Austin Personal Injury Law Firm

Chris Robson

Firm Principal

Chris Robson provides exceptional personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice representation to clients in the Austin area and throughout Texas. He assists clients with all types of personal injury claims, including auto accidents, trucking accidents, construction accidents, catastrophic injuries involving burns or brain and spinal injuries, slip and fall accidents, and wrongful death cases.

Mr. Robson has over 15 years of legal experience, and has dedicated his career to representing those who have been injured and families who have lost loved ones. Mr. Robson has successfully obtained several seven figure settlements on behalf of his clients, and has helped countless satisfied clients obtain justice and compensation for their injuries. He established the Robson Law Firm in 1999 to provide outstanding service and personalized representation to every client.

Mr. Robson received his Juris Doctor degree from Oklahoma City University after earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University and his Masters in Business from Louisiana Tech University. He was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1994. Mr. Robson is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

For further information on personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice, visit our practice areas overview, our resources page, and our frequently asked questions pages.

Mr. Robson has the experience, knowledge and advocacy skill to help you obtain a favorable resolution to your specific legal matter. Contact the Robson Law Firm today for a free initial consultation to determine your legal options.

Ali A. Akhtar

Attorney

Ali A. Akhtar joined the firm in December 2011. Although he has been a practicing attorney for 12 years now, he has almost exclusively focused since 2004 on helping individuals who have suffered physical injuries or financial losses due to the negligence, recklessness, or fraud of others. He does so with the philosophy that at times like these, people need sensitive and experienced help to recover and return to their normal lives.

Mr. Akhtar developed this approach to representing people from growing up in small towns in Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Kansas. He attended the University of Michigan Law School (consistently ranked among the top ten law schools in the nation), and interned at one of the largest law firms in Texas (with multiple national and international offices, representing hundreds of corporate and business clients).

He found, however, that his passion was to pursue a "people's practice," working one on one with people in need. For example, while attending law school, he worked for the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, where he successfully represented the interests of abused and neglected children in the State of Michigan family court system. Mr. Akhtar has managed hundreds of cases on behalf of injured individuals throughout his professional career, both by negotiating settlements and by taking cases to jury trial. In addition to being licensed in all Texas state courts, Mr. Akhtar is also licensed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Presently, in addition to being very active in his legal practice and in the community, he enjoys writing on a number of topics, maintaining a blog (The Austintatious Lawyer) which contains a number of his short articles and information resources that can help Texas citizens and consumers. The Austintatious Lawyer can be visited at http://www.akhtarlaw.com.

Mr. Akhtar is married and has two young sons, and enjoys playing competitive tennis.

Matthew J. Griffing

Of Counsel

Matthew Griffing is an associate attorney with the Robson Law Firm in Austin, Texas. Mr. Griffing received his Juris Doctor degree from Baylor University School of Law in 2002 and was admitted to the Texas State Bar that same year.

Matthew Griffing was born in 1976 and grew up in Plano, Texas. He graduated from high school in 1994 and entered the University of Texas at Dallas the same year. During college, Griffing worked as a legislative aide for two members of the Texas House of Representatives. In that capacity, he research, analyzed, and drafted legislation. He also assisted constituents in disputes with state agencies.

In 1999, Griffing earned his Bachelor's degree in Accounting, and in 2000, he entered Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas. In his final year of law school, he completed Baylor's "Practice Court" program – a rigorous six-month course on Texas civil procedure and evidence, which included regular courtroom exercises performed under close scrutiny from Practice Court faculty. In 2002, Griffing earned his Juris Doctorate and passed the Texas Bar Exam on his first attempt.

In 2004, Griffing joined the Law Office of Chris Morrow, where he represented people injured in automobile accidents, trucking accidents, work-related injuries, slip and falls, and animal attacks. In 2009, Griffing joined the Robson Law Firm, where he handles a larger litigation load and where he has expanded his practice to include bad faith litigation and medical negligence. In the last seven years, Griffing has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through settlements and through numerous jury trials.

Griffing is a member of Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Christian Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, and the Civil Litigation Law Section of the Austin Bar Association.

Griffing is married to the former Amy Johnson, a public school teacher for Round Rock Independent School District.

Gloria Perez

Office Manager/Legal Assistant

Gloria Perez has worked as a legal assistant with the Robson Law Firm since 2001. She has over 12 years experience being a legal assistant in the field of personal injury. Gloria assists with setting up claims, drafting petitions, answering discovery, preparing client's for deposition, and scheduling hearings, mediations and trial dates for cases in litigation. She speaks, reads and write fluently in Spanish.

When Gloria is not helping prepare cases for trial, Gloria likes to read, spend time with her family and friends and loves to help rescued or abandoned pugs through Pug Rescue Austin.

Eloise Cardenas

Legal Assistant

Eloise has been a member of the Robson Law Firm since 2008. She has been a legal assistant in the personal injury field for more than 10 years assisting victims of personal injury accidents such as automobile accidents, 18 wheeler collisions, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability and medical malpractice cases. She enjoys working with clients and providing them with unique personal care and compassion.

Awards:

Case Manager of the Year in 2002.
Outstanding Performance of the Year in 2001.

Licenses:

Notary Republic State of Texas since