Jeronimo Valdez is an accomplished trial lawyer and Founder & Managing Partner of Valdez│Washington LLP where he represents clients throughout the country in a broad range of matters including life-altering personal injury, complex contract disputes, non-compete litigation, complex business torts, and other business-related problems. He has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict, recently winning a week-long jury trial in a business dispute that resulted in a unanimous defense verdict for his client and a multi-million dollar award for his side. Mr. Valdez’s successes have earned him selection to the Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list published by Texas Monthly Magazine. Rising Stars honorees are limited to the top 2.5% of Texas attorneys who are 40 or younger. He was also recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the top 40 lawyers in the State of Texas under the age of 40.
In addition to his extensive trial experience, Mr. Valdez also serves as an invaluable business advisor to many of DFW’s leading entrepreneurs and business organizations. He has served as Vice President & General Counsel of an international company and currently serves as outside general counsel to leading businesses and local chambers of commerce. He began his legal career at one of the largest and most respected law firms in the U.S. where he represented many of the largest companies in the world. He now operates his own Law Firm, where he provides individuals and small businesses with the same quality services, but more affordably. As a result of his unique business model, the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber awarded him the prestigious 2010 Quality & Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award, which is awarded to “the top-performing Hispanic-owned businesses in the DFW Metroplex for having elevated themselves among their peers through their distinctive products and services, outstanding execution, excellence in customer service, and notable financial growth.”
Mr. Valdez is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Education and Background
A native of Dallas, Texas, Jeronimo Valdez grew up in Pleasant Grove and is a proud product of the Dallas public school system. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington where he attended on a full scholarship. While in college, he earned numerous honors and distinctions, including induction into Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor Society) and Phi Alpha Theta (the International History Honor Society).
Mr. Valdez earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law where he also attended on a full scholarship. He was selected as the Sarah T. Hughes Scholar—a distinction bestowed on only one entering SMU law student each year. He was also selected by the American Bar Association as one of only 20 students nationwide to be awarded the prestigious inaugural ABA Scholarship. While in law school, Mr. Valdez earned numerous distinctions, including: Vice-President of the Student Bar Association, Law Review Editor, Executive Board Member & Master Advocate for the Board of Advocates, and induction into Phi Delta Phi (the legal honor society). More importantly, during law school Mr. Valdez was selected to serve as Chief Counsel of the SMU Civil Clinic where he was given special permission by the State of Texas to serve as a student lawyer on behalf of numerous low-income clients. In that capacity, he successfully litigated a number of contract-related matters and obtained impressive and much-needed recoveries for his clients.
Areas of Practice:
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Non-Compete/Employee Mobility Disputes
- Life Altering Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Business Organization and Counseling
- Start-Up, Small, and Mid-Sized Company Representation
Bar Admissions
- All Texas State Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Past Employment:
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Supreme Court of Texas, William E. Collins Clerk to the Honorable Craig T. Enoch
Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law- Juris Doctor
- Honors: Sarah T. Hughes Scholar (full tuition scholarship and stipend)
- Honors: ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship (one of only 20 students selected nationwide)
- Honors: Articles Editor, Computer Law Review & Technology Journal
- Honors: Chief Counsel, SMU School of Law Legal Clinic
- Honors: Vice President, Student Bar Association
- Honors: Vice President, Hispanic Law Student Association
- Honors: Executive Board Member and Master Level Advocate, Board of Advocates
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
- Honors: ABA National Moot Court Team – nationally recognized oral advocate
University of Texas at Arlington Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
- Honors: U.T. – Arlington Academic Scholarship
- Honors: Dallas City Mayor’s Award (one of four scholarships awarded citywide)
- Honors: LULAC Academic Scholarship
- Honors: Honor Roll, 1995-1999
- Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
- Honors: Phi Alpha Theta, International History Honor Society
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Chair Elect of the Board of Directors
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Executive Board Member
Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
Greater Grand Prairie Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- General Counsel
- Board of Directors
Mayor’s Southern Dallas Task Force
- Small Business Committee
Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
- Advisory Council Member, Board of Directors
Southern Methodist University’s Hispanic Youth Institute
- Advisory Council Member
Eastfield College Pleasant Grove Campus
- Advisory Council Member
Bea’s Kids
- Board of Directors
Dallas Bar Association- Leadership Positions:
- Minority Participation Committee
- Mentoring Committee
- Law in the Schools Committee
Dallas Bar Foundation
- Fellow
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Member