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William R. Garza

William R. Garza

Attorney at Law

William R. Garza

Attorney at Law

William R. “Bill” Garza s a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial attorney with more than 22 years of trial and litigation experience defending serious personal injury cases of all types, including medical malpractice, products liability, motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, premises liability and commercial liability. He is licensed to practice in Texas, Oklahoma and the United States District Courts of the Southern District of Texas. He is recognized and named as a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters as published in Texas Monthly Magazine. This recognition is reserved for less than 5% of practicing attorneys in Texas. Mr. Garza is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation only organization comprised of experienced trial lawyers and judges.

Mr. Garza attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Biology in 1996. He then attended South Texas College of Law – Houston, Texas where he earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree in May 1999. In August 1999, he moved to McAllen, Texas where he began practicing as an associate attorney at a civil defense law firm handling insurance defense and medical malpractice cases on behalf of hospitals, physicians, and nurses throughout the South Texas. Four years later, in 2003, he became a named partner at the firm. In 2007, Mr. Garza obtained his Board Certification in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a distinction that is held by less than 2% of all attorneys in the State of Texas. In April 2012, Mr. Garza founded William R. Garza and Associates, PLLC in McAllen, Texas where he and his firm continued to defend a wide variety of civil lawsuits on behalf of insurance companies and their insureds in personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, premises liability, products liability, construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and intentional torts. In March 2014, he co-founded Palacios, Garza & Thompson, P.C. in Edinburg, Texas where he and the firm continue to defend complex cases of all sorts. Mr. Garza is also a certified mediator who is routinely called upon by his peers and/or appointed by the Judiciary to mediate complex cases, including personal injury and medical malpractice cases, throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Because of Mr. Garza’s experience in handling complex health care liability cases, he is often called upon to provide lectures and seminars for various hospitals throughout Hidalgo County. He is an active member of The State Bar of Texas, the Hidalgo County Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC).

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Palacios, Garza & Thompson, P.C.
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Office: (956) 318-0507
Fax: (956) 318-0575
2724 West Canton Road
Edinburg, Texas 78539

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Palacios, Garza & Thompson, P.C. is an established personal injury, family law, criminal law and governmental defense firm. Our office is located in Edinburg, Texas and we offer legal representation throughout South Texas. We offer legal counseling and representation for our clients in the following legal areas: personal injury defense, construction litigation, criminal law, family law, governmental litigation, healthcare liability, product liability and insurance dense.

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