Ms. Shiree Danette Salinas | Private Law Practice

Shiree Danette Salinas, born March 22, 1965 of Parents originally from Starr County Texas but raised in Cameron County Texas and moved to McAllen, April, 1992.

In 1987, Shiree Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts.  She Majored in Political Science and graduated with a double minor in  Speech and Sociology.  While there, she was a member of the Deans Honor List.   Subsequently she attended and graduated from St. Mary's Law School in 1990. 
 
Wanting to consider both the criminal and civil sides of the docket, in the summer of 1989, Shiree held a law clerk position at the Cameron County District Attorneys office as well as at the insurance defense firm of Adams & Graham, L.L.P.  That summer and a year before the completion of her final year of law school, Shiree was offered and accepted an associate attorney position with Adams & Graham, L.L.P.   In 1990 after receiving her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary's Law School, she returned to the Valley to honor her agreement with Adams & Graham, L.L.P. where she remained until 1992. Thereafter she joined the Law office Of Mark A. Cantu, P.C. While there and for the next 10 years Shiree immersed herself in the pursuit of justice for under-privileged families and individuals whom had suffered catastrophic injury and/or death.  In 2002, Shiree went into private practice, and in 2003 formed Salinas & Sahadi, L.L.P. where she remained a partner until 2008. In September 2008, Shiree joined Kittleman, Thomas and Gonzales, L.L.P.

Though Shiree has provided services in multiple areas of the law, she chose to concentrate in the areas of Wrongful Death, Catastrophic Injury and Products Liability.  Since joining Kittleman, Thomas and Gonzales, L.L.P., Shiree has expanded her practice to include complex commercial litigation.   

Shiree has successfully litigated against numerous industry giants including Union Carbide, General Electric, A.O. Smith, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, First Alert, and Stanley-Bostitch,  as well as others, resulting in recoveries in excess of 50 million dollars.

Shiree has also given of herself to her community. A past volunteer at The Comfort House of McAllen, throughout her career Shiree has also provided Pro Bono services to those in need.  Shiree was awarded the Mujeres Unidas Women Together Lawyer Of The Year Award in 2004 and in 2005-2006 was listed in Americas Registry of Outstanding Professionals.  She has served as a member of the finance committee of her church and is presently serving as Co-Facilitator of the OLPH ACTS Core Ministry.

Phi Theta Kappa, Academic Fraternity 1985
University of Texas it Austin, Texas 1987
St. Mary Law School in San Antonio, Texas, 1990 
State Bar of Texas, 1990
Assistant Municipal Judge in Combes, Texas, 1991
Cameron County Bar Association, since 1990- 1992
American Bar Association, 1997 through 2003
Admitted to Practice Southern District of Texas, 1998- 2008 
Hidalgo County Bar Association, 1992 - present
Mujeres Unidas  Women Together Attorney of The Year Award, 2004     
Americas Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2005-2006
Certified Mediator