Attorney Profile: Sheadyn Rogers champions working men and women

Attorney Sheadyn Rogers has 16-plus years of experience in personal injury law that he uses to fight for the rights of his clients as if they were family. 
“I try to help people with everything I have,” he said. “It gives me a lot of job satisfaction to help people in a time of need. Personal injury law is my specialty. That’s all I do. I’m not a jack-of-all-trades.”
Owner of Rogers Law Firm in downtown Corpus Christi, Rogers is board-certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Only 1,606 of the 70,000 attorneys in the entire state are board-certified in personal injury trial law. Board-certified attorneys must pass an intensive exam, continue their education in the speciality and be recommended by judges and attorneys whom they have faced in court. 
“I’ve dedicated my career to learning how to do this,” said the graduate of Baylor University Law School. “Being board-certified means I’m a trial attorney. I know how to try cases.” 
Rogers began on the other side of civil cases, representing insurance companies, doctors and hospitals. After three years practicing in Dallas, the Portland native returned to Corpus Christi, where he worked for plaintiffs for nine years, partnering in the firm Sheehan and Rogers. In 2010, he returned to the Dallas area for four years. 
Missing South Texas, he moved back to Corpus Christi to hang out his own shingle and represent the working men and women of the area. 
“I represent truly, good, honest people,” Rogers said. “I tell them I’m going to get them what’s fair.”
To do that, Rogers takes a step-by-step approach. As he represents people injured in auto, trucking and motorcycle accidents; oil field and on-the-job injuries; and wrongful death cases, he first must make sure he can prove liability in an accident — that someone was at fault for what happened. 
He then sets out to establish the extent of damages, determining current and future medical bills, loss of pay and chances for complete recovery of health. And finally, he does the leg work it takes to make the facts of each case provable in court, tracking down source documents and taking depositions.
Details are the secret ingredients to every successful personal injury claim, Rogers said. 
“You’ve got to get the details of how specifically this injury has affected this person’s life,” he said. “You’ve got to become this person’s friend and discover all you can about him to accurately argue that person’s case.” 
Rogers knows each of his cases inside and out, developing a rapport with each one of his clients.
“I handle every aspect of each one of my cases,” Rogers said. “The people I represent, they are racking up medical bills while losing wages. These people need fair compensation to pay all those bills and get back on their feet. These are honest, hardworking people with legitimate cases.” 
Rogers takes that same passion for his clients into other aspects of his life and career. When not working, he’s spending time with his 6-year-old son, Luke. Or he’s working on Rogers Law Blog, which he uses to educate people about the huge number of vehicle accidents that happen in South Texas, especially accidents involving trucks. 
“I keep abreast of the news, and I report accidents to promote awareness of what’s going on in South Texas in my field,” Rogers said. “You’d be amazed at the number of accidents that happen. Someone is killed almost every week down here.” 
He recently announced a $1,000 scholarship contest on his website that is open to any college student 18 years or older in the U.S. The deadline to submit an essay on any one of three topics is Dec. 1. Finalists will be published, he said, and the winner takes home $1,000 for books or tuition. 
“I’m really excited about this,” he said. “I can get some feedback from college students that inspires me and take that and share it with the public. I am really interested in their perspectives.” 
Rogers’ passion for his clients translates to a passion for everyone’s right to fair representation and compensation. 
“It’s gotten more and more difficult over the years for an injured person to receive the compensation they should get,” Rogers said. “These days, you have to be even better as an attorney to win cases. You’ve got to continue to fight for your clients. I will always argue for my clients.” 
To see if Rogers is the right attorney to fight for your rights in a personal injury case, call him at 361-356-6057. His offices are located at 711 N. Carancahua, Suite 525, in the American Bank Building.