hurricane Rita Evacuation Bus Fire, where he played a lead role in the settlement of the Hurricane Rita evacuation bus fire disaster, in which 23 elderly citizens perished. He has also served on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the Victoria Bus Litigation, where he represented 37 claimants from a single bus rollover accident near Victoria, Texas. Currently, he serves on the four member Plaintiffs' Executive Steering Committee in the West Fertilizer Plant Explosion, which resulted in 15 fatalities, several hundred injuries, and several hundred millions in property damage.
Mo's diverse caseload enables him to grasp complex legal and factual issues in his cases. This allows him to view cases with a unique perspective and often times discover additional causes of actions not readily identifiable. Mo's success has earned him the highest levels of respect with clients and peers in a wide range of fields; in particular, the oil and gas industry, financial service companies, engineering and architectural firms, and the automotive industry. This high level of success in the courtroom and respect garnered outside of it, has led Mo to being selected for inclusion on the Texas Super Lawyers list since 2003, the Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers list since 2016, and the Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers list in 2017 and 2019.
Mo's success is reflected in his aggressive style in preparing every case. He is known for his unflinching work ethic, regularly working late nights and weekends, to ensure that attention is paid to every detail. Prior to attending the University of Houston Law Center, Mo obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London, England. He worked at Price Waterhouse Coopers as a business assurance auditor for four years.
Mo enjoys running and CrossFit workouts.
YEAR JOINED FIRM
2006
PUBLISHED WORKS
"Inadmissible - Recruiting Fees," Texas Lawyer, 2011
"Recruiting Firm in Lawyer Move Entitled to $350,000 Fee," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2011
"Loaning Charter Bus Insurance a Legal Means of Travel Business," Houston Chronicle, 2008
"Mental Anguish - Go to Texas West Oaks Hospital, You Might be Helped. Or You Might be Shut in a Room All Alone and End up like Amanda, with a Broken Arm. Or Dead," Houston Press, 2008
"Death at West Oaks Hospital," Houston Press, 2007
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Jeanette Miller, Individually et al. vs. Ford Motor Company, et al; (334th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas 2009)
Rosabala Mendez, et al. vs. Capricorn Bus Lines, Inc., et al; (165th Judicial District of Harris County District Clerk 2008)
Carol and Charles Hucklebridge vs. Jose S. Leos, Ruben T. Martinez d/b/a MTZ Transport Co., and Chuck's Trucking Ltd.; (131st Judicial District of Bexar County, Texas 2007)
Charles Fuqua vs. Encompass Insurance; (80th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas 2007)
Richard Bozeman and Mona Lowe vs. Tomas Calixto; (281st Judicial District of Harris County, Texas 2007)
Aurelio Corona Sr., et al vs. Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc., et al; (165th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas 2006)
BNP Petroleum Corporation vs. General Turbine Systems of Texas, Inc., et al; (234th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas 2006)
In Re: Hurricane Rita Evacuation Bus Fire; (206th Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas 2005)
CB Legal Search L.L.C. vs. Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P.; (Southern District of Texas, Houston Division)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers, 2017, 2019
Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers, 2016 - 2019
Invited to Civil Plaintiff - Top 100 Attorney’s, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
Top Lawyers List, Medical Malpractice, Houstonia Magazine, 2019
Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Texas, TopVerdict.com, 2018
Texas’ Top Plaintiffs’ Verdicts of 2018, Verdict Search
Distinguished Member Award, South Asian Bar Association of Houston, 2018
Houston's Top Lawyers, Personal Injury, H Texas Magazine, 2016
Nominated as one of the 10 Best Under 40 Attorneys for Texas, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
Top Lawyers List, Personal Injury, Houstonia Magazine, 2015, 2018 - 2019
Nation's Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015 - 2016
Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2019
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2013 - 2016
Top Lawyers List, Defective/Dangerous Products, Houstonia Magazine, 2014
Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2013 - 2016
Top Lawyers List, Personal Injury, Business/Commercial, Product Liability, Houstonia Magazine, 2013
Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2013
Superb Rated Attorney, AVVO
H Texas Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazine, 2008
Spring Round Scholarship Winner, Tax Bar Association, 2003
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
Bankston Riley LLP, Associate, 2004 - 2006
Coopers & Lybrand (a member firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers), Business Assurance and Taxation Senior, 1997 - 2001
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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