Attorney Robert Trenchard Jr. earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1969. Then, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1972. Attorney Trenchard is admitted to practice law in all Texas and New Mexico state courts, as well as the U.S. District Courts for Western and Northern District of Texas and District of New Mexico, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for Fifth and Tenth Circuits, the U.S. Court of Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has had articles published in TRIAL, including “When My Co-Counsel and I Disagreed” in September 1998 and “Closing Arguments: Journey’s End” in July 1999.
Attorney Trenchard is involved in several associations, such as the El Paso Bar Association, El Paso Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas, State Bar of New Mexico, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Foundation, and Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is a life fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. In the past, he has been part of the Winkler County Bar Association and co-chairman of the Mining and Oilfield Products and Accidents Litigation Group of the American Justice Association. Attorney Trenchard is a Texas Super Lawyer and has been recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the state by the National Trial Lawyers.
Education & Employment
Admissions
Admitted to practice in all state courts of Texas and New Mexico
U.S. District Courts for Western and Northern District of Texas and District of New Mexico
U.S. Courts of Appeals for Fifth and Tenth Circuits
U.S. Court of Claims
U.S. Supreme Court
Associations
Winkler County Bar Association
El Paso Bar Association
El Paso Trial Lawyers Association
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of New Mexico
American Justice Association (Co-Chairman Mining and Oilfield Products and Accidents Litigation Group 1995-2003)
New Mexico Trial Lawyers Foundation
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Published Works
“When My Co-Counsel and I Disagreed”, TRIAL, September 1998
“Closing Arguments: Journey’s End”, TRIAL, July 1999
Recognition
Selected as one of the Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly Magazine
Selected as one of the top 100 Texas trial lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers, a national organization composed of the top 100 trial lawyers for each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as trial lawyers.
