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Emily Vechan

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Trial Attorney at Sneed & Mitchell LLP
Houston, TX12 years experienceAdmitted 2013
Car AccidentsProduct Liability

About Emily Vechan

Emily Faber Vechan is a decorated trial attorney with Sneed & Mitchell LLP - The Injury Team in Houston, where she has served since August 2024. She has obtained some of the largest jury awards in Texas, and was recognized for one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Texas in 2021. In February 2022, she pioneered a novel theory of liability against Amazon.com in federal court. Raised in Saudi Arabia, she earned a B.A. in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies from Trinity University in 2010 and her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2013. Her practice areas include personal injury, product liability, defective pharmaceuticals, and wills/trusts/probate.

Notable case results

Novel theory of liability against Amazon.com in federal court (Feb 2022)

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Verdict

First-chair bench trial recovery of over $1M for nurse rotator cuff/cervical herniation (April 2024)

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Product Liability

Education

University of Houston Law Center
J.D., 2013
Trinity University
Undergraduate, 2010

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 2013
State Bar of Texas

Awards & recognition

Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Texas (2021)
First Place, 2012 Law Student Legal Writing Contest, State Bar of Texas International Law Section

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