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Education & Training:
St. Mary's University, J.D.
The Catholic University of America, B.A. with honors
Background:
Mr. Cappuccio's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, business litigation, bankruptcy,
construction law, telecommunications law, and property owner association rights. He has considerable
experience in cases involving torts, contract & business disputes, fraudulent transfers to
corporate insiders, the filed tariff doctrine, condemnation, medical care provider claims against HMOs,
the Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA), the Deceptive Trade Practices Act
(DTPA), the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), securities fraud, the
Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, professional negligence claims, and property owner association rights.
In addition, Mr. Cappuccio regularly represents parties in a variety of bankruptcy litigation matters, and he is often retained as special counsel and general counsel for Chapter
7 bankruptcy estates.
Mr. Cappuccio spent four years in Washington, D.C., and worked on a variety
of projects involving the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency.
He also acquired extensive political and legislative experience as an intern for former
Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.
Mr. Cappuccio is "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating available). He has been voted by his peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in San Antonio" for five
years in a row in the areas of business litigation and bankruptcy. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mr. Cappuccio
was selected as a Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star," an honor reserved for the top 2.5 percent of
attorneys in the state.
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Reported Cases:
In re: Charles Bryan Powers and Mary Susan Powers, 412 B.R. 326, 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 4134 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2009)
Bexar Metropolitan Water District v. Liliana Oranday, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 3630 (Tex. App. Ð San Antonio 2009, no pet.)
Padilla v. Hollerman Dev., L.P., 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 2917 (Tex. App. – San Antonio 2009, no pet.)
Radiology Assoc. of S.A., v. Aetna Health, Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3749 (W.D. Tex. 2005)
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Publications & Interviews:
Litigating Utility Easements in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Proceedings
Presented August 2008 in San Antonio, Texas, at the Law of Easements Conference.
Litigating Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy
Presented April 30, 2008 in Austin, Texas, at State Bar of Texas Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy Conference.
Getting Paid, Collection Law for the Healthcare Industry
April 15, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas
The Texas Residential Construction Liability Act: An Overview
Presented May 20, 2004, in Houston, Texas, at the Lorman Continuing Legal Education
Class on Construction Defects and Insurance Coverage in Texas.
News 4 WOAI (NBC TV) February 17, 2004
Cingular Acquisition of Verizon Wireless
Atnewyork.com, July 11, 2002
Northpoint Lawsuit Might End Before it Begins
http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/1384101
Internet Planet, June 15, 2001
FCC Reportedly Increasing Long-Distance Vigilance
http://news.earthweb.com/xSP/print.php/785871
Internetnews.com, 2001
Making Time to Broker Service Transitions from Northpoint
http://isp-planet.com/business/2001/npnt_pucs_2.html
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Memberships & Professional Associations:
State Bar of Texas
The College of the State Bar of Texas
Federal Communications Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association
William S. Sessions Inn of Court
Community Associations Institute
Phi Sigma Mu, International Social Sciences Honor Society
Phi Alpha Delta
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