After graduating from The University of Texas Law School in 1968, Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez began his career as an associate at the firm of Hardy & Sharp, shortly thereafter becoming a partner in that firm.  Through his leadership as the senior partner, he developed one of the finest firms in the Rio Grande Valley, the State of Texas, and the country, Rodriguez, Colvin, Chaney & Seaenz, L.L.P.  In March 2009, Eduardo Rodriguez became Of Counsel at Rodriguez & Nicolas, L.L.P., the firm his son Michael founded and at which his son Patrick is Of Counsel.

Mr. Rodriguez has a long and distinguished career as a trial lawyer. He has advised his clients and tried cases on their behalf for more than forty-one years.  He has represented Fortune 100 companies and local and regional clients with distinction and zeal.

In addition to being a fine trial lawyer, Mr. Rodriguez dedicates his time and talent to numerous professional organizations and causes about which he feels strongly.  From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Rodriguez served as the President of the State Bar of Texas.  He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, and other distinguished legal organizations.  In 2007, Mr. Rodriguez was recognized with the Good Apple Award by the Texas Appleseed Foundation for his efforts in the areas of social and economic justice.

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1968
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1969
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1969
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

Education:

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, J.D. 1968
Honors: Class Agent - Class of 1968
Honors: Quizmaster - 1967-1968
Honors: Research Assistant to David Robertson, Admiralty and Federalism
Honors: Research Assistant to L. Hamilton Lowe, Texas Practice, Volume 6, Remedies
Honors: Honorary Order of the Coif, 2000
George Washington University, B.A. 1965

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Cross-Examination of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Adverse Member of the Crew, National Assn. of Railroad Trial Counsel - Special Litigation Conference, The Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, Utah, February 6, 1991 - February 10, 1991
Deposition Problems; The Obstructive Lawyer; Objections, Payment, Duty to Supplement, Etc., Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Stouffer Hotel, Austin, TX, December 3, 1992 - December 4, 1992
Defendant's Perspectives in Using the New Act, 17th Annual Page Keeton Products Liability & Personal Injury Law Conference, Stouffer Hotel, Austin, TX, November 4, 1993
Panel of Speakers, Chemical Manufacturers' Association Tort Litigation Section Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 5, 1997 - February 7, 1997

Honors and Awards:

Good Apple Award from Appleseed Foundation, 2007
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1984
Jaycees, Distinguished Service Award (Outstanding Young Man of Brownsville), 1973

Associations, Memberships and Activities:

