Luis A. Moreno

Position: Partner
Contact: lamoreno@vmrlaw.com

Personal: From 1975 to 1976, Mr. Moreno served as the head of the Attorney General of Texas' Consumer Protection Division Office in McAllen, Texas.  In 1980 he served as Interim Judge of the County Court at Law No. 2, Cameron County, Texas.  Prior to studying law he was an auditor for Price Waterhouse & Co. in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Moreno handles mortgage, commercial loan, commercial leasing, real estate purchase, sale and development, asset recovery, real estate litigation and bankruptcy matters for financial institution, business, domestic and foreign investor clients.  He handled real estate and mortgage lending transactions of all sizes for the Resolution Trust Corporation involving unimproved land, commercial property, warehouse property, apartment buildings, office buildings, hotels, and single family property.  He also handles forcible detainer and foreclosure matters.  Mr. Moreno is also responsible for the firm's federal and state appellate work.  He has served as Chairperson of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce's Leadership San Antonio class. He enjoys reading, playing chess, and studying foreign languages.

Practice Areas:  Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation,  Commercial Lending and Appellate.

Admissions: 1975, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western, and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit;  U.S. Supreme Court.

Education:  University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1975), University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A. Accounting, 1971).

Membership/Associations: Mr. Moreno is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the San Antonio Bar Association and the San Antonio Real Estate Discussion Group.

Other Languages: Speaks, reads and writes Spanish fluently; is learning Italian.