Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Wrongful Death. Vehicular accident. 22-year-old father of 3 small children, killed riding his motorcycle after colliding with defendant driver.
• Sex Crimes
  Harris County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Crimes Against Children and Adult Sex Crimes & Trafficking Divisions - Legal Intern
• Misdemeanors
• Assault
• Manslaughter
  Ms. Cavazos Castillo was formerly an Assistant District Attorney with the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office for ten years. As a felony prosecutor she gained extensive trial experience in major offenses such as aggravated sexual assaults, aggravated sexual assaults against children, aggravated robberies, intoxication manslaughter, murders and capital murders.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Contract
  Counsel Businesses on Employee Policies and Procedures, and Draft or Revise Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts and Non-Competition Clauses
• Employment Litigation
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Mr. Castillo has been practicing with Gonzalez Castillo, LLP since 2003 defending a variety of personal injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, car and trucking accidents, and products liability case. Mr. Castillo has an active practice in defending nurses at the Texas Board of Nurses in front of the Texas Medical Board. Additionally, he is a frequent presenter and speaker at nursing and medical conferences throughout the State of Texas, including lecturing at continuing education seminars and hospital systems.
• Construction Litigation
  He practiced full time in Houston for 10 years, and has tried virtually every sort of injury and property damage case, including medical malpractice, premises liability, construction site accidents, oil field accidents, product liability, car and trucking accidents, construction defect cases, and DTPA cases.
• Property Damage
  The firm occupies a 14,000 square foot office building with multiple conference rooms and is equipped to handle any size case. The vast majority of the firm’s work is the defense of civil lawsuits, including medical malpractice, personal injury, construction accidents, oilfield accidents, property damage cases, intentional torts, car and trucking accidents, labor and employment, and product liability.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Steven Gonzalez earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1983. Mr. Gonzalez opened the Rio Grande Valley office in 1993. Mr. Gonzalez has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas board of Legal Specialization since 1998. Mr. Gonzalez has been elected by his peers to the American Board of Trial Advocates with a rank of Advocate.
• Medical Malpractice
  Few firms have as much experience as Gonzalez Castillo Moya, LLP defending medical malpractice cases. This experience pre-dates the 1977 passage of The Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act of Texas. Because day-to-day handling of medical malpractice cases is constantly evolving, it is crucial to select defense counsel who specializes in this complex area of law.
• Auto Accidents
• Disability Discrimination
  Although Texas is an “at will” state, giving employers the right to terminate employees without cause, Texas employers face a growing number of claims, both statutory and common law. Typical allegations include disability discrimination, race, age and sex discrimination, as well as charges of defamation, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress.