Javier Gonzalez

Mr. Gonzalez is a trial lawyer with a trial-oriented practice. His trial experience began in the Cameron County District Attorney's Office in 1993, where he was a First Chair Felony Prosecutor, successfully prosecuting to verdict criminal cases ranging from simple assault to capital murder.  He continues to actively try civil cases to verdict.  

Mr. Gonzalez's practice now focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on general liability and commercial claims although he does handle white-collar criminal cases. His civil trial practice includes cases involving product liability, premise defect, transportation, shipyard liability, maritime and non-maritime personal injury, mass tort, construction defect, employment, and commercial litigation.  

Mr. Gonzalez also counsels businesses and banks regarding commercial transactions and business organizations and creation.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas
• All Texas Trial and Appellate courts

Education

• Thurgood Marshall School, Texas Southern University (J.D., cum laude, 1993)
• University of Texas at San Antonio (B.B.A., Finance, 1990); Omicron Delta Epsilon; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards; Who's Who Among American Law Students; Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; Outstanding College Students of America
• Law Clerk to 133rd District Court of Harris County, Texas, Judge Lamar McCorkle, 1992
• First Chair Felony Prosecutor, Cameron County District Attorney's Office, 1993-1996
• Fluent in Spanish

Memberships

• Cameron County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Cameron County Young Lawyers Association
• Brownsville-Port Isabel Propeller Club
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute