The Heart of Bexar County

The firm is headed by Mikal C. Watts and
Francisco “Frank” Guerra, IV.
A native of Corpus Christi, Watts earned his
undergraduate degree from the University of
Texas in 1987, receiving a bachelor of arts
with high honors after only two years of study.
He then graduated with honors from the
University of Texas School of Law at the age of
twenty-one. After working as a briefing
attorney for the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Texas, Watts became a partner in a
Corpus Christi law firm before establishing his
own firm in 1997.
In 2002, Watts joined forces with Frank
Guerra to form Watts Guerra LLP to handle
catastrophic personal injury, toxic torts, product
liability, automotive defects, refinery negligence,
commercial trucking negligence, medical device,
pharmaceutical and commercial litigation.
Guerra, who serves as managing partner in
the San Antonio office, received his bachelor
of ats from Texas A&M University, where he
served as commander of Squadron 15 and was the
first Hispanic commander of the elite
Ross Volunteer Company. He then
attended the University of Texas School of
Law, where he received his doctor of
jurisprudence. During law school, Guerra
served as Intern to Justice John Cornyn of
the Supreme Court of Texas. He also
served as an Intern to the late professor
Charles Alan Wright, considered the
foremost authority in the U.S. on
Constitutional law and federal procedure.
Guerra has served on the Malpractice,
Premises & Products Pattern Jury
Charge Committee for the State Bar of
Texas. Since joining Watts, he has
litigated, tried and arbitrated cases
throughout the nation.
Watts Guerra is composed of a team of
skilled attorneys with a devotion to personal
attention and a commitment to achieving the
highest levels of service. The firm has strength
in numbers and in talent and the results speak
for themselves. Watts Guerra’s resources are
larger than most firms, enabling them to invest
tens of millions of dollars at once to battle the
largest corporations in the world. Watts works
for its clients, employing the best experts and
using the most up-to-date technology available.
The firm even employs full-time pilots to fly
private planes on a moment’s notice, enabling its
lawyers to meet quickly with clients and travel
easily to depositions, mediations and trials
across the country.
The lawyers of Watts Guerra LLP have beaten
the largest and most powerful corporations in
America, yielding substantial verdicts and
settlements and more importantly, greater
consumer safety for everyone.
For more information, consult the firm’s
website at wattsguerra.com.
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