Gabriel Assaad grew up in Rochester, New York. After graduating from McQuaid Jesuit High School, he attended the University of Florida and graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1996. Afterwards, he worked as a design engineer for a consulting firm in Rochester, NY. Mr. Assaad then decided he wanted to go to law school and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Vanderbilt University Law School.
After graduating from Vanderbilt Law School in 2001, Mr. Assaad accepted a position with Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, a large Washington, DC law firm. At Dickstein Shapiro, he worked primarily on Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution. In 2004, Mr. Assaad decided to leave the Big Firm practice and pursued his goals of representing individuals in the justice system. Mr. Assaad joined Paulson & Nace, a nationally recognized personal injury law firm in Washington, D.C. There Mr. Assaad represented clients in personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability cases. While at Paulson and Nace, Mr. Assaad represented hundreds of victims of negligence and was first chair or second chair in over 15 trials.
In 2008, Mr. Assaad opened up his law firm in Washington, DC and continued to represent victims of negligence and medical malpractice.
In 2010, Mr. Assaad and his wife had their first child and decided to relocate to Houston, TX to be closer to family. On January 3, 2012, Mr. Assaad joined Kennedy Hodges LLP. At Kennedy Hodges, he continued his representation of individuals that were victims of malpractice and negligence. In addition, Mr. Assaad also represents individuals in which their employers failed to properly pay them their due wages.
5
Practice Areas
25 years | 10 cases
25 years | 50 cases
25 years | 10 cases
33%-45%
Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.
Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.
Chat withState: Texas
Acquired: 2011
No misconduct found
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
State: Virginia
Acquired: 2001
No misconduct found
1770 St. James Place, Suite 100, Houston, TX, 77056
1450 K St., NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC, 20005
Not Yet Reviewed
"I give Gabriel Assaad the highest recommendation I can. Having tried a large case with Gabriel, I can tell you he is a top-notch trial attorney. He is not only extremely intelligent and tenacious, he is effective in conveying information to juries. I would trust him with any legal need I had."
No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't created any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.
2019 - Present
Of Counsel, McDonald Worley, PC
2012 - 2019
Partner, Kennedy Hodges, LLP
2008 - 2014
Owner, Assaad Law, PLLC
2003 - 2008
Attorney, Paulsoin & Nace
2001 - 2003
Associate, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP
2012 - Present
Texas Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2012 - Present
Houston Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2005 - Present
Virginia Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2004 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
2003 - Present
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.Member
$1,000,000 Verdict
$1,610,000 Verdict
2001
1996
BS - Bachelor of Science
Spanish
Legal Answers