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AT A GLANCE
| FIRM | Guajardo Injury Law |
| ATTORNEY | Michael “Mike” Guajardo (B.B.A. Finance and J.D., Texas Tech University) |
| OFFICE | 5900 Balcones Dr., Suite 110, Austin, TX 78731 |
| EXPERIENCE | More than 33 years of practice |
| PRACTICE | Plaintiffs’ personal injury: catastrophic injury, trucking accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice |
| ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE | Past President, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2014); Board of Directors, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (2007-present) |
| BACKGROUND | Began his career doing defense work for insurance companies at Thompson & Knight, P.C., before switching to plaintiff’s representation |
I. A Former Insurance Defense Lawyer Who Now Leads the Plaintiffs’ Bar
Mike Guajardo’s career began on the opposite side of the table: he spent his early years at Thompson & Knight, P.C. in Dallas doing defense work in personal injury matters before deciding, in his own words, “I wanted to be the kind of lawyer who helped people rather than large companies.” That switch would be a notable career fact on its own; what makes it more significant is what followed, Guajardo went on to become President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in 2014, the state’s leading plaintiffs’-bar organization, a genuinely rare trajectory from insurance-side defense work to leading the organization representing the opposite side of the docket.
II. Sustained Institutional Leadership, Not Just a Title
Guajardo’s Texas Trial Lawyers Association involvement spans more than two decades: he has served on its Board of Directors since 2003, was Vice President of Membership from 2010 to 2012, was President-Elect in 2013, and served as President in 2014. He simultaneously serves on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association since 2007 and the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice, an unusually sustained, multi-organization leadership record rather than a single honorary title.
III. Practice Areas
- Trucking and commercial motor vehicle accidents
- Catastrophic injury (traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burns, paralysis)
- Medical malpractice
- Premises liability and workplace injuries
- Wrongful death
- Drunk driving accidents
IV. Case Outcomes
The firm’s materials describe “numerous multi-million-dollar settlements” over more than 30 years and membership in the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, but this profile did not locate an itemized, case-by-case published results list with specific figures on the firm’s own site as of this research date; that gap is disclosed here rather than filled in.
V. The Client Voice
One client, describing a car accident that resulted in a broken neck, wrote that after being referred to Guajardo, “Mr. Guajardo was very down to earth” from the initial consultation. Another client specifically credited staff member Melany for keeping them informed throughout the case, writing “thanks to Melany who kept me informed about the case.” No pattern of negative or unresolved reviews was located for this firm as of this research date.
VI. Community and Local Presence
Guajardo serves on the Board of Leadership for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area, a role the organization’s own materials tie directly to his history as a “proud Lubbock Club alum,” a personal connection to the organization rather than a generic board appointment. That combination of trial-bar leadership and youth-organization board service reflects sustained community investment beyond his individual caseload.
VII. Credentials and Recognition
Guajardo holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the service’s highest standard, and a “Superb” 10.0 rating from Avvo, also that platform’s highest rating. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only trial-lawyer organization, and has received the John Howie Award from the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association and the Don Bowen Award for Distinguished Service from the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, peer-conferred honors distinguished here from marketing-program awards. He has been selected to Super Lawyers annually since 2009. No State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification was located for Guajardo as of this research date; that absence is disclosed rather than assumed to exist.
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. Commercial trucking accidents, part of Guajardo’s documented specialty, often involve additional federal regulations under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration alongside standard Texas negligence law. None of this is legal advice; consult a licensed Texas attorney about your specific situation.
IX. The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Guajardo Injury Law’s structural strength is a genuinely rare professional arc: a former insurance-defense attorney who not only switched to plaintiffs’ work but rose to lead the Texas Trial Lawyers Association itself, backed by more than two decades of sustained, verifiable institutional leadership across multiple trial-lawyer organizations. For a client who wants an attorney whose insider knowledge of insurance-side tactics is matched by genuine standing within the plaintiffs’ bar, that combination is a real, checkable asset.
The honest limitation is the one that applies to any attorney with this level of institutional and organizational commitment: a prospective client should ask directly about Guajardo’s current caseload capacity and who specifically on his team would handle day-to-day case management, given his substantial time commitments to statewide and national trial-lawyer leadership roles.
X. Methodology & Sources
This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys in August 2026 without the participation, sponsorship, or payment of Guajardo Injury Law. Primary source: the firm’s website guajardoinjurylaw.com (home, attorney bio, awards page, client reviews). Verification sources: Super Lawyers attorney profile (organizational leadership history); Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area board biography (community role); Distinguished Counsel directory listing (office address, contact information). Statutes cited in Section VIII were verified against the Texas Constitution and Statutes database (statutes.capitol.texas.gov).
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