ASSOCIATES
Zachary K. Gilbert, admitted to bar, 2022, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Wisconsin (B.A., 2019); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2022). E−Mail: Zachary K. Gilbert
Joseph L. Korbel, admitted to bar, 2021, Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.B.A., 2012); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2020). Member: American Bar Association. E−Mail: Joseph L. Korbel
OF COUNSEL
Charles E. Cantú, admitted to bar, 1964, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.B.A., 1961); Southern Methodist University (M.C.L., 1965); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1964); University of Michigan (LL.M., 1978). Fulbright Scholar (Bolivia, 1966). Professor of Law, St. Mary's University School of Law, 1966-2014. Dean, St. Mary's University School of Law, 2007-2014; Senior Professor in Residence; Dean Emeritus. Established a Study Abroad Program in Beijing, China with Beihang University. Instructor, Torts, Contracts, Products Liability, the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act as well as related subjects. Contributed the Chapter on the Meaning of the Term "Product" in Keeton, Owen, Montgomery and Green Casebook, Products Liability and Safety, Cases and Materials, published by Foundation Press. Published: Some of the Country's more Prestigious Law Reviews in the area of Products Liability. Author: "Assault and Battery, False Imprisonment and Invasion of Privacy," Matthew Bender's Treatise on Texas Torts and Remedies; "Liability of Successor Corporations," Frumer and Friedman's National Treatise on Products Liability. Member: State Bar of Texas; Hispanic National Bar Association; American Bar Association; Association of American Law Schools; Law School Admission Council; University of Texas System; Texas A&M University System; Fulbright Association. Fellow: Texas Bar Association; Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; American Law Institute; Governor's Criminal Justice Advisory Council. Practice Limited to Mediation. E−Mail: Charles E. Cantú
Celso M. Gonzalez-Falla, born Havana, Cuba; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1998, California; 2003, New York; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Preparatory education, Trinity University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); legal education, Columbia Law School (J.D., 1984). Fraternity: Phi Beta Kappa. Former member, International Commercial Dispute Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Recipient, Certificate of Appreciation United States Department of State for efforts as member of Hague Child Abduction Convention Attorney Network in securing return of abducted children in multiple cases, May 2014. Author and Speaker: "Spain Adopts the UNCITRAL Model Law for Arbitration," ABA International Litigation Quarterly (Summer, 2005); "Manifest Disregard in International Arbitration: A Domestic Intrusion on the Currency of an International Arbitration Award," Association of the Bar of the City of New York Arbitration Conference (January 23, 2004); "Cross Border Judicial Assistance Between Texas and Mexico Under Hague Service Convention, Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory, Hague Evidence Convention, and Texas Law," Family Law and Violence in the U.S. and Mexico Border Conference (May 28-29, 2003). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Language: Spanish. Business Litigation; International Litigation. E−Mail: Celso M. Gonzalez-Falla
SHAREHOLDERS
Ricardo G. Cedillo, born San Buenaventura, Coahuila, Mexico; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, St. Mary's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Trinity University (M.S., 1977); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., 1979). Selected: Top Ten Litigators, National Law Journal, 1999; Litigation Management, Lone Star All-Stars, 2003-2016; International Who's Who Business Litigation, 2004; Top Commercial Litigation Lawyer, The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Magazine, 2006; Top 100 Verdicts, Texas Lawyer, 2006; Go-To Lawyer, 2007; The Best Lawyers in America®, 2008; San Antonio's Best Lawyers for Business Litigation, S.A. Scene Magazine, 2008; The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century, 2010; San Antonio's Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year, Texas Lawyers of the Year, Texas Best Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Magazine, San Antonio Edition, 2011; Top Verdicts of 2010, Contract, Verdicts, Verdict Search, 2011; America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators®, America’s Top 100 LLC, 2019-2021. Named in: Top 100 Attorneys in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers® a Thomson Reuters Business, 2003-2014; Texas Super Lawyers®, 2003-2019; Top 50 Central & West Texas Region Texas Super Lawyers®, 2004. Author and Speaker: numerous Continuing Legal Education courses sponsored by the State Bar of Texas and every major Law School in Texas on topics involving Evidence, Procedure, Voir Dire, Expert Witnesses and Ethics. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Mexican-American Bar Association; American Association for Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America); American Board of Trial Advocates; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas (Chairman, 2004); Million Dollar Advocates Forum; American Inns of Court (William S. Sessions Inn of Court). Language: Spanish. Business Litigation; Pharmaceutical Products Liability Defense. E−Mail: Ricardo G. Cedillo
J. Russell Davis, born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.B.A., 1968); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1971). Board Certified®, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2006. Recipient, Humanitarian Award, United Communities of San Antonio, formerly N.C.C.J., 2007. Author and Speaker: "Fear of Commitment: Lenders are From Mars–Borrowers are From Venus," 34th Annual Mortgage Lending Institute sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law (September 29, 2000); "Last But Not Least: Negotiating and Drafting the 'Miscellaneous' Section of a Contract — The Severability & Merger Clauses," 13th Annual Advanced Business Law Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas (November 19-20, 2015). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Corporate/Business; Real Estate. E−Mail: J. Russell Davis
Brian L. Lewis, born Arlington, Texas; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S., Psychology, 2001); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2007). National Order of the Barristers. St. Mary's External Advocacy Program. Recipient, Mock Trial Award, St. Mary's School of Law. Named in: Texas Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, 2013-2015 and 2017; S.A. Scene Magazine, Best Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2013 and 2015. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association. Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Brian L. Lewis
Ronald E. Mendoza, born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, St. Mary's University of San Antonio; University of Texas (B.A., 1975); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1978). College Scholar, 1975. Former Felony Prosecutor and Chief, Misdemeanor Section, Bexar County District Attorney's Office, 1979-1988. Former member, Texas District and County Attorney's Association. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Mexican-American Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Counsel of San Antonio; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); American Board of Trial Advocates; American Inns of Court (William S. Sessions Inn of Court). Fellow: San Antonio Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Tort/Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Religious Organizations; Business Litigation; Mediation. E−Mail: Ronald E. Mendoza
Brandy C. Peery, born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 2005; B.A., History, 2005); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Graduate, Leadership Development Program, The Real Estate Council of San Antonio, 2013-2014. Named in: S.A. Scene Magazine, Rising Legal Professional, 2013 and 2015; Texas Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, 2018 and 2019; Texas Super Lawyers®, Texas Top Women 'Rising Star' edition, 2018. Co-author: "Last But Not Least: Negotiating and Drafting the 'Miscellaneous Section of a Contract — The Severability & Merger Clauses," 13th Annual Advanced Business Law Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas (November 19-20, 2015). Member: San Antonio Bar Association (Sections: Real Estate; Business); State Bar of Texas (Sections: Real Estate, Probate & Trust; Business Law); College of the State Bar of Texas; Mexican-American Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; The Real Estate Council of San Antonio. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Business; Litigation and Transactions; Real Estate; Tort/Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Brandy C. Peery
Derick J. Rodgers, born New York; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Trinity University (B.A., Political Science, 1992); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (William S. Sessions Inn of Court). Business Law; Business Litigation. E−Mail: Derick J. Rodgers