Family Law

• Guardianship
  Maira L. Gonzalez is an Associate Attorney and experienced in probate and estate planning, as well as guardianship and corporate law. Ms. Gonzalez earned her Law degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law where she graduated magna cum laude. While in law school, Ms. Gonzalez served as Staff Writer for Volume 18 and as the Executive Managing Editor of Volume 19 of the

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  We’ve successfully defended claims involving allegations of negligence, breach of warranty, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death and intentional torts.
• Sex Crimes
• Misdemeanors
  Ronald E. Mendoza has been a shareholder with DC&M since 1991. He is an experienced trial attorney in the firm’s tort defense and litigation sections. Prior to joining DC&M, Mendoza served as a Felony Prosecutor and Chief of the Misdemeanor section for the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. He was also a shareholder at Groce, Locke & Hebdon until his departure in 1991.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Brandy C. Peery is a shareholder at DC&M and experienced in the firm’s tort and insurance defense as well as transactional and litigation sections. She specializes in business and contract disputes, business transactions, commercial development, commercial litigation, and corporate law.
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  Brian L. Lewis is an experienced trial team member and shareholder practicing in DC&M’s litigation section. He was a presenter and co-author of “Shareholder Oppression in Texas After Ritchie and Sneed,” State Bar of Texas 8th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation Course and the co-author of “Litigation v. Arbitration: A View from Both Sides,” State Bar of Texas 13th Annual Advanced Business Law Course.
• Business Transactions
  Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc. specializes in business litigation, products liability, tort defense, and real estate and commercial transactions. Our firm is committed to designing unique, cost-effective legal strategies that deliver positive outcomes.
• Limited Liability Companies
  J. Russell Davis is one of the founders of DC&M and a shareholder practicing in the firm’s transactional section. He was a speaker at “Fear of Commitment: Lenders are From Mars – Borrowers are From Venus” and the author of “Limited Liability Companies, The Choice of Entity in Texas,” National Business Institutes, Inc.
• Intellectual Property
  His areas of experience include commercial litigation, contract disputes, estate and probate disputes, intellectual property disputes, insurance defense, partnership litigation, patent litigation, product liability defense, and tort litigation.
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation
  Mendoza’s experience is in tort and insurance defense, personal injury defense, product liability defense, employment litigation, and commercial litigation. He holds a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from University of Texas at Austin.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc. provides high quality, results-oriented legal counsel in transactional business and real estate matters, business litigation and insurance and tort defense.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
  Lewis specializes in commercial litigation, contract litigation, fiduciary and professional liability, partnership disputes, product liability defense, property disputes, tort and insurance defense, and construction litigation.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Peery’s expertise also lies in the formation and organization of business entities, landlord and tenant disputes, estate planning, probate, real estate transactions, and real estate and property disputes. She earned a bachelor’s degree at University of Texas at Austin and Juris Doctor at St. Mary’s University.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Rodgers specializes in alternative dispute resolution, creditor rights litigation, business dispute resolution, contract litigation, commercial litigation, debt collection, environmental litigation, intellectual property litigation, landlord-tenant litigation, product liability defense, and real estate litigation.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Tort is the legal term for activities or actions that lead to injury or harm. Our experienced lawyers have significant experience defending a wide variety of claims. We’ve successfully defended claims involving allegations of negligence, breach of warranty, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death and intentional torts.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Davis specializes in negotiations, acquisition, sales, financing, commercial development, leasing, estate planning, probate, and is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law.* He holds a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin.
• Wills
• Trusts
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• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Debt Collection