Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Galatzan - Attorneys at Law

Practice Description

Mr. Almanzán’s practice principally involves: a variety of Civil Trial Law/Litigation matters, including: Personal Injury/Casualty Claims and Insurance Defense; Residential Homebuilder Representation & Counsel; Residential & Commercial Construction Litigation; Trucking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contractual & Business Disputes, including Cross-Border (U.S.-Mexico) Litigation; Defense of Civil Rights Claims against Governmental Entities and Officials; Employment Discrimination Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability and School Law.

Activities and Affiliations

Harvard Law School Latino Law Review (Board of Advisors); Mexican-American Bar Association (MABA) of El Paso (Past Vice-President and Board Director); Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources (Texas C-Bar) (Board Director); El Paso Bar Association (Past Board Director and Current Member); El Paso del Norte Stanford Alumni Association (Past Board Director and Current Member); Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce - Government Relations Division (Past Member); Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct - Standing Committee of The State Bar of Texas (Past Committee Member); Admissions Committee for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas -
El Paso Division (Current Committee Member).

Education and Professional Background

Stanford University, B.A.
Quantitative Economics, June 1994
The University of California at
Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, J.D., May 1997
Admitted to practice: Texas, 1997; United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 1998; Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2006; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2006
Recognized as a “Texas Rising Star” in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 as published by Law & Politics in Texas Monthly magazine (Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition)
Recipient of the 2000 “Silver Patrick Henry Medallion: For Patriotic Achievement” from The Military Order of the World Wars - El Paso Chapter
Law Student Intern/Law Clerk for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) at its national headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, August 1995 - December 1995
Judicial Extern for The Honorable United States District Judge Harry L. Hupp, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA, January 1996 - May 1996

Legal Articles/Speaking Engagements

Seminar Presentation on an Update for Home Builders on the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) to the El Paso Hispanic Builders Alliance, 2007 and 2008
Regular Guest Lecturer on Personal Injury Trial Law at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), for an undergraduate Liberal Arts Department class, “Courts in Action,” 2003–Present
Seminar: “Updated Case Law on the New Discovery Rules in Texas,” for The
El Paso Association of Legal Assistants, March 2003
Seminar: “A Review of The Texas Public Information Act,” for the El Paso Claims Association, May 2002
Seminar: “Unemployment Compensation in Texas,” Lorman Education Services,
El Paso, Texas, April 2001
Seminar: “El Paso Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Civil Trial Law Seminar,” Topic: New Discovery Rules in Texas: Case Law Update, El Paso Bar Association, El Paso, Texas, February 2, 2001
Seminar: “An Introduction to Employment and Labor Law in Texas,” Topic: Effective Hiring Practices. Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, June 30, 2000
Seminar: “Construction Contracting with Public Entities in Texas,” Topic: Resolution of Construction Disputes, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, April 27, 2000
Seminar: “Chiropractic Care and Billings in Personal Injury Cases,” for the El Paso Claims Association, September 1999
Seminar: “The New Discovery Rules in Texas,” for Farmers Insurance and Fred Loya Insurance Company in February and May 1999
Co-author of “Ethical Considerations Regarding Client Conflicts of Interest,” Published in the El Paso Bar Association Newsletter, December 1997

Language Capability

English and Spanish

Personal Background

Mr. Almanzán is a third-generation native El Pasoan (Eastwood High School graduate). He joined the firm in September 1997. Mr. Almanzán is the Recruiting Director for the Firm.