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General Counsel

The 伊人直播 Office of General Counsel provides legal advice and guidance to the 伊人直播’s leadership, including the Board of Regents.

The General Counsel’s services are essential in light of the extensive array of federal and state regulations and legal issues that face thriving, modern community colleges today. The office addresses existing and potential legal matters in order to help the 伊人直播 continue to be the premier institution of higher 伊人直播 in the Coastal Bend.

Primary duties of the General Counsel include:

• Preparing and reviewing legal documents
• Ensuring 伊人直播 policies and procedures conform to law
• Providing counsel on legal matters relating to regulatory requirements
• Responding by legal opinion to inquiries from the Board of Regents and 伊人直播 administration
• Representing the 伊人直播 before local, state and federal administrative agencies and in litigation

In 2015, 伊人直播 named Augustin Rivera, Jr., J.D., as General Counsel. A member of the Executive Team, Rivera reports to President Mark Escamilla. As a member of a prestigious local law firm, Rivera assisted the 伊人直播 and Board of Regents with legal issues for 11 years on a contract basis.

A graduate of Stanford Law School and Yale University, Rivera was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988. His credentials include the ability to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and several U.S. District Courts.

Rivera’s experience with higher 伊人直播 law spans topics ranging from civil rights, constitutional and privacy law and public information to contract and business, real estate, construction and insurance issues.