Michelle A. Rice - Houston, TX
Attorney at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
Personal Injury Lawyers in Houston, TX
800 Commerce Street Houston, TX 77002
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Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Automobile Accidents
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Michelle Rice has devoted her practice to aggressively pursuing the rights of injured clients. Michelle has successfully litigated numerous cases in both state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on a wide range of civil litigation areas, including personal injury, wrongful death, automobile and trucking accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, and workplace injuries. Currently, Michelle and a firm partner represent over 1,300 victims who were injured or killed in the October 1, 2017 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A native of Allegany, New York, Michelle has spent nearly the last decade in Houston after moving here for law school in 2009. While in law school, Michelle clerked at three plaintiff’s law firms, including a boutique medical malpractice firm, a mass tort pharmaceutical litigation firm, and Abraham Watkins. After law school, Michelle gained valuable experience at an insurance defense firm where she represented insurance carriers in first- and third-party insurance matters involving suspected insurance fraud, coverage questions, bad faith allegations, and uninsured/underinsured motorist litigation. Prior to joining the firm as an Associate in January 2017, Michelle worked as a contract attorney for firm partner, Mo Aziz.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2019 to 2021
- Invited to Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018 - 2019
- Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in Texas, TopVerdict.com, 2018
- Texas? Top Plaintiffs? Verdicts of 2018, Verdict Search
- 2021 Texas Legal Excellence Awards ?On the Rise?, Texas Lawyer Magazine & ALM Media, LLC
- Texas Rising Stars Super Lawyers, 2019-2022
Education
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Legal Education
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South Texas College of Law Houston,
Houston,
Texas, 2012
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Dean's Merit Scholarship
Honors: CALI Award in Consumer Transactions, Evidence, and Family Law
Honors: Order of the Lytae
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South Texas College of Law Houston,
Houston,
Texas, 2012
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Non Legal Education
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Syracuse University,
Syracuse,
New York, 2009
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Political Science and History
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Syracuse University,
Syracuse,
New York, 2009
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, Contract Attorney, 2016 - 2017
- Nistico, Crouch & Kessler, Attorney, 2014 - 2016
- Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, Contract Attorney, 2013 - 2014
- Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, Law Clerk, 2012 - 2013
- Clark Burnett Love & Lee, Law Clerk, 2011
- The Lewis Law Firm, Law Clerk, 2010 - 2011
Languages
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English
Published Works
Articles
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Maintaining Professionalism in Crisis Situations, The Houston Lawyer, January/February 2019
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When Disaster Strikes, Trial, April, 2018
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2012
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2017
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2017
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2018
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2018
Other Affiliations
- Houston Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Member)
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 - Present (Member)
- Houston Young Lawyers Association, 2017 - Present (Member)
- Association of Women Attorneys, 2017 - Present (Member)
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2016 - Present (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Kappa Kappa Gamma
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Contact
800 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-396-3964
Fax: (713) 225-0827
Email: Send a message
Hours: 24/7
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