WacoTrib By TOMMY WITHERSPOON 1/14/2019
Abel Reyna, fresh off his post as McLennan County district attorney, has accepted a job in Waco with a Houston-based law firm that specializes in intellectual property.
Reyna's future has been the subject of wide speculation since Barry Johnson defeated the two-term district attorney in the March Republican primary. Johnson took over the DA's office from Reyna earlier this month.
In a news release announcing Reyna's association, the Patterson + Sheridan firm, which calls itself an "IP law boutique," said Reyna joining the firm as of counsel will continue the firm’s growth in intellectual property litigation, business litigation, criminal defense and government investigations.
Reyna, 46, will work out of the firm's new Waco branch office on the fifth floor of the Texas Life Insurance Co. building, 900 Washington Ave.
"I'm excited about it," Reyna said Monday. "It's a good opportunity. I'll still be doing criminal litigation, but also business litigation and IP and complex litigation in both federal and state court. Right now, it's just me in that office, but the idea is we want to grow that office in Waco and establish a productive office here and establish ourselves as the go-to litigation office in Waco."
Reyna said he is in the process of becoming licensed to practice in federal court.
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