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November 19, 2025

Sorey & Hoover Selected for 2026 Best Law Firms Guide

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September 22, 2025

Sorey & Hoover Partners Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars

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August 21, 2025

Dan Sorey Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Guide

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Sorey & Hoover Partner Geoffrey Hoover Named to List of Texas Rising Stars

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August 18, 2022

Sorey & Hoover Founder Dan Sorey Earns Prestigious Legal Honors

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Waco’s second federal magistrate judge sworn in to help manage growing patent litigation docket

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December 27, 2021

Sorey & Hoover Partner Hoover Named U.S. Magistrate Judge for Western District of Texas Waco Division

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December 20, 2021

Firm Co-founder Derek Hoover Named Among the Top Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America by Lawdragon

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November 27, 2021

Sorey & Hoover Named to List of Best Law Firms in America for Work on Behalf of Personal Injury Plaintiffs

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September 28, 2021

Anatomy of a $115 Million Biotech Patent Infringement Verdict

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Sorey & Hoover filed suit against Netflix, Dark Horse Comics, and others for copyright infringement

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Sorey & Hoover Partner Derek Hoover Provides Expertise in Texas Lawbook Article on the Lessons Learned from VLSI v. Intel Trial

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Sorey & Hoover Partner Derek Hoover Speaks with Bloomberg Law on Impact that Intel’s $2 Billion Patent Loss Could Have on Waco Jury Trials

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February 4, 2021

Derek Hoover Featured in Texas Lawyer with Commentary on the Impact of Inter Partes Review on District Courts

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January 14, 2021

Sorey & Hoover Partner Derek Hoover Provides Expertise in Law360 Article on the Biggest Texas Cases to Watch in 2021

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December 21, 2020

Derek Hoover Featured in Texas Lawyer with Commentary Analyzing the Benefits of Texas’s Dominant Patent Court

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August 17, 2020

How Do I Get a Copyright?

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Defending Against a Nursing Home Eviction in New Mexico

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Driving Next To a Cement Truck Can Be Risky Business

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How Safe are Passengers in Pickups?

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Nursing Home Abuse and LGBT Residents

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Dangers of Frac Sand Trucking Accidents in the Permian Basin

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Don’t Shrug It Off: Why It Could be More Than Whiplash

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How Catastrophe Can Hit on an Oil Field

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The Trucker Shortage Will Make Roads More Dangerous

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The Surprising Dangers of Bed Rails

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Poor Road Conditions and Trucks Are a Dangerous Combo

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How Pressure Sores Turn Deadly

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The Fatal Reality of Trucking Accidents

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Patent Proceedings During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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Why Soft Tissue Injuries Are Hard to Recover From

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Emotional Abuse: An Under-Reported Menace in Nursing Homes

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Two Truck Collision in Reeves, TX Results in Tragedy

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Do You Know Your Aggressive Dog Breeds?

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How to Respond to Nursing Home Abuse

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What are the Limits of Workers Comp in Texas?

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February 28, 2020

What Information Should You Collect After a Trucking Accident?

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February 18, 2020

Whispering Pines Lodge’s History of Negligence

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February 8, 2020

How Caregiver Burnout Affects Seniors in America

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February 4, 2020

How Social Media Can Affect Your Personal Injury Case

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January 31, 2020

Top Reasons for Truck Accidents in Texas

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January 27, 2020

How to Report Nursing Home Abuse

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January 23, 2020

Trial Lawyers vs. Settlement Mills

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January 19, 2020

What’s Inside a Big Rig’s Little Black Box?

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January 15, 2020

Federal Government Fines Longview Nursing Home for Sexual Abuse

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January 1, 2020

What Is a Medical Variance for Truckers?

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December 30, 2019

Crush Injuries Can Lead to Even Worse Conditions

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December 27, 2019

Truck Accident Wrap-Up for the Permian Basin

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December 23, 2019

Too Many Antibiotics, Not Enough Sanitation in Nursing Homes

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December 20, 2019

Risks Associated with Tanker Trucks

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December 16, 2019

What “Damages” Can You Get in a Personal Injury Claim in Texas?

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December 12, 2019

Falls: The Surprising Danger of Long-Term Care

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October 29, 2019

Insurance Denials: Why You Shouldn’t Take “No” for an Answer

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October 15, 2019

Why a Truck Crash Isn’t the Same as a Car Crash (and You Need a Different Lawyer)

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October 1, 2019

What’s in a Name? That Which We Call Trucks

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August 26, 2019

“Death Highway” in Texas – What You Need to Know

Truck accident. Truck lies on the road after incident.

August 19, 2019

Permian Basin 18-Wheeler Accident Statistics

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