Funk & Associates: The Austin Firm That Refuses to Publish Its Own Settlements

TO OUR READERS: This profile is independent editorial content produced by Awesome Attorneys. Funk & Associates did not pay for, commission, sponsor, or review this article, and inclusion in this series cannot be purchased. Nothing here is legal advice, an endorsement, or a recommendation to hire any lawyer; readers should evaluate counsel independently and may verify any Texas attorney’s license and discipline history through the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. Facts are drawn from the sources identified in the Methodology section and were verified as of August 2026.

AT A GLANCE

I. A Firm That Explicitly Refuses to List Its Own Settlements

Yanni Funk takes an unusual editorial position for a personal injury firm: rather than publishing a list of dollar settlements, the firm’s own site states directly, “Listing all of my firm’s settlements seems arrogant to me,” and instead directs prospective clients to client letters as a more useful way to evaluate the firm. That is a deliberate choice worth naming plainly, since it means this profile cannot cite a firm-published results list, and readers who specifically want to compare settlement figures across firms should ask Funk & Associates directly during a consultation.

II. National and Statewide Press Coverage, Not Just Local Advertising

Funk & Associates states it has been featured in The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and the Austin American-Statesman, national and statewide press coverage that is distinct from paid attorney advertising or a self-selected marketing award. This profile treats that claim as the firm’s own representation, since it did not independently locate and verify each individual press mention as of this research date; that limitation is disclosed rather than assumed away.

III. Practice Areas

• Car and motorcycle accidents
• 18-wheeler and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• General personal injury and products liability claims

IV. Case Outcomes

As described above, the firm deliberately does not publish an itemized settlement list, relying instead on client letters and testimonials to convey its track record; that structural choice, and the absence of dollar-figure case results, is disclosed here rather than papered over.

V. The Client Voice

Client reviews describe hands-on case management during recovery: one client wrote that the firm “set me up with a chiropractor close by, spoke with the nagging insurance companies of the other parties involved and within 2 months I was walking out the door with my settlement.” Another wrote, “It was nice to know there was someone going to bat for you when dealing with the insurance companies.” A peer endorsement described Funk as “diligent and driven to meet the best recovery for his clients.” No pattern of negative or unresolved reviews was located for this firm as of this research date.

VI. Community and Local Presence

Funk & Associates operates from a single dedicated Austin office and describes serving the North and South Austin areas specifically, including Round Rock and Cedar Park. No further independently verifiable detail on dedicated civic or pro bono programs was located as of this research date.

VII. Credentials and Recognition

Yanni Funk was selected to Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list across multiple non-consecutive years (2005-2006, 2008-2010, 2012-2013), a third-party peer-review recognition distinguished here from self-conferred marketing claims. No State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification was located for Funk as of this research date; that absence is disclosed rather than assumed to exist, and the term “board certified” is not used in this profile for that reason.

VIII. The Texas Legal Backdrop

Texas personal injury claims are generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003. Texas follows a modified comparative negligence rule (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.001) under which a plaintiff found more than 50% responsible for their own injury generally cannot recover. Wrongful death claims, part of Funk’s documented practice, generally must be brought by a surviving spouse, child, or parent, or by the estate’s representative if none of those parties files within three months. None of this is legal advice; consult a licensed Texas attorney about your specific situation.

IX. The Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Funk & Associates’ structural strength is 25 years of sustained Austin practice combined with a genuinely unusual editorial choice: explicitly declining to publish a settlement list on the theory that doing so would be self-aggrandizing, paired with repeated Super Lawyers Rising Stars recognition across multiple years and cited national press coverage. For a client who values a firm’s stated philosophy toward marketing itself as much as its case results, that transparency about its own choices is worth noting directly.

The honest limitation is the direct consequence of that same choice: a prospective client cannot compare Funk & Associates’ settlement history against other firms’ published figures, since the firm does not publish them, and should ask directly for case-specific examples and references during a consultation. This profile also could not verify a Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification for Funk, unlike several other firms in this series.

X. Methodology & Sources

This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys in August 2026 without the participation, sponsorship, or payment of Funk & Associates. Primary source: the firm’s website funklaw.com (home, attorneys page). Verification sources: Super Lawyers attorney profile for Yanni Funk (recognition years, education); Yelp business listing (client reviews, current address); Avvo attorney profile (peer endorsements). Statutes cited in Section VIII were verified against the Texas Constitution and Statutes database (statutes.capitol.texas.gov).

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