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202 North 10th Avenue
Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: 956-381-6602
Fax: 956-381-0725
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106 S. St. Mary's Street, Suite 230
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210-922-8541
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From offices in Edinburg and San Antonio, the attorneys of Vidaurri Lyde Rodriguez & Haynes serve businesses and insurance companies throughout South Texas, including Atascosa County, Bexar County, Brooks County, Cameron County, Duval County, Hidalgo County, Jim Hogg County, Jim Wells County, Karnes County, Kennedy County, Kleberg County, Live Oak County, McMullen County, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Starr County, Webb County, Willacy County, Wilson County and Zapata County; and the cities of Edinburg, Brownsville, San Antonio, McAllen, Laredo and Corpus Christi.
Elizabeth M. Garcia
Elizabeth “Lisa” M. Garcia is originally from the Pharr/McAllen area and is an attorney with the law firm of Vidaurri, Lyde, Rodriguez & Haynes, L.L.P. in Edinburg, Texas. She assists clients with litigation in the area as well as other high risk areas of South Texas. She gained special insight and experience in trial work through her experience as an Assistant District Attorney in Edinburg, Texas, an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, and a Briefing Attorney for the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas. She also spent several years serving as legal counsel for the State Comptroller of Public Accounts and as a private municipal bond attorney in Austin, Texas.
She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Elizabeth earned her JD from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas in 1992. She earned a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Hidalgo County Bar Association, and has served in active chair or leadership roles in both organizations. She is a past president of the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin, and was a member of the Travis County Bar Association, the Austin Young Lawyers Association, and Travis County Women's Bar Association. She was active in all organizations and served as a student mentor for several levels of students and was honored with the Award for Contribution to Minority Community Award.
She is currently a board member of theTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TLRA), has also provided pro bono assistance to Volunteer Legal Services of Texas (VLS) and served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Children. She served on the committee on Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts for the Supreme Court of Texas in 1999.
Education
Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, J.D. - 1992
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
B.B.A. - 1987
Major: Finance and International Business
Professional Licenses
State Bar of Texas, 1993
U.S. District Courts, Northern/Southern District of Texas
Areas of Practice
100% Personal Injury & Insurance Defense
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1993
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2003
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas - Local Bar Services, Cmte - Member, 1998 - Present
Hidalgo County Bar Association, Member, 2003 - Present
Past Employment Positions
Vidaurri, Lyde, Gault and Quintana, Associate, 2007 - 2009
Brin & Brin, P.C., Associate, 2006
Law Office of Stephen C Haynes, Associate, 2004 - 2005
Pro Bono Activities
Board Member, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc., 2008
Languages
Spanish
