DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX, November 09, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Gregory R. Siemankowski has been recognized for achievement in the legal industry.

Mr. Siemankowski's career reflects versatility and dedication to both his clients and the broader community. Since 2024, he has been a trial attorney with DJC Law PLLC in Austin, where he manages a docket of 150 to 200 cases and leads a team of paralegals. He develops legal theories, negotiates settlements, drafts pleadings, conducts depositions and mediations, tries cases and coordinates clients' medical care with physicians. His expertise in trial law, personal injury and commercial injury litigation has made him a trusted advocate for those facing complex legal challenges.

From 2023 to 2024, Mr. Siemankowski served as managing attorney and vice president of operations at Kelly Legal Group PLLC in Austin. He previously served as senior counsel at Barron & Newburger, P.C. from 2022 to 2023. Between 2020 and 2022, he served as a judge on the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin, where he heard utility cases and gained experience on both sides of the bench. Prior to this role, he worked as a litigation attorney at FVF Law from 2018 to 2020.

Earlier positions in Mr. Siemankowski's career include serving as chief executive officer and general counsel at PowerLabor from 2016 to 2018, attorney at the Law Firm of Gregory R. Siemankowski from 2014 to 2016, and attorney at Gattis Law Firm, PC in Georgetown from 2012 to 2014. Before entering the legal field, he built a foundation in finance as a financial professional with Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Siemankowski's commitment to mentorship runs through his coaching career. He has served as head coach for high school hockey at Leander Independent School District and as a youth football coach in Austin. In rowing, he was head coach of the USRowing Men's Olympic development team and assistant coach of the United States pre-elite team. He also coached at Harvard University and as the Head Coach at the University of Massachusetts. In 1990, he led the University of California, Davis women's crew to its first national championship, one of his proudest achievements as a coach.

Professionally, Mr. Siemankowski is especially proud of a case where he represented a group of five young people whose car was struck by a truck that crossed the median. After a hard-fought case against a corporation unwilling to take responsibility, he secured a result that provides for their medical care for the rest of their lives.

In addition to his professional roles, Mr. Siemankowski is an active member of several industry organizations, including serving as a former board member of the Harvard Alumni Club of Austin. He is affiliated with Baylor Law Alumni Association, Texas Bar College, National Traumatic Brain Injury Association, The Austin Club and The Barristers Society at Baylor University School of Law.

Mr. Siemankowski's academic journey began at Canisius High School before earning an AB in government magna cum laude from Harvard University in Cambridge in 1996. During his undergraduate studies, he completed coursework in international conflict negotiation through the Caux Scholars Program in Switzerland in 1995. He later obtained his Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law in Waco in 2012, being selected to the Dean's List for his second and third full years of study. Mr. Siemankowski is a certified financial manager through Merrill Lynch and is admitted to practice law in Texas.

Mr. Siemankowski comes from a family of scientists and medical professionals. His father holds a doctorate in biophysics, his mother is a retired ophthalmic nurse, one step-grandfather was a surgeon, a grandfather was a geophysics professor listed in Who's Who in America, and another grandfather was a "self-taught mechanical genius." A believer in lifelong learning, Mr. Siemankowski devotes much of his time off to learning medicine, especially traumatic brain injury, often attending presentations across the country with his wife.

Reflecting on his career, Mr. Siemankowski attributes his success to tenacity and resilience — emphasizing that what matters most is how often one gets back up after setbacks. While studying divinity at Harvard, he was told by Professor Peter Gomes that "you don't need to be a minister to have a ministry," and he found purpose in law as the structure through which society decides how we will live together.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Mr. Siemankowski has demonstrated civic commitment as former president of Metropolitan Breakfast Club and former board member of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central Texas and Central Texas CASA. He volunteers as a coach with Austin Rowing Club and is an alumnus of both Leadership Austin and Leadership Daytona.

Mr. Siemankowski's achievements have been recognized with numerous awards. Austin Monthly Magazine named him to its Best of Austin Top Attorneys list in both 2026 and 2025 and also listed him among the Top Attorneys in Austin. The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys named him a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney in Texas, and The National Trial Lawyers named him one of the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Texas.

In addition, Mr. Siemankowski has received a commendation from the United States Secret Service and the Legal Professionalism Award from the State Bar of Texas. In athletics, he has won a silver medal and a bronze medal in the pair event at the National Rowing Championships.

Born in Buffalo, Mr. Siemankowski comes from a family deeply engaged with science and medicine. He is most proud of his four sons — whom he considers his greatest achievement — and enjoys welcoming his grandson to Sunday dinner each week with his wife. His interests include playing adult ice hockey, traveling with his wife and coaching rowing.

Looking ahead, Mr. Siemankowski intends to embrace his role as a new grandfather while continuing to focus on expanding into large commercial injury cases. He is building deep expertise in medicine, surgical procedures and traumatic brain injury to achieve optimal outcomes for those he represents. His passion for lifelong learning remains central to both his personal fulfillment and professional growth as he continues serving clients well into the future.

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