Zeke Moya · South Texas Civil Defense Attorney
We Don’t Sleep
So That Our Clients Can.
Seven practice areas. One unwavering standard of defense. Serving insurance carriers, employers, hospitals, trucking companies, and businesses across South Texas.
Focused Exclusively on Defense
Every Case. Every Client. Defended.
Zeke Moya practices exclusively on the defense side of civil litigation. He does not represent plaintiffs. Every strategy, every brief, and every dollar of litigation budget is directed toward one outcome — the best possible result for the carrier, employer, business, or health care provider on the other side of the claim.
His eight practice areas reflect the full range of civil defense work in South Texas — from health care liability and premises claims to trucking accidents, construction defects, employment disputes, and appellate practice. Each is handled with the same discipline, preparation, and strategic focus that defines Zeke’s approach to every file he accepts.
Seven Practice Areas
What Zeke Defends
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Medical Malpractice & Health Care Liability
Zeke defends hospitals, physicians, nurses, and health care institutions against claims alleging departures from the standard of care. His defense strategy begins with Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code — evaluating expert report compliance, identifying deficiencies, and moving for dismissal where the statutory requirements have not been met. He has secured defense verdicts in Cameron and Nueces County courts and obtained a Texas Supreme Court ruling establishing that non-profit health organizations cannot be held vicariously liable when their right of control would interfere with a physician’s independent medical judgment.
Who Zeke defends: Hospitals, health systems, physicians, surgeons, nurses, medical groups, and ancillary health care providers.
South Texas context: Active in Hidalgo, Cameron, Nueces, and Webb County district courts across South Texas.
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Premises Liability Defense
Zeke defends property owners, businesses, and institutions against claims that a dangerous condition on their property caused injury. In Texas, the duty owed depends on the status of the injured person — invitee, licensee, or trespasser — and Zeke builds his defense around the specific facts of each plaintiff’s entry and the property owner’s actual knowledge of the alleged condition. He has successfully obtained defense verdicts in premises liability cases in Hidalgo and Cameron County courts and has won dismissal of claims improperly characterized as premises cases when the underlying claim was actually a health care liability claim subject to Chapter 74.
Who Zeke defends: Hospitals, businesses, employers, retail property owners, and commercial landlords.
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South Texas context: Regularly tried in Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Nueces County district courts.
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Workers' Compensation & Employer Defense
Zeke defends employers against workers’ compensation disputes and related personal injury claims. For subscribing employers, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusive remedy provision generally bars tort suits by injured employees, and Zeke has successfully invoked this provision to obtain dismissal of personal injury claims against employer clients. He handles defense of contested claims before the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation and related civil litigation in state court.
Who Zeke defends: Employers of all sizes, staffing agencies, temporary employment firms, and general contractors.
South Texas context: Defense of claims across South Texas, including Hidalgo, Cameron, Webb, and Starr counties.
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Employment Discrimination Defense
Zeke defends employers against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims filed before the Texas Workforce Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and in state and federal court. He has achieved dismissal of TWC wrongful termination complaints alleging age and sex discrimination, narrowing employer exposure at the administrative stage before civil proceedings begin. He evaluates arbitration agreements and other contractual defenses at the outset of each claim to identify the most efficient path to resolution.
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Who Zeke defends: Private employers, health care institutions, staffing companies, and businesses of all sizes.
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South Texas context: Administrative practice before TWC and EEOC, and civil litigation in South Texas state and federal courts.
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Trucking & Transportation Defense
Zeke defends trucking companies, fleet operators, and transportation businesses against personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage claims arising from commercial vehicle accidents. His defense strategy addresses FMCSA regulatory compliance, driver qualification files, hours of service records, electronic logging device data, and post-accident evidence preservation from the earliest stage of every claim. He evaluates negligent entrustment and independent contractor defenses and advises clients on litigation hold procedures to prevent spoliation sanctions. High-exposure cases involving catastrophic injury or wrongful death receive an aggressive defense strategy that includes evaluation of federal court removal and venue challenges.
Who Zeke defends: Trucking companies, fleet operators, transportation businesses, and their insurers.
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South Texas context: Commercial vehicle accident litigation filed across South Texas, from the Rio Grande Valley to Corpus Christi and Laredo.
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General Liability & Tort Defense
Zeke defends individuals, businesses, and institutions against a broad range of general liability and tort claims in Texas civil courts. General liability cases arise in many contexts — slip and fall incidents, negligent supervision, product liability, dram shop claims, and other situations where a plaintiff alleges that a defendant's conduct caused personal injury or property damage. Zeke evaluates each claim from the outset for threshold defenses, including comparative fault, lack of causation, and statutory protections, and develops a litigation strategy tailored to the specific facts and exposure of each case. He works closely with claims adjusters, risk managers, and business owners to manage costs and position each file for the most efficient and favorable resolution available.
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Who Zeke defends: Insurance carriers, businesses, employers, property owners, licensed establishments, product distributors, and self-insured defendants.
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South Texas context: General liability defense across Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Nueces, and Webb County district courts, including cases filed in venues throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
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Construction Defect Defense
Zeke defends general contractors, subcontractors, developers, and design professionals against construction defect claims in Texas. He advises clients on the Texas Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA) pre-suit notice and inspection process for residential projects and builds defenses around contract documents, applicable building codes, expert analysis, and the allocation of responsibility among multiple parties. He evaluates statutes of limitations and the ten-year statute of repose as threshold defenses and coordinates with engineering and construction experts to challenge causation and damages. For commercial projects, he handles multi-party litigation involving cross-claims and third-party practice to ensure that responsibility is properly allocated.
Who Zeke defends: General contractors, subcontractors, developers, design-build firms, and their insurers.
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South Texas context: Construction defect litigation in South Texas state courts, including commercial and residential projects throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Where Zeke Practices
South Texas Courts & Coverage
COURT ADMISSIONS
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All Texas State District & County Courts
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
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13th Court of Appeals
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Texas Supreme Court
LANGUAGES
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Bilingual - English & Spanish
COUNTIES REGULARLY SERVED
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Hidalgo County McAllen, Edinburg, Mission
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Cameron County Brownsville, Harlingen
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Starr County Rio Grande City
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Webb County Laredo
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Nueces County Corpus Christi
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Jim Wells County Alice
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Brooks County Falfurrias
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Zapata County Zapata
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Maverick County Eagle Pass
“We don’t sleep so that our clients can."
— Zeke Moya