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Biography
Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales, Jr., with Hilliard Law has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the state of Texas. Election into membership is a mark of distinction and recognition of Mr. Gonzales’ contributions to the legal profession.
Selection as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation is restricted to members of the State Bar of Texas. Each year, one-third of one percent of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows. Once nominees are selected, they must be elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Membership has grown from an initial 255 Charter Members in 1965 to more than 10,000 Fellows throughout Texas today.
Mr. Gonzales is an experienced trial lawyer — he’s taken more than fifty trials to a jury verdict and has amassed substantial jury awards and settlements for plaintiffs and their families. He is board-certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Texas, the United States District Courts in the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Gonzales joined Hilliard Law as a partner in 2010. Prior to joining Hilliard Law, he was the founding partner of a large defense law firm with nationally recognized litigation clients. Mr. Gonzales is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Corpus Christi Bar Association (Vice President 1990, President 1992), and Nueces County Young Lawyers Association (Director 1982-83, President 1985). He has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2006.
In 2014, Mr. Gonzales was accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”). ABOTA is a national association of experienced trial lawyers dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial.
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- 2022 Bob Hilliard | Bay News 9 | Icon Park Fox 32 Chicago - Alex Hilliard - Travis Scott Bob Hilliard Telemundo Orlando Hilliard Building - KRIS 6 Story CBS News- Truck Stop Dangers Dax Cowart - 20/20 Monday with Charles Gibson Roblox Roblox Cease and Desist Letters and the Fight to Protect Children Online The Dangers of Roblox: What Parents Are Not Being Told Exposing a Coordinated Predator Network Operating Through Roblox Testimonials Koua Fong Lee Testimonial Loan Pham Testimonial The Woodward Family Hilliard Center Hilliard Center Hilliard Center with Catherine and Bob Community Mother Theresa Anniversary Dinner St. Edward's University Commencement Address 2023 Crawfish for a Cause Benefitting The Salvation Army The Hilliard Family Presents The Sea Turtle Hospital TOKC Foundation Pool Party Hilliard Law Gives Back at the Garcia Arts & Education Center HMG Gives Back 2022 Corpus Christi Hope House and the Gabriel Project 2023 Metro Ministries Loaves & Fishes 2024 Our Commitment to the Community Joe Salem Thanksgiving Giveaway Corpus Christi Hope House Hilliard Center Hilliard Center - IceRays Opening Season 2025 Aquarium St. Edward's University Commencement Address