Honors and Awards:

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Who's Who in American Law
• Woodrow B. Seals - Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston, Houston Young Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000
• South Texas College of Law Alumni Association - Public Service Award, 2006
• Texas Lawyer - Go To Guide - Plaintiff's Personal Injury Lawyer, 2007
• 2007 President's Award - Houston Bar Association
• 2006 President's Award - State Bar of Texas
• Houston's Top Lawyers - Personal Injury - H Texas, 2008 - 2010
• Houston's Top Lawyers for the People - H Texas, 2006 - 2010
• Top 100 Lawyers in Texas - Texas Monthly, 2007 - 2009
• Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America, American Registry, 2008 - 2009
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Association for Justice, 2009 - 2010
• Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2003 - 2010
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2011 - 2011
• Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America - Lawdragon, 2009
• Walk of Honor, Houston Baptist University, 2009
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, Houston Baptist University, 2009
• Lawdragon Finalist, 2010
• Sorrels was honored in the inaugural, highly selective new award which recognizes individuals from every industry and profession.  Only ten percent of all recognized American professionals have been honored with this award.  And of that ten percent, Sorrels was ranked in the top ten percent of that select group., America's Most Honored Professionals, American Registry, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Texas Bar Foundation, Trustee, (1997 - 2000) (2009 - 2012)
• Texas Access to Justice Commission, Commissioner, 2009 - 2012
• Houston Bar Foundation
• Texas Bar Foundation
• American Bar Foundation
• Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates
• Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Houston Bar Association
• Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• State Bar of Texas
• America Inns of Court
• American Association for Justice
• National Board of Trial Advocates
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Volume IV, Board Advisor, 1995 - 1997
• Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Volume I, Board Advisor, 1994 - 1997
• Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Volume I, 1998 - 2006
• SBOT, Vice-Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1996 - 1997
• SBOT, Chairman, Professional Development Committee, 1996 - 1997
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA), Chairman, CLE Committee, 1993 - 2000
• Houston Bar Association, Chairman, Professionalism Committee, 1998 - 1999
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA), Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee, 1999 - 2001
• Membership Benefits Task Force, Chairman, 1999 - 2000
• Houston Bar Association, Chairman, Judicial Polls Committee, 2001 - 2002
• Houston Bar Association, Co-Chair, Lawyers Against Waste Committee, 2002 - 2003
• Houston Bar Association, Chairman, Finance Committee, 2003 - 2004
• Houston Bar Association, Chairman, Audit Committee, 2003 - 2004
• Houston Bar Association, Co-Chairman, Habitat for Humanity, 2006 - 2007
• State Bar of Texas, Chairman, Facilities & Equipment Sub-Committee, 2007 - 2008
• State Bar of Texas, Chairman, Administration Committee, 2008 - 2009
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Director, 1994 - Present
• Houston Bar Association, Director, 1998 - 2000
• Houston Bar Association, Secretary, 2001 - 2002
• Houston Bar Association, Treasurer, 2003 - 2004
• Houston Bar Association, Second Vice President, 2000 - 2001
• Houston Bar Association, First Vice President, 2002 - 2003
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1999 - 2000
• Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation, President, 2000 - 2001
• Houston Lawyer's Referral Service, President, 2000 - 2001
• Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., President, 2003 - 2004
• Houston Bar Association, President, 2005 - 2006
• State Bar of Texas, Director, 1994 - 1997
• State Bar of Texas, Director, 2006 - 2009
• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, National Advisory Board Member, 2009 - Present
• Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, Trustee, 2009 - Present
• Texas Bar Foundation, Trustee, 2009 - 2011
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• Texas, 1987

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Houston Bar Association Equal Access to Justice Partner, 2005

