Attorneys

Jerry L. Rios, born July 25, 1960; admitted to Texas Bar, 1986, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Legal education, Texas Tech University and University of Texas. AV-Rated, Martindale Hubbell Law Directory. Member: Transportation Insurance Defense Association (T.I.D.A.); DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar Committees: Transportation and Product Liability; Former Certified Fraud Examiner, National Association of Fraud Examiners. General Counsel to Texas Chapter of Special Investigation Units (T.A.S.I.U.). Instructor: National Insurance Crime Bureau (N.I.C.B.), Advanced Special Investigator Academy. Former member of State Bar of Texas Grievance and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committees. Member: Houston Bar Association and American Bar Associations.

Lancelot Olinde, Jr., born Washington, D.C., June 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas.  Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.A. 1981); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1985.  Order of the Lytae).  Member: State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association and Austin Bar Association.  Appointed as Briefing Attorney for Hon. James Lee Carroll, Austin Court of Appeals 1985-1986.  Trained mediator, A. A. White Dispute Resolution Center.  Lecturer for National Business Institute on handling uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.  Frequent speaker on trade secret litigation.  With over 50 jury verdicts, he has an extensive background in handling complex litigation for clients in various industries, including transportation, insurance, manufacturing, construction, and engineering. 

Gregory A. Scott (Of Counsel), born Racine, Wisconsin, June 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas.  Preparatory education, Southwest Texas State University (B.A. 1982), University of Texas at Arlington (Masters of Arts Political Science, 1984) and Unversity of Texas at Arlington (second Master of Arts Degree in History 1996); Legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law.  Member: State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Dallas Bar Association and the Dallas Association of Defense Counsel.  Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Ruben Alcantera, born San Antonio, Texas, August 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas;  Preparatory education, Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio, Texas (B.A. 1995); Legal education, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D. 1998).  Results-oriented professional with outstanding record of achievement in insurance defense, insurance fraud (SIU), and commercial litigation.   Member of the State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association, Katy Bar Association, and Phi Delta Phi: Certified mediator and previous Adjunct Professor at San Jacinto College.  Speaking engagements include Annual Conference of the Texas Department of Insurance and Gulf Coast Insurance Fraud conference.