Denton Navarro Rodriguez Bernal Santee & Zech, P.C.

Attorney Lowell F. Denton

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1978
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1978
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 1976

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• The State Bar of Texas
• The Texas Municipal League
• The Texas City Attorney's Association

Attorney Ricardo J. Navarro

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

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

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 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)

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Patrick C. Bernal

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1983
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1983
• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Austin, Texas
  
  • Master of Public Administration
• Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 1979

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Charles E. Zech

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1998
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1998
• Southwest Texas State University
  
  • BBA in Economics 12/1995, BBA in Finance 12/1995 - 12/1995
• Texas State University
  
  • Master of Public Administration - 12/2008

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas City Attorney Association, President, 2010 to 2011
• Texas City Managers Association
• International Municipal Lawyers Association, Local Government Fellow
• San Antonio Bar Association
• Travis County Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Phi Alpha Delta International Legal Fraternity
• College of the State Bar
• Texas Municipal League Board of Directors, 10/2020 to Present
• Texas City Attorney Association, Board Member

Attorney Clarissa M. Rodriguez

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2006

Education:

• Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
  
  • Juris Doctor - 05/2006
• Texas A&M University
  
  • BA; Speech Communication - 05/1998
• University of Texas at San Antonio
  
  • Masters of Public Administration - 12/2001

Attorney T. Daniel Santee

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1994
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1991
  • Major: Psychology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Municipal League
• State Bar of Texas
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• San Antonio Bar Association
• Texas City Attorney’s Association
• International Municipal Lawyers Association
• Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
• St. Mary’s University Law Alumni Association
• Tau Delta Epsilon Christian Service Fraternity
• Baylor Alumni Association , Life Member

Attorney Robert L. Drinkard

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1998
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2003

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
  
  • Juris Doctor - 1998
• University of Texas - Austin, Austin, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 1995
  • Major: Government

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association

Attorney Rebecca Sanchez Hayward

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2012
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2012
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2018
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2018

Education:

• Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Florida
  
  • J.D. - 05/2011
  • Honors: Moot Court Board member
  • Honors: Moot Court Board, Publications Committee, 2009 - 2011
• Texas A & M International University, Laredo, Texas
  
  • Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - 05/2008
  • Major: History

Attorney Allison Bastian-Rodriguez

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2007

Education:

• Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  
  • Juris Doctor - 2007
• University of Oklahoma
  
  • B.A. - 1994
  • Major: BFA, Visual Communication

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
• Texas City Attorneys Association
• Cameron County Bar Association
• Hidalgo County Bar Association

Attorney Kelly R. Albin

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2013
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2022
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

• Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law), Fort Worth, Texas
  
  • J.D.
  • Law Journal, Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property, Editor-in-Chief
• University of California, San Diego, California
  
  • B.A. - 2007

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney John-Michael Hayward

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2013
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2014
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2015
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2018

Education:

• Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Florida
  
  • J.D. - 2012
• California State University, Fresno, California
  
  • B.S. - 2008
  • Major: Criminology

Attorney Adolfo Ruiz

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1984
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2016
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1990
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Education:

• Texas City Attorney's Association, Member
• San Antonio Bar Association, Member

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Yolanda Jarmon-Morgan

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2010

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1997
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: St. Mary’s Center for Legal and Social Justice Student Attorney, 8/1997 to 5/1998
• University of Texas at Austin, Texas
  
  • B.S. - 1991
  • Major: Liberal Arts; K-8 Teacher Certification; ESL

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Bar, Attorney, 1997 to Present
• Houston Bar Association, Attorney, 2024 to Present

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Stanley O. Springerley

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1999

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1999
• University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, December 20, 2022 – Present

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Spanish

Attorney Lori Hanson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1988
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D.
  • Law Journal: St. Mary’s Law Journal, Associate Editor
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: Dean’s List

Attorney Camela J. Sandmann

Bar Admissions:

• Maryland, 2002
• Texas, 2011
• District of Columbia, 2004

Education:

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
  
  • J.D.
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • M.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Psychology/Education

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Tate N. Saunders

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1995

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1995
  • Law Journal, St. Mary's Law Journal, Staff Writer, 1993, 1995
• Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
  
  • B.A. - 1992
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: With High Honors
  • Major: Psychology

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Matthew L. Grove

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2011

Education:

• South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas
  
  • J.D.
• Texas A& M University, College Station, Texas
  
  • B.S.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas City Attorney's Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Natalie Kathleen Thamm

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2023

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D.
• St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 2019
  • Major: Political Science
  • Minor: History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, Member, 2023 to Present

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Mustapha M. Nyallay

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2023
• District of Columbia, 2021

Education:

• George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia
  
  • J.D. - 2020
• University of Houston
  
  • B.S. - 2017
  • Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Houston Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Corina Sanchez

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2019

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 2019
• Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 2013
  • Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Sharon S. Hicks

Attorney Daniel C. Jones

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2018
• Mississippi, 2000

Education:

• University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, 2000
  
  • J.D.
• University of Southern Mississippi, Mendenhall, Mississippi, 1998
  
  • M.A., Master of Arts

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Esther Y. Pena

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Paloma Celeste Flores

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2023
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2025

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 2023
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Excellence in Legal Research Certification
• University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, May, 2018
  
  • M.S., Master of Science
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Health Science with concentration in Healthcare Administration

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• ABA: Mediation Regional Competitor – Topic: International Business Contracts, 2023
• ABA: Negotiations National Quarterfinalist – Topic: Disaster Law, 2022
• ABA: Negotiations Regional Champion – Topic: First Amendment and Education, 2021

Languages Spoken:

• English