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About Ernesto Alvarez
Ernesto Alvarez, Jr. is a trial lawyer at Zehl & Associates focused on securing justice for those seriously injured or killed in catastrophic accidents. As a first-generation Mexican immigrant and native Spanish speaker, he connects deeply with clients' struggles and champions families, workers, and the Hispanic community against powerful corporations and insurers. Prior to joining Zehl, he worked as a commercial litigation attorney at an international law firm defending Fortune-level corporations in premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and oilfield cases.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Zehl & Associates
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Zehl & Associates secured a $35 million settlement for the family of Susana Longoria, a 31-year-old nursing student and single mother killed when a Ben E. Keith 18-wheeler struck her disabled car and the people helping her on I-35W in Fort Worth.
A Dallas County jury found Oncor's driver 84 percent at fault and awarded $37.5 million to the widow and three children of trucker Shamsher Singh, killed on I-635 when a distracted Oncor service-truck driver struck his stopped 18-wheeler.
Zehl & Associates recovered $16 million for a drillship floorhand injured in the moonpool of a Gulf of Mexico rig, ranked by TopVerdicts as the largest reported Jones Act maritime settlement in Texas for 2025.
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