About Roberto Flores

Roberto Thomas Flores is a Partner at The Carlson Law Firm and a Round Rock personal injury attorney dedicated to helping victims in the aftermath of negligent behavior. He became interested in law during an eighth-grade mock trial experience when his teacher suggested he'd make a great lawyer. After working in contract document review, he joined The Carlson Law Firm.

He has handled various complex cases, including those involving trucking accidents, slip-and-fall incidents, and civil rights violations. His areas of focus include catastrophic injuries from car wrecks, commercial trucking injuries, motorcycle injuries, dog bites, wrongful death, slip-and-fall and premises defects, construction site injuries, excessive force and civil rights cases, and appeals. From 2011 to 2013, he served as a Project Administrator for the National Hispanic Institute.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Carlson Law Firm

These results are credited to The Carlson Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A federal court in Washington, D.C. awarded $1.956 billion to 114 survivors and Gold Star family members in Carlson Law Firm's second successful default-judgment lawsuit holding Iran liable for the October 2000 USS Cole bombing.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Rudolph Contreras; case 1:21-cv-01187) · 2024Read the full story →

A federal court in Washington, D.C. awarded $807 million to 58 USS Cole bombing survivors and immediate family members after finding that Iran provided material support to the al-Qaeda operatives who carried out the 2000 attack.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Rudolph Contreras; case 1:20-cv-01557) · 2023Read the full story →

A San Antonio jury returned the largest sexual assault verdict in U.S. history against a sole assailant, awarding $325 million to a child sexually abused by her grandfather over multiple years.

285th District Court, Bexar County, TX (Judge Nadine Nieto) · 2023Read the full story →
$7.4 millionVerdict

A Travis County jury awarded Ronnie Claxton of Del Valle and his wife about $7.4 million in January 2020 after an oversized load struck a Highway 71 overpass and a heavy steel tie-down ratchet from the load came through his windshield, injuring his neck and spine. On August 31, 2022, the Eighth Court of Appeals reversed in large part, rendering judgment for the owner and on several claims against the company and driver, and remanded the remaining claims for a new trial.

146th District Court, Travis County, Texas · 2020Truck AccidentsRead 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 Texas School of Law
J.D., with honors (Law); B.A. in Political Science and Economics (Undergraduate)
Rice University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 2010
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Capital Area Trial Lawyer's Association
National Hispanic Institute (former Project Administrator, 2011-2013)

Awards & recognition

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Graduated with honors from UT Law

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