JONATHAN L.R. BAEZA,
ESQ.
Jonathan L.R. Baeza
I was raised in the lower valley and graduated from Clint High School. After attending law school in Virginia, I moved home to start a family.
I love my city, I love the Southwest, and there is no where else I would rather be then in El Paso. My firm’s purpose is to Help Good People. And as far as I’m concerned, the Southwest has the best people around.
Being raised in a working class family and community, I made the decision to devote my time and efforts to representing the worker’s of El Paso and its surrounding communities.
My practice has focused on litigating non-subscriber work injury cases, personal injury cases, workers’ compensation retaliation, employment discrimination and retaliation cases under state and federal law. Since starting my career, I have tried numerous cases to verdict. Some notable trials include:
- Joseph L. Burns v. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary, U.S. Departments of Homeland Security; Cause No. EP-17-CV-00264-DCG. Labor/employment disparate treatment disability discrimination case in the El Paso Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The jury found that the Agency removed Plaintiff from tower climbing duties because of his disability. The jury awarded back pay in the amount of $3,068.56 and compensatory damages of $125,000.00 for past pain and suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life. The court later awarded attorney’s fees as well.
- Marcos Rios v. A Guardian Angel Child Care Center, Inc., Cause No. 2013DCV1462. Personal injury case in the 34th Judicial District Court of El Paso County, Texas. The jury determined that Defendant was the proximate cause of Plaintiff’s injuries and awarded Plaintiff $100,000 for past physical pain and mental anguish, $25,000 for future physical pain and mental anguish, $10,000 for past loss of earning capacity, $132,000 for disfigurement, $132,986.01 for past medical expenses, $5,000 for past physical impairment and $5,000 for future physical impairment.
- Alfonso Guzman v. Ysleta Independent School District; Cause No. 2017DCV1412. Age and gender discrimination/retaliation case in the 243rd Judicial District Court. The jury found that Plaintiff’s age and gender were “motivating factors” in Defendant’s decision to terminate Plaintiff’s employment and that Defendant would not have terminated Plaintiff’s employment in the absence of the impermissible motivating factors. The jury further found that Plaintiff had engaged in “protected conduct” and that Defendant terminated his employment because of Plaintiff’s opposition to a discriminatory practice. The jury awarded Plaintiff $110,000.00 in back pay and $220,000.00 in compensatory damages. The Court awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $197,690.50 and costs of court in the amount of $4,424.15.
My practice is fully focused on litigation – from filing suit, taking depositions, challenging experts, conducting appeals – including oral arguments at the appellate level, filing and arguing against complex motions for summary judgment, negotiating through mediation, and all aspects of litigation and arbitration. We litigate cases all over Texas and New Mexico.
Education:
- University of North Texas, B.S. Criminal Justice (cum laude)
- Liberty University School of Law, J.D., 2014
Bar Admission:
- Texas
- New Mexico
Bilingual: English and Spanish.
Organizations: State Bar of Texas, State Bar of New Mexico, Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, the El Paso Bar Association, the El Paso Young Lawyers Association, Texas Employment Lawyers Association, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Jonathan clerked for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in law school.