SAN ANTONIO, July 13- Texas Lawyer magazine has named Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc. founder and shareholder Ricardo G. Cedillo one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century. He is the only practicing attorney in San Antonio to receive the honor. The award honors attorneys who have significantly impacted the Texas legal landscape over the last 25 years.

Mr. Cedillo was recognized for his successful defenses of big name companies such as AT & T, Clear Channel, DuPont, Hilton Hotels Corp., Lorillard Tobacco, Merck & Co., Monsanto Co., Playboy Enterprises, United Technologies Corp., Valero Energy, Viacom, Inc., and Wyeth. More than 475 attorneys throughout the state of Texas — each of whom has made outstanding legal contributions during Texas Lawyer’s 25 year history — were nominated for the award.

“I take great pride in winning on behalf of our clients,” said Ricardo Cedillo. “To be recognized by Texas Lawyer for our multiple successes defending clients is a recognition and honor that must be shared with my partners and associates that have made up the trial teams that produced successful results in commercial and pharmaceutical products liability litigation cases across South Texas and in the many other venues across the Country where we have been entrusted to represent them.”

Mr. Cedillo has been named a “Texas Super Lawyer” six times. He was listed as a “Top Ten Litigator” by National Law Journal in 1999 and a “Go-To-Lawyer” by Texas Lawyer in 2007. As a Texas Super Lawyer, he has been named to the Top 100 in the State of that group for the past four years.

A native of Mexico, Mr. Cedillo moved to the United States when he was six years old and credits time spent working in his family’s West Side bakery for his strong work ethic. He holds degrees from St. Mary’s University, Trinity University, and Harvard Law School.

On October 1, 2010, Mr. Cedillo and the 24 other award recipients will be honored at an awards luncheon at the Belo Mansion in Dallas, Texas.