Keshia L. Rodriguez focuses her practice in the area of complex commercial litigation representing clients in a wide variety of matters in both state and federal courts, some of which include product liability, specialty torts, business torts, premise liability and insurance defense cases. She has represented clients from industries including, but not limited to, insurance, manufacturing industries, real estate, automotive and construction.
Keshia L. Rodriguez focuses her practice in the area of complex commercial litigation representing clients in a wide variety of matters in both state and federal courts, some of which include product liability, specialty torts, business torts, premise liability and insurance defense cases. She has represented clients from industries including, but not limited to, insurance, manufacturing industries, real estate, automotive and construction.
Ms. Rodriguez also successfully defends various Fortune 500 companies against product liability and warranty claims with alleged damages in the millions of dollars. She has served on the national coordinating counsel team for a global safety product manufacturer to monitor and manage litigation by providing a uniform litigation defense strategy in all the states where the client is involved in litigation. She is also experienced in handling environmental and toxic tort cases from the initial complaint to final resolution. Ms. Rodriguez has handled environmental matters for a rubber and foamed plastics manufacturer, successfully minimizing liabilities involving Superfund sites and other waste sites.
Ms. Rodriguez regularly volunteers her time to the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. She has also handled employment matters, including breach of contract, defamation and fraud, family law, consumer law, landlord-tenant law through her dedication to pro bono work.
Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments
Ms. Rodriguez is a member of the the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the National Bar Association, Houston Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute and the Houston Bar Association. She is also a member of the State Bar of Texas and serves on its Racial Diversity in the Profession standing committee. Additionally, Ms. Rodriguez is an
H Texas Magazine Top Lawyer of 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Ms. Rodriguez has also contributed to research and writing the article “Successor Liability and Current Trends in Asbestos Litigation” which was published in the November 2012 issue of the Defense Research Institute’s Product Liability Publication
For The Defense.
While in law school, she served as a research assistant and was credited for her assistance in the
Iowa Law Review article entitled, “In the Zone: Sex Offenders and the Ten Percent Solutions.”
Ms. Rodriguez also served as a judicial intern at the Texas First Court of Appeals for Justice George C. Hanks, Jr. and was selected to participate in the 2007 Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP) by State Senator Rodney Ellis with the Texas House of Representatives. As a TLIP intern of the 80th Legislative Session, Ms. Rodriguez served as a legislative aide for State Representative Scott Hochberg analyzing legislative policy issues and was honored for her work in House Resolution 2640 and Senate Resolution 718.
Presentations & Publications
- Course Director, “11th Annual Texas Minority Attorney Program,” State Bar of Texas Office of Minority Affairs (May 2013).
- Presenter, “Effective Organization and Record Keeping in Civil Litigation,” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar (October 2009).