David T. Lopez
Principal
Email: dtlopez@lopezlawfirm.com

Practice Areas: International Law(10%, 35); Mediation(10%, 550); Arbitration(25%, 150); Litigation(55%, 400).

Admitted: 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

Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1971; Harvard University, Program for Lawyers, 1985; 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/International Arbitration

College: University of Texas, B.J., 1962; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London Court, Fellows Course, 1993

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.

Biography: 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). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member); Houston Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member).

Languages: Spanish.

Born: Laredo, Texas, July 17, 1939

ISLN: 905364115