Ricardo A. Gilb

Senior Associate / Atlanta

Ricardo A Gilb

Ricardo Gilb is an attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia.  

Ricardo began his legal career in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, as a law clerk to Senior District Judge David Briones, who oversaw a docket of civil, criminal, and immigration matters. Ricardo then gained experience in commercial, injury, civil rights, and employment law at two mid-sized firms in Atlanta before joining Fields Howell.  

He earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies at Stanford University and was a teacher or several years before attending the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his J.D. in 2020. In law school he was a proud member of the Chicano Hispanic Law Students Association, Legislative Assistant for the Texas House of Representatives, a student attorney with the Travis County Juvenile Public Defender, and a judicial intern in the District of Columbia.  

Education

  • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2020
    • Chicano Hispanic Law Students Association Member 
    • Student Attorney, Juvenile Justice Clinic 
    • Legislative Assistant, Texas House of Representatives 
  • Stanford University, B.A., 2012  
    • Bachelor of Arts with Honors in  American Studies  

Practice Areas

Admissions

State bars

State Bar of Georgia   

State Bar of Texas 

Supreme courts

Supreme Court of Georgia 

Appellate courts

Georgia Court of Appeals 

District courts

U.S District Court for the Northern District of Georgia  

U.S District Court for the Middle District of Georgia