Founder Scott Hendler and attorneys Leigh A. Joseph and Laura Goettsche recognized for work in mass torts, personal injury and civil rights.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Three attorneys at Hendler Flores Law, PLLC, have been selected to the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Founder and CEO Scott Hendler and attorney Leigh A. Joseph was named to the Super Lawyers list, and attorney Laura Goettsche was named to the Rising Stars list. Case information and the firm’s history are available at https://hendlerlaw.com/about-us/.
“Every person – the parents, spouses, children, and friends – who calls our office has a story to share about their loved one,” says Scott Hendler, Founder. “The cornerstone of our personal injury practice is honoring that story. We amplify your voice, powering you and your loved ones to challenge injustice after a life-changing event.”
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service, names no more than 5% of the attorneys in each state to its Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% to its Rising Stars list, which is limited to lawyers who are 40 or younger or who have practiced 10 years or less. Its patented selection process is peer-influenced and research-driven, combining peer nominations, independent research across 12 indicators, and peer evaluation by practice area. No more than 5% of attorneys in each state are named to the Super Lawyers list each year, making Hendler Flores Law recognitions all the more impressive.
The 2026 Austin Super Lawyers Honorees
- Scott Hendler, founder and CEO — Selected to Super Lawyers in 2020-2023 and 2026. A top-rated class action and mass torts attorney in Austin, Hendler practices in class action and mass torts, personal injury, and products liability. He has been licensed in Texas since 1989 and speaks English and Spanish.
- Leigh A. Joseph — Selected to Super Lawyers in 2025 – 2026, and to Rising Stars in 2019 and 2020. A top-rated personal injury attorney in Austin, Joseph practices in personal injury, civil litigation, and civil rights. She has been licensed in Texas since 2007.
- Laura Goettsche — Selected as a Rising Star in 2025 – 2026. A top-rated civil rights attorney in Austin, Goettsche, practices in civil rights. She has been licensed in Texas since 2017 and speaks English and Spanish.
A Texas Law Firm Built on Quality
Hendler founded the firm in 1993 with the goal of building a practice that listens closely to clients and develops a legal strategy around what each client wants from the process. The firm represents clients in class actions and mass torts, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, and civil rights matters, and has secured numerous record settlements and verdicts.
Hendler Flores Law, PLLC, is an Austin, Texas, boutique law firm founded in 1993 by Scott Hendler on a simple premise: treat clients as people, not cases. The firm represents individuals and families in class action and mass torts, personal injury, products liability, and civil rights matters, building a custom legal strategy for each case rather than processing claims in batches. Drawing on its experience in science, medicine, and the law, the firm has secured numerous record settlements and verdicts against large corporations and their defense counsel. More information is available at https://hendlerlaw.com/.
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