Firm overview

The Zimmerman & Villarrial law firm was founded in 2007 when Michael Zimmerman and his law firm partners joined with Gerald Villarrial and Darrell Helton’s law firms to provide a full service Texas law firm. Their practices merged over 100 years of practice in the areas of personal injury, immigration law, work injuries and workers’ compensation, social security claims, commercial business representation, criminal law, and family law.

The firm’s roots reach back to 1961 and Rodger Zimmerman’s first law practice in Houston. Rodger was joined by his son Michael Zimmerman, whose practice concentration was solely personal injury law, in 1990 to open the firm called Zimmerman and Zimmerman, PC. Robert Cotner joined the firm in the 1990s and is now a partner, while John LeJeune joined the firm in 2002 and is now also a partner. That firm has grown to be called The Zimmerman Law Firm. Rodger M. Zimmerman is now of counsel to the firm.

Our attorneys offer clients over 100 years of combined experience and have earned the respect of opposing lawyers and insurance companies. The firm’s attorneys have successfully represented thousands of Texans in personal injury and wrongful death matters over the years. The firm also handles employment law, non-subscriber work injuries, workers’ compensation, subrogation claims, collections, social security, commercial business litigation, criminal law, and family law matters. The attorneys know that preparing every case for trial gives each and every client the best opportunity for a successful result. The firm prides itself in providing zealous representation, competent and credible expertise, personal service, and the financial resources necessary to seek justice in cases all over Texas.

We accept personal injury cases that involve serious injury or death, and we provide professional and personal care to all cases we handle. We combine the sophistication and expertise of a large firm with the responsiveness and economic efficiency of smaller firms. We are passionate, optimistic attorneys committed to winning. By seeking fair compensation for victims, we help prevent future individual and corporate misconduct in Texas. We are successful because we provide aggressive representation for our clients.

Meet our attorneys:
• Michael A. Zimmerman
• Gerald R. Villarrial
• Robert W. Cotner
• John B. LeJeune
• Darrell W. Helton
• Valdemar Reyes
• Rodger Zimmerman
• (of counsel)