The Heart of Bexar County
Restoration of the Bexar County Courthouse. By Nelson and Tracy Wolff. Published by HPN Books a division of Ledge Media © 2020
Restoration of the Bexar County Courthouse. By Nelson and Tracy Wolff. Published by HPN Books a division of Ledge Media © 2020
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Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson<br />
maintains 46 law <strong>of</strong>fices, eight call centers, and<br />
one information technology center located<br />
throughout the nation. <strong>The</strong> firm is headquartered<br />
in Austin.<br />
From the day the partnership with <strong>Bexar</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> was established in 1980, the San Antonio<br />
operations—with a combined 292 employees—<br />
has become a centralized component <strong>of</strong> the firm,<br />
supporting growth and expansion throughout the<br />
United States. Today, in addition to the 62<br />
employees in its downtown San Antonio <strong>of</strong>fice,<br />
Linebarger employs more than 160 pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
staff locally at its national informational<br />
technology operation. San Antonio is also home<br />
to a national call center employing more than 70<br />
individuals. <strong>The</strong>se two major <strong>of</strong>fices, along with a<br />
downtown collection operations <strong>of</strong>fice, provide a<br />
growing and reliable source <strong>of</strong> revenue for <strong>Bexar</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>, the City <strong>of</strong> San Antonio, and all the local<br />
school districts.<br />
Last year, Linebarger managed more than $10<br />
billion in delinquent government receivables<br />
and generated approximately $1 billion in<br />
revenue for state and local governments. <strong>The</strong><br />
firm serves more than 2,500 government entities<br />
in 26 states and has the ability to recover<br />
receivables from delinquent account holders in<br />
every state in the nation. <strong>The</strong> firm is licensed<br />
and/or authorized to collect in all 50 states,<br />
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<br />
Linebarger’s success has garnered numerous<br />
important awards and citations over the<br />
decades. U.S. Conference <strong>of</strong> Mayors (USCM)<br />
awarded the firm its highest Public Private<br />
Partnership award—the Award for Excellence—<br />
in 2001 for its work with the City <strong>of</strong> Dallas. <strong>The</strong><br />
firm received its second Public-Private<br />
Partnership Award from USCM in 2004, this<br />
time for work with the City <strong>of</strong> Chicago.<br />
Linebarger received its fourth, and recordbreaking,<br />
Public Private Partnership Award for<br />
Outstanding Achievement in 2010 for its work<br />
with the City <strong>of</strong> Port Arthur.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2018 National Law Journals Women in<br />
Law Scorecard ranked Linebarger number one<br />
in Texas and 15th nationally among the largest<br />
U.S. law firms with the highest percentage <strong>of</strong><br />
women lawyers and partners.<br />
Linebarger and its employees support<br />
hundreds <strong>of</strong> charitable, community and cultural<br />
organizations throughout <strong>Bexar</strong> <strong>County</strong>. Some<br />
<strong>of</strong> the organizations supported over the last five<br />
years include the <strong>Bexar</strong> <strong>County</strong> BiblioTech<br />
Digital Library; <strong>Bexar</strong> <strong>County</strong> Child Welfare<br />
Board; <strong>Bexar</strong> <strong>County</strong> Family Justice Center<br />
Foundation; Hidalgo Foundation; San Antonio<br />
Youth Literacy; Tobin Center; United Way <strong>of</strong><br />
San Antonio; as well as the educational<br />
foundations for all <strong>of</strong> the local school districts.<br />
Nationwide, Linebarger employs more than<br />
1,250 pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, including more than 100<br />
attorneys, 300 collectors, and 160 IT staff. <strong>The</strong><br />
firm continues to expand and grow steadily into<br />
areas where clients require its services.<br />
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