Dallas Attorney Rey Rodriguez

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Osar Rey Rodriguez is a life-long Texan and advocate who, before becoming a nationally awarded boutique lawyer, practiced for years as a litigation partner at Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose Fulbright. After graduating as his law school valedictorian, Rey clerked for now retired Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht on the Supreme Court of Texas. Rey also served as a Staff Attorney to the Dallas Court of Appeals and gave back to his law school as an award-winning Director at the SMU Dedman School of Law (2017 Best Faculty Award from APALSA). Rey also holds the distinction of having earned the Top Score on the July 1994 Texas Bar Examination (910+ points out of 1000 possible). Rey’s practice focuses on state and federal appellate and trial litigation in both tort and commercial areas representing plaintiffs and defendants. Rey teams with trial lawyers in district courts and handles appeals and arguments in both federal and state appellate courts across the country. His close friends and mentors include (without limitation) Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, William V. Dorsaneo, III, Professor Vincent Walkowiak, Wendall Hall, Scott Stolley and Ben Taylor.

Representative Experience

Auto Manufacturer. Represented auto manufacturer in nationwide class action over alleged… Read More

Representative Experience

Auto Manufacturer. Represented auto manufacturer in nationwide class action over alleged loss in auto values considering claimed defects in safety belt systems. Rey designed and prevailed on a motion to dismiss theory for plaintiffs’ failure to allege any legally cognizable claims. This threshold defense theory was successful in the Supreme Court of Texas on a 5-4 opinion and judgment. The plaintiffs’ case was dismissed for want of any legally cognizable claim.
Chemical Processing Facility. Successfully briefed for seller of chemical processing facility and obtained reversal and take-nothing judgment on multi-million-dollar verdict and judgment for employee of facility’s purchaser who suffered a catastrophic acid splash accident while using trade fixture equipment. The Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment and noted the general rule that a property owner’s responsibility for premises conditions terminates on conveyance, save for narrow exceptions inapplicable in this case.
Construction. Represented defendant waterline contractor in Supreme Court of Texas and successfully obtained take-nothing judgment on the basis of the running of limitations. In this case effectively of first impression, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed that the plaintiff water supplier’s claims for unjust enrichment against the contractor were governed by the two-year statute of limitations.
Crane Accident. Represented crane company in catastrophic injury case tried to a jury over three weeks in Bowie County, Texas. Jury returned a verdict only on plaintiff’s negligence theory and awarded damages at low-end of case valuation. Pre-trial demands had been multiples of the jury’s award.
Daycare. Represented daycare facility in child injury case at jury trial. Plaintiffs recovered only on their ordinary negligence theory and obtained damages equivalent to less than five percent (5%) of their at-trial demand
Discrimination. Represented hospital district in putative discrimination case and successfully defended trial court’s take-nothing summary judgment for client in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Dram Shop. Represented decedent NFL player’s estate in dram shop litigation and successfully defended multi-million-dollar jury verdict and judgment for client on appeal to the Dallas Court of Appeals.
Election Challenge. Represented Texas County in defending bond election supporting installation of low-level radioactive waste facility. The appellate panel issued its unanimous opinion affirming client’s summary judgment days after opposing counsel and Rey presented their oral arguments to the El Paso Court of Appeals.
Electronic Gaming. Represented video gaming company against multi-million dollar claims at jury trial and on appeal. Rey and his appellate partner obtained a complete reversal and take-nothing rendition on this previously reported “Texas Top 100 Verdict”. Case was remanded for award of attorneys’ fees on his client’s successful multi-million-dollar breach of contract suit. Case settled on favorable terms.
