Dominique Johnson
**** *** *** **** *****, #*** • Houston, Texas 77081 • (214) 770–9481 • *******************@*****.***
BAR ADMISSION
Texas State Bar No: 24097891 (licensed as of November 2015)
EDUCATION
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas May 2015
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD)
Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Managing Editor
Corporate & Taxation Law Society, Treasurer
A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center 40 Hour Mediation Training
Relevant Coursework: Property I & II (Real Estate Transactions); Doing Deals; Legal Negotiation; Statutory Interpretation; Secured Transactions; Arbitration; Oil & Gas; Mergers & Acquisitions; Federal Income Tax
Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida August 2012 - May 2013
Dean’s List; Honors Program
University of Houston, Houston, Texas May 2005
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
EXPERIENCE
Fort Bend Employee Federation, Sugar Land, Texas October 2015 - Present
Grievance Specialist
Employ alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve labor and employment law related matters.
Loomis Armored US, LLC, Houston, Texas June 2014 - December 2015
Contracts Legal Intern
Reviewed, and drafted contracts and other commercial agreements, including short & long form real estate leases, subordination non-disturbance agreements, and master service agreements.
Negotiated contracts between company, its customers and subcontractors to ensure terms and conditions comply with company’s contracting requirements and guidelines.
Worked with outside commercial real estate firm in order to perform forensic due diligence analysis of transactions and maintain curative real estate documents in Harbor Flex database.
Negotiated and reviewed non-disclosure agreements and requests for proposals and bids submitted by the company in order to procure business.
Cougar Venture Fund, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Houston, Texas January 2015 - May 2015
Student Analyst
Conducted extensive research, due diligence, and performed document analysis on a start-up venture.
Worked with diverse team to review live deals and recommend action to Fund Advisory Board.
University of Houston Transactional Law Clinic, Houston, Texas August 2014 - December 2014
Student Attorney
Researched appropriate law and advised clients on transactional agreements, matters of company policy and procedure, intellectual property, securities, and best business practices.
Digital Risk, LLC, Maitland, Florida May 2013 - July 2013
Legal Intern
Conducted forensic review of all company executed vendor and client contracts to ensure compliance with company contracting requirements.
Worked with tax counsel and drafted documentation in order to acquire securitization for REIT product.
Co-drafted and edited Company Policy Manual and Human Resources policy and procedure.
Ensured company compliance with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae front-end and forensic consumer mortgage review.
Advised senior management on many legal matters requiring legal research, analysis and document interpretation.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, Houston, Texas April 2007 - April 2012
Licensed Personal Banker
Licenses Held: FINRA (NASD) Series 6 & 63; Texas Life & Health Insurance; Medallion Signature Guarantee.
Worked with clients to develop investment and credit portfolios, including mutual funds, mortgages and HELOC/HELOANs.
Established sizable retail and commercial book of business by developing lasting client relationships by developing strategies to achieve their financial goals.