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Lowell F. Denton - San Antonio, TX

2517 North Main Avenue San Antonio, TX 78212

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Updated: 02/19/2024

San Antonio Municipal Defense Lawyer

Overview

Lowell F. Denton, a partner with Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C., specializes as a litigator in defense of municipalities, counties and other local governments, and as a lead negotiator in labor contracts.

Mr. Denton is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has close to twenty years of experience in municipal law.He served as the City Attorney for the City of College Station and the City of San Antonio...

Lowell F. Denton, a partner with Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C., specializes as a litigator in defense of municipalities, counties and other local governments, and as a lead negotiator in labor contracts.

Mr. Denton is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has close to twenty years of experience in municipal law.He served as the City Attorney for the City of College Station and the City of San Antonio.Prior to establishing the firm of Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, he served as the chief attorney for Heard, Goggan, Blair & Williams - Government section.Mr. Denton has dedicated his career to the representation and legal defense of local governments and is an experienced litigator, who has developed an expertise in helping city councils avoid litigation.His expertise in the area of municipal defense and litigation is widely known, and he served as the lead attorney for the City of Boerne in the landmark case City of Boerne v. P.F. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio, and United States, 117 S.Ct. 2157 (1997) regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

Mr. Denton specializes in the representation of local governments as a negotiator in collective bargaining and meet and confer negotiations in fire and police contract negotiations.He has served as the Lead Chief Negotiator for the Cities of San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Galveston, Waco and Corpus Christi, and Bexar County.

In addition to his expertise in the area of municipal defense and collective bargaining, Lowell and his wife Cindy and four children are active partners in the operation of the Four Aces Ranch located near Seguin, Texas where they do general farming and raise quarter horses, cattle, and hogs.

Mr. Denton attended Baylor University where he received his BA and law degree in 1978.He is an active member of Trinity Baptist Church and their missions committee, and is an active board member of the San Antonio Live Stock Exposition.

About Lowell F. Denton

Practice Areas

  • Municipal Defense
  • Collective Bargaining

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Shareholder

Representative Clients

  • Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP)
  • Texas Association of Counties
  • City of San Antonio
  • City of Austin
  • City of Boerne
  • City of Corpus Christi
  • City of Laredo
  • City of Waco
  • Gallagher-Bassett, Inc.

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1978
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Specialties and Certifications

  • Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

  • The State Bar of Texas
  • The Texas Municipal League
  • The Texas City Attorney's Association

Education

  • Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1978
    J.D.
  • Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1976
    B.A.

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi

Past Positions

  • City of San Antonio, Texas, City Attorney, 1984 - 1986
  • Texas A & M University, Adjunct Professor, 1979 - 1980
  • Heard, Goggan, Blair & Williams - Government section, Chief Attorney
  • City of College Station, City Attorney

Pro Bono Activities

  • Trinity Baptist Church, Member
  • Board Member of the San Antonio Live Stock Exposition

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Lowell F. Denton

Included on the 2024 Texas list


Past Lists

  • 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Lowell F. Denton on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Texas Super Lawyer, 2008 - 2011

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Office Information

Address

2517 North Main Avenue San Antonio, TX 78212

Publication

Representative Cases

  • City of Boerne v. P.F. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio, and United States, 117 S.Ct. 2157 (1997)

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