Health Care Facility. Represented surgical center in multi-million-dollar medical negligence case and obtained take-nothing judgment in Supreme Court of Texas after full briefing and presenting oral argument. The Court rejected the permanently incapacitated plaintiff’s claim that the bar of limitations was unenforceable against her under the Open Courts provision of the Texas Constitution.
Highway Construction. Represented general highway contractor in state and federal court litigation to obtain indemnity payments from sub-contractor and its insurer. Prevailed on complex motion practice in federal district court and case settled on favorable terms.
Hospitality. Represented equine leisure company and obtained take-nothing judgment and opinion in El Paso Court of Appeals over horse-riding accident and alleged concealed defect in riding trail.
Hospitals. Represented national health care company in mass actions filed against it, as parent company, and its indirect subsidiary psychiatric hospital company. Briefed key evidence issues at pre-trial stage. After trial court granted motion barring the testimony of plaintiff’s lead witness – criminally convicted former executive of subsidiary – case settled on favorable terms.
Natural Resources. Represented Texas municipality in multi-million-dollar water rights dispute and, after full briefing and presenting oral argument in the Texarkana Court of Appeals, obtained take-nothing judgment for the client on all plaintiffs’ tort claims. Pursued petition for review and briefed remaining contract claims in the Supreme Court of Texas where those claims were also effectively barred on the basis of governmental immunity under the Court’s subsequent opinion in a precedent-setting analogue case.
Oil Well Blowout. Represented oil and gas company in successful multi-million-dollar three-week federal jury trial for insurance coverage on catastrophic well-blowout event. Successfully presented prevailing client’s claim for millions of dollars in attorney fees and costs.
Physician Practice Litigation. Represented national health care company in arbitration to defend against former physician’s multi-million-dollar claims that he had been misled in to joining subsidiary entity that years later pleaded guilty to healthcare billing violations. After a multi-week arbitration and full briefing, the three-member panel unanimously ordered that plaintiff physician take nothing on his claims.
Product Manufacturers. Succeeded in defeating personal jurisdiction claims against foreign citizen officers and shareholders of overseas sporting goods and wind turbine manufacturers in separate Texas litigations.
Real Property. Represented city in alleged inverse condemnation lawsuit involving downtown property the city had acquired years earlier through a standard purchase contract. Successfully reversed trial court’s denial of the city’s motion to dismiss in light of governmental immunity. Appellate court panel agreed that the city had acted only under “color of right” via its purchase contract and had not acted under its governmental powers necessary to establish takings claim. The appellate court dismissed the lawsuit in toto on the grounds of governmental immunity.
Roofing Construction. Represented construction company in catastrophic roof-fall accident. After extensive discovery and motion practice, case settled at lower end of case valuation.
Slip and Fall/Black Ice. Represented restaurant sued after patron slipped on unseen ice in the parking lot and suffered severe injuries. Prevailed in trial court and, after briefing and oral argument in the Fort Worth Court of Appeals, obtained final take-nothing judgment on all plaintiff’s claims.
Technology. Represented technology executive in alleged theft of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference case brought by his former employer. After numerous depositions and dispositive motion practice, the matter settled on favorable terms.
TRO Proceedings. Represented banking client and successfully defended TRO proceedings. After Rey cross-examined the plaintiff’s expert – who was able to detail, to the penny, the amount of alleged damages at issue – the court summarily denied the TRO noting that the plaintiff expert’s detailed damages testimony negated the necessity for a TRO.

