DART names Gamez general counsel

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) board yesterday selected Gene Gamez as the agency’s chief general counsel.

Gamez will oversee DART's legal department and provide legal advice and assistance to the board, the president and executive director, the internal auditor and the director of board support, DART officials said in a press release.

For the past 18 years, Gamez has served as the agency’s assistant general counsel and senior assistant general counsel, where he defended DART in personal injury cases, labor and employment matters, contract disputes, civil rights cases and civil appeals, and acted as legal adviser to the DART Police Department.

Prior to joining DART, he served as a Dallas County assistant district attorney and social worker. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.