Legal Watch Dallas 2014 has discovered that there are insufficient numbers of Spanish-speaking lawyers in the two cities, the 9th and 16th largest cities, respectively, in the US. Jeronimo Valdez, a commercial litigator, said: 'I don’t think [Dallas lawyers] realize just how many Hispanic business owners there are. And I’m not talking about the mom-and-pop shops, tortilla factories or tamale houses. I’m talking about legitimate $100 million revenue companies that have company executives or owners who are Hispanic.' Some 40 per cent of Dallas County residents are classified as Hispanic - but only 3 per cent of partners in the largest law firms are Hispanic. Source: Dallas News
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