Honors and Recognitions

Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers® list, published by Texas Monthly Magazine, Civil Appeals, 2008–24

Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® list, 2016-2024

Selected to Best Law Firms® – Appellate Law Office, 2025

Selected to U.S. News, Best Law Firms in Texas, First Tier – Appellate Law Office, 2017-2018

Selected to The Best Attorneys of America®, Lifetime Charter Member, Rue Ratings, 2015

Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Appellate Law

Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation

Life Fellow Dallas Bar Foundation

National Institute of Trial Advocacy, National Trial Session, Boulder Co, Graduate

Outstanding Faculty Member, SMU Dedman School of Law, APALSA Award 2017
“Most Improved Player Award” 1976 – Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Nolan Richarson’s Bowie High School, El Paso TX Basketball “Camp of Stars”

Professional Affiliations

Dallas Bar Association

Dallas Hispanic Bar Association and Dallas Mexican American Bar Association

State Bar of Texas

Educational and Professional Background

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Juris Doctor, Valedictorian/Standard
Bearer 1993, Order of the Coif, SMU Law Review Association, Judge Sarah T. Hughes Diversity Scholar, West Publishing Scholarly Achievement Award, Law School Recruitment Committee

UT El Paso, BBA, 1989, summa cum laude, Valedictorian/Standard Bearer 1989
Highest Honors, Honors Program Certificate, Presidential Scholar, Harry S. Truman Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, Delta Sigma Pi Outstanding Business Student Award, Business School Accreditation Committee, Student Body Vice President, Senator and Public Defender, Co-Caption CX Debate Team, Top Ten Senior and “Men of Mines” Award (University’s highest award)

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Law Office of O. Rey Rodriguez

Areas of Practice

Trial and Appeals

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas

Member Of

Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Foundation, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, Dallas Mexican American Bar Association

Lectures & Writings

o Co-editor with Vincent S. Walkowiak, The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality, Fifth Edition thru Seventh Editions, American Bar Association, 2012, 2015, 2019 editions o Co-Author with W. Wendell Hall, Rosemarie Kanusky and Mark Emery, Hall’s Standards of Review in Texas, 42 St. Mary’s L.J. 1 (2010) o Panelist, “Bullying in the Law,” 2024 State Bar of Texas CLE (Houston and Boerne, TX) and Dallas Tort and Insurance Section CLE o Author/Speaker, “Standards of Review,” The 2009 State Bar of Texas Nuts & Bolts of Appellate Practice Seminar, Austin, Texas, September 2009 o Author/Speaker, “Legal and Factual Sufficiency Review After the Texas Supreme Court Decision in City of Keller,” The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section, Dallas, Texas, October 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Factual and Legal Sufficiency of the Evidence,” The 2007 State Bar of Texas Appellate Boot Camp, Austin, Texas, September 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Preserving, Presenting and Prevailing on Lower Court Error – a Focus on Critical Junctures for the Appeal,” Collin County Bar Association – Appellate Section, July 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Preserving Error and Perfecting the Appeal,” The Collin County Bench/Bar Conference, Richardson, Texas, April 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Perfecting Appeals and Securing the Appellate Record,” The 2006 State Bar of Texas Appellate Boot Camp, Austin, Texas, September 2006 o Author/Speaker, “Fifth Circuit Update: Significant Civil Decisions Since May 2004,” The 2005 State and Federal Appeals Conference, Austin, Texas, May 2005 o Co-Author, “Fifth Circuit Civil Appellate Update,” The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Summer 2008 and Summer 2009 o Speaker, “What it Takes to Preserve Privilege in the Discovery Process Today,” Product Liability Advisory Council