R. Jeronimo Valdez |
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Dallas |
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Jeronimo Valdez has distinguished himself within the Dallas legal community as an exceptional business and personal injury trial lawyer by successfully handling a wide variety of cases. Indeed, Mr. Valdez’s legal career has been as varied as it has been accomplished. In 2001, Mr. Valdez served as William E. Collins Clerk to the Honorable Craig T. Enoch of the Texas Supreme Court where he helped research and write some of the most important Texas Supreme Court legal opinions in recent history. In fact, some of those legal decisions still serve as the governing “Texas Law” and have far-reaching effects on the lives of countless Texas citizens. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Valdez became an associate at one of the largest and most respected law firms in the U.S. where he handled cases including life-altering personal injury, complex contract disputes, tortious interference with contracts, theft of trade secrets, and other business related problems. After a few years of “big firm practice,” Mr. Valdez decided to open his own law firm so that he could have the freedom and the flexibility to provide individuals and small business owners with the same high-quality legal services usually reserved for Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Valdez has since served as lead counsel for clients in courts throughout Texas and the United States in cases ranging from state-court catastrophic personal injury claims to federal-court intellectual property disputes. In that capacity, he has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict before juries as well as judges. In addition, Mr. Valdez has also served as General Counsel of an international company and currently serves as outside general counsel to leading businesses and local chambers of commerce. Jeronimo Valdez is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Education and Background Mr. Valdez earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Texas at Arlington where he attended on a full academic scholarship. While in college, he earned numerous honors and distinctions, including induction into Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor Society) and Phi Alpha Theta (the International History Honor Society). Mr. Valdez earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law where he also attended on a full scholarship. He was selected as the Sarah T. Hughes Scholar—a distinction bestowed on only one entering SMU law student each year. He was also selected by the American Bar Association as one of only 20 students nationwide to be awarded the prestigious inaugural ABA Scholarship. While in law school, Mr. Valdez earned numerous distinctions, including: Vice-President of the Student Bar Association, Law Review Editor, Executive Board Member & Master Advocate for the Board of Advocates, and induction into Phi Delta Phi (the legal honor society). More importantly, Jeronimo Valdez was selected to participate in the SMU Civil Clinic where he provided much-needed free legal services to low-income Dallas residents. As a result of his hard work and dedication to his low-income clients, Mr. Valdez was selected to serve as Chief Counsel of the SMU Civil Clinic during his third year of law school. As Chief Counsel, Mr. Valdez was given special permission by the State of Texas to serve as a student lawyer on behalf of numerous low-income clients. In that capacity, he successfully litigated a number of contract-related matters and obtained impressive and much-needed recoveries for his clients. A native of Dallas, Texas, Jeronimo Valdez grew up in Pleasant Grove and is a proud product of the Dallas public school system. He graduated from H. Grady Spruce high school—which, to this day, remains one of his most personally-gratifying accomplishments.
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Past Employment: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP |
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Education:Southern Methodist University School of Law Juris Doctor Honors: Sarah T. Hughes Scholar (full tuition scholarship and stipend) University of Texas at Arlington Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Honors: U.T. – Arlington Academic Scholarship
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Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Greater Grand Prairie Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Bea’s Kids
Dallas Bar Association Leadership Positions:
Dallas Bar Foundation
Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
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