Health Care lawyers within 300 miles of Beaumont Texas

Attorney Joseph Michael Dickerson and his team of professionals deliver legal solutions for your life and business. Since 1995, Mr. Dickerson has helped hundreds of families and business owners protect everything they have worked so hard for. Will the attorney you hire make a difference when handling your estate planning, real estate, or business transaction needs? If all you are looking for is a quick signature on the bottom of a document, probably not. But if you need to make sure handling your legal papers or dispute today will help you eliminate problems in years to come, there is no question the right attorney can make a difference. Many people only think of hiring a lawyer when something needs to be fixed. I see things differently. I am attorney Joseph Michael Dickerson of Laredo, Texas. Colleagues tell me I'm a different kind of lawyer. I like building things rather than breaking things apart. Since graduating from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio in 1995, I have always focused my career on helping people prevent problems now, so they don't have to fix them later.

Matt Mahoney graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2001 with a Degree in Applied Mathematics in Engineering, and he graduated from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2007. Before becoming an attorney he worked a wide variety of jobs including, among others: Class A CDL Truck Driver; High School Mathematics Teacher; Limestone Cutter; Carpenter/Laborer; Oil and Gas Research Technician; House Painter; and Legal Process Server. His work experience is integral to his practice of law in that it provides him with a perspective from which he can better relate to the problems faced by his clients. It is thus his mission to provide each client with the best, most personalized, representation possible. In his spare time, Mr. Mahoney enjoys mountain biking, golf, skiing, exercising, working on cars, the great outdoors, and spending time with his family.

Catherine I. Coats is a skilled Social Security disability attorney who has dedicated her legal career to assisting individuals with disabilities. Having more than 25 years of legal experience, Attorney Coats and her law partner Robert Todd have helped thousands of clients secure disability and medical benefits. As a Texas native, Catherine is proud to represent the individuals and families in her local community. Located in Plano, TX, The Law Offices of Coats & Todd operate on a contingency basis. To schedule a free case evaluation with Attorney Coats, visit her website or call 972-671-9922.

Kaitlin L. Carrillo is a principal at GERMER in the Austin office with over 10 years of litigation experience. She joined GERMER as an associate in 2017 and has been a principal since 2021. Kaitlin was born and raised in Sweetwater, Texas and is the oldest of five siblings. She graduated with Highest Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. She attended Baylor University School of Law on a Dean’s Scholarship, graduating cum laude in 2013. She was also a member of the Baylor Law Review and Order of the Barristers. As a trial attorney, Kaitlin has tried medical malpractice cases to jury verdict as first and second chair trial counsel. She also defends physicians and nurses in investigations by their respective licensing boards. Kaitlin manages a variety of complex civil litigation cases and represents clients across Texas. Her current practice areas include medical malpractice, employment law, construction law, administrative law, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage. She has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, a Thompson Reuters publication, in 2022-2025.

Valerie Ly was born in Houston and grew up in Angleton, Texas. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2004 with a degree in Finance. She then received her J.D. from SMU in 2007. While at SMU, Valerie received First Place at the National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition and served as an intern to a United States Bankruptcy Judge. After law school, Valerie practiced law in Dallas for a few years, worked for an appellate judge, and then moved to Northern California and began practicing civil litigation. Valerie defended public entities, hospitals, health care professionals, individual and corporate defendants involving claims of personal injury, violation of civil rights, professional negligence, and wrongful death. In 2014, Valerie moved back to Houston to be closer to her family and she began her career at Germer. Valerie represents small business owners, corporations, insurance companies and individuals. Valerie’s practice areas include personal injury defense, premises liability, oil and gas litigation, construction liability, and products liability.

Adrian Senyszyn is a principal at Germer PLLC, and he practices in the areas of construction, cybersecurity, health care law, HIPAA, employment law, administrative law, and personal injury. Mr. Senyszyn represents clients throughout Texas. Much of his construction practice involves large, multiparty construction defect litigation. Mr. Senyszyn represents both general contractors and subcontractors, and he has represented many scopes of work to include HVAC, swimming pools, electrical, roofing, waterproofing, masonry, framing, window manufacturers, concrete, and ornamental steel. He also advises about mechanic’s and materialman’s liens and other issues that affect the general business of contractors. Mr. Senyszyn’s cyber security practice includes the health care sector where he routinely advises health care practices about privacy and security rules. Mr. Senyszyn has extensive experience managing claims through the breach notification process, and he has advised many practices suffering catastrophic breaches. Mr. Senyszyn also defends clients before courts and administrative agencies such as the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Texas Medical Board. Mr. Senyszyn has experience defending class action claims related to cybersecurity breaches. Mr. Senyszyn often speaks about health care issues, cybersecurity and HIPAA rules. Mr. Senyszyn has been recognized as a “Texas Superlawyer” by Thompson Reuters from 2021-2025, “Best Lawyers®” since 2022, and a “Top Attorney” according to Texas Monthly since 2023.

Emily Davenport brings over 20 years of legal experience to Germer. Emily represents a wide variety of health care providers in medical malpractice, employment, administrative, and business litigation. She also provides health regulatory and risk management counseling services.

Matt McCracken has more than thirty years of trial, appellate and administrative law experience representing medical, legal, insurance and other professionals as well as product manufacturers, energy companies, telecommunications companies and medical institutions. Matt has defended numerous doctors, nurses and insurance professionals at their respective licensing boards. Matt is a well-known figure at the Texas Medical Board where he guides doctors through the professional disciplinary process and licensure issues. Notably, Matt briefed and argued the seminal case of American Transitional Care v. Palacios; 46 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. 2001) at the Texas Supreme Court. This important decision established minimum standards for preliminary expert reports in medical malpractice cases, and set the standard of appellate review in dismissals of medical malpractice cases under Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Article 4590i §13.01, now Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Chapter 74. This case has been cited by appellate courts over 5,000 times and continues to instruct and inform judges and lawyers across the State of Texas.

Missy K. Atwood is a principal in the Austin office at Germer, PLLC. She has over 25 years of experience in civil litigation, healthcare law and administrative law. She has tried more than 60 cases to verdict as first-chair trial counsel in State District Courts and Federal Courts. She represents clients in a wide variety of complex civil litigation, as both lead counsel and local counsel, including high exposure medical malpractice, products liability, pharmaceutical products liability, construction, anti-trust, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Chad Castille is a Principal in the Houston office of Germer and concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation. Chad has represented individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 corporations in a diverse array of civil litigation matters including, but not limited to, cases involving medical negligence, business disputes and commercial litigation, commercial and residential construction, product liability, premises liability, professional liability, oil and gas, and wrongful death and personal injury. Chad’s experience handling wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury matters includes numerous cases involving medical malpractice, product liability, and premises accidents. Chad’s commercial litigation experience includes cases involving construction litigation, tortious interference, royalty litigation, lease termination cases, disputes arising under operating agreements and breach of contract. Chad also routinely advises and assists his corporate clients on a variety of matters including contract negotiations, joint ventures, and employment. Chad has extensive trial experience involving complex high exposure cases relating to product defect, construction, and medical malpractice. He also practices extensively in New Mexico and has handled cases in nearly every county in that state. In addition, Chad has tried more than a dozen cases before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). When Chad is not pursuing outstanding results on behalf of clients, he invests time in service of his community helping with several charitable organizations including UNICEF and Project 88. He also enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Kristin, son, Graham and daughter, Olivia.