Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Hella is a Partner at the Scheuerman Law Firm, PLLC. She is originally from Managua, Nicaragua. She immigrated to the United States with her family at a young age as a result of the political and economic climate in war-torn Nicaragua. Spanish is her first language and she continues to speak Spanish fluently. In order to succeed as an immigrant in the United States, she learned about her new country’s culture, economy and political environment. In her journey, she found her calling to become an attorney. She obtained her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1997 and was admitted to practice that same year. Hella frequently counsels and represents clients in both State and Federal Courts. She is licensed in all Texas State Courts, as well as the Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas of the United States District Courts.
Hella has extensive experience in handling all types of civil litigation, including serious personal injury and death cases, Guardianships, Probate, Trust, Fiduciary and Estate Litigation in South Texas, including the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dallas, Kendall, Harris, Hidalgo, Nueces, Travis, Webb and Wilson. In her 27+ years of private practice, she has obtained significant trial experience as lead attorney in more than 50 jury trials to verdict. “TopVerdict.com” lists her as obtaining one of the top 50 personal injury verdicts in Texas in 2022. Hella is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Few lawyers of her generation can claim such an accomplishment. Hella has a deep passion for the law and strives to provide strong legal representation to those who need it most due to the negligent and wrongful conduct of big corporations, insurance companies, and individuals who don’t respect the rights of her clients.
