Joseph Hood Jr

After graduating from law school from 1982 to 1983, after I Justice McGee of the Supreme Court of Texas' law clerk. After completing my clerkship, I joined Scott Hulse, a large El Paso firm. In 2007 I left to start my present firm with five of my former partners. I am licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico. I am Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Civil Trial and Civil Appellate Law, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates holding the rank of Advocate. I have a general practice focusing upon litigation matters of all types. I have tried cases in state and federal courts in Texas and New Mexico, and I have briefed and argued appeals as lead counsel before the New Mexico Court of Appeals, various Texas courts of appeals, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition, I have arbitrated securities and employment-related disputes on behalf of member firms before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly the regulatory arms of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange), and represented individual registered representatives in regulatory and disciplinary matters.

St. Mary's University

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1982

Advocate

American Board of Trial Advocates

Current

Civil Appellate Law

Texas State Bar

1992

Civil Trial Law

Texas State Bar

1991

Texas

Current

Texas Association of Defense Counsel

1983 - Current

Texas State Bar  # 09943250

Member

1982 - Current

New Mexico

State Bar of New Mexico

ID Number: 126350

Since 2008

Texas

Since 1982