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Ruben E. Vasquez
Johnson & Vasquez, P.C.
4530 Montana Avenue
Suite B
El Paso, TX 79903-4706
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (915) 565-4669
E-mail: rvasquez@carltjohnson.com
Fax: (915) 562-7032
Web site: http://www.carltjohnson.com


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Ruben has been working with the firm since 2002. He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since the Spring of 2003. Ruben earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University - College Station with a Bachelor of Business Administration specializing in Finance (B.B.A.), in 1995. Ruben earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas in 2002. After graduating from Texas A&M, Ruben worked as a licensed stockbroker for a few years before beginning his graduate studies in Law in 1999. As a law student, Ruben clerked for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Fort Worth, Texas. He also received several honors such as the Phi Delta Phi honorary member award, Dean's List (Spring 2000 & 2002), Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award for the study of Constitutional Law and the CALI Highest Grade Award for the study of Criminal Procedure. Ruben is admitted to practice law in Texas and the United States District Court, Western District of Texas.

Current Employment Position(s):
Shareholder Attorney
Year Joined Organization:
2002
Certifications/Specialties:
Licensed Stockbroker
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2003
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, May, 2002
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Final Ranking 110 of 177; Final GPA: 2.90
Honors: CALI Highest Grade Award, Criminal Procedure, Spring 2002
Honors: Dean's List, GPA: 3.70, Spring, 2002
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Honorary Member
Honors: Legal Research Board, Student Editor
Honors: Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Honors: Board of Barristers Moot Court/Mock Trial Competition Participant
Honors: Habitat for Humanity
Honors: Hispanic Law Student Association
Honors: Texas Aggie Bar Association
Honors: Texas Bar Association, Law Student Division
Honors: PMBR Representative

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
Honors: Top 18%, GPA: 3.09
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award, Constitutional Law, Spring, 2000
Honors: Dean's List, GPA: 3.45, Spring, 2000
Honors: Law Review, Invitee
Honors: ABA, Law Student Division
Honors: Aggie Law Students Association
Honors: Houston Habitat for Humanity

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, August, 1995
Bachelor of Business Administration
Honors: Final GPA: 3.1
Honors: L.E.G.A.L.S. Mock Trial Award for Best Attorney Representing A&M, 1994
Honors: Academic Scholarships
Honors: Aggies Habitat for Humanity
Honors: Texas A&M Pre-Law Society
Honors: A&M Christian Fellowship
Honors: MSC MBA/Law Committee
Honors: Financial Services Organization
Major: Finance

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Young Lawyers Association
Member
 
El Paso Bar Association
Member
 
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
Member
 
Border Bankruptcy Bar Association
Member
 
State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Law Section
Member
 
Habitat for Humanity, El Paso, Texas
Member/Volunteer
 
Habitat for Humanity, College Station, Texas
 
Habitat for Humanity, Houston, Texas
 
Habitat for Humanity, Lubbock, Texas
Past Employment Positions:
Securities and Exchange Commission, Fort Worth, Texas, Law Clerk, 2001
 
Mills, Shirley, Eckel & Bassett, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, Law Clerk, 2001
 
Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, General Clerk, 1999 - 2000
 
Hi/Lo Auto Supply, L.P., Houston, Texas, Store Manager, 1997 - 1998
 
Emerald Securities, L.L.C., Houston, Texas, Equities Trading Supervisor, 1996
 
Olde Discount Corporations, Houston, Texas, Account Executive, 1995 - 1996
 
District Attorney's Office of Joe Rubio, Laredo, Texas, Law Intern, 1992
Languages:
Spanish

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