About Member
Aaron M. Diaz is a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Law with the St. Mary’s School of Law Criminal Justice Clinic. Before joining the criminal justice clinic, Diaz spent six years working with the Goldstein & Orr law firm in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to law school, he spent over a decade as a paralegal working for a criminal defense firm in South Texas and various state agencies. During that time, Diaz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Texas Pan-American, and a Master of Arts degree in Legal Studies from Texas State University. He graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law, cum laude, in May of 2020. Since becoming licensed, Diaz has solely practiced juvenile and adult criminal defense, representing clients charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes. He has also handled state and federal appeals and post-conviction writs of habeas corpus cases. Diaz is currently on the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Board of Directors and serves on several TCDLA committees. He is also a member of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He is also the producer of TCDLA's podcast–Sidebar with TCDLA.