About Cianne Jimenez

Cianne Jimenez is an appellate attorney at Armstrong Lee & Baker LLP in Houston, where she supports the firm's trial lawyers with complex motions, briefing, and appeals. She brings a diverse professional background to her legal practice, having worked as a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York City and then spent approximately a decade as a United Airlines flight attendant, during which she advocated for workers' rights as a labor union member with AFA-CWA.

Cianne earned her Bachelor of Arts from Sam Houston State University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center. During law school she served on the executive board of the Houston Journal of International Law and competed on the UHLC National Mock Trial Team.

Before joining Armstrong Lee & Baker, Cianne served as a briefing attorney for justices on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas in Houston. She is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Armstrong Lee & Baker

These results are credited to Armstrong Lee & Baker. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.5 millionVerdict

A Texas appeals court affirmed a $4.5 million jury award for Jerry Thomas, an East Texas man who lost his hand at a sawmill in Rusk, holding that the owner never established an employment relationship and could not invoke the workers' compensation exclusive-remedy defense.

Texas Twelfth Court of Appeals (Tyler); trial court: 2nd District Court, Cherokee County · 2026Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
Verdict

Armstrong Lee & Baker won reversal of a federal preemption dismissal, reviving negligence claims brought by the family of a Tyson Foods meatpacking worker who died of COVID-19 after a coworker with a known positive test continued coming to work.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Houston Law Center
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Sam Houston State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Houston Bar Association - Appellate Section
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
The Appellate Project Mentorship Program

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$812 Million Verdict for Family of Worker Killed in Pecos Chemical Plant Explosion, Part of $1.6 Billion

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.