Practice Areas
Education
Texas State University, B.S. (1980)
South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D. (1989)
University of Texas - Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law, LL. M. (2017)
Honors
Houston Bar Foundation Fellow (2023)
2021-2023 - US News Best Lawyers in America
2019-2022 - Named a "Top Lawyer" by Houstonia Magazine
Texas Exes Life Member
5th Degree Black Belt - Kajukenbo
1st Degree Black Belt - Taekwondo
2017 - Texas State University Martial Arts Hall of Fame
2012 - South Texas College of Law Alumni Association Outstanding Public Service Award
2012 - Elected President and Chairman Hispanic National Bar Association Judicial Council
2011 - U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame
2010-2012 - National Martial Arts Champion
2012 - Commencement Address – Thurgood Marshall School of Law
2011- Advisor UT Hispanic National Bar Association National Championship Moot Court Team
2011 - Mexican American Bar Association Community Service Award
2010 - National Judge of the Year- Hispanic National Bar Association
Texas Judge of the Year – Mexican-American Bar Foundation of Texas
2008 - LexisNexis Person of the Year
2005 -Texas Supreme Court Justice of the Year (POLICE)
Commencement Address – South Texas College of Law and Texas Wesleyan Law School
2004 - Rising Star Award – Hispanic Bar Association of Texas
1978-1980 - Collegiate State Martial Arts Champion
2020 - Board of Directors, Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts dba Austin Sound Waves
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas
Court Admissions
United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Profile
Justice David Medina serves as a shareholder in Chamberlain Hrdlicka's commercial litigation and appellate practices in both our Houston and San Antonio offices. Justice Medina also serves as Co-Chair of the Firm's Appellate Practice.
Justice Medina received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1989 while working full time for Cooper Industries, Inc. He was a member of the ABA National Moot Court Team and earned academic recognition on the Dean's List.
After graduating from South Texas College of Law, David became the first Cooper attorney hired directly after law school. In his capacity as Litigation Counsel, David managed a docket that included environmental, product liability, toxic tort, real estate, insurance coverage and commercial litigation. Justice Medina also taught Advanced Civil Trial Advocacy as an Adjunct Professor at South Texas College of Law. He currently teaches Appellate Advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center as an Adjunct Professor.
In 1996, Governor George W. Bush appointed David to the 157th State District Court. Justice Medina was elected that November and became the first Republican Hispanic Judge elected in Harris County. He was subsequently re-elected.
Justice Medina rejoined Cooper in 2000 as the Associate General Counsel responsible for all aspects of complex litigation and product-safety matters throughout the world. During his tenure, Cooper prevailed in every litigation taken to trial or appeal, including a case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In January 2004, Justice Medina returned to public service when he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as General Counsel to the Governor. Justice Medina had the privilege of serving the Governor until November of that year, when he was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court. In November 2006, Justice Medina was elected to a full term and served Texas until December 31, 2012. He authored over 90 Supreme Court opinions. In addition to his Judicial duties, David served as deputy-liaison to the Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee and the Preservation of Historical Court Records.
Since returning to private practice in January 2013, Justice Medina has successfully represented clients throughout Texas in various trials and appeals. His clients have prevailed in state district courts, courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Representative Clients
- Texas Medical Center
- Brookfield Properties
- Harris County
- Hidalgo County
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow of the State Bar of Texas
- Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar College
- Access to Justice - Defender
- American Bar Association
- Asian American Bar Association of Houston
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
- Houston Bar Association
- Mexican American Bar Association of Texas and Houston
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
News
News
- Houstonia names 30 Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys as 2022 Top LawyersNovember 30, 2022
- Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 72 Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys in a peer selection process for the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in AmericaAugust 18, 2022
- Houstonia names Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys as 2021-2022 Top LawyersHoustonia, December 1, 2021
- Appellate Law Blog launched at Chamberlain HrdlickaSeptember 30, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America® selects 54 Chamberlain Hrdlicka Attorneys for Recognition for 2022August 19, 2021
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys are ranked in Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Employee Benefits, Energy, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Tax, and Trust & EJune 22, 2021
- PPP Audits and Investigations Practice Client AlertDecember 22, 2020
- Houstonia Magazine names Chamberlain Attorneys as 2021 Top LawyersHoustonia Magazine, November 30, 2020
- Article in Texas Lawyer and The American Lawyer on "As COVID-19 Creates Curveballs, Firms Pivot Practices to Keep the Work Coming"September 11, 2020
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Audits and Investigations PracticeSeptember 7, 2020
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Attorneys Named to US News – 2021 Best Lawyers in America®, Three Attorneys Recognized as Lawyer of the YearAugust 20, 2020
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Tax Alert - Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Tax IssuesMay 21, 2020
- Law360 Names Attorneys Who Moved Up the Firm Ranks in Q1April 28, 2020
- February 13, 2020
- December 2019
- November 6, 2019
- Houston Business Journal, May 22, 2019
- May 15, 2019
- March 26, 2019
- December 2018
- October 26, 2018
- March 2018
- mysanantonio.com, January 19, 2018
- Houston Chronicle, January 19, 2018
- December 2017
Presentations
Seminars & Presentations
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Brownsville Tax and International Business Planning Seminar at the Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka will host Laredo Tax and Business Planning Seminar at the Laredo Country Club on November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka will have our 5th Annual San Antonio Tax and Business Planning Seminar at The St. Anthony Hotel on November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
- The Houstonian on October 27, 2022
- February 13, 2020
- Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk, November 6, 2019
- La Posada Hotel, July 30, 2019
- Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk, November 28, 2018