Joe Alfred FloresFirm: Snapka & Turman, L.L.P.Address: Ste 1610606 N. CarancahuaCorpus Christi, TX 78476Phone: (361) 888-7676Fax: (361) 884-8545E-mail: Contact UsContact UsWeb site: http://snapkalaw.lawoffice.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Position Areas of Practice Litigation PercentageBar Admissions Education HonorsPublished Works AffiliationsLawyer Profile:Joe A. Flores was born in Alice, Texas. In 1985, he graduated from Alice High School. Joe received his associate in applied science degree from Del Mar College in 1988. As an RN, Joe specialized in intensive care with an emphasis in coronary care. Joe has worked at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio, and for both Spohn and Columbia Health care systems in the South Texas area. Joe has been certified as a critical care nurse (CCRN) since 1996. Joe continued to work full-time in critical care nursing at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline and graduated from Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi with both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in nursing in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He is also a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. In 2001, Joe graduated with a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. While in law school, Joe clerked for both defense and plaintiff law firms in Houston with an emphasis on medical malpractice and nursing home negligence. After graduating from law school, he worked as an associate attorney at a defense medical malpractice firm and is now an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Kathryn Snapka. He is currently concentrating on medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and product liability. Joe is licensed to practice law in Texas, is a member of the Nueces County Bar Association and Texas Young Lawyers Association. Joe still maintains close ties with the health care community: He is a current member of Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing, a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and a member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. He has also taught Health Science 301 at Del Mar College as an adjunct professor. Joe remains a Family Nurse Practitioner, specializing in geriatric medicine, on a part-time basis, with the Complete Medical Care group here in Corpus Christi.Current Employment Position(s):AssociateYear Joined Organization:2001Areas of Practice:Nursing Home NegligenceMedical MalpracticeProduct LiabilityPharmaceutical LitigationElder LawAutomobile AccidentsBurn CasesWrongful DeathHealth LawToxic TortsLitigation Percentage:100% of Practice Devoted to LitigationCertification/Specialties:Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner/Primary Care Provider, State of Texas, 1998Board-Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) , American Association of Critical Care Nursing, 1996Bar Admissions:Texas, 2001Education:South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2001J.D.Honors: Intramural Mock TrialHonors: Health Law SocietyHonors: Hispanic Law Students AssociationHonors: National Nurses Business AssociationHonors: American Association of Legal Nurse ConsultantsLaw Review: "Currents" International Law Review, 1999 - 2001Law Journal: International Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1998 - 2001Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1998Master of ScienceHonors: With DistinctionHonors: International Honor Society of Nursing - Sigma Theta TauMajor: Nursing ScienceTexas A & M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1992B.S.Honors: With DistinctionMajor: NursingDel Mar College, 1988Associate of Applied ScienceHonors: Vice-President, Student Nurses Association Del Mar College, 1987-1988Honors: Psychology Student of the Year, 1986Major: NursingPublished Works:Scientific Misconduct in the International Community, Currents International Law Journal, Winter, 2000Classes/Seminars Taught:Legal Implications for Nursing, Snapka Turman LLP & AACNAdjunct Professor, Health Science Department, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, 1997 - 1998Legal Implications for Nursing, Del Mar College and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 2002Legal Aspects for the Home Health Care Nurse, Alice Primary Services, 1998 - 1999Alternative Medicine in the Hispanic Community, Texas A&M University , 1996Honors and Awards:Sigma Theta TauPacesetter Award for Outstanding Service to the Rural and Elderly Community, 1992Professional Associations and Memberships:American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1998President ElectSigma Theta Tau - International Honor Society of Nursing, 1997 - 2002Delta Theta Phi International Law Society, 2000 - 2002Coastal Bend Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1997 - 1998President-ElectAmerican Association of Critical Care Nursing, 1992 - 2002Habitat for Humanity, 1998 - 2001Spohn Community Health Care Screening, 1993 - 1998The AIDS Foundation, 1995VolunteerCorpus Christi Food Bank, 1993VolunteerSenior Citizen Influenzae Vaccine Drive, Nueces County, 1991 - 1992Red Cross, 1986 - 1990VolunteerPast Employment Positions:Law Offices of Steven M. Gonzalez, 2001Bair and Welscher, P.C., Law Clerk/Medical Legal Consultant, 2001Abraham & Watkins, Law Clerk/Medical Legal Consultant, 2000Baker and Botts, Contract Medical Legal Consultant, 2000Stevenson and Ammons, Medical Legal Consultant, 2000McFall Sherwood and Sheehy, Expert Witness-Nursing Home Malpractice, 1999 - 2000Stinson Medical Legal Services, Legal Nurse Consultant, 1998 - 1999Nurse: Entrepreneur: Flores Medical Legal Services, Legal Nurse Consultant, 1995 - 2001Complete Care Medical Group, Family Nurse Practitioner, 1998 - 2002Spohn Heart Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, Intensive Care/Coronary Care Nursing, 1992 - 1999Alice Physician's and Surgeon's Hospital, Alice, TX, Intensive Care/Geriatric Care/Emergency Room Nursing, 1990 - 1995Hospitality House, Alice, TX, Nursing Home Supervisor, 1989 - 1990South Texas Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, Medical & Coronary Intensive Care, 1989MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Oncology (Cancer) Nursing, 1988Pro Bono Activities:Habitat for Humanity, 2000 - 2001CASA (Child Advocacy Group), 2001 - 2002Corpus Christi Food BankSimple WillsAdvocate for the Elderly 8 Hours/MonthEducation to the Healthcare Community on the Litigation ProcessAncillary Businesses:Flores Medical Legal Services -- President-OwnerVasquez-Flores Home Health Care -- Of CounselComplete Medical Care - Family Nurse PractitionerLanguages:SpanishFrenchFraternities/Sororities:Sigma Theta TauDelta Theta PhiBirth Information:1967, Alice, Texas, United States of AmericaWest Practice Categories:Health & Health Care Law, Elder Law, Food & Drug Administration, Hospital Law, Medicare & Medicaid, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Asbestos, Hazardous Waste, Medical Products & Devices, Pharmaceutical Products