Sejal Brahmbhatt
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Sejal K. Brahmbhatt has been an attorney at Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP since 2003, and became partner in 2022. She primarily works with individuals who have been injured by pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Sejal has been practicing law since 2001 and has built an impressive record of case results in the personal injury and mass torts arenas throughout her over 20 years of experience.

Sejal was a member of the trial team that represented children who were born with certain birth defects as a result of in utero Depakote exposure. She managed the Depakote docket at the firm and the team went on to resolve the litigation after obtaining both a $38 million verdict and a $15 million verdict for the affected families in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and in St. Louis state court. In addition to taking on Depakote, Sejal has also gone toe to toe with a number of household names, focusing her energy on litigations involving companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Janssen, Merck, Boston Scientific, and GlaxoSmithKline. She has been appointed by Judge Claire Cecchi to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the national Proton Pump Inhibiter Litigation. Sejal is not afraid to take on giant corporations to ensure her clients receive the justice they deserve.

In addition to her work in the courtroom, Sejal is a highly sought-after public speaker. She has been asked to present at many conferences throughout her career, including the American Association for Justice, the MDL Judicial Summit, Texas Women Rainmakers, and Mass Torts Made Perfect. She has spoken on subjects regarding her work on various pharmaceutical litigations, how to maneuver the mass tort arena, and how to litigate a pharmaceutical case.

Sejal has had a unique path in life. She is South Asian, was born in London, England, and moved to the United States at age nine. Her background – along with her experiences in the legal field – has given her a distinctive perspective. She has shared her insights and advice to other women in law at various speaking engagements.

Of what it’s like to work with Sejal, her fellow attorney peers say they “had the pleasure of working with Sejal on several pharmaceutical tort matters. She is an excellent attorney and brings a great personality to team projects.”

Sejal is licensed to practice law in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Missouri, as well as in the United States District Courts for the Western, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Texas. She is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and before the United States Supreme Court. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Houston in 1996, where she majored in both Psychology and Political Science, with a minor in Radio/Television Communications. She then attended South Texas College of Law, where she received the Dean’s Fellowship Scholarship and graduated with her Juris Doctorate degree in 2000. While in law school, Sejal was also involved in a number of student organizations, including serving as the Student Bar Representative, the President of the International Law Society, the Secretary of the Women’s Legal Forum, and more.

Sejal’s hard work and dedication has long been noticed by those around her, including her peers in the legal profession. Sejal has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list by Thomson Reuters in both 2013 and 2014, as well as in the Texas Super Lawyers list every year since 2021.

Education

  • South Texas College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2000
    • Dean’s Fellowship Scholarship Recipient
    • The International Law Society, President
    • Student Bar Representative
    • The Women’s Legal Forum, Secretary
    • The South Asian Law Students, Treasurer
    • The Asian America Law Students Association, Publicist
  • University of Houston, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Science, 1996
    • Minor in Radio/Television Communications
    • Indian Students’ Association, Vice President
  • Personal Injury
  • Mass Torts
  • Texas, 2001
  • Pennsylvania, 2007
  • Missouri, 2013
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • American Association for Justice
  • American Bar Association
  • Houston Trial Lawyers Association
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • South Asian Bar Association
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Houston Bar Foundation, Board Member
  • Texas Super Lawyers, 2021 – present
    • Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2013 – 2014
  • Sejal managed the Depakote docket at the firm and was part of the trial team that represented two children who were born with Spina Bifida because their mothers took Depakote while pregnant. Both resulted in two Plaintiff verdicts; one was unanimously affirmed on appeal for $38 million and the other was a $15 million verdict that settled while on appeal.   The verdicts ultimately led to the resolution of the litigation.
  • Sejal was appointed by Judge Claire Cecchi to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the national Proton Pump Inhibiter Litigation.
  • “Paxil, Pregnancy and Birth Defects” American Association for Justice 2008 Summer Conference in Philadelphia, PA
  • “Paxil – Key Causation and Medical Issues” Invited Faculty: AAJ Toxic Tort, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Seminar 2009 Las Vegas, NV
  • “The Five Vowels of a Pharmaceutical Trial” AAJ Annual 2010 Winter Convention Maui, H
  • Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts, AAJ Annual Convention, July 2012, Chicago, IL, Moderator
  • “Assuring Success in your Practice “, AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus: Women’s Leadership Summit, July 2012, Chicago, IL
  • “Anti-Epileptic Drugs and Birth Defects” AAJ Annual Convention, July 2013, San Francisco, CA
  • “Update on the Depakote Litigation” Faculty at Mass Torts Made Perfect, October 2013
  • Texas Women’s Rainmakers August 2017, Houston, TX, Invited Faculty
  • Mass Torts Made Perfect, October 2018, Las Vegas, NV, Invited Faculty
  • Mass Torts Made Perfect, April 2018, Las Vegas, NV, Invited Faculty
  • “Law Firm Life Post Covid…Oh How Things Have Changed, Or Have They?” Women En Mass, October 2021, Aspen, CO
  • Mass Torts Made Perfect, October 2021, Las Vegas, NV, Speaker
  • “I’m fine, I’m fine, I’M FIINNEE! (But really, are you?)”: Texas Women’s Rainmakers, August 2022, Houston, TX
  • “Work the Case or Refer it Out” – Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, April 2023
  • “Recusals, Motions to Disqualify, Mandamus, and the Related Professionalism Issues”, Western Alliance Bank Class Action Law Forum, March 2024, San Diego, CA
  • The Debate, Status and Implications Surrounding Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1, The 2024 Texas Tech MDL Judicial Summit, June 2024, Aspen, CO