Colvin, Saenz, Rodriguez & Kennamer, LLP - Brownsville, TX
Insurance Defense Lawyers in Brownsville, TX
P.O. Box 2155 1201 East Van Buren Street Brownsville, TX 78522
- 6 Super Lawyers®
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32
Years
Experience
Brownsville Insurance Defense Law Firm
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Corporate & Product Liability Attorneys
- Family Law
Firm Information
Overview
Colvin, Saenz, Rodriguez & Kennamer, LLP, is a law firm based in Brownsville, Texas, representing clients in civil litigation throughout the southern half of the state. The firm's roots span over a half-century of history in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
The firm's origins began when, in 1950, the General Solicitor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad (the firm's first major defense client) called together two Brownsville attorneys suggesting that a merger of their firms would better allow them to represent the Railroad.
Thus, the firm of Sharpe, Cunningham & Garza was born and began representing the Rio Grande Valley business community in civil litigation. In fact, the Missouri Pacific/Union Pacific Railroad has been a major client of the firm for over 50 years.
Over the next decades, Reynaldo G. Garza was appointed to the bench as the first Hispanic federal district court judge, and Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Sharpe parted ways. T. Gilbert Sharpe joined forces with another established Brownsville attorney, Benjamin Hardy. The firm of Hardy & Sharpe ultimately became the firm of Hardy, Sharpe & Rodriguez when 1968 UT law graduate Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez made partner. Ben Hardy and Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez asked Norton A. Colvin to become their partner in 1975, renaming the firm Hardy, Rodriguez & Colvin. When Ben Hardy took of counsel status upon his retirement in 1984, the firm became Rodriguez & Colvin, and when Mitchell C. Chaney made partner in 1987, the firm took the name of Rodriguez, Colvin & Chaney.
The firm's focus for 50 years has been excellence in preparing for and conducting trial throughout South Texas for local, regional and national clients. The firm has developed expertise in the areas of products liability law, labor and employment law, insurance coverage, toxic torts, professional malpractice and general negligence, among other substantive areas of trial work. In the area of products liability law, the firm has for the past half-decade served as regional counsel for Ford Motor Company, as well as represented numerous manufacturers of diverse products such as electrical equipment, motor vehicles, tires, construction equipment, Christmas tree lights, bedding, industrial equipment and firearms.
As the firm has grown, so have its resources. In 1993, after outgrowing its old offices in the former Coca-Cola bottling company offices in downtown Brownsville, the firm moved to larger quarters with a continued strong historical tradition — the 1912 Cameron County Jail Building. The firm's partners participated in renovation of the building, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the site of a Texas Historical marker. "La Carcel" ("Jail" in Spanish), which appears at the top of the webpage, has become a recognized landmark on the Brownsville skyline and is a symbol of the firm's dedication to preservation of Brownsville's heritage. Colvin, Chaney, Saenz & Rodriguez, L.L.P., is also a major supporter of Brownsville community events, ranging from sponsoring the award-winning zoo's annual fundraiser to members' service on the boards of such local institutions as schools, churches and charities.
The lawyers at Colvin, Saenz, Rodriguez & Kennamer, LLP, now practice products liability law, labor and employment law, insurance coverage, toxic torts, professional malpractice and general negligence regularly throughout the southern half of the state of Texas (see map in the section labeled "practice areas"). In 1995, the firm established first a McAllen and then a Harlingen office to better serve the Rio Grande Valley community.
Awards and Honors
Super Lawyers® Selectees
Colvin, Saenz, Rodriguez & Kennamer, LLP selected for a Super Lawyers® list
- Colvin, Alison W. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Colvin, III., Norton (Trey) A. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Colvin, Jr., Norton A. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Kennamer, Alison On a Super Lawyers® List
- Rodriguez, Joseph A. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Saenz, Jaime A. On a Super Lawyers® List
Representative Clients
Ford Motor Company
3-M Corp.
A. G. Edwards
AIG Excess Insurance
AIG Technical Claim
Amoco
American Airlines, Inc.
