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Address
3900 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77006-4959 (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)
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(Main Office) Since graduating first in his law school class in 1971, David T. Lopez has been actively engaged in litigation in state and federal courts, including civil rights, labor and employment, commercial, investment and securities matters. He is a frequent speaker at national and international professional seminars, and he received from the Texas Bar Foundation the Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award for 2007. Since 1995, he also has been active in negotiation, mediation, and arbitration at the local, national and international levels, and he is on national and international panels of neutrals. Lopez is fluent in Spanish and has traveled widely in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Statement of PracticeFederal and State Litigation, International Commercial Arbitration, Labor and Employment, Mediation and Arbitration, International Law. Year Established: 1971
Firm Size: 1
Languages: Spanish.
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Address3900 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006-4959, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)
PhonePhone: 713-523-3900
Telecopier: 713-523-3908
Website
http://www.lopezlawfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
David T. Lopez (Principal) born Laredo, Texas, July 17, 1939; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and District of New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, U.S. Claims Courts and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.J., 1962); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1971); Harvard University (Program for Lawyers, 1985); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London Court (Fellows Course, 1993); St. Mary's University School of Law and Universidad de Monterrey (Joint Venture II International Program, 1995); University of Houston Law Center, A. A. White Dispute Resolution Center (Advanced Arbitration Skills Course, Domestic and International Arbitration). Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, Texas Bar Foundation (2007). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of Lytae. Member, South Texas Law Journal, 1970-1971. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Political Science Department, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (1972). William Randolph Hearst Visiting Lecturer, University of Texas College of Communications (2001). Mediation and Arbitration Panelist, JAMS/Endispute (1996-1999), American Arbitration Assn. (2000), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (2009). Certified Arbitration Panelist, International Centers for Arbitration, 1993. Article, "How Flat Is Your World of Work?," 70 Texas Bar Journal 432(May 2007); "Mexico Labor Laws and the Potential for Reform," 70 Texas Bar Journal 140 (February 2007); "Realizing the Promise of Employment Arbitration," 69 Texas Bar Journal 862 (Oct. 2006). Partial List of Presentations: "Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: Avoiding Misunderstanding and Settling Disputes Within the Company In Multinational and Multicultural Transactions," State Bar of Texas Conference, 1997; "Appeal of Arbitration Awards," Houston Bar Association Appellate Section, 1995; "International Labor Standards and the NAFTA Supplemental Accord," Houston Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, 1996; "Going Global," University of Texas Labor & Employment Conference 2007; "ADR in International Employment," International Law Symposium, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2006; "Established and Emerging Opportunities in Employment Law," Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, University of Texas Law School (with Vianei L. Robinson, 2006); "How Employment Issues Differ for Government Employees," University of Texas Conf. of Labor & Employment Law, 2006; "Taxation in Settlements," University of Texas Conf. on Labor & Employment Law, 2005; "Evaluating the Need for an Employee Dispute Program," University of Texas Conf. on Labor & Employment, 2005; "Damages: Estimating, Proving and Defending, and Addressing Unusual Issues," Univ. of Texas 10th Annual Conf. on Labor & Employment Law (2003); "Strategies for Early and Economic Settlement of Employment Cases," S.J. Bashen Corp. Seminar; "Employee's Viewpoint in Presentation and Settlement of Employment Claims," E.E.O.C. Technical Assistance Program Seminar (2002); "Evaluating, Itemizing, Pleading and Proving Damages," University of Houston Labor and Employment Seminar (2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995). Member: Houston (Chair, ADR Section, 2006-2007), Federal, American (Steering Group, International Dispute Resolution Committee, Litigation Section), Inter American and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors, 2005); Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; Bar Association of the Federal Circuit; World Association of Lawyers (Chairman, Committee on Law and the Handicapped, 1979-1993; Chairman, Committee on International Labor Law, 1999); National Employment Lawyer Association (President, Houston Chapter, 2001-2002); Union Internationale des Avocats; Association for Conflict Resolution. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member); Houston Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Law(10%, 35); Mediation(10%, 550); Arbitration(25%, 150); Litigation(55%, 400).
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