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Leslie Vásquez Rodriguez
Biography
Leslie Vásquez Rodriguez was born and raised in Weslaco, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Studies from St. Mary’s University in 2007, graduating summa cum laude. She graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in May 2014. While attending St. Mary’s University School of Law, Leslie was a member of the External Advocacy Program’s national mock trial team and was admitted into the Order of the Barristers. After law school, Leslie was sworn in as an Assistant District Attorney, at the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, where she was promoted into a felony prosecutor supervisory role and then later to the Major Crimes Division. As an Assistant District Attorney, Leslie tried and supervised over 30 jury trials to verdict. Before returning to the Plaintiff’s bar, Leslie practiced insurance defense litigation, handling auto and commercial vehicle accident litigation, in both state and federal court. Leslie serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Mary’s University School of Law Alumni Association, on the Board of Directors of San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, on the Board of Directors and as a Past-President of the Hispanic Law Alumni Association, on the Board of Directors of the Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, and is Adjunct Faculty at St. Mary’s University School of Law, in the Advocacy Program—mentoring and coaching the incoming generation of trial lawyers and community advocates is one of Leslie’s favorite ways of giving back to her legal community. Her greatest treasures—and the reason behind everything she does—are her two children, Luke David and Ryan Grace, and her partner and co-counsel in life, her husband—a civil litigator in his own right—David Rodriguez.
Education
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
- Juris Doctor – 2014
- Honors: National Order of Barristers
- Honors: Judge Jack B. Miller Award for Dedication, Integrity, & Professionalism, 2014 Recipient
- Honors: External Advocacy Program, St. Mary’s School of Law Mock Trial Team
- Honors: Larry G. Hyden 2012 Mock Trial Competition, Finalist
- Honors: St. Mary’s University School of Law, Hispanic Law Students Association 2012 Moot Court Team
- Honors: Linda and Dave Schlueter First Year Moot Court Competition, Participant
- St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas
- Bachelor of Arts, English-Communication Arts – 12/2007
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Presidential Award, 2005 Scholarship Recipient
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2014
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2022
Professional Associations
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Women’s Caucus Regional Captain, 2022 to Present
- San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2023 to Present
- Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2023 to Present
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, Law Alumni Board, Board of Directors, 2019 to Present
- St. Mary’s University Hispanic Law Alumni Assoc., Board of Directors, Past-President, 2015 to Present
Past Positions
- Gamez Law Firm, PLLC, ATTORNEY, 2024 to 2024
- Espinoza Law Firm, PLLC, 2022 to 2024
- Litigation Attorney
- Ortiz & Batis, P.C., Associate Litigation Attorney, 2020 to 2022
- Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys, Litigation Attorney, 2019 to 2019
- Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Major Crimes Division, 2017 to 2018
- MGR Personnel, San Antonio, Texas, Recruitment/Research Assistant, 2011 to 2012
- U.S. Got People, San Antonio, Texas, Director of Recruitment, 2009 to 2010
Honors
- National Order of Barristers
- William S. Sessions American Inn of Court
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, 10 Under 10
