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    Our Lawyers Sofia A. Ramon 
    McAllen, Texas
    Partner
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    Since joining the law firm of Atlas & Hall L.L.P., Sofia A. Ramon has handled litigation of civil suits, including cases involving personal and catastrophic injury, transportation law, products liability, toxic torts, commercial and class action litigation and insurance defense. Sofia was elected a partner with the firm in 2001.

    Sofia received her law degree from the University of Texas-Austin School of Law in 1992. She practiced law in San Antonio at Small, Craig & Werkenthin, P.C., until 1995 and then returned to the Rio Grande Valley.

    Her professional licenses include the State Bar of Texas, U.S. District Court (Southern and Western Districts of Texas) and the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth Circuit). In 2007, she was appointed to the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Court Rules (2007-2010). She was also recently re-appointed to the Attorney Admissions Committee, Southern District of Texas (2004-2010) and has served several terms as an Officer and a Director for the Hidalgo County Bar Association, most recently serving as an Officer for 2006-2007. As part of her work with the HCBA, she has also served on a number of public service committees as well as a Director for Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. Sofia is currently a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, Litigation Counsel of America and the Texas Bar Foundation.

    Her publications and continuing legal education presentations include: Insurance Law Update, author/speaker, 2003 HCBA Civil Trial Seminar, McAllen, Texas; Liens and Subrogation for Dummies, author/speaker, 2004 and 2005 State Bar seminars: Prosecuting and Defending Trucking and Auto Accident Lawsuits, San Antonio, Texas; Liens and Subrogation, author/speaker, 2005 HCBA seminar: Crash Course in Personal Injury Litigation (Strategies in the Tort Reform Era), Edinburg, Texas; Theories of Liability/Defenses (Panel Discussion), 2007 Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident Case, State Bar Of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, and co-author/speaker, Keep on Trucking-Avoiding Potholes, 2008 TADC Summer Seminar, Orlando, Florida. She was named a Texas Rising Star for 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Law & Politics/Texas Monthly. She was also selected as a Texas Super Lawyer for the years 2006-2009.

    Sofia was born and raised in Edinburg , Texas . She graduated from the University of Texas/Pan American, magna cum laude, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications (theater emphasis). While at UTPA, she was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi academic honors fraternity as well as the honorary theatre fraternity of Alpha Psi Omega .

    Areas of Practice:
    Litigation of Civil Suits
    Personal and Catastrophic Injury
    Transportation Law
    Products Liability
    Toxic Torts
    Commercial and Class Action Litigation
    Insurance Defense
    Construction Law
    Litigation Percentage:
    100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
    Bar Admissions:
    Texas
    U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
    U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
    Education:
    The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1992
    J.D.


    University of Texas/Pan American, 1988
    Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: Magna Cum Laude
    Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
    Honors: Alpha Psi Omega


    Honors and Awards:
    Texas Rising Star, Law & Politics/Texas Monthly, 2004 - 2006


    Texas Super Lawyer, Law & Politics/Texas Monthly, 2006 - 2009


    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    State Bar of Texas, 2007 - 2010
    Standing Committee on Court Rules


    Attorney Admissions Committee, 2004 - 2010
    Southern District of Texas


    Defense Research Institute
    Member (Trucking Law Subcommittee)


    International Association of Defense Counsel
    Member


    Litigation Counsel of America (Trial Lawyer Honorary Society)
    Fellow


    Texas Association of Defense Counsel
    Member (2008 TADC Nominating Committee)


    Texas Bar Foundation, 2006
    Fellow, 2007 State Bar College, 2008


    Hidalgo County Bar Association/Hidalgo County Bar Foundation
    Member


    Hidalgo County Women's Bar Association
    Member


    Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc.
    Former Director (HCBA Representative)


    San Antonio Bar Association, 1992 - 2001


    Bexar County Women's Bar Association, 1992 - 1996


    San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1995


    Hidalgo County Women's Bar Association Planning Committees: State Bar of TX Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2007
    2009 Soaking Up Some CLE - A South Texas Litigation Seminar


    Languages:
    Spanish


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