S3 Eps 28: Imrana Manzanares from Nurse to PI Attorney
The Dirty Verdict · 2025-11-17 · 1h 9m
Episode notes
Mediator Peter Taaffe and trial lawyer Kyle Herbert host a "diet" edition of The Dirty Verdict with a powerhouse guest: Imrana Manzanares, former ICU nurse turned trial lawyer at Abraham Watkins. Imrana walks through her journey from the Texas Medical Center to the courtroom, what it's really like doing ICU nursing in Houston, how she pivoted into law school, and how her medical background gives her a serious edge in personal injury cases. She also opens up about raising kids while building a career, surviving floods and tornadoes at the firm's iconic building, and why yoga and fitness are non-negotiables for lawyers' mental health. Episode Highlights & Timestamps 00:00:40 - "Diet Dirty Verdict" intro Peter and Kyle kick off a slimmed-down episode, joke about hot yoga, matcha, and introduce guest trial lawyer and former nurse Imrana Manzanares. 01:27 - From ICU nurse to medicine snob Imrana talks about working as an ICU nurse at St. Luke's and Methodist in the Texas Medical Center, handling pulmonary and surgical ICU patients, and seeing world-class care up close.