The Law Offices of Jesse R. Castillo PLLC

BIOGRAPHY


Jesse R. Castillo is a trial lawyer and has tried cases from the Plaintiff and Defendant perspective since 1985. He has handled well over a thousand cases in all forms of civil litigation. Jesse R. Castillo has successfully resolved and/or tried cases involving oil & gas, take-or-pay, royalty and title disputes, lender liability, business disputes between Mexican entities and US companies doing business in Mexico, partnership and limited liability company member disputes, probate and fiduciary disputes, commercial and residential construction, dram shop, medical negligence, professional (legal and accounting) negligence, sexual harassment, employment discrimination and trademark infringement.

Jesse R. Castillo has handled litigation in District Courts throughout the State of Texas from El Paso, Amarillo, Frisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, all central Texas and to the valley from Laredo to Brownsville. He has handled litigation in Texas Federal Courts including San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, Amarillo, Waco, Austin, Laredo, Del Rio and Brownsville, and in California, Illinois, Indiana and New York. He also has argued appeals before various courts of appeal in Texas including the Texas Supreme Court and in federal appeals at the Fifth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. Jesse R. Castillo has also trained as a mediator and has conducted mediation in complex cases.

LAW EMPLOYMENT


The Law Offices of Jesse R. Castillo PLLC Jan 2023-present

Castillo Snyder PC March 2006-Dec 2022

Martin & Drought June 1997-Feb 2006

Castillo & Nieto Inc. Feb 1993-May 1997

Cox & Smith Incorporated 1985-1993

MILITARY HISTORY

Jesse R. Castillo was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer in 1974 and served as a Field Artillery Officer on active duty for 8 and a half years. He continued serving as a Military Lawyer with the Texas National Guard until he retired as a Major after 21 years of service.

EDUCATION

BA St. Mary’s University (1974)

MBA University of New Mexico (1982)

JD University of Texas School of Law With Honors (1985)

ADMITTED TO THE BAR


State Bar of Texas 1985

LANGUAGES

Proficient in Spanish