Laura Pazin-Porter was born in Florida and later moved to South Texas with her family. She is a graduate of the University of Texas Pan-American and the St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate in 2001. She had previously served as an associate for the firms Rhodes Vela and Lyons & Rhodes, P.C.

Laura provides Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C. with experience in complex civil litigation, appellate law, and civil trial work. She has participated in litigation cases in many U.S. states and has assisted in a case returning one of the largest jury verdicts in U.S. history.

Laura is an active member of the American Association for Justice, the Federal Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the San Antonio Bar Association. She currently serves as the President of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. She is admitted to practice in courts in Texas, New Mexico, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and the U.S. Supreme Court.