Born and raised in South Texas, Mr. Hoelscher received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with a minor in Spanish. During college, Mr. Hoelscher studied abroad in Mexico and attended the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara. Given his ability to speak Spanish, Mr. Hoelscher is often called upon to represent clients from Latin American countries, including Mexico, El Salvador and Bolivia. Mr. Hoelscher attended law school at St. Mary’s University School of Law.  

After finishing law school, Mr. Hoelscher practiced product liability and other general civil litigation as a defense attorney. In 2001, Mr. Hoelscher joined Branton & Hall, P.C., where he honed his skills as a trial lawyer, focusing his practice on automotive product liability, aviation, antitrust and trucking litigation.

In 2004, Mr. Hoelscher joined Sico, White & Braugh, L.L.P. continuing to concentrate his practice on automotive defect litigation involving defects such as tire defects, stability and handling defects, weak roofs, defective seat belts, and unsafe door latches. Mr. Hoelscher also handles various other product defect cases, workplace injury cases and commercial vehicle/trucking cases involving catastrophic injury and death.

In 2008, Sico, White & Braugh, L.L.P. became Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh, L.L.P. The firm continues it track record of providing quality legal services in an expedient manner. In doing so, Mr. Hoelscher understands the needs of his clients and that their needs is his first priority.

Mr. Hoelscher successfully tried the first Ford/Firestone case to verdict since the Firestone tire recalls of 1999. The Texas jury reached the landmark decision in Rose Marie Munoz v. Ford Motor Company, et al., and Mr. Hoelscher obtained a significant award on behalf of his client. The Corpus Christi Caller Times reported the jury verdict of $29 Million in the tire lawsuit involving a paralyzed twenty-two year old college student.  Additionally, this was the first case in the nation to be tried against a vehicle manufacturer for failure to warn about the hidden dangers of aged tires. The jury found Ford Motor Company responsible for failing to warn regarding the hazards of aging tires, a problem that weakens a tire internally with no visible indications to consumers.