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Mr. Frigerio is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry, for his professionalism and ethics.

Practice areas

Admitted

  • Texas, 1982
  • United States Supreme Court, Washington D.C. 1987
  • United States Court for the Federal Circuit, Washington D.C. 2014
  • U.S.Tax Court, 1991
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1987
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1991
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1992
  • U.S. Court of the Armed Forces, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1998

Education

  • St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., 1982
  • St. Mary's University of San Antonio, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1979

Experience

  • Chief Prosecutor and Chief of Litigation, City Attorney's Office, City of San Antonio, 1983 - 1995

Certifications

  • Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Associations and memberships

  • San Antonio Bar Association
  • Fifth Circuit Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Bar Foundation
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Defense Research Institute
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • American Bar Association
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Litigation Counsel of America

Representative cases

  • United States Supreme Court
  • Texas Supreme Court
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    • Winfrey v. Pikett, 872 F3d 640 (5th Cir 2017)
    • Estate of Schroeder v. Gillespie County, 23 F3d 775 (W.D. Tex. 2014)
    • Bishop v. Arcuri, 674 F.3d 456 (5th Cir. 2012)
    • Short v. West, 662 F.3d 320 (5th Cir. 2011)
    • Lee v. Whispering Oaks Home Owners’ Ass’n, U.S. District Court, W.D. Tex. San Antonio Division June 23, 2011 747 F.Supp.2d 740
    • Trois v. Long, 5th Cir., January 21, 2010 362 Fed.Appx. 399 2010 WL 27141308-51231
    • Hale v. Bexar County, Tex.,, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Cir., July 27, 2009 342 Fed.Appx. 921 2009 WL 222283308-50820
    • Salinas v. City of New Braunfels,  557 F.Supp.2d 777 (5th Cir. 2008)
    • Alpha v. Hooper, 440 F.3d 670 (5th Cir. 2006)
    • Price v. City of San Antonio, Tex., U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Cir., December 05, 2005431 F.3d 890 2005
    • Shields v. Twiss, 389 F.3d 142 (5th Cir. 2004)
    • Coronado v. Milam, 2004 WL 1195879 (Tex. App. San Antonio, 2004)
    • In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, 198. GJ 20 129 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. App. San Antonio 2003)
    • Hallmark v. City of Fredericksburg, 94 S.W.3d 703 (Tex.App. San Antonio, 2002)
    • Gonzales v. Westbrook, 118 F.Supp.2d 728 (W.D. Tex. 2000)
    • Freeman v. Bexar County, 210 F.3d 550 (5th Cir. 2000)
    • Sappington v. Bartee, 195 F.3d 234 (5th Cir. 1999)
    • Ramos v. City of San Antonio, 974 S.W.2d 112 (Tex. App. San Antonio, 1998)
    • Gutierrez v. City of San Antonio, 139 F.3d 441 (5th Cir. 1998)
    • Campbell v. City of San Antonio, 43 F.3d 973 (5th Cir. 1995)
  • Texas Courts of Appeals:
    • Casas v. Gillium, 869 S.W.2d 671 (Tex. App.— San Antonio, 1994)
    • Flores v. Fourth Court of Appeals, 777 S.W.2d 38 (Tex. 1989)
    • Guzman v. City of San Antonio, 766 S.W.2d 858 (Tex. Civ. App.— San Antonio, 1989)
    • Robinson v. City of San Antonio, 727 S.W.2d 40 (Tex. Civ. App.— San Antonio, 1987)

Recipient

  • Texas Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2017
  • Award of Recognition, Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT), 1992
  • Award of Recognition, San Antonio Police Officers Association, 1992
  • Lawyer Extraordinaire, San Antonio Police Officers Association, 1996
  • Listed: Who's Who in American Law, 1987; Texas Super Lawyer, 2006

Lecturer

  • Frequent lecturer at police academies and institutions throughout the state of Texas, 1995 - Present

Charles S. Frigerio serves clients throughout Texas.