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Margo Ornelas is a partner in SBSB Eastham’s Houston office. In addition to assisting clients in handling claims arising under the Defense Base Act, her expertise spans across an array of practice areas, including Longshore Workers’ Compensation, construction defect claims and general civil defense litigation work ranging from wrongful death to general liability and insurance claims. A member of the firm’s bench since December 2024, she is an experienced professional in the legal space who began her career as a law clerk and contract attorney before cutting her teeth as a litigation associate and later becoming an of counsel and senior trial attorney.
As an undergraduate, Margo earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio. While in school, she played the viola in the Trinity Symphony Orchestra. Following graduation, she attended the University of Houston Law Center, earning her Juris Doctorate from the school and launching her postgraduate career at a local firm. In 2003, she coauthored “Recent Developments in Trial Techniques” for the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, and since 2013, she has spoken to adjusters regularly on various litigation and case law topics.
Margo is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She is a qualified authority in her field who is capable of skillfully assisting those who seek her counsel.
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