Tej R. Paranjpe - Houston, TX
Attorney at Paranjpe, Mahadass, Ruemke LLP
Personal Injury Litigation Lawyers in Houston, TX
3701 Kirby Drive Suite 530 Houston, TX 77098
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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16
Years
Experience
Houston Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 07/17/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Complex Civil/Commercial Litigation and Class Actions
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Paranjpe is a Managing Partner and Shareholder at Paranjpe & Mahadass LLP and represents plaintiffs in complex civil/commercial litigation, class actions, and personal injury litigation. Mr. Paranjpe has a vast amount of trial and negotiation experience through his previous position as a Criminal Defense Trial Attorney for a local law firm that has represented over two-hundred thousand clients in the greater Houston area. Before reaching the end of 2014, Mr. Paranjpe achieved entry into the "Century Club" having amassed and litigated, as first-chair counsel, 107 jury trials to verdict.
Leading the aggressive litigation team at Paranjpe & Mahadass LLP, in 2014, Mr. Paranjpe litigated the ground-breaking Cyberbullying “Klein Hoes Instagram” case, protecting his client from online bullying. In 2015, Mr. Paranjpe went on to represent students that were violated in school by their teachers and principals in the Northern District of Texas. Later that year, Mr. Paranjpe became primary counsel for hundreds of clients in a nuclear radiation exposure incident.
Mr. Paranjpe grew up in the greater Houston area and graduated from Jersey Village High School, where he was a celebrated cross-country runner, trombonist, and actor. Mr. Paranjpe spent his college years in Austin where he graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Film. Before starting law school, Mr. Paranjpe studied film, cinema, and video in the United Kingdom at the University of Sussex. Mr. Paranjpe then moved to Wilmington, Delaware and graduated from the Widener University School of Law. Mr. Paranjpe is currently a good standing Member of the State Bar of Texas.
Mr. Paranjpe has helped grow the South Asian Bar Association of Houston over the past 4 years, serving as the President from 2015-2016 and will be returning as the President for the 2017-2018 year. Mr. Paranjpe is also a member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, and currently serves as the Legal Chair for the Houston South Asian Theatrical troupe: Shunya.
In his spare time, Mr. Paranjpe enjoys adventuring and scuba diving, while traveling around as much of the world as he can with his wife. Tej also enjoys cooking, running and swimming (so he can continue to cook), keeping up with new films, spending time with his family, friends and wife, and chasing around his Australian-Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix dog Indy.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- SuperLawyers Rising Star, 2017
Other Sources of Feedback About Tej R. Paranjpe
Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Widener University Delaware Law School,
Wilmington,
Delaware, 2009
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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The University of Texas,
Austin, 2006
B.A.
Major: Government and Film
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Partner
Past Positions
- Mentlewski Paranjpe Law Group, Partner, 2010 - 2012
- Sullo & Sullo LP, Associate, 2010 - 2012
Languages
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English
Classes and Seminars
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So Much Fraud, So Little Time, SABA North America, 2016 - Present
- Social Media and Discovery, Texas Minority Council Program, 2015
Pro Bono Activities
- Texas Sports Committee, Founder
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2013
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2013
Other Affiliations
- South Asian Bar Association of Houston, 2015 - Present (President)
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Contact
3701 Kirby Drive
Suite 530
Houston, TX 77098
Phone Number: (832) 667-7700
Fax Number: (832) 202-2018
Email: Send a message
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