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About Benny Agosto

Benny Agosto, Jr. is Managing Partner of Abraham Watkins. Born in New York City and raised in Puerto Rico, he attended Houston Christian University on a soccer scholarship, earned a graduate degree in microbiology from the University of Houston, and received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1995. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Benny's practice focuses on catastrophic injuries, including chemical plant and refinery explosions, workplace accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, and product liability.

He served as President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (2011-2012) and President of the Houston Bar Association (2019-2020), the first native Spanish speaker in that role. In 2021, Benny and his wife donated $4 million to South Texas College of Law Houston to establish the Agosto Justice Center for Leadership and Empowerment. He has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for over 20 years and named Best Lawyers Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year in Houston in 2023.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$28.59 millionVerdict

A Harris County jury found ExxonMobil 100% responsible for a July 2019 explosion at its Baytown olefins plant caused by decades-ignored popcorn polymer buildup, awarding five injured workers $28,591,000 after three weeks of trial.

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Practice areas

Education

South Texas College of Law Houston
J.D., 1995
Houston Christian University
Undergraduate, 1986

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 1995

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