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Phone: Address: 1909 Arbor Street, 77004 Coordinates: 29.725890,-95.377220 Education: BA in Economics from the University of Texas in 2004 Achievements: Finalist for the Garland R. Walker Memorial Intramural Mock Trial Competition, 2006 2017-2022, The National Trial Lawyers - Top 40 under 40, The National Trial Lawyers Super Lawyers Selectee, Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2022 Recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Rising Star in its Texas Super Lawyers publication, Since 2017 The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history., Lawyers of Distinction, The Lawyers of Distinction, 2016 Keynote speaker at the chapter's 15th-anniversary banquet., Keynote Speaker, Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2016; 2017-2022, The National Trial Lawyers - Top 40 under 40, The National Trial Lawyers Super Lawyers Selectee, Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2022 Recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Rising Star in its Texas Super Lawyers publication, Since 2017 The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history., Lawyers of Distinction, The Lawyers of Distinction, 2016 Keynote speaker at the chapter's 15th-anniversary banquet., Keynote Speaker, Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2016; Super Lawyers Selectee, Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2022 Recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Rising Star in its Texas Super Lawyers publication, Since 2017 The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history., Lawyers of Distinction, The Lawyers of Distinction, 2016 Keynote speaker at the chapter's 15th-anniversary banquet., Keynote Speaker, Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2016; Recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Rising Star in its Texas Super Lawyers publication, Since 2017 The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history., Lawyers of Distinction, The Lawyers of Distinction, 2016 Keynote speaker at the chapter's 15th-anniversary banquet., Keynote Speaker, Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2016; The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history., Lawyers of Distinction, The Lawyers of Distinction, 2016 Keynote speaker at the chapter's 15th-anniversary banquet., Keynote Speaker, Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2016; Keynote speaker at the chapter's 15th-anniversary banquet., Keynote Speaker, Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Lambda Chapter, 2016 Bio: Ivan J. Capellan is a personal injury attorney at Hightower | Capellan - Trial Attorneys, which has its offices in Houston, Texas. Serving clients in the greater Houston metro area and throughout Texas, he represents clients with matters involving oil and gas disputes, car accidents, slip and falls, truck accidents, workplace injuries, professional malpractice and business and commercial litigation as well. Dedicated to the rights and liberties of his clients, Mr. Capellan is a zealous, aggressive and tireless advocate for them. Well aware of the impact that injuries caused by another person’s carelessness and ignorance can have on an individual, he goes the extra mile for his clients and upholds their interests. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Capellan earned his Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law Houston, graduating with dean’s list honors. While in law school, he was a finalist in the Garland R. Walker Memorial Intramural Mock Trial Competition and the president of the Hispanic Law Students Association. Mr. Capellan is active in the legal arena and has memberships in the Houston Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Texas’ Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee. He also served as part of the Board of Advocates of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. In addition to his law practice, he enjoys Muay Thai training and traveling. Mr. Capellan served in the state of Texas’ Office of the Attorney General’s Tort Litigation Division and interned for a renowned judge at the Texas 14th Court of Appeals. He also was an intern at the Judicial District Court of Harris County in Texas. With a “Very Good” rating on Avvo, he also has numerous testimonials from his happy clients.