Epstein Becker Green’s Edward J. Loya, Jr., Elected as Texas Bar Foundation Fellow

Dallas, TX (November 13, 2023) – Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Edward J. Loya, Jr., Member of the Firm, has been elected a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and named a Sustaining Life Fellow.

Fellows are chosen for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout Texas. Each year, one-third of 1 percent of State Bar of Texas members are invited to become Fellows. Once nominees are selected, they must be elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.

“It is a privilege to join this esteemed group of colleagues and legal luminaries who are committed to justice and the rule of law here in Texas,” said Loya. “As a Sustaining Life Fellow, I look forward to advocating in support of the Texas Bar Foundation’s mission to build a stronger justice system for all Texans, especially the underserved.”

Loya is a Member of EBG’s Litigation & Business Disputes practice and a former federal prosecutor. He has extensive experience representing companies and individuals in connection with white-collar criminal investigations and federal civil enforcement matters. He has successfully tried numerous cases before judges, juries, and arbitrators throughout the country and has authored federal appellate briefs on complex civil and criminal appellate issues before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, Second, and Fourth Circuits.

Loya is the President-Elect of the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association and an Advisory Board Member of the Dallas Bar Association’s Board of Directors. He also serves as the Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA’s) Subcommittee on the Judicial Branch under HNBA’s Standing Committee on Endorsements. 

Loya is a graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of California, San Diego. He served as a federal judicial law clerk for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Before joining private practice, he was selected to join the U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program and served with distinction as a federal prosecutor in the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section.

About the Texas Bar Foundation

The Texas Bar Foundation is the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the United States. Started in 1965, the organization uses contributions from its members to build a strong justice system for all Texans and has distributed more than $25 million to help nonprofit groups with a wide range of justice-related programs and services.

About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.  For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.