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Mediation Presentation", Panel Discussion Leader, October, 1995
• "Nursing the Nursing Home", TTLA Ski Seminar - The Winning Edge, February, 1995
• "Personal Injury Litigation", Mexican American Bar Association of Houston, March, 1995
• "Current Issues and Techniques for Trial Attorneys", Advanced Discovery Practice, May, 1995
• "Auto Litigation", Houston Hispanic Lawyers Association, February, 1996
• "The Litigator's Overview: A Practical Guide to a Successful Trial Practice; Topic: Basic Discovery Techniques", Law Practice Management Seminar, March/April, 1996
• "Presentation of Evidence", Third Annual Paralegal Program: The Team Approach, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, October, 1996
• "Dram Shop and Social Host Liability", Houston Bar Association, November, 1996
• "Hospital Case Law Update", Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August, 1997
• "Auto Collision Litigation", State Bar of Texas, September, 1998
• "HMO Liability", State Bar of Texas, Advance of Personal Injury Course, July, 1999
• "Asserting Claims & Defending Nursing Home", Professional Education, Inc., January, 2000
• "Advanced Civil Discovery" - "Discovery About Experts", University of Houston, June, 2000
• "Asserting Claims & Defending Nursing Home", Professional Education, Inc., January, 2001
• Advanced Civil Discovery, "Discovery About Experts", University of Houston, June, 2001
• "Legislative Update", Personal Injury Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, March, 2003
• Legislative Update/Tort Reform, Houston Bar Association, September, 2003
• Tort Reform Update, Mexican-American Bar Association, October, 2003
• "Employer Liability: Non Subscriber and Death Cases", South Texas College of Law, March, 2004
• Tort Reform Panel, Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, February, 2004
• House Bill 4 - Proposition 12 "A Look Back - What Really Changed", Leadership Houston Justice Day, April, 2004
• "Jury Selection and Trial Issues in Medical Malpractice Cases", Cooper & Scully Sixth Annual Forum on Healthcare Liability, November, 2005
• "Designation of Responsible Third Parties", Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, July, 2007
• "E-Discovery", Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, January, 2008
• "Jury Selection", 24th Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, January, 2008
• Medical Malpractice Update, African Bar Association, February, 2008
• "Responsible Third Parties", 16th Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, February, 2008
• "Examination of Plaintiff's Expert", ABOTA Masters in Trial, November, 2008
• "Themes in Trials", Garland R. Walker American Inns of the Court, January, 2009
• "Shifting Liability", Texas Bar CLE 33rd Annual Estate Planning & Probate Course, June, 2009
• Fatigued Truckers, "Written Discovery - Interrogatories and Request for Production", APITLA, September, 2009
• "Case law Update from Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives", Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management, March, 2009
• "Planning to Conquer the Real World of Private Practice", State Bar of Texas, March, 2009
• "Social Host Liability: Friends Can Let Friends Drive Drunk", Houston Lawyer, Volume 32, No. 1, August, 1994
• "Social Host Liability: Friends Can Let Friends Drive Drunk", Texas Bar Journal, Volume 58, No. 6, June, 1995
• "Should Employee's Negligence Be Submitted in a Non-Subscriber Case?", Houston Lawyer, Vol. 37, No. 4, January, 2000
• "Should Employee's Negligence Be Submitted in a Non-Subscriber Case?", Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 63, No. 4, April, 2000
• "Avoiding the Confidentiality Tax Bite", Trial, June, 2006
• "Plaintiffs' Attorneys Beware: Little Known Tax Consequences Associated with Confidentiality Provisions", 6 Hous. Bus. & Tax L.J. 257, 2006
• "Plaintiffs' Attorneys Beware: Little Known Tax Consequences Associated with Confidentiality Provisions", Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 69, No. 2, February, 2006
• "Do State Medicaid Agencies Have the Right to Full Reimbursement for Medical Payments Paid on Behalf of a Medicaid Recipient?" The U.S. Supreme Court Has Weighed In, The Advocate, Vol. 37, Winter, 2007
• "Medicaid Reimbursements", Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 70, No. 1, January, 2007

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Educational Background:

• Houston Baptist University, B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) Honors: NCAA Academic All-American, 1984