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• 18 Wheeler Accidents

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• Drunk Driver Accidents

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• Product Defects

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• Civil Litigation

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• Wrongful Death

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Attorney Profiles

RAUL A. RIOS
Attorney-at-Law
1923 Culebra Road
San Antonio, TX 78201
210-734-0034-Telephone
210-734-0466-Facsimile
raul@rios-law.com

EMPLOYMENT

• The Rios Law Firm, P.C.-Attorney (1996-Present)
• Law Offices of Pat Maloney, P.C. (1991-1996; Of Counsel from 1996-2003)

EDUCATION

• B.S., Advertising, University of Texas at Austin (1987)
• J.D., St. Mary.s University School of Law (1990)

ADMITTED TO THE BAR

• State Bar of Texas . 1990

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Disputes
• Liquor Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Employment Law

LANGUAGES

• Proficient in Spanish

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Board of Trial Advocates
• American Association for Justice
• San Antonio Bar Association
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Mexican American Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• President of American Board of Trial Advocates-San Antonio Chapter (2007)
• Board of Directors for San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (2004-Present)
• Member of Texas Trial Lawyers Association Committee on Diversity (2005-Present)
• Team Member of San Antonio Catholic Archdiocese ACTS Retreats (2000-2007)

BIOGRAPHY

Raul A. Rios has practiced law from the perspective of the plaintiff since he was licensed by the State Bar. He has handled well over a thousand civil litigation cases in all forms of personal injury cases. The type of cases Raul has successfully resolved and/or tried include trip and fall, automobile collision, tractor-trailer collision, on-the-job injury, construction, dram shop, medical negligence, nursing home negligence, product defect, sexual harassment, and trademark infringement. Raul has handled cases in litigation in District Courts throughout the State of Texas and in Federal Court including San Antonio, El Paso, Waco, Brownsville and Del Rio.

A high mark for Raul includes being inducted as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a nationwide association that is dedicated to preserving the seventh amendment of the constitution, which guarantees the right to trial by jury. It is an organization of trial attorneys from both the Plaintiff and Defense bars. In 2007, Raul was honored to be elected as the President of ABOTA.

On a personal level, Raul and his wife, Irene, have been married since 1992 and have three daughters, Alexandria, Christina and Sophia, and one son, Benjamin.

ROBERTO R. RIOS
Attorney-at-Law
1923 Culebra Road
San Antonio, TX 78201
210-734-0034-Telephone
210-734-0466-Facsimile
roberto@rios-law.com

EMPLOYMENT

• The Rios Law Firm, P.C.-Attorney (1997-Present)
• Rios Mediation Services-Certified Mediator (2007)

EDUCATION

• B.A., English, University of Texas at Austin (1994)
• Minor in Mexican-American Studies
• J.D., University of Tulane Law School (1997)
• Achieved certification in Environmental Law
• Mediation Certification, University of Texas Law School (2007)

ADMITTED TO THE BAR

• State Bar of Texas . 1997

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Disputes
• Liquor Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Employment Law
• Mediation

LANGUAGES

• Proficient in Spanish

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• San Antonio Bar Association
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Mexican American Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Vice President of Public Affairs for San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (2006-Present)
• Board of Directors for San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (2004-Present)
• Member of Texas Trial Lawyers Association Committee on Diversity (2005-Present)
• Board of Directors for SBC Branch of the YMCA (2002-2003)
• Board of Directors for Providence Catholic High School (2001-2002)
• Member of San Antonio Bar Association Law School Committee (2000-2001)
• Team Member of San Antonio Catholic Archdiocese ACTS Retreats (2000-2007)
• Member of the Environmental Law Clinic of Tulane Law School (1996-1997)

BIOGRAPHY

Roberto Rios has practiced law from the perspective of the plaintiff since he was licensed by the State Bar. He has handled hundreds of civil litigation cases in all forms of personal injury and maintains an active and aggressive docket. Concentrating on trial litigation, he has tried or assisted in over thirty trials, ranging from complicated claims such as dram shop and commercial litigation to more common cases such as car collisions. He has further litigated and briefed a multitude of legal issues, appearing and arguing in countless court hearings. Roberto is further certified as a mediator, assisting attorneys and clients with mediations primarily in the field of personal injury and commercial litigation.

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Roberto moved to San Antonio while young and graduated from Central Catholic High School. While at the University of Texas at Austin, he participated in numerous activities and served on several university committees concerning diversity, academics, and athletics. He was further selected to attend Oxford University in Oxford, England for an in-depth study program on Shakespearean Literature. While at Tulane Law School, he was selected as the Editor-In-Chief of the Tulane Law School weekly, Dicta, and was one of a select group of students chosen to represent indigent and public service organizations as a student attorney in environmental cases.

On a personal level, Roberto and his wife, Lori, have been married since 2000 and have one daughter, Paloma, and two cats.