State University Medical

George Noel Lawrence

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Richmond, Texas 77469

Telephone: 832-***-****

E-Mail:******************@*****.***

Career Summary:

Over 20 years of efficiently and successfully resolving diverse disputes for plaintiffs and defendants in federal, state, county, and justice of the peace courts, and then collecting those judgements or settlements;

Over nine (9) years of teaching business, law, reasoning, and writing as an adjunct professor; and

Over seven (7) years of consulting profit and nonprofit organizations on environmental and marine transportation issues

Professional Experience:

Counselor-at-Law/Trial Lawyer/Mediator/Proprietor. The Lawrence Law Firm – Wharton, Richmond, and Houston, Texas. November 2007 through present; 1995 through January 2006

General civil litigation and transactional practice. A list of all current practice areas is attached. Assiduously and efficiently prosecute or defend diverse lawsuits from initial client interview through trial, then collect judgements. Also serve as local counsel in 54 of the 254 counties in Texas for several creditors, third-party debt buyers, and law firms (collections and subrogation), and as attorney ad litem in Fort Bend and Harris County courts. First Texas trial lawyer to earn -- and then to actually collect --a personal judgment from the CEO of the infamous Magellan Investment Group in California.

Compliance Attorney. The Law Office of Sam Streeter, PLLC -- Houston, Texas. February 2006 through October 2007

Recruited from private solo law practice. Hired, trained, and monitored 100+ collectors of consumer and medical debt in 42 states; responded to formal consumer complaints filed with states attorneys general; and defended FDCPA lawsuits.

Adjunct Professor (Part-time).Wharton County Junior College -- Wharton, Texas. June 1995 through May 2004

Researched, prepared, and presented innovative lectures in: business; law; reasoning; and writing at all three campuses in Richmond, Sugar Land, and Wharton.

Litigation Associate. Griffin & Laser, LLP -- Houston, Texas. September 1993 through December 1995

Defended insureds in federal and state district courts. Secured major insurance carrier as a new firm client. Assisted partner in settling multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit in Wharton County within policy limits.

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Education:

Trained Mediator. Fort Bend County Dispute Resolution Center – Richmond, Texas

Doctor of Jurisprudence. University of Houston Law Center -- Houston, Texas

Graduated in the top 1/3rd of class; won Second Place in the Hippard Mock Trial Written Brief Competition; member of the Advocates.

Masters of Marine Policy. College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware -- Newark, Delaware

Masters Fellow; unique, interdisciplinary Masters degree in the economic, environmental, legal, scientific, and social management of marine resources and marine transportation; graduated in the top 10% of class.

Bachelors of Arts in English and Bachelors of Arts in History. State University of New York -- Oswego, New York

Graduated magnum cum laude; nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship; inducted into Phi Alpha Theta; President of the History Club; President of the English Club.

Professional Memberships:

State Bar of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

International Who’s Who

Crime Victims’ Committee, State Bar of Texas

Pro Bono College, State Bar of Texas

Publications:

Transboundary Water Pollution in the Great Lakes Basin: Problems and Solutions. Master’s thesis, University of Delaware College of Marine Studies.

What Everyone Should Know About Sexual Harassment But Was Afraid to Ask. State Bar of Texas Journal, November 1997.

The Commander. An original stage play predicated on The Iliad and The Odyssey.

The Dark Horse. An original screenplay.

AREAS OF LAW PRACTICE (in Alphabetical Order Only)

Admiralty

Alternative Dispute Resolution (arbitrations and mediations)

Business

Civil Rights (sexual harassment, ADA, etc.)

Collections (creditors and debtors’ rights and litigation)

Construction (residential)

Consumer’s rights (DTPA, etc.)

Contracts

Entertainment

Environmental

Estate Planning

Family

Intellectual Property (copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets)

Landlord/Tenant

Legal Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury

Probate

Wrongful Death

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