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College: University of Houston
Law School: University of Houston
Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in: 1975
Practice Area(s):
Business
Energy
Real EstateProfile:
Mr. Garrett, a director of the Firm, practices in the Business Section and is active in all aspects of real estate, financial institution, corporate, trust, probate and estate matters, and has extensive experience in representing public and privately held business entities, banks, and real estate developers and contractors.
Scope of Practice:
All aspects of real estate, including financing, development, construction, leasing, and brokerage, all aspects of banking and regulated lending, including regulatory, operations, and trust matters, and probate and estate issues, and general corporate and business entity formation and operation.
Recent Honors:
Named a Texas "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly magazine in 2003.
Recent Representations:
Counsel to a statewide bank holding company, handling all legal matters for member banks and their related subsidiaries, including a mortgage company, stock brokerage company, information technology company, bank service company and trust department.
Representation of a large number of state, national and international banks on lending, regulatory and operational matters, including bank acquisitions and de novo bank creation.
Numerous international banking and business transactions, including the recent purchase by the Government of Turkey of a client's products through a French distributor, negotiations for Chinese production of goods and establishing a maquiladora plant in Mexico.
Extensive experience in all facets of real estate, representing real estate developers, contractors, brokers, and investing and financing entities.
Representation of several national manufacturers on matters involving sales, regulatory compliance and general corporate issues.
Professional Affiliations:
Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law, 1984-2004.
Admissions:
State Bar of Texas; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; United States District Court for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
Publications:
Frequent author and speaker for Bar Association seminars; adjunct professor in banking and business law at Northeast Texas Community College and its professional development program.
Education:
University of Houston, J.D. summa cum laude, 1975; Article Editor, Houston Law Review; Fulbright and Jaworski Scholarship Award; Graduate Teaching Fellow, 1972; University of Houston, B.A. magna cum laude, 1971. | 