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AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:

Commercial litigation
Contract disputes
Estate and probate disputes
Intellectual property disputes
Insurance defense
Partnership litigation
Patent litigation
Product liability defense
Tort litigation
RELATED INDUSTRIES:

Chemical
Financial institutions
Industrial
International
Oil and gas
Pharmaceutical
Publishing
Real estate
Solid surface
Tobacco
AWARDS AND HONORS:

AV Preeminent Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
Top Texas Verdicts of 2010 – Contract Verdicts, Verdict Search, May 2011
Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2003-2015
25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century, Texas Lawyer, 2010
Top 100 Attorneys in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2003-2014
San Antonio’s Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year, Texas’ Lawyers of the Year, Texas’ Best Lawyers, Corporate Counsel
Magazine, San Antonio Edition, 2011
San Antonio’s Best Lawyers (Business Litigation), Scene in S.A., 2008
The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, 2008
Go-To Lawyer, Texas Lawyer, 2007
Top Commercial Litigation Lawyer, The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Magazine, 2006
Top 100 Verdicts of 2006, Texas Lawyer
Top 50 Central & West Texas Region Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2004
Litigation Management Lone Star All-Stars, Litigation Management Magazine, 2003-2014
American Lawyer Big Suits, The American Lawyer Magazine, 1999
National Law Journal Top Ten Litigators, 1999
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Author and Speaker at numerous Continuing Legal Education courses sponsored by the State Bar of Texas and every major law school in Texas on topics involving Evidence, Procedure, Voir Dire, Expert Witnesses, and Ethics.
“Getting Scientific and Expert Testimony Admitted into Evidence,” Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case, CLE – National Business Institute, 2008
“Strategies for Complex Civil Litigation,” CLE – San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, 2008
“Mastering PowerPoint,” National Conference for the Minority Lawyer, American Bar Association, 2008
“Demonstrative Evidence,” Anatomy of Civil Trial XII, CLE – San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, 2008
“Practical Tips on Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses,” The Advocate, 2005 (co-author)
“How To Keep the Jury’s Attention: The Power of Technology to Tell The Story,” Masters of Trial, CLE International, 2000
“Special Problems in Damages: Lost Profits, Past & Future Wages, Punitives, and Pain & Suffering,” Ultimate Trial Notebook
State Bar of Texas, 2000
“New Control Plans and Limits on Discovery (Under New Rules),” University of Houston Law Center, 1999
“Experts Under the New Rules,” Evidence & Procedure Symposium, University of Texas School of Law, 1999
“Controlling and Reducing Discovery Costs,” University of Houston Law Center, 1998
“Creative Settlement Techniques,” Advanced Civil Trial Law, State Bar of Texas, 1996
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

American Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law of Texas, Chairman, 2004
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Mexican-American Bar Association
San Antonio American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench)
San Antonio Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Foundation, Board of Directors, 2015
Holy Cross Community Services, Inc., Board of Directors, 2015
Voices for Children, Board of Directors, 2015
Texas Appleseed, Board of Directors, 2014-2015
Holy Cross of San Antonio, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas, Chairman, 2004
Northside Independent School District Gifted and Talented Program – Valued Mentor and Advocate for Gifted Education Through Independent Study Mentorship, 1993-94
Lulac Rey Feo Scholarship Committee, Inc., Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service to Program for Support Made Possible to Award the Largest Ever Number of Scholarships, August 21, 1993
JURISDICTIONS:

United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
LANGUAGES:

English
Spanish
EDUCATION:

Harvard University, J.D. 1979
Trinity University, M.S. 1976
St. Mary’s University, B.A. magna cum laude, 1974
St. Mary’s University School of Law, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, 2011
Admitted to practice: Texas, 1979

Ricardo G. Cedillo

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