Larry W. Lawrence, Jr.
- Trial Attorney
Larry W. Lawrence, Jr.
Larry is a native of South Texas who currently lives in Austin, Texas. For the past 30 years it has been his mission to aggressively represent individuals and families throughout Texas and the United States impacted by the negligence and misdeeds of others. He has won multiple seven and eight figure recoveries on behalf of his clients through jury verdicts, arbitrations awards and settlements.
His decades of experience includes big multi-million dollar wins for the victims of automotive crashes, premises defects, unsafe products, explosions, aviation crashes and medical malpractice.
Larry and his litigation team have also forced insurance companies to pay previously denied claims to thousands of homeowners and businesses impacted by significant weather events. The firm has handled cases against all the major national insurance carriers, who know we know how to win.
His decades of experience includes big multi-million dollar wins for the victims of automotive crashes, premises defects, unsafe products, explosions, aviation crashes and medical malpractice.
Larry and his litigation team have also forced insurance companies to pay previously denied claims to thousands of homeowners and businesses impacted by significant weather events. The firm has handled cases against all the major national insurance carriers, who know we know how to win.
Education
University of Texas, B.A. Economics, 1992
Loyola Law School, New Orleans, J.D. 1995
Admitted to Practice: Texas, 1995
Activities and Affiliations
Texas Bar Association
Additional Jurisdictions and Court Admissions
United States District Court
Western District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
State Bar of Arizona
Michael A. Lawrence
Michael is originally from Brownsville, Texas but now lives in McAllen, Texas where he spends most of his time with his wife Amanda and two girls. He attended the University of Texas in Austin where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 2002. He then attended the University of Texas Law School and obtained his J.D. in 2006. Licensed to practice law since 2006, he began his law career defending insurance companies, corporations, and individuals in personal injury, construction defect, wrongful death, and first party bad faith litigation. In 2009, Michael made the switch from defending insurance companies and individuals to representing people and individuals who had suffered personal injuries, death, or were victims of insurance companies unfair tactics on insurance claims. He has successfully prosecuted thousands of claims on behalf of individuals, families, and companies.
Education
University of Texas, B.A. English, 2022
University of Texas School of Law, J.D. 2006
Admitted to Practice: Texas, 2006
Activities and Affiliations
Texas Bar Association
Additional Jurisdictions and Court Admissions
United States District Court
Western District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Celeste Guerra
Celeste was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, graduating from P-SJ-A High School in 1988. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She then attended the University of Houston Law Center, where she earned her Juris Doctorate in 1995.
Upon graduating law school, Ms. Guerra moved back to her hometown to represent the people in the community where she grew up. She served on the Board of Directors for the Hidalgo County Bar Association and was the President of the Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association. She also volunteered to help her community by serving on the Board of Directors for Mujeres Unidas and was the President of Avance ,a nonprofit organization that helps advance socio economically deprived Latino families through early childhood and parenting education.
Once her children graduated high school and were off to college, Ms. Guerra began more actively contributing to her community through her Leadership McAllen Class, Texas Exes of Hidalgo Starr as the scholarship chair and Special Olympics. She continues to strive to find ways to help the underserved community she represents
Ms. Guerra’s areas of practice have spanned both sides of the bar. In her first job out of law school, she represented insurance companies and other entities in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. In 1999, she switched gears to represent municipalities and school districts as general counsel and litigated several multi-party construction defect cases that netted multi million dollar settlements. Thereafter, her practice continued to focus on personal injury and general civil litigation.
In 2016, Ms. Guerra joined the Lawrence Law Firm, where she litigates commercial and residential property loss claims and insurance coverage issues. Ms. Guerra is fluent in Spanish and licensed to practice in the Southern District of Texas.
In her spare time, Celeste enjoys exercising, traveling, rooting for the Longhorns and spending time with her daughter, son and down syndrome brother, who is under her care.
Upon graduating law school, Ms. Guerra moved back to her hometown to represent the people in the community where she grew up. She served on the Board of Directors for the Hidalgo County Bar Association and was the President of the Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association. She also volunteered to help her community by serving on the Board of Directors for Mujeres Unidas and was the President of Avance ,a nonprofit organization that helps advance socio economically deprived Latino families through early childhood and parenting education.
Once her children graduated high school and were off to college, Ms. Guerra began more actively contributing to her community through her Leadership McAllen Class, Texas Exes of Hidalgo Starr as the scholarship chair and Special Olympics. She continues to strive to find ways to help the underserved community she represents
Ms. Guerra’s areas of practice have spanned both sides of the bar. In her first job out of law school, she represented insurance companies and other entities in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. In 1999, she switched gears to represent municipalities and school districts as general counsel and litigated several multi-party construction defect cases that netted multi million dollar settlements. Thereafter, her practice continued to focus on personal injury and general civil litigation.
In 2016, Ms. Guerra joined the Lawrence Law Firm, where she litigates commercial and residential property loss claims and insurance coverage issues. Ms. Guerra is fluent in Spanish and licensed to practice in the Southern District of Texas.
In her spare time, Celeste enjoys exercising, traveling, rooting for the Longhorns and spending time with her daughter, son and down syndrome brother, who is under her care.
Lory Pawlak
Lory has over 14 years of experience in personal injury, property loss and mass tort litigation. Lory earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from University of Houston, Clear Lake graduating Cum Laude in 2007. Lory attended law school at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. She was awarded The Order of the Lytae and inducted into Law Review for her academic achievement and graduated Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law in 2010.
Lory’s practice primarily focuses her on personal injury litigation, property loss litigation and mass tort litigation.
Education
University of Houston, B.A., 2007
South Texas College of Law, J.D. 2010
Additional Jurisdictions and Court Admissions
2011, Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
