Jaime Arturo Saenz - Brownsville, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1986
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 1983
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Hon. Filemon B. Vela, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division, Briefing Attorney, 1986 - 1988

Languages

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Products Liability Update, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1999
  
• Law Practice After House Bill 4, Offers of Settlement, 2003
  
• Products Liability Seminar, House Bill 4 Amendments, University of Texas Law School, 2003
  
• Offers of Settlement, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2003
  
• Voir Dire, Defensive Perspective, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2004
  
• Faculty, International Association of Defense Counsel 2008 Trial Academy, Palo Alto, CA
  
• Prosecuting and Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident, Accident Investigations (Preservation of Evidence), State Bar of Texas, 2007
  
• Paid v. Incurred, Defense Perspective, Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 2007

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1987
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2008
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1988

Specialties and Certifications

• Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993
• Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998

Other Affiliations

• American Academy of Trial Counsel
• American Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)
• Cameron County Bar Association
• University of Texas School of Law (Dean's Roundtable, Past Member)
• Defense Research Institute
• Hidalgo County Bar Association
• Hispanic National Association
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Litigation Counsel of America
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
• Texas Bar Foundation
• University of Texas School of Law, 2004 - 2010 (Alumni Association Executive Committee)
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2010 - Present (Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission)
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2009 - Present
• Who's Who in Practicing Attorneys
• Life Fellow, American Bar Association
• Product Liability Advisory Counsel