Jaime Arturo Saenz

Partner

Areas of Practice

• Products Liability Defense
• Personal Injury Defense
• Employment Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Trial Practice

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

• Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993
• Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1987
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2008
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1988

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
  • J.D. – 1986
• University of Texas at Austin, Austin
  • B.A. magna cum laude – 1983
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Classes/Seminars

• Products Liability Update, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1999
• Law Practice After House Bill 4, Offers of Settlement, 2003
• Products Liability Seminar, House Bill 4 Amendments, University of Texas Law School, 2003
• Offers of Settlement, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2003
• Voir Dire, Defensive Perspective, Hidalgo County Bar Association, 2004
• Faculty, International Association of Defense Counsel 2008 Trial Academy, Palo Alto, CA
• Prosecuting and Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident, Accident Investigations (Preservation of Evidence), State Bar of Texas, 2007
• Paid v. Incurred, Defense Perspective, Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 2007

Honors and Awards

• Texas Super Lawyers, by Thomson Reuters, 2003 – Present
• The Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward White Inc., 2009 – Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Academy of Trial Counsel
• American Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
• Cameron County Bar Association
• University of Texas School of Law, Dean’s Roundtable, Past Member
• Defense Research Institute
• Hidalgo County Bar Association
• Hispanic National Association
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Litigation Counsel of America
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
• Texas Bar Foundation
• University of Texas School of Law, Alumni Association Executive Committee, 2004 – 2010
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission, 2010 – Present
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2009 – Present
• Who’s Who in Practicing Attorneys
• Life Fellow, American Bar Association
• Product Liability Advisory Counsel

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Filemon B. Vela, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division, Briefing Attorney, 1986 – 1988

Languages

• Spanish