Background
Avila, William Thaddeus was born on February 27, 1954 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Fernando Junior and Victoria (Cuellar) Avila.
Avila, William Thaddeus was born on February 27, 1954 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Fernando Junior and Victoria (Cuellar) Avila.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, Quantitative Economics, 1977. Master of Arts, Economics, 1978). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Assistant City Attorney, City of San Antonio, Texas, 1983-1988.
Research assistant, S.W. Border Regional Commission, Washington, 1979-1980;
research economist, National Commission Employment Policy, Washington, 1980-1981;
law clerk, Executive Office of President, Washington, 1981;
law clerk, United States Sen. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Washington, 1981;
law clerk, United States Bureau Mint, Department Treasury, Washington, 1981;
instructor economics, University Texas, San Antonio, 1981-1983;
legal counsel, Harris Systems International, San Antonio, 1982-1983;
assistant city attorney, City of San Antonio, 1983-1989;
associate, Kaufman, Becer, Pullen & Reibach, San Antonio, 1989-1991;
private practice, San Antonio, 1991-1993;
partner, McCall, Parkhurst & Horton, Limited liability partnership, San Antonio, since 1993. Instructor economics Trinity U., San Antonio, 1986-1987, University Texas, San Antonio,1981-1983.
Professor of law San Antonio School Law, since 1993. Legal counsel San Antonio Young Men’s Christian Association, since 1982, San Antonio Local Development Company, since 1983, Mayor's Commision on Status of Women, San Antonio, 1984-1988. Researcher reports on economics development and employment.
Member task force San Antonio Youth Literacy, 1988. Member executive committee San Antonio Sports Foundation, 1988-1991. Member development board Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, 1988-1991.
Member City of San Antonio Small and Minority Business Advisory Council. Member community advanced board Bank One. Member American Bar Association (vice chairman bonds and sureties committee, public contracts law section), San Antonio Bar Association (law day committee 1985), Mexico-American Bar Association (elections committee 1987, chairman business law section since 1991), Hispanic National Bar Association, Notre Dame Club San Antonio (treasurer 1986-1988, president 1988-1991).