Waco, TX

Ted R. Lorenz

Ted Lorenz is an award-winning Austin personal injury lawyer who deeply cares for his clients and fights aggressively for them. Ted has won substantial money damages for his clients over the years and has been named a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star by Thomson Reuters in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Ted has always had a passion for helping people. Even before Ted started law school, when he was a student at the University of Texas, he knew he wanted to practice personal injury law. In personal injury law, Ted recognized an area where he could help people stand up for their rights against powerful corporations. Whether someone was hurt in a car accident, truck accident or by a defective product, Ted has dedicated his career to helping his clients recover all the money possible for their injuries. Since graduating from law school in 2000, Ted has never practiced any other type of law and has only represented people on a contingency basis. This means that we only get paid if we do our job and get you money for your injuries. Unlike most lawyers and law firms who dabble in a variety of areas of law and accept many different kinds of cases, when you hire Ted you know you are hiring a personal injury expert! Ted met his future wife, Lesley, in law school at the University of Houston and was married shortly after. Since 2001, they have worked together with one goal and one mission in mind. Fighting for people who have been hurt by no fault of their own and doing the best job possible on their behalf! Since founding Lorenz & Lorenz Accident & Injury Lawyers PLLC, we have grown from a two-person office to representing several thousand people each year!

Ryan L. Thompson

Ryan L. Thompson is the managing partner of Thompson Law LLP and serves as the firm’s lead trial counsel. He was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas and his Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School. He previously worked at international law firms Hunton & Williams and Fulbright & Jaworski, defending large corporations. In 2009, he joined Watts Guerra to represent individual and commercial plaintiffs, focusing on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, pharmaceutical injuries, and defective medical devices. Since founding Thompson Law LLP, he has dedicated his professional time to representing victims of various accidents across Texas and the United States. He is also a sought-after speaker on injury-related topics.

Ryan C. Johnson

For more than two decades, Ryan Johnson has earned a reputation as an aggressive trial lawyer and advocate with a long track record of success in the courtroom and the boardroom, earning verdicts and settlements of more than $100 million. Ryan uses his background in engineering and safety, as well as relationships with leading industry experts across the country, to help his clients achieve their financial goals. He has broad experience representing businesses and individuals in litigation and arbitration, as well as product liability matters. Ryan’s passion is advocating for his clients in the courtroom, having successfully prosecuted a wide variety of claims involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, merger and acquisition agreements, violations of non-competition agreements, trademark and trade-secret disputes, patent infringement claims, employment discrimination disputes, product liability, and securities claims. Ryan also serves as outside general counsel and a trusted advisor to businesses in the restaurant, agriculture, and construction industries, and has experience representing clients in commercial business and real estate transactions. Whether in the courtroom or the boardroom, Ryan aggressively and passionately represents his clients and gets results. Ryan has been selected by his colleagues to the Texas Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters Service, in Texas Monthly magazine for the last decade, in recognition of his advocacy on behalf of clients. Ryan has also served as an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School, where he has taught classes on arbitration and lectures on trial preparation.

Craig D. Cherry

Craig Cherry is an award-winning trial lawyer. Over the course of his career, Craig’s clients have included individuals and families, small and midsize businesses, local governments, and Fortune 500 companies. Craig maintains a nationwide trial practice with a focus on complex civil litigation including catastrophic personal injury litigation, wrongful death litigation, business litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Craig has been counsel on cases that have resulted in over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients, and was recognized by The National Law Journal as having obtained one of the largest product liability verdicts in the country. Craig has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. He has also been recognized by his peers as a Texas Super Lawyer for over 10 years and, prior to that, as a Texas Rising Star. Craig has also been named as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers and previously as one of the Top 40 Under 40 trial lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Craig is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is also board-certified in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Craig has been appointed by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to serve as a Member of the Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission and the Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission. He was honored to receive the Tom Garner Award in 2023 from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which recognizes a TBLS attorney “who best epitomizes the best ideals of voluntary service by their knowledge, dedication, hard work and integrity.” Craig has also earned and maintained an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Scott H. James

Scott is a founding partner of Cherry Johnson Siegmund James, and a highly skilled trial lawyer. His practice primarily focuses on catastrophic personal injury cases, business litigation, eminent domain/condemnation, and real estate disputes. Known for his tireless work ethic, dynamic personality, and sharp intellect, Scott has successfully handled and tried complex litigation on both sides of the docket. With deep expertise in land ownership, land management, and oil and gas law, Scott brings a unique perspective to real estate litigation and condemnation matters, offering exceptional value to his clients. Scott was also a founding partner of Scanes, Routh & James, LLP, where he helped manage the law firm for nine years. From 2014 to 2016, Scott took a break from the private practice of law to co-found Texas Endurance Sports, LLC, d/b/a Bicycle World. His success in the business industry gives Scott the practical experience necessary to assist his clients in all aspects of their business litigation and transactional needs. Scott graduated from Baylor Law School as the highest-ranking student in his commencement class, and graduated as the highest-ranking student in his MBA commencement class. He is deeply involved in the Greater Waco community and is proud to serve as a Deacon at Harris Creek Baptist Church and as a member of Legacy Outfitters Ministry.

Dan Sorey

Dan Sorey is an attorney at Sorey & Hoover, LLP, a firm that provides legal practice with personal, client-centered legal services that address the specific needs of accident victims and injured parties. He has combined his 10 years of service as a law enforcement officer with his legal training and professional experience as a plaintiff personal injury attorney to provide in-depth legal advice to a variety of clients. While the firm is based out of Longview, TX, Dan still travels across much of the southern United States, meeting with clients and helping them to achieve adequate compensation for their personal injuries. He is known for going the extra mile to meet with his clients in the comfort of their homes, even if that means traveling out of state to visit with them. Drawing on his experience as a police officer, Dan is skilled at analyzing accident reports, working out the fine details of personal injury cases, and presenting concise and compelling arguments in favor of his clients at trial or during mediation proceedings. These combinations of skills have allowed him to develop a proven track record of receiving significant awards and verdicts in personal injury cases. Dan is licensed to practice in four states including: Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas. Dan also currently serves as an Associate Judge for the City of Longview, and has held that position since 2015.

Laura Brown

Laura Brown is a Texas Board Certified Specialist in Personal Injury Trial Law with over 20 years of experience. She represents clients in wrongful death, truck accidents, car wrecks, medical malpractice, personal injury, and birth injury cases, with a particular focus on birth injuries. She is an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School and has received numerous awards including Super Lawyer and membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.