Jacqueline Alvarenga Gerber Partner
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Jacqueline Alvarenga Gerber is a native of Houston, Texas. She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration in 2009. Jacqueline earned her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 2012 where she was Managing Editor of the Corporate Counsel Review and was selected to participate in the South Texas advocacy program.
Jacqueline is licensed to practice in the State of Texas and the U.S. District Court Southern and Western Districts. She began her career as a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney and transitioned to civil litigation defense in 2013. Since then, Jacqueline has tried personal injury lawsuits to juries and obtained favorable verdicts in Houston, Corpus Christi, Austin and Brownsville, Texas. She has successfully defended clients across the state, from all along the Rio Grande Valley to north Texas. Her practice focuses on representing clients in a variety of disputes including personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, and construction defect matters. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2017 to present.
In her free time, Jacqueline can be found supporting her children in their many activities and volunteering at non-profits throughout the Houston area.
Jacqueline is fluent in Spanish.
Services
- Litigation
Education
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2012
- Baylor University, Political Science, B.A., 2009
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Distinctions & Certifications
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) (2017 to present)
- Selected for the Hispanic National Bar Association Latina Leadership Academy (2016)
Representative Experience
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment in a product defect and DTPA claim on behalf of a national manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and faucets in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas—Galveston Division.
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment on behalf of a national brewing company at its distribution facility in a premises liability action in Harris County, Texas.
- Obtained a partial summary judgment on an easement dispute in Harris County, Texas.
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment in a premises liability action on behalf of a small business owner in Harris County, Texas.
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment in a product defect and DTPA claim on behalf of a national manufacturer and supplier of pneumatic and hydraulic tool accessories for the construction, mining, and demolition industries in Harris County, Texas.
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment on behalf of a small business owner involving an auto collision in Nueces County, Texas.
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment on behalf of an automatic door company in a premises liability action in Jefferson County, Texas.
- Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment on behalf of a personal injury at a tool manufacturing facility in Cameron County, Texas.
- Successfully obtained a defense verdict involving a bodily injury claim in an electrical panel explosion on behalf of a family-owned electrical company in Cameron County, Texas.
Professional Activities
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Hispanic Bar Association of Houston, Member
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
Publications & Speeches
- “Supreme Court of Delaware Clarifies Use and Meaning of the Proper Purpose and Demand Futility Requirements of Section 220,” (ST. B. SEC. NEWSL., CORP. COUN., Austin, TX), Spring 2012
- Presented to an insurance company concerning the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Community Involvement
- Junior League of Houston, Inc., Member, (2014 to present), Board Member (2022-2023), Community Council Member (2021-2023)
- Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church, Member