Ruben Bonilla, Jr.
Attorney-at-Law

Vice President, Bonilla & Chapa

Phone: 361.881.1000
Toll-Free: 800.725.0026
Fax: 361.881.1028

 

Auto Accidents, Personal Injury, Family Law, Wrongful Death

Education

• University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1971
• University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts, 1968
• W.B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas 1964

Legal Associations

• Member, State Bar of Texas since 1971
• Member, Nueces County Bar Association
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, State Bar of Texas
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Community

• Chairman, Port Commission, Port Authority of Corpus Christi
• Member, Board of Directors, American Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Member, Board of Trustees, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Foundation
• Member, Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization, Transportation Police Committee
• Member, "Power Up!" Del Mar Foundation
• Advisory Board Member, Texas State Aquarium
• Keaton Fellow, Law School Foundation, University of Texas School of Law
• Board Member, Dean's Roundtable, University of Texas School of Law
• Advisory Board Member, American Bank, Corpus Christi
• Board of Governors, Leadership Corpus Christi
• Chairman, Corpus Christi I.S.D. Master Facilities Review Committee

Past Affiliations

• National President, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), 1979-1981
• Texas State Director LULAC, 1977-1979
• State Chairman, Texas Mexican-American Democrats (MAD,) 1985
• Chairman of the Board, LULAC National Educational Service Center 1981-1990
• Chairman of the Board, Boys & Girls Club of Corpus Christi, 1989-1991
• Member, Economic Development Board Council, Corpus Christi Business Alliance
• Member, Boys & Girls Club of America Board of Directors
• Member, Board of Directors, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program
• President, W.B. Ray Texans High School Athletic Booster Club
• Chairman, Texan Torch Committee, W.B. Ray H.S. (improving athletic and academic facilities)
• Member, Community Advisory Council, Corpus Christi Federation of Teachers
• Special Projects Advisor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Austin, Texas
• Member, Leadership Corpus Christi Board of governors
• Member, President's Council, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Member, Advisory Council to Athletic Director Board, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Advisor for the Boys & Girls Club of Corpus Christi
• Member, United Way Board of Governors
• Member, Economic Development Council
• Chair, Youth Intervention Task Force, Corpus Christi Business Alliance
• Chair, 5th Dimension Program (career and professional development program for 5th graders)
• Co-Chair, 28th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner, sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice
• Member, Little Theater Board of Directors (a.k.a. Harbor Playhouse)
• Member, Red Cross Board of Governors
• Member, Texas Immigration Task Force Committee, appointed by Governor Mark White.
• Member, United States Immigration Advisory Committee
• Member of numerous committees supporting various bond proposals for improving the city of Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Independent School District
• Vice Chair, Texans Against Gangs
• Member, Southwest Voter Registration Project Board of Directors
• Member, Leadership for Education and Academic Development (LEAD)
• Member, Democratic Business Council, Democratic National Committee
• Co-Chair, Texas Law Enforcement and Community Relations, 1978-1979
• Member, Texas Advisory Committee on Farm Workers' Concerns

Organizations

• Member, Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
• Life Member, University of Texas Ex-Students Association
• Life Member, LULAC (League of United Latin-American Citizens)
• Member, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Member, American G.I. Forum

Past Affiliations

• Member, Tarpon Foundation, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Member, Nueces County Historical Society
• Member, Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club
• Member, Corpus Christi, Art Museum (now known as The Art Museum of South Texas)
• Member, San Antonio Museum of Art
• Member, Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas
• Member, Corpus Christi Symphony Board
• Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni, Graduate Class One
• Member, Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance
• Member Charter Revision Committee, City of Corpus Christi

Scholarships Established

• McCord-Turberville Scholarship, W.B. Ray High School
• Gene Van Cleave Scholarship, W.B. Ray High School
• Peter Silvas Scholarship, W. B. Ray High School
• Peter Weil Fighting Texan Scholarship, W.B. Ray High School
• Ruben Bonilla, Sr. Scholarship, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Maria Ramirez Scholarship, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Raymond L. Ramirez Scholarship, Elgin High School, Elgin, Texas
• Maria Ramirez Scholarship, Elgin High School, Elgin, Texas

Awards and Honors

• Westside Business Alliance Association "Community Leader of the Year," 2001
• National Conference for Community & Justice Humanitarian Award, 1999
• Heroes for Children Aware, Awarded by the Texas Board of Education, 1998
• Named to the Register, Esquire Magazine, 1985
• Named one of the Ten Outstanding Men in America by the United States Jaycees, 1982
• Named by Texas Business Magazine as one of the "Rising Stars of Texas"
• Selected Señor Internacional 1989 (Laredo, Texas)
• National Boys & Girls Club Leadership Award
• LULAC "Man of the Year" 1977
• Named "President of the Year" by Texas LULAC Council, 1976

Miscellaneous

• Married, four children
• Partner, Bonilla Plaza Business Complex (Bonilla Plaza)
• Owner, Bonilla Holdings