Guerrero & Whittle PLLC

02/05/2026

The court ruled that SB 13, the 2021 Texas law which blacklisted companies with climate-conscious investment strategies, is unconstitutional as it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Guerrero & Whittle PLLC is proud to team up with Democracy Forward and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP on this important case to protect free speech and to allow Texans to choose more responsible investment options.

A judge ruled Senate Bill 13, passed in 2021, violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The law prevented state investments in firms it deemed as boycotting oil and gas companies.

05/07/2025

These are our clients. Their lives have been devastated by the contamination caused by biosolids fertilizer. We are proud of their resolve and drive for meaningful change at the Legislature, and are equally proud to represent them in their civil lawsuit against the fertilizer manufacturers!

Two Texas families that lost dozens of farm animals to suspected PFAS poisoning are pushing lawmakers for a fertilizer ban.

12/24/2024

No one is getting a lump of coal this Christmas! Team Guerrero & Whittle PLLC has worked for years with (and for) neighboring landowners and McMullen County to protect the land and hold this plant accountable, so we celebrate this decision to invest in a cleaner future!

San Miguel Electric Cooperative's plan to turn into a solar and battery plant will leave only 14 coal-fired power plants in the state.

12/05/2024

We are proud to represent these Texas families whose lives have been wrecked by biosolids fertilizers which were applied on neighboring property. This is a real problem -- and not just limited to Johnson County.

Thank you to Alejandra Martinez of the Texas Tribune for covering this important story.

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/02/texas-farmers-pfas-forever-chemicals-biosolids-fertilizer/

The fertilizer was promoted as an environmental win-win for years. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.

09/02/2024

(Content warning: sexual assault involving minors)

Guerrero & Whittle PLLC is in the news again!

The facts of this case are horrific on their face, and we expect them to get worse as we get to the bottom of what the Army knew, and when it knew it (and what it failed to investigate), regarding one of its soldiers who preyed on young women when he was stationed at Fort Hood. We represent 2 of the victims, but I have no doubt there are more who were too traumatized - and too silenced - to come forward prior to this case.

Thank you to Daniel Wu at Washington Post for taking the time to shine a light on tragedy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/02/army-sexual-assault-lawsuit-fort-cavazos/

Rashad Parkinson pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three underage girls while at Fort Cavazos, Tex. The Army was slow to investigate his crimes, families alleged.

08/29/2024

These families are our clients. But it could happen to anyone -- dead livestock, contaminated land and water, all from biosolid fertilizer used nearby which has now damaged their properties and turned their lives upside down. Fighting big business is never easy, but we are proud and ready to stand up for our clients!

Thank you to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for bringing some much-needed attention to this growing environmental threat.

These farmers dread going to the pastures for fear of finding dying or dead cows, horses and fish.

05/27/2024

Our hearts go out to all our fallen servicemembers, their families, and their loved ones on this Memorial Day. May we honor your sacrifices by thinking long and hard before we commit our troops to open-ended conflicts, and by providing meaningful mental health services to all veterans - because not all scars are visible, and not all battlefields are on foreign soil.

05/07/2024

Our firm, which proudly represented the Peeler Ranch and McMullen County against San Miguel Electric Cooperative, applauds these new EPA rules which are meant to protect the public from excessive, dangerous pollutants. In fact, G&W founding partner Mary Whittle defended the coal ash rule when it was issued; just another example of how commitment to environmental justice is one of our core principles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated four federal rules on April 25 that will impact San Miguel Electric Cooperative, located near McMullen County, by requiring a reduction in mercury

04/30/2024

Thank you WFAA for shining a light on this important story. Guerrero & Whittle PLLC, along with our co-counsel Brown, Goldstein & Levy, is proud to represent these farmers and ranchers in their legal fight to get answers - and accountability - for damage caused to their properties by biosolid fertilizers.

The fertilizer maker says its products are safe, and that the government supports using it as a valuable practice that recycles nutrients to farmland.

02/12/2024

Our firm, led by Mary Whittle and Mark Guerrero, was proud to represent this sweet East Texas family whose property was affected by a spill from a neighboring facility. Our clients wanted answers, accountability, and a fair resolution to compensate them for the disruption to their lives. After months of litigation, we were able to provide them all three. 💪⚖

https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/we-just-want-to-see-accountability-east-texas-family-says-oil-waste-is-spilling-on-their-property/

OVERTON, Texas (KETK) — The Senn Family lives in Overton and lost all of the food in their garden in May of 2022. They said it was from an oil spill by Top Cat Oilfield Services. “It’s …

08/01/2023

This week's Austin Bar Association Bar Code spotlights Guerrero & Whittle PLLC attorney Ketan Kharod!
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Ketan Kharod is "of counsel” at Guerrero & Whittle, PLLC, representing plaintiffs in personal injury and environmental justice litigation. Ketan first came to Austin in 1997 to attend UT Law School, and then was fortunate to clerk for U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks after earning his JD in 2000. After his clerkship, Ketan was a briefing and litigation attorney on behalf of clients injured by asbestos and other toxic exposures, and for whistleblowers in qui tam litigation before joining Guerrero & Whittle in 2017.

As much as Ketan enjoys being a lawyer, he tries to have a life outside the law, whether as a husband, parent, or community member. He is a former, longtime board member of Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFSSA), which provides culturally-specific services to survivors of domestic violence, abuse, and trafficking. From 2016-2019, Ketan served as a city councilmember (and later, Mayor Pro Tem) for the City of Sunset Valley, becoming one of the first Indian-American elected officials in Central Texas. He was a co-founder of the Indian American Coalition of Texas, and is a lifetime member of the South Asian Bar Association of Austin (SABAA) and Austin Asian American Bar Association (AAABA). He has also been recognized by the UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and State Bar of Texas - APIS for community service over the years.

Ketan is a vital member of the Austin Bar Association Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee whose invaluable contributions to the Equity Summit helped make it a successful and impactful event. Thank you, Ketan!