Attorney Profiles

Philip Marzec 
San Antonio, Texas
Partner
phone 210-225-0001
888-700-7557 (Toll Free)
fax 210-225-0041
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Philip Marzec is the head of the firm's Litigation Section. He has represented numerous public entities in litigation involving personal injury, contracts, election law, open records, civil rights, labor and employment as well as appeals.

Mr. Marzec devotes a substantial portion of his practice to work as general counsel for several school districts. In addition, Mr. Marzec advises clients on how best to prepare for litigation and in the area of insurance coverage.

Reported Cases:

Harlandale Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Cornyn, 25 S.W.3d 328 (Tex. App.-Austin 2002, pet. denied)

Martinez v. VIA Metro. Transit Auth., 38 S.W.3d 173 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2000, no pet.)

Lexis Reported Cases:

Tejeda v. Garcia, 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 6715 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2003, no pet.) Released for Publication November 24, 2003

Doe v. San Antonio Indep. Sch. District-Bexar County, No. SA-03-CA-0225, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO DIVISION, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3196, February 3, 2005, Decided

Doe v. Arthur Aguilar and San Antonio Indep. Sch. District, No. SA-03-CA-0174 NN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO DIVISION, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6415, April 4, 2005, Decided

Aguirre v. Crystal City Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 03-51072, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, 100 Fed. Appx. 992; 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 12103, June 18, 2004

Commissioner's Decisions:

San Antonio ISD v. Eva Leal Trevino, Docket No. 015-R2-1205, 2006, Before the Commissioner of Education

United ISD v. Belinda Ramon Bennet, Docket No. 030-LH-1204, 2005, Before the Commissioner of Education

Brownsville ISD v. Noe Sauceda, Docket No. 015-LH-1002, 2003, Before the Commissioner of Education

Year Joined Organization:
1997
Areas of Practice:
School Law
Labor & Employment
Housing
Civil Litigation
Civil Rights
Mediation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1989

J.D. with Honors

University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1975

B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Federal Bar Association


Defense Research Institute
Member


Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Member


San Antonio Bar Association
Member


Defense Counsel of San Antonio
Treasurer


Shoestring Shakespeare Company
Executive Committee


Texas Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Law Offices of Sean Martinez, Attorney, 1991 - 1996


Ball and Weed, Associate, 1991


Groce, Locke and Hebdon, Associate, 1989 - 1991

With offices in San Antonio, Dallas, Laredo, and Houston, Texas, as well as Mexico City, Mexico, the minority-owned law firm of Escamilla, Poneck & Cruz, LLP, offers a wide range of legal services to governmental agencies, private corporations, and individuals throughout the state of Texas including the cities of Jourdanton, Floresville, Seguin, New Braunfels, Boerne, Laredo, Macdona, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Grapevine, Colleyville, South Lake, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Denton, Plano, Richardson, and Flower Mound, and throughout the counties of Bexar, Atascosa, Wilson, Guadalupe, Comal, Kendall, Tarrant, Fort Bend, Harris, Wise, Hays, Williamson, Webb, Live Oak, Nueces, Austin and Cameron.

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