Ricardo Pumarejo Jr.
Ricardo Pumarejo Jr. was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. After graduating from The University of Texas School of Law, Ricardo spent three years as a briefing attorney for former Senior Justice Linda R. Yañez of the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals. While with the Thirteenth Court, Ricardo assisted in the drafting of numerous legal opinions. Ricardo later joined Gonzalez & Associates Law Firm, where he focused on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation. In January 2011, Ricardo joined Kittleman, Thomas and Gonzales, L.L.P., where his practice focuses primarily on civil appeals and litigation support.
Ricardo has served pro bono as appellate counsel for indigent persons. In one recent case, he persuaded an appellate court that an indigent woman was wrongly convicted of a crime and sentenced to twenty years in prison. As a result of the appeal Ricardo filed on the woman's behalf, the appellate court reversed the conviction and ordered that she be acquitted.
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2006
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 2006
- The University of Texas , Austin, Texas
- B.A. - 2002
- Major: Government
- Major: English
Published Works
- Pick Your Poison: Election of Remedies, Soaking Up Some CLE 2011: A South Texas Litigation Seminar, 2011
- Clueless Over Clewis or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Welcome Brooks v. State, Temple v. State, 342 S.W.3d 572, 625 n.3 (Tex. App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2010, no pet.) (Brown, J., concurring)., 23 The Appellate Advocate: State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Report, 246, 2010
- Texas Supreme Court: Recent/Pending Decisions Impacting the Small Firms' Clientele, Texas Minority Attorney CLE Program, May, 2009
Pro Bono Activities
- Appellate Counsel for Indigent Persons