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Texas<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- ========== SERVICE RIBBON ========== -->\r\n  <div class=\"service-ribbon\">\r\n    <div class=\"ribbon-track\">\r\n      <div class=\"item\">\r\n        <span>&#9733;<\/span>\r\n        <span>Senior Associate Attorney<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>St. Mary&#8217;s Law; with Honors<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>Texas A&amp;M, B.S.<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>9+ Years Plaintiff PI<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>Catastrophic Injury<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>Wrongful Death<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>Premises Liability<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"item\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n        <span>&#9733;<\/span>\r\n        <span>Senior Associate Attorney<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n        <span>St. Mary&#8217;s Law; 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Alexander Law Firm with more than <span class=\"lift\">nine years of legal experience<\/span> representing injured Texans. A native of San Antonio raised in Allen, she earned her B.S. from <strong>Texas A&amp;M University<\/strong> in 2012 and her J.D. <strong>with honors<\/strong> from <strong>St. Mary&#8217;s University School of Law<\/strong> in 2016.<\/p>\r\n            <p>The path to plaintiff&#8217;s work was not accidental. During law school, Laura clerked at a corporate transactional firm and a criminal defense firm before discovering personal injury was where her conviction belonged. After graduating, she practiced at two other Dallas-based personal injury firms, representing plaintiffs, before joining the J. Alexander Law team.<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"pull\">&#8220;She advocates for her clients with conviction and skill at every step of the process; from the first phone call to the last signature.&#8221;<\/div>\r\n            <p>Laura focuses on motor vehicle accidents, 18 wheeler crashes, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and premises liability matters. She brings the rigor of a courtroom litigator to client communication; her clients hear from her, not just from her staff, throughout the case.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Outside the firm, Laura travels often, attends concerts whenever she can, and spends as much time outdoors as Texas weather allows. The work is serious. The person doing it is steady.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n\r\n          <!-- PATH -->\r\n          <section id=\"path\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>The Path Here<\/span>\r\n            <h2>From biochemistry <br>to <span class=\"accent\">the courtroom.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"timeline\">\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">2012<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>Bachelor of Science<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>Texas A&amp;M University, College Station. Foundation in scientific reasoning that still shapes how she reads medical records, expert reports, and accident reconstructions.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">Pre-Law<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>One Year in the Lab<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>Worked in the biochemistry field for a year before starting law school; an unusual on-ramp that produced unusual fluency with medical and technical evidence.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">Law School<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>Clerked Both Sides First<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>During law school, clerked at a corporate transactional firm and a criminal defense firm. Saw what the work felt like from inside two very different practices before settling on plaintiff&#8217;s personal injury.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">2016<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>Juris Doctorate; with Honors<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>St. Mary&#8217;s University School of Law, San Antonio. Graduated with honors. Trial advocacy focus with attention to client-facing practice.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">2016<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>Admitted to the State Bar of Texas<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>Licensed to practice in all courts across Texas. Began representing injured Texans immediately after admission.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">2016+<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>Two Dallas PI Firms; Plaintiff&#8217;s Side<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>Built her plaintiff&#8217;s practice at two other Dallas-based personal injury firms. Represented hundreds of injured clients in motor vehicle, premises, and catastrophic injury cases.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"tl-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"tl-year\">Today<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"tl-detail\">\r\n                  <h3>Senior Associate Attorney, J. Alexander Law<\/h3>\r\n                  <p>Handles motor vehicle accidents, 18 wheeler crashes, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and premises liability matters. Personally communicates with her clients through every stage; intake to resolution.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n\r\n          <!-- CASES -->\r\n          <section id=\"cases\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Case Types<\/span>\r\n            <h2>The work she <span class=\"accent\">personally handles.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>Laura focuses on the cases where the stakes are high and the client needs an advocate who will read every page of every record. Catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters do not move on autopilot at this firm; she handles them the way they deserve to be handled.<\/p>\r\n            <div class=\"case-types\">\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Motor Vehicle Accidents<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">18-Wheeler Crashes<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Catastrophic Injuries<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Wrongful Death<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Premises Liability<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Slip &amp; Fall<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Spinal Cord Injuries<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Traumatic Brain Injuries<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Pedestrian Accidents<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Rideshare Crashes<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Drunk Driver Cases<\/span>\r\n              <span class=\"tag\">Multi-Vehicle Pile-Ups<\/span>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n\r\n          <!