Orlando (Jay) Juarez, Jr.

Partner | San Antonio | Austin

Orlando “Jay” Juarez is a partner in McCall’s San Antonio and Austin offices. He devotes his practice to serving exclusively as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel and trustee’s counsel on debt financings by public entities—primarily cities, counties, and school districts. Jay has an innate ability to digest complex information and articulate clear and concise legal advice to clients.

Prior to joining McCall, Jay primarily served as general counsel to school districts, assisting them (and other political subdivisions of the State) with a wide range of legal issues—ranging from employment law matters to contractual disputes. Four years after becoming a licensed attorney, Jay took a lead role in drafting briefs for submission to the Texas Supreme Court in the matter of Clint Independent School District v. Marquez et al. The case, which involved a suit alleging unconstitutional intra-district funding, was ultimately won.

A native of Laredo, Texas, Jay began his legal career as a prosecutor with the Webb and Zapata County District Attorney’s Office.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member, Southern District of Texas

Member, State Bar of Texas

Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers

Member, Texas Young Lawyer’s Association

Member, Texas Exes

Member, National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys (2012-2016)

Staff Member, TEXAS HISPANIC JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY (2009-2010)

Industry Presentations

Moderator, The Bond Buyer’s Texas Public Finance Conference panel “The Education Landscape” (2023)

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D., 2010

The University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A., 2007