Peña, Joseph G.
E-mail: jpena@raylaw.com
Phone: (210) 348-1813 | C: (210) 325-2397
Office Location: San Antonio, Texas
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- Joe Peña is a trial lawyer with a focus on catastrophic injury and fatality cases. Joe has trial experience in transportation, construction defect, product liability, premises liability, first-party, and commercial claims.
- Joe has been counsel in trucking and transportation claims involving multiple fatalities, oilfield and refinery deaths, fire and explosion claims, and has gained specific expertise in traumatic brain injury cases.
- Presenter for State Bar of Texas CLE seminars on the topics of trucking and transportation defense.
- Panel counsel for national insurance carriers and is retained directly by numerous Fortune 500 transportation and energy companies.
- Personal counsel to one of the largest minority-owned restaurant franchise groups in the State of Texas.
- Joe serves as a board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Antonio, pro bono general counsel to the Gary J. Thompson Scholarship Fund and Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Volunteer Corporation
- Joe grew up working alongside his family in the commercial construction industry and as a result he particularly enjoys defending family-run construction companies in construction-defect litigation.
- Managing Shareholder - RPM San Antonio
- Texas Super Lawyers - Civil Litigation Rising Star (2013-2019)
- Named one of San Antonio’s Rising Stars - Scene in SA Monthly
- Best Lawyers in San Antonio - Scene in SA Magazine
Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Practice
Education
-Bachelor of Arts in Economics, St. Mary's University
-Doctor of Jurisprudence, St. Mary's University School of Law
-Doctor of Jurisprudence, St. Mary's University School of Law
Honors and Awards
- Texas Super Lawyers - Civil Litigation, Rising Star (2013-2019)
- Named one of San Antonio’s Rising Stars - Scene in SA Monthly
- Best Lawyers in San Antonio - Scene in SA Magazine
- Selected to Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- Joe F. Brown endowed scholarship recipient
- Phi Delta Phi
- Named one of San Antonio’s Rising Stars - Scene in SA Monthly
- Best Lawyers in San Antonio - Scene in SA Magazine
- Selected to Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- Joe F. Brown endowed scholarship recipient
- Phi Delta Phi
Professional Experience
- Joe Peña is a trial lawyer with a focus on catastrophic injury and fatality cases. Joe has trial experience in transportation, construction defect, product liability, premises liability, first-party, and commercial claims.
- Joe has been counsel in trucking and transportation claims involving multiple fatalities, oilfield and refinery deaths, fire and explosion claims, and has gained specific expertise in traumatic brain injury cases.
- Presenter for State Bar of Texas CLE seminars on the topics of trucking and transportation defense.
- Panel counsel for national insurance carriers and is retained directly by numerous Fortune 500 transportation and energy companies.
- Personal counsel to one of the largest minority-owned restaurant franchise groups in the State of Texas.
- Joe serves as a board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Antonio, pro bono general counsel to the Gary J. Thompson Scholarship Fund and Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Volunteer Corporation
- Joe grew up working alongside his family in the commercial construction industry and as a result he particularly enjoys defending family-run construction companies in construction-defect litigation.
- Joe has been counsel in trucking and transportation claims involving multiple fatalities, oilfield and refinery deaths, fire and explosion claims, and has gained specific expertise in traumatic brain injury cases.
- Presenter for State Bar of Texas CLE seminars on the topics of trucking and transportation defense.
- Panel counsel for national insurance carriers and is retained directly by numerous Fortune 500 transportation and energy companies.
- Personal counsel to one of the largest minority-owned restaurant franchise groups in the State of Texas.
- Joe serves as a board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Antonio, pro bono general counsel to the Gary J. Thompson Scholarship Fund and Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Volunteer Corporation
- Joe grew up working alongside his family in the commercial construction industry and as a result he particularly enjoys defending family-run construction companies in construction-defect litigation.
Professional Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- San Antonio Bar Association
- Texas Minority Counsel Program
- Litigation Section State Bar of Texas
- San Antonio Bar Association, Medical-Legal Liaison Committee
- American Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- San Antonio Bar Association
- Texas Minority Counsel Program
- Litigation Section State Bar of Texas
- San Antonio Bar Association, Medical-Legal Liaison Committee
Court Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Courts, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Courts, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Texas
Personal
- Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas
- Joe is married to Laura and is the proud father of Carolina and Joseph.
- Joe is married to Laura and is the proud father of Carolina and Joseph.
- Product Liability
- Transportation
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Construction Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Civil Litigation Defense