Steve Alfonso Chiscano is Vice President and co-founder of Gonzalez, Chiscano, Angulo & Kasson, P.C. Mr. Chiscano is a trial attorney with extensive experience in civil and business litigation. In December 2008, four years after becoming a shareholder of the nationally recognized firm of Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc., opened up his own law firm in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Chiscano represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and business disputes involving domestic and foreign corporations. Since 1999, he has played a major role in lawsuits resulting in over $660,000,000 in judgments on behalf of Mexican corporations, over $33,000,000 in judgments or settlements for U.S. corporations, and successfully defended commercial claims exceeding $1,000,000,000 for U.S. and foreign corporations.

Professional Background
In 1996, Mr. Chiscano interned with Justice John Cornyn of the Texas Supreme Court. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1997. Mr. Chiscano was subsequently admitted in the Western and Southern U.S. Federal District Courts of Texas as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education
In 1997, Mr. Chiscano graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994, majoring in International Business and Spanish. Mr. Chiscano is fluent in Spanish.

Memberships
Mr. Chiscano is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow), San Antonio and American Bar Associations, Federal Bar Association, Fifth Circuit Bar Association, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Mexican American Bar Association, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Speaking Engagements
In 2008, Mr. Chiscano was a featured speaker for St. Mary’s University School of Law’s “TechLawSA: Pragmatic Use of Technology in Litigation.” In 2007, he was a featured speaker for the Federal Bar Association’s “Summer Associates and Law Clerk Program.” In 2004, he was a featured speaker for the University of Texas School of Law’s Symposium “Litigating Business Ethics.”

Boards/Affiliations
Mr. Chiscano is actively involved in the San Antonio community, including having been recently elected as Chair of the Historical Centre Foundation. This organization is a nonprofit foundation founded to preserve San Fernando Cathedral as the historic center of San Antonio, Texas and to extend the Cathedral’s services to the people of the City of San Antonio and to the communities beyond San Antonio. The foundation serves to raise funds in support of the works of the Cathedral, particularly those in the areas of social services, community outreach, and cultural events.
Additionally, Mr. Chiscano sits as a board member of the St. Mary’s University School of Law’s Alumni Association as well as a committee member of the State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral Information Service Committee.

Awards/Recognitions
In December 2008, Mr. Chiscano was a recipient of the 2009 San Antonio Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Rising Star Award honoring young people in San Antonio who are making a difference in the business world and the community.
In 2006, 2008 and 2009, Mr. Chiscano was recognized by Texas Monthly as a “Rising Star” in the legal profession.
In 2007 he received the “AV” certification by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings indicating his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence.

Family
Mr. Chiscano is married to Kimberly Chiscano and the two of them enjoy spending their free time with their two young boys Nickolaus and Christian Chiscano.

Contact Information:
Mr. Chiscano can be reached at the Law Offices of Gonzalez, Chiscano, Angulo & Kasson, P.C. at 210.569.8500. His direct line is 210.569.8484. His email address is schiscano@gcaklaw.com. Vcard