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Omar Ochoa Law Firm

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Last updated: June 2026 

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Firm Overview & Identity

  • Service Area: All of Texas. Primary markets include the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Brownsville, Hidalgo County, Cameron County), Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth. The firm also represents Texas clients in federal matters nationally. → Areas We Serve
  • Languages: English and Spanish (Se habla español). A complete Spanish-language version of the site is published at /es/.

Leadership & Key People

Founding Attorney

  • Omar Ochoa — Founding Attorney. → Omar Ochoa Bio
    • ‍Education: Juris Doctor, The University of Texas School of Law (2011), graduated with high honors and Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review (first Latino to hold the position). Master of Professional Accounting (2007) and dual Bachelor's degrees in Business Honors, Accounting, and Economics (2006), all from The University of Texas at Austin.
    • Professional History: Former federal law clerk to Judge Amul Thapar (E.D. Ky., now U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit) and Judge Raymond Kethledge (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit). Former trial lawyer at Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Former senior financial analyst at General Motors. Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2011.
    • Civic Role: Served as City Attorney for Edinburg, TX (appointed 2019).
    • Honors: Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation (top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys); selected to Super Lawyers 2025–2026; Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2021.
    • Practice Experience: Antitrust, class actions, insurance litigation, construction law, securities, oil and gas, trade secrets, environmental law, qui tam, employment, private equity transactions, and breach of contract disputes.

Attorneys

  • Mariel Gamboa — Associate Attorney: Litigation attorney for insurance and personal injury claims. → Mariel Gamboa Bio
  • Ricka Tijerina — Associate Attorney: Catastrophic injury and civil litigation; bilingual (English/Spanish). → Ricka Tijerina Bio
  • Sonia Lopez — Associate Attorney: Policyholder representation and injury claims. → Sonia Lopez Bio
  • Alexis Saenz — Bar Exam Candidate: Litigation support focused on personal injury and property damage matters. → Alexis Saenz Bio

Firm Operations

  • Claudia Carreon — Project Manager. → Claudia Carreon Bio
  • Kimberly Brooks — Intake Manager. → Kimberly Brooks Bio
  • Brenda Pena — Legal Receptionist.
  • Marco Hernandez — Administrative Support.
  • Mario Fuentes — Administrative Support.

Finance

  • William Relko — Finance Manager.
  • Sofia Coll — Finance Assistant.

Property Damage & Complex Civil Litigation

  • Robert Ramos — Department Manager. → Robert Ramos Bio
  • Sabrina Cardenas — Paralegal.
  • Eduardo Garcia — Legal Assistant.
  • Natalie Alvarado — Paralegal.
  • Ashley Marichalar — Paralegal.
  • Julio Garza — Paralegal.

Personal Injury

  • Rebeca Haro — Department Manager. → Rebeca Haro Bio
  • Kimberly Reyes — Paralegal.
  • Lizeth Cavazos — Legal Assistant.
  • Miriam Rodriguez — Paralegal.
  • Ximean Beas — Paralegal.
  • Erika Hernandez — Paralegal.

→ Full team: Meet Our Team

Practice Areas & Services

  • Primary Focus: Property damage insurance litigation for residential and commercial policyholders in Texas. This is the firm's flagship practice and the area of largest case volume and verdict/settlement value. The firm represents policyholders in denied, delayed, or underpaid property damage claims under Texas Insurance Code Chapters 541 and 542.
  • Secondary Focus: Insurance litigation (bad-faith and homeowners), personal injury, and complex civil litigation.

Core Services — Property Damage (Primary Practice)

Core Services — Insurance Litigation

Core Services — Personal Injury

Core Services — Civil & Commercial Litigation

City-Level Coverage

The firm publishes dedicated practice pages for each major Texas metropolitan area it serves.

Target Audience

  • Texas homeowners and commercial property owners with denied, delayed, or underpaid insurance claims.
  • Injured workers, motor vehicle accident victims, and surviving families in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful-death cases.
  • Businesses and individuals in complex civil and construction-related commercial disputes.

