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Insurance: Regulatory

Texas

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About

Provided by Alex Gonzales

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Practice Areas

Gonzales Taplin is a law firm focused exclusively on insurance regulatory law. Our diverse team advises insurers, agents, TPAs, brokers, MGAs, program managers, InsurTechs, and insurance start-ups on enforcement, transactions, market conduct, compliance, and governance — across all 50 states and at the federal level.

Publications

-Fifth Circuit Survey, Administrative Law, 34 TEX. TECH. L. REV. 443 (2003), Texas Tech Law School.

-Fifth Circuit Survey, Administrative Law, 32 TEX. TECH. L. REV. 439 (2001), Texas Tech Law School.

-Fifth Circuit Survey, Administrative Law, 31 TEX. TECH. L. REV. 289 (2000), Texas Tech Law School.

Personal

Alex Gonzales enjoys volunteering for multiple organizations and programs. A few items of his volunteer experience are listed below:

-16U and 18U Commissioner (2008-2011), North Texas Hockey League.

-Chairman of the Board (2010-2013); Board Member 2008-2014, Workforce Solutions Capital AreaWorkforce Solutions Capital Area, Economic Empowerment.

-Chair, Community Action Team (2013-2015), Austin Area Research Organization.

-President (2009-present), Texas Asian Foundation.

Career

-11 Bravo, Army National Guard, Sep 1971 - Aug 1974.

-Ensign, USNR, U.S. Naval Reserve, Jan 1978 - Jun 1980.

-Ensign and Lieutenant j.g., U.S. Naval Reserve, Aug 1980 - May 1983.

-Examiner/ Law Clerk, Texas State Securities Board, Mar 1981 - Jun 1983.

-Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, Jun 1983 - Jun 1987.

-Acting Insurance Commissioner and Senior Associate Insurance Commissioner, State Board of Insurance, Jun 1987 - Dec 1990.

-Lieutenant Commander and Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve, Jul 1987 - Dec 1994.

-Partner, Hughes & Luce LLP, Jan 1991 - Jun 2001.

-Member, Supreme Court of Texas, Board of Disciplinary Appeals, Sep 1994 - Aug 2002.

-Chair, ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2002 - 2003.

-Shareholder - Austin, Winstead P.C., Jun 2001 - Jan 2018.

-General Counsel (outside), Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas, 1991 - Oct 2020.

-Partner and Team Lead, International Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Group, Duane Morris LLP, Jan 2018 - Apr 2023.

-Member and Director, Snap Capitol Consulting LLC, Jan 2023 - Present.

-Partner, Gonzales Taplin PA, Apr 2023 - Present.

Experience

Gonzales Taplin PA (G&T) is led by Alex Gonzales and Norm Taplin, who collectively have over 80 years of national insurance regulatory and insurance-related government affairs experience. G&T aims to provide high-quality insurance regulatory and compliance services efficiently and at a reasonable cost. We have experience in every state and are well-known by state insurance commissioners and their staff members, as well as state insurance legislators.

Education

St. Edward's University

BA Economics and Mathematics

University of Texas School of Law

JD

1980 - 1983

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

MBA, Economic Analysis and Policy

1986 - 1987

UT Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs

Executive Program, Governor's Executive Development Program

Awards

Super Lawyers®, part of Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly (Administrative Law) 2004-Present

Best Lawyers in America © (Insurance and Reinsurance) 2004-Present

Best Lawyers in America © Lawyer of the Year - 2022

Band 1, Insurance and Insurance Regulation, Chambers & Partners, 2009-Present

Star Practitioner, Chambers & Partners, 2025

National Workforce Excellence Grand Prize Winner, as Chair, Capital Area Workforce Board, 2012

Best of Austin Business Attorneys Award, Austin Business Journal, 2006

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Insurance: Regulatory - Texas

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Alex Gonzales is relied upon by a number of large corporate clients across multiple states for his sophisticated insurance regulatory expertise, counsel and representation.

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