Alejandro Salicrup

Alejandro Salicrup ATTORNEY

Alejandro Salicrup is a trial attorney with Williams Hart & Boundas, focusing his practice on personal injury litigation and mass torts. Alejandro has worked in the legal industry since 2010, working in one of the top law firms in the country and various prestigious positions within the government and judiciary. In addition to his current work, he has worked extensively to help victims of human trafficking in Mexico, Guatemala, and other countries in Latin America.

Drawn to helping others fight for justice, Alejandro has spent his career advocating for people in need. He is a native of Puerto Rico and is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, enabling him to assist victims and their families in multiple languages.

As a former federal prosecutor, Alejandro received numerous awards from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and various agencies for prosecuting violent and white-collar crimes. Alejandro also tried the first cancer genetic testing fraud case in the United States Department of Justice and prosecuted one of the first Covid-19 fraud cases in the country.

Alejandro graduated cum laude from University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology, in 2002. He subsequently obtained a Master of Latin American Studies in 2005 from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service. He then earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2010. During law school, Alejandro served as Senior Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Journal of International Law and Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law School East Asia Law Review. He is licensed to practice in both Texas and Pennsylvania.

Alejandro lives in Houston with his wife and their two children.

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, Juris Doctorate, 2010
    • Dean’s Scholarship
    • University of Pennsylvania Law School Journal of International Law, Senior Editor
    • University of Pennsylvania Law School East Asia Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
    • Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot Court, Vienna, Austria
  • Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, Master of Latin American Studies, 2006
  • University of Chicago, Bachelor of Science in Anthropology, cum laude, 2002
  • Personal Injury
  • Qui Tam/Whistleblower Claims
  • Pennsylvania, 2010
  • Texas, 2023
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
  • Alejandro has received multiple awards from the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the ATF, including the National Honor Award.
  • While at the Department of Justice, Alejandro tried cases involving allegations of sexual assault, child pornography, and related offenses. He also tried novel fraud cases, including the first trial addressing cancer genetic testing fraud and one of the first COVID-19 cases in the country.
  • Alejandro has extensive experience working in parallel proceedings that involve qui tam / whistleblower claims and related criminal investigations, include investigations regarding:
    • The fraudulent sale of compounded creams billed to TRICARE at an exorbitant price.
    • The fraudulent sale of genetic testing tests billed to Medicare.
    • The fraudulent sale of orthopedic equipment billed to Medicare.
    • Fraudulent practices by a health care insurance provider billed to the United States government.