Oscar "Rey" Rodriguez - Plano, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Oscar "Rey" Rodriguez included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

• Legal Education

  • Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1993
    J.D.
    Honors: Outstanding Law School Faculty Award
    Honors: Valedictorian
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Honors: State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Law Award
    Honors: B. Thomas McElroy Award, Outstanding Achievement in Texas Civil Procedure
    Honors: Judge Sarah T. Hughes Fellow
    Honors: West Publishing Company Scholarly Achievement Award
    Honors: With Distinction
    Law Review: SMU Law Review Association, Member, Notes and Comments Editor, 1991 - 1993

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, 1989
    B.B.A.
    Honors: Presidential Scholar
    Honors: Harry S. Truman Fellow
    Honors: National Hispanic Scholar
    Honors: Delta Sigma Pi Outstanding Business Student Award
    Honors: UT El Paso's Men of Mines
    Honors: Honors Program Certificate

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Texas Supreme Court, Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Justice, Judicial Clerkship, 1993 - 1994
• Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court
• Attorney, Dallas Court of Appeals
• Fulbright & Jaworski, Litigation Equity Partner
• Norton Rose Fulbright, Litigation Equity Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Annual Review: Cases that Matter to Business, Client Seminar, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., 2007
  
• Hot Spots To Preserve Error At Trial, 19th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006

Published Works

Articles

• Legal and Factual Sufficiency Review After the Texas Supreme Court Decision in City of Keller, The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section, October, 2007
  
• Factual and Legal Sufficiency of the Evidence, The 2007 State Bar of Texas Appellate Boot Camp, September, 2007
  
• Preserving, Presenting and Prevailing on Lower Court Error - a Focus on Critical Junctures for the Appeal, Collin County Bar Association - Appellate Section, July, 2007
  
• Preserving Error and Perfecting the Appeal, The Collin County Bench/Bar Conference, April, 2007
  
• Perfecting Appeals And Securing The Appellate Record, The 2006 State Bar of Texas Appellate Boot Camp, September, 2006
  
• Fifth Circuit Update: Significant Civil Decisions Since May 2004, The 2005 State and Federal Appeals Conference, May, 2005
• Fifth Circuit Civil Appellate Update, The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas, Fall, 2005
• Fifth Circuit Civil Appellate Update, The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas, Fall 2006
• Fifth Circuit Civil Appellate Update, The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas, Fall 2007
• Fifth Circuit Civil Appellate Update, The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas, Fall, 2008

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1994
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Supreme Court of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

• Chair, Appellate Section, Dallas Bar Foundation
• Chair, Dallas Bar Foundation
• Advisory Council and Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
• Chair and Department Head, Firmwide Appellate Section
• Chair, AMLaw 20 National Adoption Day Program
• Co-Chair AMLaw 20 Firmwide National Firmwide Training Program
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• American Bar Association, Council of Appellate Lawyers
• Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association Trial, Business Litigation, Tort and Insurance, and Appellate Sections
• Dallas Bar Association Legal Ethics and Minority Participation Committees
• Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
• Mexican American Bar Association
• Dallas Mexican American Historical League
• Junior Achievement of Dallas, Inc., Volunteer Teacher
• Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
• Founder of “Dad BODS” – Dad Butlers On Demand (life coaching, major purchase support and litigation pro bono assistance for single parents)