WALLBUILDERS

Saturday, November 12, 2011

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Function Junction

9562 Hempstead Hwy

Houston, TX 77092

History of a Nation - The Truth You Were Never Told!

Judge Rene Diaz

Former District Judge Rene Diaz is a national speaker for WallBuilders, presents America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our religious, moral, and constitutional heritage. WallBuilders has been nationally recognized for its work in education, history, law, and public policy, integrating the elements of Biblical faith and morality throughout all aspects of American life and culture.

Rene is President and Founder of The Diaz Law Firm, PLLC.  With over eighteen years of civil litigation experience in state and federal courts, he handled a wide variety of cases all over the State of Texas before his appointment as Presiding Judge of the 224th District Court of Bexar County by Governor Rick Perry in 2004. Judge Diaz has achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest Peer Review Rating (AV) for his ethical standards and legal ability and was listed in "The Scene in SA Magazine" Best Lawyers in San Antonio for 2007 and 2008.

Before becoming a judge, he served as a Texas Commissioner of the OneStar National Service Commission, the state agency that oversees AmeriCorp Volunteers as well as the Texas Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives.  A frequent lecturer for the State Bar of Texas and San Antonio Bar Association, he has also volunteered with the Community Justice Program and the San Antonio Young Lawyers, who awarded him the "Honorary Young Lawyer of the Year Award" as the jurist who contributed most to the professional development of the young attorneys.

Born in Virginia, Judge Diaz attended the University of Virginia for his Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Latin American Studies and received both his MasterÕs Degree in Public Policy and his Law Degree from Regent University. During law school he met and married Cynthia Smith Diaz, who serves as Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel at Mission City Management, Inc. They have lived in San Antonio for the last nineteen years.