Robert Galligan

Biography Robert L. Bob Galligan is originally from Tennessee and came to the Valley in 1964 to be a teacher and coach with Mission ISD. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee and a Masters Degree in Education from Memphis State University. Bob attended law school at St. Marys University where he was the Articles Editor of The Law Journal and recipient of the Texas Association of Defense Counsels Outstanding Law Journal Article Award.Bob entered practice with the law firm of Rankin, Kern & Martinez and became a partner in Smith, McIlheran, Lauderdale & Jones. He took a leave of absence from the practice of law to become Associate Professor of Law at St. Marys University where he taught trial advocacy, legal research and writing, and coached moot court and mock trial teams. In 1975, Forrest L. Jones and Bob began their association and formed the present law firm in 1984. Education St. Marys University School of Law, J. D., 1973 Memphis State University, M. Ed., 1967 University of Tennessee, B. S., 1963 Areas of Practice Commercial Litigation Representation of Governmental Entities General Civil Litigation Civil Trial Law Bar Admissions Texas, 1973 US Southern District of Texas US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Professional Associations & Memberships State Bar of Texas, Member Hidalgo County Bar Association, Member Email Me