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Rhonda B. Mates

Rhonda B. Mates

Associate

Austin

512-479-9765

rmates@brownmccarroll.com



Legal Experience

Mrs. Mates is a member of the Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Section and serves clients in bankruptcy litigation, commercial litigation, and white collar criminal defense. Mrs. Mates is also a member of the Construction Law Section of the firm. She also has experience defending toxic tort and personal injury cases.

Education

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University of Texas School of Law, 2003
  • Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1995

Professional Licenses

  • Attorney at Law, Texas, 2003

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

Prior Professional Experience

  • Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP, Summer Associate, Summer 2001, 2002
  • Fulbright & Jaworski, Summer Associate, Summer 2002
  • Baker Botts, LLP, Summer Associate, Summer 2002
  • Mayer, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, LLP, Summer Associate, Summer 2001
  • Baker Botts, LLP, Legal Assistant, 1996-2000

Speeches and Publications

  • State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section, Review of the 30th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, Author
  • Lorman Education Services Construction Lien Seminar, June 2011, moderator and speaker
  • 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, Extraordinary Remedies: Some Remedies Every Trial Lawyer Should Know, Or, Overcoming Newton’s Law of Inertia, Austin, Texas, October 2009, Co-Author.

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Texas State Bar Standing Committee for Paralegals, Committee Member, 2008-2011
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Travis County Women Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

  • Austin Boxer Rescue, volunteer