Augustin (Augie) Rivera, Jr., is General Counsel at Del Mar College District, where he also serves as a member of the President’s Executive Team. He has been a NACUA member since 2013 and has served on the Committee on Legal Education for several years. Prior to his General Counsel appointment, Augie practiced for over twenty-seven years in civil trial and appellate law throughout South Texas. He has extensive experience in providing legal advice and counsel (general and in litigation) in all areas of Higher Education Law, including: civil rights, constitutional and privacy law; statutory, regulatory and policy compliance; public information and governance issues (Board and Institution); inter-governmental matters; contract and lease formation and enforcement; procurement; business transactions; student issues; academic issues; disciplinary matters; real property; construction matters; intellectual property; insurance; employment; bequests and donations; and, conflicts of interests and oversight.
In 2011, Augie was appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to the Texas Board of Law Examiners and was elected Chair in 2019. He has also held various positions on other nonprofit and agency Boards of Directors, including the National Conference of Bar Examiners, Texas Association of Community College Attorneys, South Texas Council-Boy Scouts of America, South Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc., Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Foundation, Ethics Commission of the City of Corpus Christi and the Corpus Christi Housing Authority.
Augie currently serves on the Board Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusivity, the Committee on Legal Education and is Vice Chair for the Committee on Membership and Member Services.
Augie received his B.A. from Yale University in 1984 and his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1987.