Jose L. Rios

Few lawyers can say they know what it means to perform hard, physical work in the extremes of South Texas heat, but José Rios put in the time and the sweat and has the experience. "I admire people who do that kind of work," José said. After graduating from New Life Christian Academy, the San Antonio native spent two years installing home security systems, which meant dragging wire and crawling around in cramped spaces when the temperatures broke 100 degrees and even hotter in closed-up attics. He decided to continue his education and studied history at the University of Texas at San Antonio. For him, his passion for the law came slowly. As a history major, he focused on the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, and that took him to the roots of the American legal system. As an undergraduate, he started taking some law classes. Once he graduated from UTSA with his history degree, he decided against becoming a history professor and chose his new love, law. While at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston, he finished in the top 10 percent of his class, received a merit-based scholarship and worked for two federal judges, Nancy F. Atlas and Kenneth M. Hoyt. During law school, he spent his summers working at the Gámez Law Firm. He graduated magna cum laude, in the top 10 percent of his class. He returned to his hometown and quickly came to enjoy the process of negotiating with insurance adjustors and opposing lawyers. "These insurance companies, what are they in it for? They're making billions of dollars, and they don't make these billions of dollars by paying out on every single claim. They make it by penny-pinching every single claim. So when I'm arguing with these adjustors, or I'm arguing with attorneys on the other side, I'm fervently arguing for my clients to make sure they get everything they deserve. I like that I'm able to be successful for our clients," José emphasized. Indeed, José has a very successful track record representing his clients, as he's won multiple $1 million settlements for the past several years, including a $2.8 million settlement within the past two years. In the fall of 2022 alone, he won three $1 million settlements for clients. From an alarm installer to a legal scholar to a fighter for justice, José has traveled a path that has given him experience and the tools to give clients the best possible representation. "As a personal injury attorney, you need to make sure these injured individuals and families get fully compensated. We wish we could make everything the way it was before the accident. In certain instances, it's impossible. So we're left with the option of making sure that they don't have to worry about financial hardship for the rest of their lives. We've done that in hundreds of cases." Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Jose L. Rios included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers “Rising Stars,” 2021 (Presented By superlawyers.com, Part Of Thomson Reuters) Other Sources of Feedback About Jose L. Rios Included on the 2025Texas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• Judge Nancy F. Atlas
• Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt

• Texas

• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• San Antonio Bar Association
• Hispanic Law School Association
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Theta Kappa