Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability Defense 45%
• Negligence Defense (Personal Injury) 45%
• Employment Law Litigation 10%

West Practice Categories

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Bad Faith Insurance, Motor Vehicle, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Tobacco, Hazardous Waste, Pesticides, Railroad, Y2K Compliance, Y2K Insurance, Y2K Liability, Y2K Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1988
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2002

Certification/Specialties

• Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1986 - Present (Member)
• State Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Cameron County Bar Association (Member)
• Hidalgo County Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section (Member)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member)
• Texas Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Hispanic National Bar Association (Member)
• Texas Bar Foundation (Member)
• American Academy of Trial Counsel (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who in Practicing Attorneys
• Texas SuperLawyer, Texas Monthly, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Dean's Roundtable, University of Texas School of Law

Classes and Seminars

• Products Liability Update, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1999
• Law Practice After House Bill 4, Offers of Settlement, 2003
• Products Liability Seminar, House Bill 4 Amendments, University of Texas Law School, 2003
• Offers of Settlement, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2003
• Voir Dire, Defensive Perspective, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2004

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Filemon B. Vela, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division, Briefing Attorney, 1986 - 1988

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1986
  J.D.
• University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Major: Government

Address

PO Box 2155
1201 E Van Buren
Brownsville, TX 78522-2155

Phones

(956) 542-7441

Faxes

(956) 541-2170

Emails

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Websites

http://www.rcclaw.com