Biography
Ric J. Navarro is one of three founding Shareholders in the Firm. He is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and a former briefing attorney for the Hon. Reynaldo G. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Attorney Navarro joined the Firm after serving as Chief of the Civil Division of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Office under Hon. Fred Rodriguez. Attorney Navarro’s experience as a state and federal litigator for Bexar County, its officials and employees, was the beginning of a long career in the service of local government.
Currently, Attorney Navarro is the Managing Partner of the Firm’s Houston area office, established in 2021. Previously, Attorney Navarro opened and developed the Firm’s Rio Grande Valley Office in 2000, where he served as Managing Partner for 25 years.
Attorney Navarro’s professional career, like the mission statement of all the Firm, its Shareholders, Partners, Attorneys and staff has at all times been dedicated to serving the legal service needs of local government in the State of Texas.
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- Juris Doctor - 12/1985
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas
- B.A. - 05/1978
- Major: Anthropology
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1985
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Texas City Attorneys Association (TCAA)
- Cameron County Bar Association (CCBA)
- Hidalgo County Bar Association (HCBA)
- Corpus Christi Bar Association (CCBA)
- Bexar County Bar Association (BCBA)
Pro-Bono Activities
Practice Areas
- Civil Trial - State & Federal
- Civil Appeals - State & Federal
- Labor & Employment Law
- Collective Bargaining & Civil Service
- Land Use, Annexation & Code Compliance
- Special Counsel Projects
Languages
- Spanish
Ancillary Businesses
Fraternities or Sororities
Representative Clients
- Texas Gulf Coast Office (Houston)
Texas Cities / Municipalities
- City of Houston
- City of Galveston
- City of Beaumont
- City of Conroe
- City of Texas City
- City of Angleton
- City of Bastrop
Texas Counties
- Harris County
- Galveston County
- Wharton County
- Newton County
- Brazoria County
- Nueces County
Honors
Texas Local Government Entities
- Houston Housing Authority
- Galveston Water Control & Irrigation District No. 12
References
Past Positions
- Briefing Attorney, Hon. Reynaldo G. Garza, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – 1985 to 1986
- Civil Section Division Chief, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney – 1989 to 1991
- Federal Litigator, Civil Division, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney – 1987 to 1989