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About Michael Samaniego
Michael A. Samaniego is a trial lawyer at Zehl & Associates specializing in catastrophic personal injury, oilfield and workplace explosions, 18-wheeler crashes, premises liability, and wrongful death cases. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, he is fluent in Spanish and has recovered millions in verdicts and settlements across Texas.
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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