Background
O'Connell Alvarez, Patricia was born on October 12, 1954 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Patricia O'Connell Alvarez
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Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Mexico, and University of Texas at San Antonio (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1982). University of Texas at Austin (Juris Doctor, 1987). Spoken languages: Spanish and French.
Career
Worked at Alvarez, Griffith, Saenz & Hill, L.L.P. (Brownsville, Texas) specializing in General Commercial and Insurance Defense Practice in State and Federal Courts, including Tort Liability, Trucking and Automobile Cases, Medical and Professional Liability, Premises and Construction Liability, Products and Retailer Liability, Toxic Tort and/or Environmental Cases, Insurance Defense (First Party Claims, Excess/Reinsurance and Coverage Disputes, Employment Matters (Wrongful Discharge, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Claims), Defamation, False Arrest/Imprisonment, and Governmental Liability (Municipal and School Law). Admitted to the bar, 1987, Texas. 1992, Florida; United States.
Supreme Court; United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. United States. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
Member: Hidalgo County (Director, 1994-1997), Cameron County, San Antonio, Laredo-Webb County and American (Chairman, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. State Bar of Texas (Member, Pattern Jury Charge Volume 2 Committee, 1991-1992.
Volume 1 Committee, 1993-1994. Pattern Jury Charges-Civil Special Committee, 1995-1996. Continuing legal education Committee for Advanced Discovery Evidence Seminar, 1996-1998.
Advanced Personal Injury Committee (1997). Advanced Civil Trial Committee (1997).; The Florida Bar; Hidalgo County Women's Bar Association.
Florida Defense Bar Association. International Association of Defense Counsel. Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
The Trucking Industry Defense Association. The Association for Transportation Law. Logistics and Policy, Transportation Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute. The Firm was established in January, 1994 by Patricia Alvarez, John Griffith and Carla Saenz. Patricia Alvarez was formerly associated with Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown (San Antonio) and Butler & Binion (San Antonio).
John Griffith was formerly associated with Atlas & Hall (McAllen) and Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown (McAllen). Carla Saenz was formerly associated with Brin & Brin (San Antonio) and Chavez, Gonzalez & Rodriguez (Harlingen). Richard Pilcher Hill was formerly associated with Dunn, Kacal (Houston), Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown (San Antonio and McAllen), and Richard P. Hill, P.C. (Edinburg).
Membership
Member: Hidalgo County (Director, 1994-1997), Cameron County, San Antonio, Laredo-Webb County and American (Chairman, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. State Bar of Texas (Member, Pattern Jury Charge Volume 2 Committee, 1991-1992.
Volume 1 Committee, 1993-1994. Pattern Jury Charges-Civil Special Committee, 1995-1996. Continuing legal education Committee for Advanced Discovery Evidence Seminar, 1996-1998.
Advanced Personal Injury Committee (1997). Advanced Civil Trial Committee (1997).; The Florida Bar; Hidalgo County Women's Bar Association.
Florida Defense Bar Association. International Association of Defense Counsel. Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
The Trucking Industry Defense Association. The Association for Transportation Law. Logistics and Policy, Transportation Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute.
