Ralph P. Manginello

Admitted: 1998, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1998
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.J., 1995
Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Pro Bono College of State Bar of Texas.
Born: New York, March 28, 1971

Although Ralph was born in New York he got to Houston as soon as he could.  Ralph grew up in the Memorial area from the age of six and still resides close to Memorial Park.  Ralph is happily married and recently had the joy of welcoming his young son, RJ, into the world.

Ralph’s philanthropic pursuits include being involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Houston as well as participating in many different charitable functions each year benefiting area organizations including schools, churches, and the fight against cancer to name a few.

Michael Chelvam

Michael joined the Manginello Law Firm in June 2007. Prior to that he spent a year clerking for Justice Eva Guzman on Texas’ Fourteenth Court of Appeals, where he handled both civil and criminal appeals.

In May 2006 he received his Juris Doctor Degree from The University of Notre Dame Law School. In law school he was a member of the Journal of Legislation and served as that Journal’s executive notes editor during his third year. During his third year of law school he also participated in his school’s public defender externship program where he helped represent indigent defendants.

Michael is a native Houstonian who graduated from the University of St. Thomas, magna cum laude, in May 2002 with a B.A. in political science. While there he worked at a number of different jobs and internships, ranging from an accounting firm, a law firm and a non-profit office, to gain experience and help support himself. In his free time Michael enjoys traveling, reading, exercising, and, of course, following Notre Dame football!

Yvette Perret

Yvette has been working at our firm for five years.  She is our office manager and main assistant to Mr. Ralph Manginello.  Yvette is highly organized, hard-working, and provides impeccable customer service.

Yvette is married and the mother of two beautiful children. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends on the weekends at their family’s ranch.

Rosa Estrada

Rosa has worked for several law firms, specializing in personal injury and workers’ compensation. She has over 14 years of workers’ compensation experience working at Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, and also working with insurance carriers.

Rosa is happily married, and the mother of two children. Her oldest daughter is a junior at The University of Houston working towards her criminal justice degree. Her son, is a junior in High School.

On the weekends she enjoys spending time with her family, reading books and taking walks in the park.

Roxann Nowaski

Roxann is a native Houstonian, and has seven years experience in Personal Injury.  She attended North Harris College for legal studies. Her legal experience include, family law, criminal law, immigration as well as personal injury.

Roxann is a mother of four children and three dachshund puppies. Currently, she resides in Katy, Texas where she enjoys spending time with her mother, father and siblings.  On the weekends she enjoys running her own business in furniture resale.

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