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Daniel L. Rentfro Jr. 
185 Ruben M. Torres Sr. Blvd.
Brownsville, Texas 78520-9136
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (956) 541-9600
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (956) 541-9695
Web site: http://www.rentfrofaulk.com


Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
Published WorksAffiliationsRepresentative Clients


Areas of Practice:
State, Local & Municipal Law
Estate Planning & Probate
Commercial Real Estate
Employment Law - Employer
Banking & Finance
Business & Commercial Law
Construction Law
Insurance Law
Litigation Percentage:
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1983
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1983
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Order of the Coif


Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1979
M.A.


The University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1977
B.A.
Major:  English


Published Works:
"Year in Review, Developments in Consumer Law", The Texas Lawyer, December 16 1996, December 14, 1998


"Franklin Spears: the Passing of a Texas Hero" (Co-Author), The Texas Lawyer, April, 1996


"Is Stare Decisis Obsolete?", 18 Caveat Vendor 81, December, 1993


Good Faith and Fair Dealing: Dead or Alive? Advanced Consumer & Commercial Law Course, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, State Bar of Texas, 1999


So Long, Superman, Texas Lawyer, June 15, 1998


Questions of Duty, Loyalty and Liability, Texas Lawyer, December 7, 1998


Representative Clients:
Brownsville Navigation District
Texas Southmost College
Hibernia Bank
Town of Rancho Viejo, Texas
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Advanced Consumer & Commercial Law Course, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, State Bar of Texas


Comprehensive Consumer Law Course, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, State Bar of Texas


Author and Speaker, Conflicts and Choice of Law Problems in DTPA Cases, Advanced DTPA Cases, Advanced DTPA/Consumer Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1992


Author and Speaker, Real Estate Law and the Consumer, Comprehensive Consumer Law Course, 1994


Author and Speaker, Salting Away the Citadel: The Need for an Implied Warranty from Professionals, Advanced DTPA/Consumer Law Course, 1994


Author and Speaker, Getting the Dirt on Real Estate, Comprehensive Consumer Law Course, 1995


Author and Speaker, Comparative Liability, University of Houston Consumer Law Course, 1996


Honors and Awards:
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Cameron County Bar Association, 2000 - 2001
President


State Bar of Texas, Consumer Law Section, 1989 - Present
Member, Governing Council


State Bar of Texas, Consumer Law Section, 1999 - 2000
Chairman, Governing Council


Cameron County Bar Association, 1994 - Present
Director/Officer


Attorney-Mediator Institute
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Judge Franklin Spears, Supreme Court of Texas, Briefing Attorney, 1983 - 1984


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Beta Kappa
 
Rentfro Faulk Law Firm, 185 Ruben M. Torres Boulevard, Brownsville, TX 78520-9136
phone: 956-541-9600fax: 956-541-9695email:attorneys@rentfrofaulk.com
 

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