-- EDUCATION -->\r\n          <section id=\"education\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Education<\/span>\r\n            <h2>Trained in <span class=\"accent\">Texas trial advocacy.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"creds-grid\">\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M22 10 12 5 2 10l10 5 10-5z\"\/><path d=\"M6 12v5c3 3 9 3 12 0v-5\"\/><path d=\"M22 10v6\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Juris Doctorate (J.D.); with Honors<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>St. Mary&#8217;s University School of Law &middot; San Antonio &middot; 2016<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M22 10 12 5 2 10l10 5 10-5z\"\/><path d=\"M6 12v5c3 3 9 3 12 0v-5\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Bachelor of Science (B.S.)<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Texas A&amp;M University &middot; College Station &middot; 2012<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n\r\n          <!-- MEMBERSHIPS -->\r\n          <section id=\"memberships\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Memberships &amp; Bars<\/span>\r\n            <h2>Licensed to <span class=\"accent\">practice in Texas.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"creds-grid\">\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M12 2 4 6v6c0 5 3.4 9.4 8 10 4.6-.6 8-5 8-10V6l-8-4Z\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>State Bar of Texas<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Licensed since 2016 &middot; Good standing<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M3 21h18M5 21V10l7-5 7 5v11M9 21v-7h6v7\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Dallas Bar Association<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Active practitioner<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M5 8h14M5 16h14M9 4v16M15 4v16\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Plaintiff&#8217;s Trial Bar<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Active in the Dallas plaintiff community<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M3 7h18M3 12h18M3 17h12\"\/><path d=\"M16 17l3 3 5-5\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>State Courts of Texas<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Practices in all courts across the state<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n\r\n          <!-- RECOGNITION -->\r\n          <section id=\"recognition\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Distinctions<\/span>\r\n            <h2>Honors and <span class=\"accent\">earned focus areas.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"creds-grid\">\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"6\"\/><path d=\"M9 13.5v6.5l3-2 3 2v-6.5\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Juris Doctorate; with Honors<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>St. Mary&#8217;s University School of Law &middot; 2016<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M12 2v20M2 12h20\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Catastrophic Injury Focus<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Spinal cord, TBI, amputation, severe burn cases<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M12 2l2.4 6.5h7l-5.7 4.1 2.2 6.7L12 15.3l-5.9 4 2.2-6.7L2.6 8.5h7L12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>Wrongful Death Practice<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Family-side representation in fatality cases<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"cred-cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                  <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M8 12l3 3 5-7\"\/><\/svg>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"info\">\r\n                  <h4>9+ Years Plaintiff PI<\/h4>\r\n                  <p>Three Dallas-area personal injury firms; one mission<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- ========== QUOTE ========== -->\r\n  <section class=\"bio-quote\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n      <div class=\"bio-quote-grid\">\r\n        <div>\r\n          <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>In Her Own Words<\/span>\r\n          <blockquote>I clerked at a corporate firm and a criminal defense firm before I knew this was where I belonged. Plaintiff&#8217;s work is personal. The client picks up the phone and a real lawyer answers; that is the deal I make every time.<\/blockquote>\r\n          <div class=\"attr\">\r\n            <div class=\"attr-photo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16.png\" alt=\"Laura Rivas\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\"><\/div>\r\n            <div>\r\n              <div class=\"who\">Laura Rivas<\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"role\">Senior Associate Attorney<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"signature-block\">\r\n          <div class=\"label\">Personal commitment<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"sig\">Laura Rivas<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"role\">Senior Associate Attorney<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- ========== CTA BAND ========== -->\r\n  <section class=\"cta-band\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Free Consultation<\/span>\r\n      <h2>Talk to a lawyer <br>who&#8217;ll <span class=\"accent\">actually call you back.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n      <p>Laura personally communicates with every client. 24\/7 free consultations across Texas. No fee unless we recover for you.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"ctas\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Free case review <span class=\"arr\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\r\n        <a href=\"tel:+14698077480\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">(469) 807-7480<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Associate Attorney Laura Rivas. Plaintiff&#8217;s Counsel Catastrophic injury &middot; Wrongful death &middot; Premises liability Bar Admission State of Texas, 2016 Hometown San Antonio &middot; Allen, TX Law Degree St. Mary&#8217;s; with honors Experience 9+ years plaintiff PI Schedule consultation &rarr; Call directly EST. 2016 Bar Admitted &middot; Texas &#9733; Senior Associate Attorney&middot; St. Mary&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1128,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1642,"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1161\/revisions\/1642"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}