O. Rene Diaz

As the former Judge of the 224th District Court, Bexar County, Texas, Judge Rene Diaz applies his 28+ years of civil litigation experience as well as his judicial experience and his training as a certified mediator/arbitrator to help guide cases to the best resolution possible. Judge Diaz has achieved a peer reviewed, AV Preeminent Rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest possible rating for ethical standards and legal ability. He actively handles mediations and arbitrations of a wide variety of cases, including commercial litigation, personal injury, employment law, and family law, including divorce, child custody and child support cases.

Regent University

M.A. (1990) | Public Policy

1986 - 1990

Regent University School of Law

J.D. | Law

1987 - 1990

University of Virginia

B.A. (1985) | International Relations Latin American Studies

1981 - 1985

Judge of the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas

Texas Judiciary

2004 - 2006

Civil Trial Bench

Partner

Brock Person Guerra Reyna, P.C.

1993 - 2004

Civil Litigation Partner representing primarily defendants in state and federal court, including insurance defense, medical negligence, products liability, employment discrimination as well as business and election law

Associate Attorney

Branton & Hall, P.C.

1990 - 1993

Civil Litigation representing primarily Plaintiffs in Personal Injury litigation including medical malpractice, products liability, workers' compensation, automobile collisions, insurance, and premises liability,

Certified Mediator

Attorney-Mediator Institute, Dallas, Texas

AV-PREEMINENT - Peer Reviewed - The Highest Possible Rating for Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards.

Martindale-Hubbell

2008

Judge Diaz has been rated AV -Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell the largest and most prestigious, international, peer-review attorney rating agency in the world.

Listed

Scene in SA Magazine

2007

Listed 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 in Mediation & Arbitration, and Family Law

Judge of the Year - Honorary Young Lawyers Award

San Antonio Young Lawyers

2006

Given annually to the member of the judiciary who has contributed significantly to the professional development of San Antonio Young Lawyers Association

Jurist of the Year

San Antonio Young Lawyers

2006

Given Annually to the judge who has contributed the most to professional development of young lawyers

Texas State Bar  # 05804775

Member

1991 - Current

Texas

Since 1991

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  Consultations by appointment only. Please contact 210-226-4500 for an appointment today to have Judge Diaz help evaluate your case.

• Car Accidents
• General Civil
• Insurance Bad Faith

Q. In state of TX, how do you determine official date when person becomes incapacitated?

November 8, 2021

A: Your question did not specify who is being declared legally incapacitated or the source of the incapacity, so I need to give a general answer. The law considers certain persons to lack capacity as a matter of law, that is, due to the person's status or condition. For instance, minors (i.e., children) lack legal capacity to enter into contracts. If the person that you are seeking to have declared as lacking capacity, then I think you will have to get a court to declare the incapacity, but the Court might be able to declare it retroactively to a certain date, for instance, if you could prove that an adult has been in a coma for an established period of time, which you may be able to prove with medical records, this might lead to a retroactive declaration of incapacity. ... Read More