Laura De La Cruz

Attorney

10 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2015
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Houston, TX

Bar admissions

Texas
2015
Louisiana
2018

Education

J.D.: University of Houston Law Center2015
Undergraduate: University of Houston2008

Awards and recognition

01UH Law Center Blakely-Butler Moot Court Competition Champion (2014)
02UH Law Center James Hippard Open Mock Trial Competition Champion and Best Speaker (2014)
03UH Law Center Lorance and Thompson Negotiation Competition Champion (2013)
04B.A. summa cum laude (2008)

Memberships

State Bar of Texas (id 343500)
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Languages

English, Spanish

Background

Laura B. De La Cruz is an associate attorney at Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, LLP in Houston, Texas. She joined the firm as a paralegal in 2010 for managing partner Matthew D. Shaffer and continued working through law school, becoming licensed to practice in 2015. Born in Puerto Rico, she devotes her practice to advocating for maritime workers and individuals injured in serious accidents nationwide, focusing on Jones Act claims, maintenance and cure, FELA railroad cases, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and products liability. She is licensed in Texas and Louisiana and practices in both federal and state court. She co-obtained a $2.9 million judgment for an injured locomotive engineer with partner Jonathan S. Harris.

Notable cases

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$2.9 million judgment for Jose Acosta (injured locomotive engineer) with co-counsel Jonathan S. Harris

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