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Aaron Pena Jr. 
323 West Cano
Suite 100
Edinburg, Texas 78539
 

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Certification/Specialties:
Labor & Employment, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1988


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1988
Education:
Texas Southern University Law School, Houston, Texas, 1987
J.D.


Pan American University, Edinburg, Texas


University of Texas at Austin, 1984
B.A.


Representative Cases:
Ewald v. Wornick Family Foods Corp., 878 S.W.2d 466 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi 1994)
Rodriguez v. Trico Technologies Corporation, 907 S.W.2d 650 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi 1995)
City of Alamo v. Holton, 934 S.W.2d 833 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi 1996)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Sexual Harassment and Insurance Coverage Issues", Rio Grande Valley Insurance Group, South Padre Island, September, 1995


Guest Lecturer, "Sexual Harassment", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Business, September 11, 1995


"Sexual Harassment," Legally Speaking Radio Program, Signature Broadcasting Company (Kkps), Weslaco, Texas, April 4, 1995


"Sexual Harassment in the Workplace", Texas Workforce Commission, Mcallen, Texas, October 26, 1996


"9th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course," Strategic Evidence Planning in Employment Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, November 14, 1997 - November 15, 1997


Guest Lecturer, "Sexual Harassment and the Duties of an Enlightened Manager", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Business, March 4, 1997


"9th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course", Strategic Evidence Planning in Employment Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 15, 1997 - May 16, 1997


"Discrimination: Its Effect on Society", Greater Mcallen Aids Coalition, Mcallen, Texas, May 21, 1997


Guest Lecturer, "Title VII and Sexual Harassment", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Business, September 10, 1997


Guest Lecturer, "Title VII the Duties of Management in Todays Workforce", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Business, January 26, 1998


"Nuts and Bolts of Plaintiff's Employment Litigation VI", National Employment Lawyers Association, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, February 20, 1998


Keynote Speaker, "Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom", Rio Grande Valley N.A.A.C.P./Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, Edinburg, Texas, June 19, 1998


Guest Lecturer, "Employment Law & Personnel Management", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Business, September 9, 1998


Guest Lecturer, "Employment Law and the Public Employee", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Government, March 9, 1999


Guest Lecturer, "The Role of a Lawyer in the Judicial System", University of Texas--Pan American, School of Business, June 23, 1999


"Preserving Your Verdict", National Employment Lawyers Association 10th Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 3, 1999


"Trying Race and National Origin Cases", National Employment Lawyers Association 11th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2000


Teacher, Austin Independent School District


Associations, Memberships and Activities:
National Employment Lawyers Association, Rio Grande Valley

National Employment Lawyers Association, San Antonio Chapter

American Bar Association

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Texas Trial Lawyers Association

College of the State Bar

Hidalgo County Bar Association

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

State Bar of Texas

State Bar of Texas
Lawyer Referral & Information Service Committee

State Bar of Texas
Public Affairs Committee

State Bar of Texas
Labor & Employment Law Committee

Hispanic National Bar Association

National Crime Victim Bar Association

McAllen AIDS Council, 1997 - 1998
Advisory Board Member

Peace and Justice Commission, 2000 - 2001
Chairman, Labor Rights Committee

Valley AIDS Council, 2000 - 2001
Board Member

Edinburg Civil Service Commission, 1999 - 2001
Chairman

AVANCE, 1999 - 2001
Board Member

Hidalgo County Commissioners' Court, 2000
Chairman, Salary Study Committee

KMBH Public Television Station, 2000 - 2001
Advisory Board Member

Edinburg Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Board Member

Edinburg Chamber of Commerce
Member

Ex-Students' Association of the University of Texas at Austin
Member

University of Texas -- Pan American Alumni Association
Member

Rio Grande Valley Juneteenth Committee, 1998
Member

South Texas Community College Valley Scholars Program
Sponsor

Jose Antonio Rodriguez Scholarship Fund Graduate of Leadership Edinburg, Class X
Founder

Jose Antonio Rodriguez Scholarship Fund Graduate of Leadership Edinburg, Class X
Sponsor

Latino Academy of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project and the William C. Velasquez Institute, January, 1999
Graduate

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Lifetime Member

National Counsel of La Raza (NCLR)
Associate Member

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Lifetime Member

Past Employment Positions:
State Representative, Austin, Texas, Legislative Assistant


Texas Democratic Party, Austin, Texas, Staff


United States Senatorial Candidate Bob Krueger, Staff


Law Firm of Pena, McDonald, Prestia & Ornelas, Associate Attorney, 1988 - 1990


Law Firm of Aaron Pena & Associates, Attorney and Owner, 1990 - 2005


Birth Information:
1959, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Serving clients throughout South Texas, including cities such as Brownsville, McAllen, Corpus Christi, Laredo, San Diego, Alice, Kingsville, Rio Grande City, and Edinburg.

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