Mr. Valadez is an Associate in Langley & Banack’s Eagle Pass office. He practices in the areas of governmental law, real estate, corporate and litigation. Mr. Valadez’s background in education provides him unique experience in school law, as well.
Education
Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College, M.Ed. Administration, 2013
St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., 2006
Research Assistant, Professor John Teeter
Teaching Assistant, Summer Skills Enhancement Program
San Antonio Federal Bar Association Moot-Court Tournament Champions and Best Brief
Center for Legal and Social Justice, Clinical Program
University of Missouri, B.J., 2001
McNair Scholar’s Program – Research Fellow
Recipient of five-year Diversity Award Scholarship
Minority Achievement Program – Award for Obtaining High Grade Point Average
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas, 2016
Accolades
2012 ASNE Reynolds Institute for High School Journalism Teachers Fellow
2005 San Antonio Federal Bar Association Moot Court Competition Champion
2001 McNair Scholars Program Research Fellow-University of Missouri
The diversity & inclusion committee promotes diversity within the association and membership and assists in the fulfillment of diversity goals, including educational programming.
Eagle Pass attorney Ruben O. Valadez earned second place in the Southwest Texas Junior College Creative Arts Contest for the poem “two jabs and a cross.”
Ruben O. Valadez has been asked to join the Eagle Pass Independent School District’s School Security and Safety Committee. The committee is made up of the superintendent, school administrators, parents, and students and is designed to address school security issues and put in place protocols and procedures that ensure the safety of all EPISD students and staff. Langley & Banack is honored to be a part of such an important cause in Maverick County.