Attorney Jessica Rodriguez-Wahlquist handles some of Houston’s toughest cases at Sorrels Law, a personal-injury law firm. The Mexican-born powerhouse was raised in Space City, where she ascended to her role as a top injury attorney. She cites her humble beginnings and a desire to be a champion for her community as her motivation to handle the emotionally taxing moments of her profession.
“I think I had the same upbringing as most gay little girls, playing with science kits and robotics,” Rodriguez-Wahlquist recalls. “I didn’t think I was going to be a lawyer.” However, the summers she spent alongside her mother, who cleaned houses and had a successful lawyer as a client, sparked her interest. “I saw his awards and all the charities he worked for, and I wanted to learn more about what he did.”
A serious car accident in 2010 showed Rodriguez-Wahlquist the real power that the American justice system carried. “I was T-boned by a car at Deerbrook Mall, and my mother’s boss represented me in my case,” she says. “I realized I liked what he was doing, and I knew I wanted to help the millions of people like me out there.”
The proud immigrant obtained a business degree before graduating from Chicago’s DePaul University College of Law on a scholarship in 2018. “I interned for senators. I also worked for Mayor Annise Parker in 2013 as a Fellow. She is still an inspiration to me as a powerful example of another gay woman doing amazing things. I quickly realized I would be really good...
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