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Santos Vargas

Santos Vargas

Santos Vargas is the president and a past chair of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas. He is a shareholder in Davis & Santos, where he runs a practice focused on complex business litigation, financial institution litigation, and fiduciary litigation matters. Vargas has served as president of the San Antonio Bar Association and the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association. He has also served as the co-chair of the Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors and chair of the State Bar of Texas Local Bar Services Committee. Vargas is a member of the Texas Bar Foundation, the San Antonio Bar Foundation, and the William S. Sessions American Inns of Court. He is a 2004 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law. In addition to his activities in the legal community, Vargas is a graduate of Class 34 of Leadership San Antonio and a 2005 graduate of the Alex Briseño Leadership Development Program. He draws upon his extensive leadership experience with the State Bar of Texas, the San Antonio Bar Association, and other organizations to diligently and faithfully represent the lawyers of the state of Texas.

Guest Appearances
April 9, 2026

SBOT’s Vision: A Look at State Bar and TYLA Initiatives

In this conversation, host Rocky Dhir brings together two leaders: State Bar of Texas President Santos Vargas and Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) President Alyson Martinez. They discuss their progress and continuing...

June 5, 2025

Inside the State Bar: A Presidential Perspective

What exactly does your state bar president do, anyway? A very presidential trio joins Rocky Dhir for today’s conversation examining this leadership role and its many responsibilities. Rocky welcomes Past-President Cindy Tisdale,...

April 11, 2024

State Bar of Texas 2024-25 President-elect Candidate Forum

The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors approved the nominations of Denise Scofield, of Houston, and Santos Vargas, of San Antonio, as president-elect candidates at its meeting on September 30, 2023....