About Gabriel S.
Gabriel S. Perez built a professional path that began in international business and turned toward the law. He moved from a business graduate program into law school, a transition that shaped how he approaches client problems. The change also set the stage for a steady climb through early legal roles in Texas and New Mexico.
Perez earned an MBA in International Business from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1999. He returned to academia several years later and completed his Juris Doctor at Texas Tech University School of Law in 2006. Those two degrees—one in business and one in law—inform his dealings with commercial and cross-border issues, and they provide a framework for analytical work and client counseling.
Soon after law school, Perez took a position as a law clerk in 2007 at Chappell, Lanehart & Stangl. That role gave him an entry point into the practice and early courtroom preparation. It was an immediate follow-up to his law studies and helped him develop the day-to-day skills that lawyers rely on: legal research, drafting, and procedural preparation.
By 2009 he had moved into an associate role at Ellis and Ortega. As an associate he handled a range of matters typical for early-career attorneys at a small firm. The position exposed him to client intake, case management, and litigation support. Those years cemented a practical approach to problem solving and added experience in handling cases through various stages.
Perez is licensed to practice in both Texas and New Mexico. He has worked across the border between the two states and is familiar with differences in procedure and local practice norms. That dual admission has allowed him to advise clients whose matters cross state lines and to appear where jurisdiction requires.
Colleagues describe him as steady and methodical in the way he approaches research and client files. He tends to break complex matters into component parts and address each in sequence. That style reflects his business training as much as it does his legal education.
Today Perez practices law in Texas and New Mexico. He balances litigation and transactional work and draws on his combined business and legal training when advising clients. His current practice focuses on representation in matters across Texas and New Mexico.
