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San Antonio, TX — Pena Aleczander proudly welcomes back Alejandra Gonzalez to our firm following her recent graduation from St.Mary’s School of Law. Ms. Gonzalez, a distinguished recipient of the NexGen Pinnacle Scholar[...]

San Antonio, Texas – Peña Aleczander is proud to announce that David Ortega, a former staff member and recipient of the firm’s NexGen Pinnacle Award scholarship, has[...]

McAllen, Texas — In a decisive victory for the defense, a federal jury has cleared Ernesto Gaona-Gonzalez of all charges related to the alleged kidnapping, hostage-taking, and transportation of [...]

Duval County, Texas — After a contentious legal battle over the sale of a home health care business, attorney Michael Saldaña garnered a unanimous jury verdict absolving our client of all civil liability [...]

Brownsville, Texas — Attorney Jaime Pena has landed a jury verdict in favor of his client in a breach of fiduciary duty case in Brownsville. The contentious case revolved around a dispute between two [...]

McAllen, Texas — The journey from being under the glare of investigations to wearing the coveted Miss Universe crown is no ordinary tale. Miss R'Bonney Gabriel, not only faced adversity but[...]

Houston, Texas — The defense team representing Pedro Calvillo Hernandez, who is currently facing charges of price-fixing and money laundering in the federal court of Houston, is announces the addition of attorney, Jaime Peña, to its legal roster.[...]

Edinburg, Texas — Defense attorneys Jaime Peña and Carlos Garcia, are pleased to announce the dismissal of all murder charges against their[...]

Edinburg, Texas — Peña Aleczander is proud to announce that our esteemed partner and advocate, Jaime Pena, has officially started another semester in his role as a full-faculty Business Law professor at[...]

Hidalgo County, Texas — Peña Aleczander, a leading legal firm known for championing people’s rights, is pleased to announce a confidential settlement in a catastrophic injury case involving a woman injured at a national chain gym.[...]

Port Isabel, Texas — After months of negotiations and on the eve of trial, both parties have amicably reached a settlement regarding the alleged construction defects at[...]

DALLAS, Texas – Trial attorneys Jaime Peña of Peña Aleczander and Carlos Garcia of The Law office of Carlos A. Garcia, have successfully [...]

McAllen, TX – Peña Alecznader is thrilled to announce the return of former staff member Jessica Gamez, who is completing law school and will soon join the firm as an attorney. Jessica has showcased [...]

McAllen, TX - On February 13, 2023, Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance was pleased to host a guest talk by Jaime Pena, a seasoned trial lawyer and business law professor at The University of Texas-Rio [...]

Edinburg — A jury on Thursday acquitted former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina on a litany of charges related to the 2017 municipal election. The former elected official was acquitted[...]

Edinburg — Former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina is telling his side of the story. Molina took the witness stand Monday afternoon to defend himself from allegations that he committed [...]

Edinburg — What is residency? The question surfaced on Monday as former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina’s attorneys began their case in his voter fraud [...]

Edinburg — Have a look at these exclusive images from inside the courtroom during this trial from The Monitor's very own Joel Martinez & Delcia Lopez [...]

Law 360 recently wrote an article about a federal trial our firm is handling involving a corporate insurance claim. Our firm represents Dimas Bros. Construction LLC who is seeking [...]

McALLEN — The three men accused of conspiring together to defraud the city of Weslaco out of millions of dollars are set to finally have their day in federal court [...]

McALLEN — A jury found Dr. Jorge Zamora Quezada guilty of healthcare fraud Wednesday following a month-long trial during which the government presented evidence alleging he intentionally misdiagnosed patients for profit[...]

McALLEN — Jurors will begin deliberations Tuesday morning in the case of Dr. Jorge Zamora Quezada, an Edinburg-based rheumatologist accused of healthcare fraud[...]

A certified public accountant testified Thursday regarding financial transactions of the Center for Arthritis & Osteoporosis, the clinic owned by Dr. Jorge Zamora Quezada whose trial is entering its final days.Mariela Ruiz, a certified public [...]

As part of their efforts to provide career-advancing opportunities for students, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD students enrolled in the district’s Pre-Law Institute had the opportunity to intern with various [...]

A judge, who said Friday he has been “troubled by the whole Twin Peaks matter from its inception,” put off the trials of bikers in his court until after the first of the year because he wants the new McLennan County district attorney to review how the remaining Twin Peaks cases will be handled [...]

A judge Thursday denied a motion to throw out the indictment against Tom Modesto Mendez and indicated that Mendez should be the second Twin Peaks biker to go to trial in McLennan County.After arguing for two hours over language in the first-degree felony riot indictment and the state's theories in the case, prosecutors agreed to amend language in the indictment 11 days before the scheduled Sept. 10 trial. After the amendments, the judge denied the motion to quash the indictment.

An attorney for biker Tom Modesto Mendez did not filea motion to recuse 19th State District Judge RalphStrother as expected Monday, but he filed a variety ofother motions, including one seeking to quash theindictment.Strother and court officials had made preparations forattorney Jaime Pe a to file a motion to recuse the judgeafter Pe a said he could not be prepared for ascheduled Sept. 10 trial setting in Mendez’s Twin Peakscase.

McALLEN — A jury must now decide if a 41-year-old woman andco-owner of a medical supply company in McAllen was at thecenter of a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme, or wascheated by her employees who pleaded guilty before the trial.

McALLEN — Prosecutor Michael Edward Day stood before afederal jury Tuesday to deliver his opening statement in a caseconnected to the largest healthcare fraud takedown in U.S.history, and repeated an ominous saying three times in Spanish. [...]

Former Mexican banker Rafael Olvera Amezcua is accused of stealing $65 million from depositors “tobuild a money-laundering empire” in San Antonio and Florida, according to a lawsuit filed in a Floridacourt. [...]

Three Mexican businessmen allege in a lawsuit filed this week in San Antonio that a U.S. investment firm had help from the governments of both countries to defraud them in a real estate deal.