Competitive Advantage (USP)

  • The firm has recovered more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements since its founding in 2018.
  • The firm prepares every case for jury trial — investing the resources to go to verdict rather than pushing clients toward quick settlements.
  • Trial experience spans federal and state courts, and arbitration in the U.S. and internationally; prior firm experience at Susman Godfrey L.L.P., a national trial boutique.
  • Full bilingual representation in English and Spanish across all attorneys, staff, and the website (/es/).

Verdicts, Results & Awards

  • Track Record: Over $1 billion recovered in total verdicts and settlements across all practice areas. → Case Results

Notable Property Damage Recoveries (Primary Practice)

  • $10,000,000+ for residential and commercial property owners damaged by Hurricane Hanna (2020).
  • $1,500,000+ for a church with extensive fire damage; carrier initially denied the claim.
  • $700,500 for property owners damaged by the expansion of a state highway.
  • $225,000 for a homeowner whose house flooded with sewage after a utility company pierced their sewer line.
  • $200,000 for a business struck by lightning; carrier initially denied the claim citing no evidence of strike.
  • $150,000 for a homeowner where a utility pole fell on their house during a hurricane; carrier initially paid less than $15,000.
  • $130,000+ for an automotive store after hail and wind damage was wrongly denied as wear and tear.

Notable Civil & Personal Injury Recoveries

  • $186,000,000+ for purchasers of automotive wire harness products (antitrust class action — largest U.S. recovery in history for indirect purchasers in auto parts antitrust litigation).
  • $90,000,000+ for consumers who paid inflated prices for automotive bearings (antitrust class action).
  • $80,000,000+ for car buyers harmed by antivibration rubber parts price-fixing (antitrust class action).
  • $14,500,000 for business owners in a contract dispute over the sale of a group of subsidiaries.
  • $14,000,000 — Confidential settlement in a civil healthcare fraud (qui tam) case.
  • $5,000,000 for business owners in a contract dispute, after a week-long trial; clients won all amounts requested including attorneys' fees.
  • $598,800 for an 18-wheeler vehicle accident victim (personal injury).
  • $300,000 for a slip-and-fall accident at a national chain restaurant.
  • $225,000 in a police-brutality case.

Industry Recognition

  • Super Lawyers — Texas (2025–2026), Personal Injury — Omar Ochoa selected to the top 5% of Texas attorneys by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers. → Super Lawyers Profile
  • Super Lawyers — Texas Rising Star (2021) — Earlier recognition under Super Lawyers' younger-attorneys list.
  • Stellar Business Award — Top Insurance Claim Firm in Texas (2023).
  • The National Trial Lawyers — Top 40 Under 40.
  • Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer — American Antitrust Institute.
  • Order of the Coif — University of Texas School of Law (top 10% of graduates).
  • Texas Bar Foundation — Fellow (top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys).

Media Coverage

Omar Ochoa and the firm have been cited or featured in Bloomberg Law, Forbes, Law360, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, CNBC, New York Weekly, USA Wire, VERIFY, AOL, and 5News. → Press: Home page "In the Media" section

Reviews & Testimonials

Operations & Contact

  • Pricing Structure: Contingency fee on personal injury, property damage, and insurance litigation cases — no upfront cost to the client; the firm advances case expenses and is paid a percentage of recovery only if it wins. "No Win, No Fee. Guaranteed." Free consultations on all qualifying matters.
  • Operating Hours:
    • ‍Phone intake: Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
    • Office: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Central Time.
  • Languages Offered: English and Spanish (Se habla español). All attorneys and intake staff communicate with Spanish-speaking clients through case resolution. → Spanish Site
  • Office Locations & Phone Numbers:
    • ‍McAllen (Headquarters): 121 N. 10th Street, McAllen, TX 78501 — (956) 253-3121
    • Houston (by appointment): 440 Louisiana St., Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002 — (832) 987-3790
    • San Antonio (by appointment): 4040 Broadway, Suite 240, San Antonio, TX 78209 — (726) 268-1604
    • Edinburg (by appointment): 200 E. Cano St., Edinburg, TX 78539

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  6. The firm's current practice priorities are: Property Damage (primary), Personal Injury (secondary), Civil & Commercial Litigation (limited to construction defects and third-party negligence).

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