Hon. Phil Hardberger – 10/24/09

Hon. Phil Hardberger – 10/24/09

Former Mayor, City of San Antonio

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Career History:

  • Mayor, City of San Antonio – June 17, 2005-May 31, 2009
  • Chief Justice, Fourth District of Texas, Court of Appeals – San Antonio, Texas; January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003
  • Justice, Fourth District of Texas, Court of Appeals – San Antonio, Texas; April 5, 1994 – January 1, 1997
  • Attorney, San Antonio, Texas; 1970-1994
  • Attorney, Odessa, Texas; 1968-1970
  • Special Assistant to Sargent Shriver, Director – Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, D.C.; 1967-1968
  • Executive Secretary, Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.; 1962-1966
  • Editor, Baylor Lariat, Baylor University, Waco, Texas; 1954-1955
  • Copy Boy/Reporter, Waco News Tribune, Waco, Texas; 1952-1954

Military Experience:

  • Jet Pilot, Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1955-1958

Education:

  • Georgetown University, LL.B., 1965
  • Columbia University, M.S., 1960
  • Baylor University, B.A., 1955

Offices Held and Honors Received:

  • Dean’s Medal for Public Service Award; Columbia Univ. School of Journalism, 2008
  • Wright Bros. Aviation Master Pilot Award, 2007
  • Downtowner of the Year, Downtown Alliance San Antonio, 2007
  • Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award, 2007
  • Environmental Excellence Award; Sierra Club, 2005-2007
  • Visionary Leadership Award; Community of Churches for Social Action, 2006
  • Bravo Award; San Antonio Opera, 2006
  • Excellence in Conservation Leadership Award; Texas League of Conservation Voters, 2006
  • Annual Award for Creativity and Excellence in furthering the goals of the Bexar Land Trust, 2005
  • List of 101 Top Movers and Shakers in America, Latino Leaders, 2005
  • The Chief Justice John Marshall Award – National Council of Chief Judges, 2004
  • Judge of the Year, State of Texas, American Board Of Trial Advocates, 2003
  • Chairman, Council of Chief Judges, State of Texas, 2001-2002
  • Director, US Council of Chief Judges, 1999-2002
  • Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 1999-2002
  • 2000 Rosewood Gavel Award, St. Mary=s University School of Law
  • 1999 Law Journal Article of the Year Award for Juries Under Siege; Texas Bar Foundation
  • 1999 Star of Texas Public Service Award For Judicial Ethics/Excellence, Common Cause, Texas
  • Honoree, League of Women Voters Annual Dinner, 2002
  • President, American Inns of Court, (Wm. S. Sessions Chapter), 1994-1995
  • Past Director, San Antonio Bar Assoc.
  • Past President, SA Trial Lawyer’s Assoc.
  • Past Director, Texas Trial Lawyer’s Assoc.
  • Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1979-Present
  • Trustee, World Affairs Council, San Antonio
  • Board Member, Bexar Land Trust
  • Former Member, San Antonio Express-News Community Advisory Board
  • Who’s Who In America, 1965-Present

Author:

  • Texas Courtroom Evidence Book
  • Texas Workers= Compensation Trial Manual Book
  • Over 190 Articles and Speeches

Professional Associations:

  • State Bar of Texas
  • San Antonio Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American Inns of Court, Master of the Bench
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
  • College of the State Bar of Texas, Fellow, 1989 – Present

Personal:

  • Wife: Linda Hardberger
  • Director, Curator, The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, San Antonio
  • Children: Amy Hardberger and Kimberlea Moser, San Antonio

Other Significant Achievements:

FLYING

  • Solo flight in single engine airplane across the Atlantic, San Antonio to Paris, recreating Charles Lindbergh=s flight on the 50th anniversary of his flight, 1977
  • Solo flight in single engine airplane across the Atlantic, San Antonio to Madrid, 1981
  • Flew in single engine airplane from San Antonio to Brazil, 1983

SAILING

  • Sailed across the Atlantic in 44′ sailboat in 35 days, Florida to Portugal, 1988
  • Sailed across the Gulf of Mexico in his 42′ sailboat; placed First in the Galveston-Veracruz Race, 1996
  • Cruised personal boat, Aimless, with his wife, Linda, from Mexico to Canada & back to the Chesapeake Bay (6,000 miles), 2003

CLIMBING/HIKING

  • Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, 1990
  • Climbed Mount Rainier, 1991
  • Climbed Mount Popocatepetl, 1992
  • Hiked 120 miles across the Swiss Alps from Switzerland to Italy, 1992

SCUBA DIVING

  • Certified SCUBA Diver, 2003

AUTOMOBILE RACING/RALLY

  • Drove in sports car race across Mexico, from Veracruz to Acapulco in the “Carrera del Golfo al Pacifico,” 2004

Hosts,
Bjorn Dybdahl of Bjorn's
John Thurman of Heart of Texas Realty
Scott Woolfolk of Documation

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