Joe Alfred Flores
Firm: Snapka & Turman, L.L.P.

Address: Ste 1610
606 N. Carancahua
Corpus Christi, TX 78476


Phone: (361) 888-7676

Fax: (361) 884-8545

E-mail: Contact Us
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Web site: http://snapkalaw.lawoffice.com



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Position Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage

Bar Admissions Education Honors

Published Works Affiliations

Lawyer 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):

Associate


Year Joined Organization:

2001

Areas of Practice:

Nursing Home Negligence
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Elder Law
Automobile Accidents
Burn Cases
Wrongful Death
Health Law
Toxic Torts

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner/Primary Care Provider, State of Texas, 1998

Board-Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) , American Association of Critical Care Nursing, 1996

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 2001

Education:

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2001
J.D.
Honors: Intramural Mock Trial
Honors: Health Law Society
Honors: Hispanic Law Students Association
Honors: National Nurses Business Association
Honors: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
Law Review: "Currents" International Law Review, 1999 - 2001
Law Journal: International Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1998 - 2001

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1998
Master of Science
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: International Honor Society of Nursing - Sigma Theta Tau
Major: Nursing Science

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1992
B.S.
Honors: With Distinction
Major: Nursing

Del Mar College, 1988
Associate of Applied Science
Honors: Vice-President, Student Nurses Association Del Mar College, 1987-1988
Honors: Psychology Student of the Year, 1986
Major: Nursing

Published Works:

Scientific Misconduct in the International Community, Currents International Law Journal, Winter, 2000

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Legal Implications for Nursing, Snapka Turman LLP & AACN

Adjunct Professor, Health Science Department, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, 1997 - 1998

Legal Implications for Nursing, Del Mar College and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 2002

Legal Aspects for the Home Health Care Nurse, Alice Primary Services, 1998 - 1999

Alternative Medicine in the Hispanic Community, Texas A&M University , 1996

Honors and Awards:

Sigma Theta Tau

Pacesetter Award for Outstanding Service to the Rural and Elderly Community, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1998
President Elect

Sigma Theta Tau - International Honor Society of Nursing, 1997 - 2002


Delta Theta Phi International Law Society, 2000 - 2002


Coastal Bend Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1997 - 1998
President-Elect

American Association of Critical Care Nursing, 1992 - 2002


Habitat for Humanity, 1998 - 2001


Spohn Community Health Care Screening, 1993 - 1998


The AIDS Foundation, 1995
Volunteer

Corpus Christi Food Bank, 1993
Volunteer

Senior Citizen Influenzae Vaccine Drive, Nueces County, 1991 - 1992


Red Cross, 1986 - 1990
Volunteer

Past Employment Positions:

Law Offices of Steven M. Gonzalez, 2001

Bair and Welscher, P.C., Law Clerk/Medical Legal Consultant, 2001

Abraham & Watkins, Law Clerk/Medical Legal Consultant, 2000

Baker and Botts, Contract Medical Legal Consultant, 2000

Stevenson and Ammons, Medical Legal Consultant, 2000

McFall Sherwood and Sheehy, Expert Witness-Nursing Home Malpractice, 1999 - 2000

Stinson Medical Legal Services, Legal Nurse Consultant, 1998 - 1999

Nurse: Entrepreneur: Flores Medical Legal Services, Legal Nurse Consultant, 1995 - 2001

Complete Care Medical Group, Family Nurse Practitioner, 1998 - 2002

Spohn Heart Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, Intensive Care/Coronary Care Nursing, 1992 - 1999

Alice Physician's and Surgeon's Hospital, Alice, TX, Intensive Care/Geriatric Care/Emergency Room Nursing, 1990 - 1995

Hospitality House, Alice, TX, Nursing Home Supervisor, 1989 - 1990

South Texas Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, Medical & Coronary Intensive Care, 1989

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Oncology (Cancer) Nursing, 1988

Pro Bono Activities:

Habitat for Humanity, 2000 - 2001
CASA (Child Advocacy Group), 2001 - 2002
Corpus Christi Food Bank
Simple Wills
Advocate for the Elderly 8 Hours/Month
Education to the Healthcare Community on the Litigation Process

Ancillary Businesses:

Flores Medical Legal Services -- President-Owner
Vasquez-Flores Home Health Care -- Of Counsel
Complete Medical Care - Family Nurse Practitioner

Languages:

Spanish
French

Fraternities/Sororities:

Sigma Theta Tau
Delta Theta Phi

Birth Information:

1967, Alice, Texas, United States of America

West 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