About Polette Ortega

Polette Ortega is a native of Houston, Texas, born to Mexican parents whose cultural heritage instilled a strong work ethic and commitment to justice. She specializes in a broad range of personal injury cases including automobile accidents, 18-wheeler collisions, and workplace injuries, with a focus on serving Spanish-speaking clients in the Houston community. Polette pursued her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, graduating cum laude in 2019 with a B.A. in Political Science and minors in English and Spanish. She earned her Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 2023 from Texas Tech University School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Buzbee Law Firm

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A Dallas jury awarded $1.1 billion against a trust fund heir who beat a 2-year-old into a permanent vegetative state in 2021, a verdict the firm calls the largest child-assault award in U.S. history.

134th District Court, Dallas County · 2026Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$640 millionVerdict

A Harris County jury awarded $640 million to the family of David Lester Loree II, a journeyman pipefitter fatally crushed when a top-heavy HVAC unit being lifted by TNT Crane and Rigging overturned in high winds at a Texas A&M University-San Antonio construction site in September 2021.

Harris County District Court (Case No. 2021-68047), Judge Erica R. Hughes · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$198.2 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2026 · #8

A San Patricio County jury awarded $198.2 million to Kristene Chapa, who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and shot in the head at a public park in 2012, with the verdict holding her convicted attacker, his father, and their family pharmacy jointly liable.

San Patricio County District Court (Case No. S-17-5294CV-C), Judge Janna K. Whatley · 2026Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$159 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2015 · #4

A Houston jury awarded $159 million to five oilfield workers burned, and the family of one man killed, in a 2012 liquid-fire explosion at Valero Energy's Memphis, Tennessee refinery.

Harris County District Court, Houston · 2015Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$100 millionVerdict

A Galveston federal jury awarded $100 million to ten contract workers exposed to carbon disulfide at BP's Texas City refinery in April 2007. The judge set aside the punitive damages, seven workers later settled on undisclosed terms, and the Fifth Circuit vacated the verdict for the remaining three in 2011.

U.S. District Court, Galveston, Texas (Judge Kenneth Hoyt) · 2009Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law
J.D., 2023
Texas A&M University
Undergraduate, 2019

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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