Mr. Ricardo R. Reyna, Private Law Practice

Ricardo Reyna was born in San Antonio, Texas in September 1965.  He joined the firm as an associate in 1990.  He became a shareholder in 1997 and Vice-President in 1998.

He has been recognized as a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (a distinction held by only 29 of the 75,000 practicing lawyers in Texas). He is the youngest attorney with this distinction and the only Hispanic.

He is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyers honorary society where membership is by invitation only based on trial accomplishments and is comprised of less than one half of 1% of all lawyers in the United States.

He has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the United States.

He is also Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

He has tried one hundred (100) civil cases to jury verdict as lead counsel, including nine (9) defense cases where the amount sought was in excess of $10,000,000 (obtaining an outright defense verdict in each case). 

In 2006, he was lead plaintiff's counsel in a commercial litigation case where the trial lasted six months and resulted in a jury verdict of $699,000,000 (the second largest in the United States that year). 

His most recent verdict of significance was a 2008 defense verdict obtained for Ford Motor Company in a product liability death case involving the Ford F-150. The plaintiffs sued for $15 million dollars but the jury awarded $0, finding no vehicle defect.  It was the first case tried in the United States alleging a defect with the Ford F-150 for the failure to implement rollover activated air bags.

His hobbies include hunting, fishing, adventure travel, photography, and mountain biking.  He has traveled to each of the world's seven continents, including exploring North America, touring Europe, going on safari to Africa, hiking the mountains and jungles of South America, trekking through Asia, wandering about in Australia, and joining an expedition to Antarctica.

Rick has been married for 10 years to his wife, Rachel, and they have two young sons, Ricky (age 7) and Rene (age 4).

Bar Admissions
          State Bar of Texas (1990)
          U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
          U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
          U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
          U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
          U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
          U.S. Supreme Court

Education
          Georgetown University Law Center
          Washington, D.C.
          Doctor of Jurisprudence (1990)

          University of Texas
          Austin, Texas
          Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy (1986)

Distinctions
          Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates

Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America

Recognized Member of Best Lawyers in America

          Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
          Texas Board of Legal Specialization

          Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

          Fellow of the San Antonio Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships
          State Bar of Texas
          American Bar Association
          Hispanic National Bar Association
          Defense Research Institute
          American Inns of Court
          Texas Association of Defense Counsel
          San Antonio Bar Association
          Defense Counsel of San Antonio
          Mexican-American Bar Association of San Antonio

Languages
          Spanish