$ 200-300 per hour
About Eric
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Election Campaigns and Political Law
80%
23 years | 40 cases
Government
10%
23 years | 8 cases
State, Local, and Municipal Law
10%
23 years | 14 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Retainer
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Texas for 22 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2003
No misconduct found
Location
Eric Opiela PLLC
9415 Old Lampasas Trail, Austin, TX, 78750
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Lawsuits and disputes lawyer
Experience
Honors
2004
Texas Agricultrual Lifetime Leadership, Texas Agricultural Extension Service
2002
Editor in Chief, American Journal of Criminal Law
2002
Senior Editor, Texas Review of Law and Politics
2000
Phi Beta Kappa,
2000
Dean's Distinguished Graduate,
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Managing Member, Eric Opiela PLLC
2008 - 2009
Executive Director, Republican Party of Texas
2005 - 2005
General Counsel, Texas House of Representatives Urban Affairs Committee
2003 - 2004
Federal Judicial Law Clerk, United States Court of Federal Claims
2003 - 2003
Committee Director and Counsel, Texas House of Representatives Urban Affairs Committee
Associations
2007 - 2007
Texas Association of Affordable Housing ProvidersMember
2007 - 2007
Texas Water Conservation AssociationMember
2006 - 2007
Republican National Lawyers AssociationMember
2006 - 2007
Republican Party of TexasBallot Integrity Chairman
2005 - 2007
Karnes County Republican PartyChairman
2003 - 2007
United States Court of Federal Claims Bar AssociationMember
2002 - 2005
Capitol of Texas Rotary ClubCharter Member
2001 - 2007
Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy StudiesMember
2000 - 2007
Texas CowboysMember
1998 - 2007
Friar SocietyPast Abbot
Education
2002
University of Texas School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
University of Texas, Austin
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2007
Texas Housing Conference 2007
Ad Valorem Taxation of Affordable Housing in Texas
2006
Lone Star Water Congress
The Rule of Capture in Texas
Publications
2002
University of Denver Water Law Review
The Rule of Capture in Texas: An Outdated Principle Beyond its Time