Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP is proud to share big news. Partner Sejal Brahmbhatt is the 2026 Recipient of the American Association for Justice’s Dawn Barrios Spotlight Award. The Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) gave her this honor at the 2026 AAJ Annual Convention, officially known as the Dawn Barrios Memorial Spotlight.
This kind of honor does not happen by chance. It comes from years of steady work on behalf of injured clients. Everyone at Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP sends warm congratulations to Sejal on this well-earned achievement.
About the Dawn Barrios Spotlight Award
The AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus first created this spotlight award in 2024. In 2026, the Caucus dedicated it to the memory of Dawn M. Barrios, a longtime trial lawyer known for her service to the legal community. The award now carries her name and goes each year to a Caucus member who has worked hard for clients in cases that made a real difference.
Recipients tend to share a few common traits:
- Steady advocacy for clients in hard-fought cases
- Leadership within the trial lawyer community
- A record of results that shows real dedication to the people they represent
Why Sejal Brahmbhatt Earned This Honor
Sejal joined Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP in 2003. She now serves as the firm’s Managing Attorney for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, a role that has put her at the center of some of the firm’s largest cases.
Her record includes:
- Managing litigation over dangerous drugs and medical devices, including Depakote, Talcum Powder, Elmiron, and Valsartan cases
- An appointment by a federal judge in December 2018 to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the national Proton Pump Inhibitor litigation
- Recognition on the Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2013 and 2014
Sejal Brahmbhatt and the Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP Track Record
Sejal’s award reflects well on the whole firm. Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP has recovered more than $24 billion for injured clients across Texas and the country. The firm is well known for 18-wheeler wreck cases, oil field explosions, crane collapses, and maritime Jones Act claims, and it has deep roots representing union members and construction trades.
Some of the firm’s record-setting results include:
- A $117 million wrongful death verdict against a chemical plant
- A $76 million win against a drug manufacturer
- A $15 million trucking verdict
Firm leaders hold Board Certifications in Personal Injury Trial Law and Labor and Employment Law, along with AV Preeminent ratings and Texas Super Lawyers recognition.
What This Recognition Means for Clients
When you pick a law firm after an injury, you want lawyers who know how to fight and win. National recognition like the Dawn Barrios Memorial Spotlight Award gives you a clear sign of that. It tells you that other trial lawyers across the country see Sejal’s work and respect it.
This matters most when the stakes are high. Whether the case involves a defective drug, a rideshare crash, or another serious injury, clients want a lawyer who will stay with the case from start to finish and push hard for a fair outcome. Sejal’s award, and the firm’s decades of results, point to exactly that kind of commitment.
Talk to Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP Today
If you or someone in your family got hurt because of someone else’s actions, you do not have to face it alone. Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP offers free consultations and works on a contingency fee basis, so you pay nothing upfront.
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