[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ATTORNEY JOAQUIN L. RODRIGUEZ

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 6, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize attorney Joaquin 
L. Rodriguez for his many years of service and civic involvement.
  Born and raised in Uvalde, Texas, Mr. Rodriguez first attended 
Southwest Texas Junior College before transferring to University of 
Texas at Austin and attaining a B.A. in Government. Later, Mr. 
Rodriguez attended the Texas Tech School of Law and obtained a Doctor 
of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law.
  After passing the Texas Bar in 1982, Mr. Rodriguez started his legal 
career and quickly became partner at Knickerbocker, Cowan, Heredia & 
Rodriguez law firm in Eagle Pass, TX. Over the years of his career, Mr. 
Rodriguez has mainly dealt within the area of personal injury and the 
representation of Plaintiffs.
  In 1997, Mr. Rodriguez became a founding partner at Rodriguez & 
Muniz-Berain Law Firm and worked there for 11 years. Afterwards, Mr. 
Rodriguez found Joaquin L. Rodriguez & Associates in 1999 and has since 
been working there, serving the citizens of Eagle Pass.
  While living and working in Eagle Pass, TX, Mr. Rodriguez has 
continued to involve himself and serve in the civic community. Among 
his involvements, Mr. Rodriguez has served as Chairman of the Eagle 
Pass Housing Authority, Legal Counsel of the City of Eagle Pass Library 
Foundation, and as Advisory Board Member on a number of local Texas 
banks. Mr. Rodriguez was also elected as Mayor of Eagle Pass with an 
impressive 94 percent vote in May, 2002.
  Among his honors and awards, Mr. Rodriguez was distinguished as 
``Professional of the Year'' in 1999 by the Eagle Pass Business 
Journal. He also became a Keeton Fellow of the University of Texas 
School of Law Alumni Association in 2001.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been my pleasure today to recognize the 
accomplishments and services of Mr. Joaquin L. Rodriguez.

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