Ray, Valdez, McChristian & Jeans is a regional civil litigation firm based in El Paso, San Antonio and Ft. Worth, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The firm is engaged almost exclusively in lawsuits throughout the Texas and southern New Mexico region. RVMJ has been recognized by its clients and organizations as among the best firms for attorneys, quality and value. The firm has enjoyed the highest ranking among law firms by the major national rating services for many years, including the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

The firm consists of attorneys and legal support teams which include licensed investigators, registered nurses, certified legal assistants and legal secretaries. The firm's attorneys have high academic credentials and come from diverse backgrounds. > Download the Firm Resume as printable PDF

• Appellate Law
• Arbitration
• Civil Litigation Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Corporate and Finance
• General Negligence and Insurance Law
• Governmental Litigation
• Labor and Employment Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Personal Injury
• Pharmaceutical Malpractice
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Professional Malpractice
• Toxic Tort and Environmental Law
• Transportation
• Workers Compensation

The expertise of the firm includes numerous areas of practice ranging from business litigation to toxic tort and environmental law. For a complete list of our firm's breadth of expertise view our Areas of Practice page. Most clients are publicly or privately held corporations involved in regional and national activities and engaged in insurance, product manufacturing, retail and wholesale sales, transportation, construction and development.

Our philosophy is to provide top quality trial and appellate legal services for our clients with an emphasis on promptness, efficiency, honesty and integrity.

The firm is fully staffed and equipped to provide the most recent technology available for investigations, research, litigation support and courtroom presentation. State-of-the-art electronic communication simplifies client-attorney communication as does Internet mail and Trialnet. The firm employs a technical group that provides litigation support for courtroom presentations, graphics, animations, color copying and various demonstrative aids. They also use full text and document control databases to compile voluminous information and documents relevant to particular cases. The firm's use of e-filing breaks down geographical barriers to filing of litigation documents.

A state-of-the-art library and research facility is also maintained by the firm for immediate reference. An expert witness bank and research bank allow the attorneys to access extensive information regarding relevant legal issues.

Our hourly rates are competitive with other firms in our market and, in fact, offer better value a s compared to many competing firms. No firm in our region offers the experience, success, technical staff and technology of our firm. The firm is sensitive to the escalating costs for businesses, and engages in forecasting, budgeting and fee guidelines for its clients. We have been offering an innovative electronic payment mechanism for our clients for many years, reducing the time cost of doing business with us.

For more information about our fee structures, please ask one of our helpful representatives by filling out the Contact Form.