{"id":12929,"date":"2014-06-04T21:05:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.tamus.org\/legal\/?page_id=12929"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:07:13","slug":"office-of-the-general-counsel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/","title":{"rendered":"General Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_ce638d-b6\">General Counsel<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12929_d41f3d-af alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12929_c3c696-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12929_c3c696-80\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>R. Brooks Moore<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image12929_00b057-28.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image12929_00b057-28 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:330px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image12929_00b057-28.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image12929_00b057-28 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image12929_00b057-28 figure{max-width:330px;}.kb-image12929_00b057-28 .image-is-svg, .kb-image12929_00b057-28 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image12929_00b057-28 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image12929_00b057-28\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/01\/TAMUS_DirectoryPhotos_26-scaled.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Moore_Brooks_214x300.jpg\" alt=\"R. Brooks Moore photo\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-38410\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_bbac73-65\">The Texas A&amp;M University System<br>301 Tarrow Street<br>College Station, Texas&nbsp; 77840<br>(979) 458-6128<br>fax (979) 458-6150<br><a href=\"mailto:rbm@tamus.edu\">rbm@tamus.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12929_2fe774-ed\"><strong>R. Brooks Moore&nbsp;<\/strong>administers the Office of General Counsel and serves as the A&amp;M System\u2019s chief legal officer. The office provides legal services for the System Offices and A&amp;M System member institutions and assists in litigation representation provided by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.&nbsp;The office also secures outside legal counsel services as needed throughout the A&amp;M System.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns12929_f6dee8-14{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns12929_f6dee8-14 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns12929_f6dee8-14\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn12929_d482f7-23.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn12929_d482f7-23.kb-button{line-height:1.7em;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn12929_d482f7-23 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/biographies\/r-brooks-moore\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Biography of R. Brooks Moore<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assistant Information:<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:gkr@tamus.edu\">Glenda Rogers<\/a>, Assistant to the General Counsel<br>(979) 458-6128<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Counsel R. Brooks Moore The Texas A&amp;M University System301 Tarrow StreetCollege Station, Texas&nbsp; 77840(979) 458-6128fax (979) 458-6150rbm@tamus.edu R. Brooks Moore&nbsp;administers the Office of General Counsel and serves as the A&amp;M System\u2019s chief legal officer. The office provides legal services for the System Offices and A&amp;M System member institutions and assists in litigation representation provided&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":38410,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ray Bonilla<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":37342,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/07\/TAMUS_DirectoryPhotos_44-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/07\/TAMUS_DirectoryPhotos_44-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ray Bonilla - General Counsel\" class=\"wp-image-37342\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Texas A&amp;M University System<br>301 Tarrow Street<br>College Station, Texas\u00a0 77840<br>(979) 458-6128<br>fax (979) 458-6150<br><a href=\"mailto:rbonilla@tamus.edu\">rbonilla@tamus.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ray Bonilla administers the Office of General Counsel and serves as the A&amp;M System's chief legal officer. 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