John M. Padilla is managing partner of Padilla & Rodriguez, LLP, a boutique law firm of personal injury trial lawyers, with its principal office in Houston, Texas.

He was named a Texas Super Lawyer (Rising Star) (2006) by Thompson Reuters as seen in Texas Monthly Magazine and one of Houston’s Top Lawyers in H Texas Magazine (2006). Mr. Padilla was recognized in the 2009 and 2010 Verdict Search’s Top Texas Verdicts as published in Texas Lawyer for three separate verdicts.

In 1994, Mr. Padilla graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with High Honors. While in law school, Mr. Padilla was inducted into Chancellors, the highest honor society of the UT Law School “In Recognition of Distinguished Scholastic Achievement” for being ranked sixth out of a class of approximately 500 students at the end of his second year of law school. Mr. Padilla was also inducted in to the Texas Chapter of the Order of the Coif for high attainments in the study of law.

Before beginning his legal studies and career, John Padilla earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree with Highest Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. While in the UT Business School, Mr. Padilla participated in the prestigious Honors Business Program. After graduating second in his undergraduate business school class of 417, Mr. Padilla went on to earn an M.B.A.

Access Mr. Padilla’s profile and learn more about the law firm at www.padillarodriguez.com

LLMJanuary 5, 2023Comment