Andrew Sommerman represents clients in personal injury cases. A highly experienced trial lawyer, Andrew specializes in catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and defective product cases.
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Andrew has tried numerous complex cases involving car accidents, truck wrecks, house and apartment fires, slip and falls, and workplace injuries. He is an advocate for victims of damaging pharmaceutical drugs such as Yaz/Yasmin, Viagra, and other medications that have caused serious injury or death. He has also prosecuted complex medical malpractice and liability cases involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, improper surgeries, misdiagnosis of cancers, and infectious diseases, including AIDS, hepatitis and sepsis.
Andrew has received a peer-review rating of AV® Preeminent™ (5.0 out of 5) the highest distinction awarded by Martindale Hubbell. He enjoys sharing his expertise with future generations of lawyers by teaching courses at Texas Wesleyan University, Southern Methodist University, The South Texas College of Law and the University of Texas at Arlington. He also instructs other accident attorneys in continuing legal education courses on products liability, medical malpractice, legal procedure and insurance law.
SERVICES
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Product Liability
- Commercial Litigation
ADMISSIONS
- Texas, 1986
- Federal District Court of the Northern District of Texas, 1986
- Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Texas
- United States Supreme Court, 2017
EDUCATION
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1986
- University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., 1983
HONORS & AWARDS
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2023
- Super Lawyers, 2003 – 2021 by Thomson Reuters
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2016-2023 by D Magazine
- AV Preeminent Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards by Martindale Hubbell – 2020
- American Institute of Trial Lawyers Litigator of the Year 2021
- 10 Best Attorneys, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017-2021
- America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Lawyers 2020
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators 2018-2020
- America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators 2019-2020
- American Trial Academy: Top Tier Lawyers – 2020
- Who’s Who Top Attorneys of North America President’s Circle 2019-2020
- Top Attorneys of North America 2018-2019
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Nation’s Top One Percent, 2015-2020 by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Top 50 Settlements, 2016
- Expertise Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Dallas
- Most Feared Lawyers, 2016 by De Medici Ratings
- Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1996
- AV® Preeminent™ (5.0 out of 5) by Martindale Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in Dallas: Tort Product & Medical Liability Litigation: Plaintiff, 2013 – 2014 by D Magazine
- America’s Greatest Attorneys