Current Employment Position(s):
Senior Partner
Areas of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Estate Planning
Real Estate Law
Personal Injury – Defense
Personal Injury – Plaintiff
Products Liability Law
Certification/Specialties:
Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1951
Education:
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1951
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1945
Major: Bi-lingual - Spanish
Honors and Awards:
Texas, Secretary of State, 1968 - 1969
Top Ten Criminal Lawyers in Texas – Texas Monthly Magazine
Board Certified Specialization in Criminal Law – 1975
Distinguished Law Alumnus – St. Mary’s, 1975
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas, 1951 - Present
Member
American Bar Association, 1961 – Present
Member
National Association of Defense Lawyers, Criminal Cases, 1961 - Present
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Ass’n, 1971 – Present
Member & Past Director
San Antonio Bar Association, 1968 – 1974
Director & Vice President
San Antonio Bar Association, 1973 – 1974
President
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi
Birth Information:
January 30, 1927, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Nicholas and Barrera is an association of individual practitioners.
The attorneys at Nicholas & Barrera have over 50 years experience representing clients throughout 
