The Heart of Bexar County

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Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson maintains 46 law offices, eight call centers, and one information technology center located throughout the nation. The firm is headquartered in Austin. From the day the partnership with Bexar County was established in 1980, the San Antonio operations—with a combined 292 employees— has become a centralized component of the firm, supporting growth and expansion throughout the United States. Today, in addition to the 62 employees in its downtown San Antonio office, Linebarger employs more than 160 professional staff locally at its national informational technology operation. San Antonio is also home to a national call center employing more than 70 individuals. These two major offices, along with a downtown collection operations office, provide a growing and reliable source of revenue for Bexar County, the City of San Antonio, and all the local school districts. Last year, Linebarger managed more than $10 billion in delinquent government receivables and generated approximately $1 billion in revenue for state and local governments. The firm serves more than 2,500 government entities in 26 states and has the ability to recover receivables from delinquent account holders in every state in the nation. The firm is licensed and/or authorized to collect in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Linebarger’s success has garnered numerous important awards and citations over the decades. U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) awarded the firm its highest Public Private Partnership award—the Award for Excellence— in 2001 for its work with the City of Dallas. The firm received its second Public-Private Partnership Award from USCM in 2004, this time for work with the City of Chicago. Linebarger received its fourth, and recordbreaking, Public Private Partnership Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2010 for its work with the City of Port Arthur. The 2018 National Law Journals Women in Law Scorecard ranked Linebarger number one in Texas and 15th nationally among the largest U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of women lawyers and partners. Linebarger and its employees support hundreds of charitable, community and cultural organizations throughout Bexar County. Some of the organizations supported over the last five years include the Bexar County BiblioTech Digital Library; Bexar County Child Welfare Board; Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation; Hidalgo Foundation; San Antonio Youth Literacy; Tobin Center; United Way of San Antonio; as well as the educational foundations for all of the local school districts. Nationwide, Linebarger employs more than 1,250 professionals, including more than 100 attorneys, 300 collectors, and 160 IT staff. The firm continues to expand and grow steadily into areas where clients require its services. U n d e r w r i t e r s F 8 5
LAW OFFICES OF SERNA & SERNA Growing up in San Antonio, both Baltazar and Cesar Serna knew from an early age that they wanted to become lawyers. The brothers have now worked side-by-side for 27 years and their law firm has become one of the busiest and most respected in Bexar County. The brothers graduated from Thomas Edison High School in San Antonio and, encouraged by their parents, decided to enter the law profession. “Our father worked at the Kelly Air Force Base but had always wanted to be a lawyer,” Baltazar explains. “He and our mother always encouraged our interest in law and were very supportive of our ambitions.” Baltazar Serna received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Justice degree from St. Mary’s University in 1984 and went on to earn his law degree at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston. A practicing attorney for 35 years, Baltazar specializes in Civil and Criminal litigation, and representation for municipalities and governmental bodies, which includes a public affairs practice at the local, state and federal levels. Cesar Serna received his B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at San Antonio and his law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Cesar specializes in civil and criminal law and also handles family law matters. The firm of Serna & Serna believes in focusing on a few specific areas of the law, and concentrates on providing outstanding legal advice for each client. The practice focuses on representing clients in legal matters related to personal injury, criminal charges, divorces and municipal law issues. “We’re not a big firm on purpose,” says Baltazar. “When a client hires us, they get us. We don’t turn matters over to some assistant who does all the work.” Serna & Serna has the experience to help clients sort out their particular legal issues related to anything from criminal cases to government contracts. The firm handles all forms of personal injury matters, including car and truck accidents, premises liability and wrongful death. Baltazar and Cesar Serna understand what their clients are facing during these difficult times, including the overwhelming medical bills, time lost at work, and other financial impacts that make such accidents more devastating. They do everything within their power to right these wrongs and help their clients make the fullest recovery possible. Since its formation in 1992, Serna & Serna has defended people throughout South Texas against a host of different criminal charges, including domestic violence, DWI and repeat 8 6 F T H E H E A R T O F B E X A R C O U N T Y
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