Fall Conference, Irving at Las Colinas, Texas, October 5, 2012 o Moderator, “Appeals and Ethics,” Dallas-Fort Worth Joint Appellate Seminar, Dallas, Texas, October 6, 2011 o Moderator, “General Counsel Panel,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Seminar, Austin, Texas, September 8, 2011 o Panelist, “The Economics of Appeals: Fee Arrangements (Including Alternative Arrangements) for Appellate Counsel,” State Bar of Texas Appellate Section – Corporate Counsel/Appellate Counsel Seminar, Dallas, Texas, June 17, 2011 o Moderator, “Effective Advocacy – Perspectives from the Appellate Bench,” J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference, Dallas, Texas, February 18, 2011 o Chair/Course Director, Appellate Law Bench/Bar “October Fest” CLE Conference, Dallas Bar Association, October 21, 2010 o Panelist, “Annual Review: Cases that Matter to Business,” Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Client Seminar, Houston, Texas, October 23, 2007 o Panelist, “Hot Spots to Preserve Error At Trial,” State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Dallas, Texas, May 12, 2006 News & Events o Co-editor with Vincent S. Walkowiak, The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality, Fifth Edition thru Seventh Editions, American Bar Association, 2012, 2015, 2019 editions o Co-Author with W. Wendell Hall, Rosemarie Kanusky and Mark Emery, Hall’s Standards of Review in Texas, 42 St. Mary’s L.J. 1 (2010) o Panelist, “Bullying in the Law,” 2024 State Bar of Texas CLE (Houston and Boerne, TX) and Dallas Tort and Insurance Section CLE o Author/Speaker, “Standards of Review,” The 2009 State Bar of Texas Nuts & Bolts of Appellate Practice Seminar, Austin, Texas, September 2009 o Author/Speaker, “Legal and Factual Sufficiency Review After the Texas Supreme Court Decision in City of Keller,” The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section, Dallas, Texas, October 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Factual and Legal Sufficiency of the Evidence,” The 2007 State Bar of Texas Appellate Boot Camp, Austin, Texas, September 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Preserving, Presenting and Prevailing on Lower Court Error – a Focus on Critical Junctures for the Appeal,” Collin County Bar Association – Appellate Section, July 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Preserving Error and Perfecting the Appeal,” The Collin County Bench/Bar Conference, Richardson, Texas, April 2007 o Author/Speaker, “Perfecting Appeals and Securing the Appellate Record,” The 2006 State Bar of Texas Appellate Boot Camp, Austin, Texas, September 2006 o Author/Speaker, “Fifth Circuit Update: Significant Civil Decisions Since May 2004,” The 2005 State and Federal Appeals Conference, Austin, Texas, May 2005 o Co-Author, “Fifth Circuit Civil Appellate Update,” The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Summer 2008 and Summer 2009 o Speaker, “What it Takes to Preserve Privilege in the Discovery Process Today,” Product Liability Advisory Council Fall Conference, Irving at Las Colinas, Texas, October 5, 2012 o Moderator, “Appeals and Ethics,” Dallas-Fort Worth Joint Appellate Seminar, Dallas, Texas, October 6, 2011 o Moderator, “General Counsel Panel,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Seminar, Austin, Texas, September 8, 2011 o Panelist, “The Economics of Appeals: Fee Arrangements (Including Alternative Arrangements) for Appellate Counsel,” State Bar of Texas Appellate Section – Corporate Counsel/Appellate Counsel Seminar, Dallas, Texas, June 17, 2011 o Moderator, “Effective Advocacy – Perspectives from the Appellate Bench,” J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference, Dallas, Texas, February 18, 2011 o Chair/Course Director, Appellate Law Bench/Bar “October Fest” CLE Conference, Dallas Bar Association, October 21, 2010 o Panelist, “Annual Review: Cases that Matter to Business,” Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Client Seminar, Houston, Texas, October 23, 2007 o Panelist, “Hot Spots to Preserve Error At Trial,” State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Dallas, Texas, May 12, 2006