American Home Products
Anschutz Corporation
ARCO
ASARCO, Incorporated
Asgrow Seed Company
AT&T
Blazer Financial
Borg-Warner
Bridgestone Firestone, Inc.
Brown & Root
Browning Arms Company
Brownsville Foundation for Health & Education
Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge Co.
Brownsville Navigation District
Century Cellutel, Inc.
Chase Bank of Texas, N.A.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chevron
Chrysler Corporation
Chubb Insurance Group
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Coltec Industries, Inc.
Converto Manufacturing
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Correct Craft, Inc.
Deere & Co.
Denny's, Inc.
Drennan Construction Corp.
The Dow Chemical Company
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Drury Inns, Inc.
E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company
Economy Oil Company
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Exxon Corporation
FMC Corporation
Frito-Lay, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
GENICOM Corporation
Gladys Porter Zoo
Garlock, Inc.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Gorges Quik to Fix Foods, Inc
Great Dane Trailers, Inc.
H. Yturria Land & Cattle Co.
Harco Insurance
Hertz
Homelite Textron
Honda Motor Corporation
Hospital Corporation of America
Houston Lighting & Power Company
Hyundai Motor Corporation
Ingersoll Rand
International Paper Company
Jeep
John Deere Co.
John Deere Transportation Services
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
Kerr-McGee Corporation
Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc.
Magic Valley Electrical Cooperative, Inc.
Marathon
Marine Military Academy, Inc.
Mazda Motor Corporation
Mazda North American Operations
Mercedes Benz USA, Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Michelin North America, Inc.
Minnesota Title Insurance Co.
Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc.
National American Insurance Company
National Cash Register Corporation
Navistar Corp.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan Motor Co. in U.S.A.
Nor-Am Chemical Co.
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
Oasis Water Co.
Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc.
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Pacific Employers Insurance
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Pepsico, Inc.
PG&E Gas Transmission
Texas Corporation f/k/a Valero Corporation
Pizza Hut of South Valley
Public Utilities Board of Brownsville (PUB)
Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
Rio Valley Switching Company
Rohm and Haas Company
Rotan Mosle, Inc.
SCI, International
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Service Lloyds Insurance Company
Shell Offshore, Inc.
Smith & Wesson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Spalding & Evenflo Company, Inc.
St. Paul Insurance
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Sweeney Jewelers
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Terminix International Company
Texas Health Enterprises
The Boot Jack
The Coca-Cola Company
Toyota Motor Corp.
Toyota Motor Sales Corporation
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Upjohn Company
U. S. Home Corporation
Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Valley Telephone Cooperative
Vanity Fair, Inc.
Volkswagen
Western Atlas
Wright Petroleum Company, Inc.
Whataburger, Inc.
Wright III Foods, Inc.
Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd.
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Customer Reviews for Colvin, Saenz, Rodriguez & Kennamer, LLP
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Consulted Law firm 2025I tried to hire them. The "receptionist" couldn't even tell me what (North, South, East, West) side of Texas she was on. So I gave up.
Attorneys
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Jaime Arturo Saenz
Partner
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Omar Antonio Saenz
Partner
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Marjory Colvin Batsell
Partner
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Alison W. Colvin
Partner
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Norton (Trey) A. Colvin III
Partner
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Norton A. Colvin Jr.
Partner
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Elizabeth Ferguson Herrera
Partner
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Alison D. Kennamer
Partner
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Oscar H. Lopez
Partner
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Carla Saenz Martinez
Partner
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Joseph A. (Tony) Rodriguez
Partner
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Victor Rodriguez Jr.
Associate
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Jaime Arturo Saenz
Partner
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Omar Antonio Saenz
Partner
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Contact
P.O. Box 2155
1201 East Van Buren Street
Brownsville, TX 78522
Phone: 956-542-7441
Fax: 956-541-2170
Email: Send a message
Additional Texas Locations
Edinburg, TX (49.9 miles)
323 West Cano
Suite 100
Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: 956-542-7441
Fax: 956-380-0254
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