Wormington & Bollinger

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  Lennie F. Bollinger

  Lennie F. Bollinger represents clients across the U.S. in cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and drug device litigation, truck wrecks, product liability, premises liability, and multi-district litigation. He is widely respected in the legal community for the consistently favorable results he delivers to the individuals and families he represents. Among his clients, he is known as a personable and professional guide and advocate. Among his colleagues, he is recognized as a formidable courtroom opponent with exceptional legal skills and an effective style of protecting his clients’ interests. Mr. Bollinger prides himself on the relationship he develops with each client and his accessibility. Clients are not passed off to an assistant but instead are always able to reach Mr. Bollinger. This is important because the foundation of his success is built by understanding every aspect of the issue the client hired him to resolve. With millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements, his efforts have made a positive impact on countless families who have suffered from the negligent or unconscionable actions of others. Mr. Bollinger earned a degree Cum Laude in Finance and a Juris Doctorate Magna Cum Laude from Southern Methodist University. He is rated “Superb” by AVVO, the highest possible rating, and consistently receives the AVVO Clients’ Choice Award for exceptional client satisfaction. He is also a recipient of the Frank Branson Trial Advocacy Award and was nominated by his peers as a Texas Super Lawyer (no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state under the age of 40 are selected).

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  Maria Wormington

  Few attorneys possess the unique set of skills Maria Wormington employs to bring resolution to her clients, so they can obtain peace and closure after an injury or loss of a loved one. Maria worked as a Nurse (BSN) for eight years before completing law school in 1999. As an attorney she continues to advocate for patients and their families. She understands the medical field and can empathize with the pain and stress negligent acts inflict. She has comforted patients and families through the stress and pain of a medical situation as a nurse and continues to do so as an attorney. Maria’s nursing experience provides the knowledge necessary to ask penetrating questions to health care providers and the medical experts retained by their insurance companies to ensure the truth is told. Her background as a nurse supplies the understanding necessary to interpret medical records and apprehend the present and future medical costs her clients face. Before founding Wormington & Bollinger, Maria worked for an insurance defense law firm. She saw firsthand, how vital experienced representation uncovers the truth of what really happened and how to position a case in the best light possible to recover compensation for her clients. This observation prompted her to start her own law firm dedicated to providing superior legal services to victims and their families. Maria has distinguished herself among her peers in the legal field for the personal care and dedication to her clients as well as her tenacious professionalism as she advocates for justice. These characteristics prompted her to complete Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College and has earned her the right to be inducted into the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, a privilege that fewer than 1% of US attorneys have achieved. These characteristics have also been noticed and recognized by Avvo.com, an independent attorney rating organization, who recently recognized her as a “top attorney” and awarded her a superb rating. As well as the National Top 100 Trial Lawyers who inducted her in 2014.

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  Amy B. Lauten

  Amy Bryant Lauten represents clients in medical malpractice and personal injury cases. She began her legal career defending doctors against medical malpractice claims and uses that knowledge and experience to evaluate and pursue her client’s claims against negligent providers. Amy has extensive litigation experience representing clients in personal injury cases including wrongful death, medical malpractice and car wrecks as well as commercial cases including contract disputes, first party insurance disputes, bad faith insurance litigation, trade secrets and proprietary information, breach of fiduciary duty cases, declaratory judgment actions, and unfair competition claims. Amy attended the University of Texas at Austin and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Plan II Honors. She then went on to attend Southern Methodist University School of Law where she was awarded the National Order of the Barristers recognition for her trial and appellate advocacy skills.

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  Ed Krieger

  Ed Krieger has practiced law for 37 years. He graduated from Florida State University College of Law with Honors in 1977. He interned for The Honorable William Henry Stafford, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He began his private career in Miami working with the law firm of Frates, Floyd, Stewart, Richman & Greer, P.A. Ed became skilled in representing people injured at railroad crossing accidents. In 1984, Ed was elected President of the Young Lawyer’s Division of The Florida Bar and served on The Florida Bar Board of Governors for two years. In 1985, Ed was made a partner in the Miami office of Holland & Knight, LLP. He practiced in the litigation department where his focus was in product liability cases. While at Holland & Knight, Ed sat in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. Thereafter, Ed opened his own practice in Miami and began focusing more of his practice on medical malpractice cases representing patients injured by the negligence of physicians and hospital staff. In 1986, Ed tried, along with a colleague, the first documented defective breast implant case in the country and obtained a favorable verdict for his client. Throughout the years, Ed has tried numerous types of personal injury and wrongful death cases as well as complex medical malpractice cases. He has argued appellate cases at the state level and at the Federal level. Ed and his wife, Brenda, left Tampa, Florida in 2010 and moved to Dallas to be closer to family. He is licensed in Texas, Florida, and Colorado. Ed considers his most significant asset in the practice of law to be his ability to establish rapport with his clients and to gain their confidence in working as a team.

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