President of the State Bar of Texas 2005-2006
President-Elect of the State Bar of Texas 2004-2005
American College of Trial Lawyers, 2004 - Present
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., 1991 - Present
Member
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1992 - 1996
Vice President
Texas Advisory Council to National Legal Services Corporation, 1976 - 1978
Vice President, Appointed by Governor Dolph Briscoe
ABA Young Lawyers Division, 1979 - 1981
State Representative
Duval County Conservation and Reclamation District, 1975 - 1989
Conservator, Appointed by Texas Water Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Texas, 1991
Board of Disciplinary Appeals
Supreme Court of Texas, 1991
Task Force on Discovery
ABA House of Delegates, 1991 - 1995
ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1993
The Fellows of the the American Bar Foundation, 1993
The American Law Institute, 1994
State Bar of Texas, 1998 - 2000
Federal Judiciary Relations Committee
The Philosophical Society of Texas, 1998
Texas Association of Defense Counsel Political Action Committee (TADC PAC), 2000 - Present
Trustee
Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, The University of Texas School of Law, 2001 - 2002
Board of Advisors
University of Texas School of Law at Austin, Texas, 2001
President, Law Alumni Excecutive Committee
ABA, 2002
Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Profession
International Association of Defense Counsel, 2002
Trial Academy
ABA, 1991 - 1995
Vice-Chair, Automobile Law Committee
ABA, Young Lawyers Section
Chairman, Hispanic-American Lawyers Committee
ABA, 1990 - 1993
Chairman, Standing Committee on Gavel Awards
Cameron County Bar Association, 1975
President
Cameron County Bar Association, 1974 - 1975
Vice-President
Cameron County Bar Association, 1972 - 1974
Director
Cameron County Bar Association, 1970 - 1971
Law Day Chairman
State Bar of Texas, 1987 - 1990
Director
State Bar of Texas, 1988 - 1990
Executive Committee
State Bar, 1980 - 1986
Grievance Committee - District 12-B
State Bar, 1986
Chairman, Liaison with Mexico Legal Profession Committee
State Bar, 1990 - 1991
Chairman, Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession
State Bar of Texas - Young Lawyers Association, 1975 - 1977
Director
State Bar of Texas - Young Lawyers Association, 1977 - 1978
Treasurer
State Junior Bar, 1978
Treasurer, Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor Committee
State Junior Bar
Chairman, Liaison National Legal Service Corporation
State Junior Bar, 1976
Chairman, Patients Rights Committee
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1988 - 1991
District Director
Texas Bar Foundation, 1994
Advisory Board
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Director
The University of Texas Law Alumni Association, 1992 - 1995
Executive Committee
The University of Texas Law School Association
District Director
The University of Texas School of Law Hispanic Law Journal, 1992
Board of Advisors
Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC), 1997 - 1998
Chairman
ABA
Member, Committee to Organize Minority Bar Leaders Conference
ABA, Criminal Justice Section
Member, Drug & Alcohol Abuse Committee
ABA, 1994
Member, Lawyers Conference Bench & Bar Relations Committee
ABA, Young Lawyers Section
Member, Mental Health Committee
ABA, Section of Criminal Justice
Member, Juvenile Justice Committee
ABA, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1991
Member
ABA, 1991
Member, Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements
ABA, 1996 - 2000
Member, Council for Fund for Justice and Education
ABA, 1996 - 1997
Member, Nominating Committee
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division
Member, Admissions Committee
American Judicature Society
Member
Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy (ATLLP), 1996
Member
Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit
Member
Brownsville Public Library Foundation, Inc., 1992
Board Member
University of Texas, School of Law, 1992
Member, Endowed Presidential Scholarship Committee
Federal Liaison Committee
Member
Hispanic National Bar Association, 1993
Member
International Association of Defense Counsel
Member
International Association of Defense Counsel/Advocacy, Practice & Procedure, 1991 - 1992
Member
International Association of Defense Counsel, 1994 - 1995
Member, General Convention Committee
International Association of Defense Counsel/Products Liability, 1991 - 1995
Member
International Association of Defense Counsel/Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation, 1991 - 1995
Member
Mexican American Association of Houston
Member
National Association of Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
Member
National Legal Aid & Defender Association, 1992
State Bar/Civil Trial Law Advisory Committee to Texas Legal Board of Legal Specialization
Member
State Bar/College of the State Bar of Texas, 1994
Member
State Bar, Criminal Law Section
Member, Committee to Study Problems in Criminal Justice
State Bar
Member, Conference Long Range Goals
State Bar, 1991 - 1994
Member, Disaster Response Committee
State Bar
Member, Lawyers Advertising and Solicitation Committee
State Bar, 1991
Member, Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committtee
State Bar, 1991 - 1994
Member, Liaison with Mexico Legal Profession
State Bar, 1991 - 1994
Member, Long Range Planning Committee
State Bar, 1994
Member, Pattern Jury Charges - Volume I Committee
State Bar, Special Committee on Selection of Course Directors, Planning Committee & Faculty for CLE, 1990
Member
State Bar, 1990 - 1991
Member, Sunset Review Committee
State Bar, Task Force on Alternate Plans to Improve Public Access to Lawyers
Member
State Bar
Member, Task Force on Rules Referendum
State Bar
Member, Steering Committee on Bar Dues Referendum
State Junior Bar
Member, Legislative Committee
Texas Advisory Council of Legal Services Corp.
Member
Texas Association Railroad Trial Counsel
Member
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1993
Member
Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC), 1997 - 1998
Chairman
Brownsville Boys' Club, 1973
Director
Brownsville Boys' Club
Basketball Coach
Brownsville Girls' Club
Basketball Coach
Brownsville Convention & Visitors' Bureau, 1990 - 1993
Board of Directors
Brownsville Convention & Visitors' Bureau, 1992 - 1993
Chairman
Dean's Roundtable of University of Texas School of Law, 1992
Downtown Development Corp. of Brownsville, 1991
Downtown Adhoc Committee, 1994
Driscoll Foundation Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, 1969 - 1977
Director
Girls' Scouts, 1976 - 1977
Director
Heritage Council
President
Kiwanis Club, 1972 - 1973
President
Kiwanis Club, 1971 - 1972
Vice President
Little Conference Football
Coach
Palmer Drug Abuse
Director
St. Joseph Academy
7th & 8th Grades Girls' Basketball Coach
St. Joseph's Catholic Youth Organization, 1968 - 1969
Advisor
St. Mary's Catholic Youth Organization, 1970 - 1972
Advisor
St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1970 - 1973
Tropical Texas Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Advisory Board
Villa Bethany Home for Girls, 1972
President
Villa Bethany Home for Girls, 1971 - 1972
Director
Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission
Member

Languages:

Spanish

Birth Information:

1943, Edinburg, Texas, United States of America

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