Fidel Rodriguez, Attorney

Fidel Rodriguez, Jr. is a well-versed trial attorney with more than 40 years of legal experience. Concentrating his practice on personal injury litigation, Attorney Rodriguez handles a variety of related matters, including motor vehicle accidents, oil field injuries, and wrongful death. Born, raised, and educated in Texas, Attorney Rodriguez is passionate about helping the injury victims of his community receive justified financial compensation and move forward in life.

Located in San Antonio, Texas, Rodriguez Trial Law offers potential clients a free consultation. Hablamos Español.

• American Bar Association
  American Association for Justice
  American Board of Trial Advocates
  American Inns of Court
  American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
  State Bar of Texas
  Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Board Director
  Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  San Antonio chapter, Federal Bar Association
  San Antonio Bar Association, President, 1994 - 1995
  San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, President
  Mexican-American Bar Association of San Antonio
  San Antonio Bar Foundation
  Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998 - 2004
  Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
  

• The Henry B. Gonzalez 2015 Award
  2014 Pat Maloney, Sr. Courage Award
  2014 Aggie Lawyer of the Year
  AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2021
  Avvo Superb Rating
  The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012 – Present
  Best Lawyers in America, 2008 – Present
  Texas Super Lawyer, 2006 – Present
  Outstanding Law Review Award, Texas Bar Foundation, 1997, for co-authoring a guide to Texas disciplinary rules

• $124,496,993.97 Jury Verdict*
  

  On March 2, 2016, a Bexar County jury rendered a verdict of $124,496,993.97 in favor of a catastrophically injured 11-year old child, Jesse Rivera, Jr., and assessed joint and several liability against Audi AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. The trial lasted 4 weeks; the jury deliberated 3 days. The jury found that the Audi seat was defective and unreasonably dangerous because it collapsed in a foreseeable automobile accident.

  On April 4, 2016, a judgement was entered by the honorable Larry Noll in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in the amount of $125,349,340.

  Jesse Rivera, Individually and as Next Friend for Jesse Rivera, Jr., et.al. v. Gloria Cordova, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 408th District Court Bexar County, Cause No. 2013 – CI – 00118.

  *Parties reached a settlement under confidential terms.

• Products Liability Case
  $9,030,000.00 Net to Client: $4,503,810.97 Expenses: $476,189.03 Attorneys Fees: $4,050,000.00

• Oilfield Burn Incident
  $1,750,000.00 Net to Client: $1,026,293.70 Expenses: $23,706.30 Attorneys Fees: $700,000.00

• Commercial Construction Case
  $1,500,000.00 Net to Client: $834,610.66 Expenses: $65,389.34 Attorneys Fees: $600,000.00

• 18-Wheeler Collision
  $1,050,000.00 Net to Client: $536,471.63 Expenses: $93,528.37 Attorneys Fees: $420,000.00

• Coauthor, “Professional Responsibility and the Litigator: A Comprehensive Guide to Texas Disciplinary Rules 3.01 Through 4.04,” with Barbara Hanson Nellermoe, St. Mary’s Law Journal, Volume 28, 1995

• Testimonials
• Abogado de Lesiones Personales en San Antonio, Texas
• San Antonio Wrongful Death Claims Attorneys
• San Antonio Product Liability Attorneys
• San Antonio Premises Liability Lawyers
• San Antonio Personal Injury Attorneys
• San Antonio Oil Field Injury Lawyers
• San Antonio Drunk Driving Accident Injury Lawyers
• San Antonio 18-Wheeler Crash Attorneys
• San Antonio Motor Vehicle Attorneys