Honors & Achievements

o Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers® list, published by Texas Monthly Magazine, Civil Appeals, 2008–24 o Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® list, 2016-2024 o Selected to Best Law Firms® – Appellate Law Office, 2025 o Selected to U.S. News, Best Law Firms in Texas, First Tier – Appellate Law Office, 2017-2018 o Selected to The Best Attorneys of America®, Lifetime Charter Member, Rue Ratings, 2015o Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Appellate Law o Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation o Life Fellow Dallas Bar Foundation o National Institute of Trial Advocacy, National Trial Session, Boulder Co, Graduate o Outstanding Faculty Member, SMU Dedman School of Law, APALSA Award 2017 o “Most Improved Player Award” 1976 – Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Nolan Richarson’s Bowie High School, El Paso TX Basketball “Camp of Stars”

Specialty Licenses/Certificates

Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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To the Honorable Court Comes now the Defendant, an American-born citizen, invoking the full protection of the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and all applicable federal and state civil rights statutes. The Defendant respectfully moves this Court for immediate dismissal of all charges, full restitution, and the initiation of a federal inquiry into the unlawful alteration of arrest records ~ acts that constitute a direct assault on constitutional law, civil rights, and the integrity of the American justice system. I. Statement of Facts The Defendant’s arrest records were unlawfully altered, amended, or falsified on multiple occasions. Up to nine (9) separate instances ~ without judicial authorization, due process, or the Defendant’s knowledge or consent. These alterations occurred within official courthouse systems, representing a deliberate and systemic act of tampering with public records, a felony under both federal and state law. This misconduct deprived the Defendant of liberty, reputation, and due process, violating the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Neither the Defendant nor counsel was ever permitted to appear before a judge. The entire judicial process was subverted, replaced by falsified documentation and administrative deceit. These actions were not clerical errors. They were calculated violations . A coordinated effort to manipulate the record, obstruct justice, and conceal misconduct. The Defendant asserts that this pattern of falsification constitutes a constitutional crisis, undermining the rule of law and eroding public trust in the judiciary. II. Constitutional and Statutory Violations A. Fourth Amendment The unlawful alteration of arrest records constitutes an unreasonable seizure of identity and liberty. By fabricating or distorting the factual basis of prior proceedings, state actors effectively seized the Defendant’s legal identity and replaced it with a false narrative, violating the right to be secure in person and record. B. Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments (Due Process and Equal Protection) The Defendant was denied procedural due process when records were altered without notice, hearing, or opportunity to contest. Equal protection was violated through selective and discriminatory treatment. These acts deprived the Defendant of the fundamental fairness guaranteed by the Constitution and created a two-tiered system of justice . One for the protected, and one for the silenced. C. Sixth Amendment The Defendant’s right to a fair trial and accurate recordkeeping was destroyed. Altered records directly affect defense strategy, credibility, and sentencing considerations. The falsification of judicial documents renders any subsequent proceedings constitutionally void. D. Civil Rights Statutes Under 42 U.S.C. §1983, any person acting under color of law who deprives another of constitutional rights is liable for damages. The Defendant reserves the right to pursue civil action against all responsible parties, including law enforcement agencies, clerks, prosecutors, and any third parties complicit in the falsification of records. Each alteration constitutes a separate and actionable violation of civil rights. III. Legal Argument for Dismissal and Restitution Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine Any evidence derived from falsified or altered records is inadmissible. The foundation of the prosecution’s case is therefore tainted and must be dismissed in its entirety. The doctrine mandates exclusion of all evidence obtained through unlawful means, ensuring that justice is not built upon corruption. Violation of Brady v. Maryland (373 U.S. 83, 1963) The suppression or alteration of exculpatory evidence constitutes prosecutorial misconduct and mandates dismissal. By concealing or distorting material facts, the prosecution deprived the Defendant of a fair opportunity to present a complete defense. Judicial Integrity and Public Trust The Court has an inherent duty to preserve the integrity of its records. Allowing prosecution to proceed on falsified documentation undermines the rule of law and erodes public confidence in the justice system. The judiciary must act decisively to correct and condemn such violations to maintain its legitimacy and moral authority. IV. Damages and Valuation of Harm The Defendant seeks restitution and damages commensurate with the magnitude of the constitutional violations and the systemic corruption exposed. The following categories of harm justify a valuation exceeding $2.5 billion USD, reflecting both compensatory and punitive damages: Loss of Liberty and Due Process ~ The unlawful deprivation of freedom and denial of judicial access. Reputational and Emotional Harm ~ Two decades of stigma, psychological trauma, and social isolation. Economic and Opportunity Loss ~ Destruction of career, income potential, and professional standing. Punitive Damages ~ To punish and deter future misconduct by state actors and institutions. Institutional Accountability ~ Damages for systemic corruption, falsification of public records, and erosion of public trust. Public Interest Damages ~ Compensation for the broader societal harm caused by the corruption of judicial integrity. This case represents not merely a personal injury, but a national constitutional breach — a precedent that, if left unpunished, endangers every citizen’s right to due process and equal protection under the law. V. Relief Sought The Defendant respectfully requests: Immediate dismissal of all charges with prejudice. Expungement of all falsified or altered records. Independent forensic audit of all arrest and court records associated with the Defendant. Referral to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division for investigation into systemic misconduct. Award of compensatory and punitive damages totaling $2.5 billion USD, subject to adjustment upon discovery. Public acknowledgment of wrongdoing and formal correction of all judicial records. VI. Conclusion The Defendant stands as a sovereign American citizen whose rights were not merely violated but erased. The unlawful alteration of official records is not a clerical mistake. It is a constitutional crime. It is the theft of truth, the erasure of identity, and the corruption of the very system sworn to protect it. Justice demands not only dismissal but restitution, reform, and accountability. The Constitution cannot defend itself; it relies on citizens and courts of conscience to do so. This motion is not a plea for mercy . It is a demand for justice, truth, and the restoration of the rule of law. Respectfully submitted, Sign: ~ {Jeremy H. Hars} ~

Oscar Rey Rodriguez

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