About Us Stapleton & Barrera handles a variety of cases focusing on personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and dangerous drugs. Sara Stapleton Barrera Sara graduated from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2010. She went on to be the first intern at the prestigious Trial Lawyer's College in Wyoming which produces some of the most skilled trial attorneys in the country. She understands the needs of injury victims as she spent the last nine years practicing criminal law in Brownsville. She represented hundreds of clients over that time. As a result of her experience, Sara has been a chosen speaker for events for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Lubbock Area Bar Association, Cameron County Bar Association, and the State Bar of Texas.