Jerry Davis Clark

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Houston, TX 77027

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Business transactions attorney with back office product liability litigation and court appearance attorney experience.

Ten years’ strong transactions experience, including contracting advisory roles for a major integrated US energy corporation.

oExperience with master agreements, intellectual property, professional services, confidentiality, and compliance.

oCommercial contracts drafting, redlining, and negotiation. Experience with real estate transactions, including complex commercial real estate leases.

Back office litigation defense experience involving major multi-jurisdiction product liability cases.

Court appearance consumer credit collections attorney experience in Harris County, TX and surrounding counties.

PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON, 2017 - Forward

Volunteer Judge for Student Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Tournaments

Observe opposing student teams during mock negotiation and dispute resolution sessions.

Provide direct feedback to individual students, as well as official session scoring.

HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS PRECINCT LEVEL ELECTION OFFICIAL, 2008 - Forward

Presiding and Alternate Precinct Judge Appointments

Precinct level oversight of voting process during primary, general, and municipal elections.

Execute key provisions of the Texas Election Code.

EXPERIENCE

CONTRACT ATTORNEY PROJECTS, Houston, Texas, 2017 - Forward

Attorney

Back office litigation defense experience involving major multi-jurisdiction product liability cases. Analyze court-ordered documents and exhibits from plaintiffs. Draft deficiency letters to individual plaintiffs.

Court appearance consumer credit collections attorney experience in Harris County, TX and surrounding counties. Assemble appropriate documents and exhibits. Represent individual creditors in court hearings. Report hearing results to plaintiffs.

Commercial contracts drafting and redlining, including: master agreements and orders, consulting, engagement, purchasing, and confidentiality.

Commercial contracts abstracting and document management system review.

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., Houston, Texas, 2008 - 2016

Contract Advisor - Embedded attorney within commercial units

Supply chain management, compliance, and corporate governance.

Drafted and negotiated various types of contracts with outside parties, including: master purchase sales agreements and related service orders, intellectual property (software licensing and publication subscriptions), consulting, professional services, equipment, indemnification, and confidentiality.

Coordinated with corporate compliance, insurance, legal, and commercial subject matter experts facilitating commercial business transactions.

Coordinated with corporate governance function facilitating joint venture formations, signature authority delegations, and company legal entities review.

Facilitated corporate policies compliance for liquefied natural gas (LNG) transactions.

Drafted international agreements, including master LNG marketing and trading agreements and related confirmation notices for LNG tanker cargo transactions.

Reviewed LNG contractual terms. Identified risks and mitigation options.

LAW OFFICE OF JERRY D. CLARK, P.C., Houston, Texas, 2007 - 2008

Attorney

Commercial transactions, business disputes, and probate matters.

Prepared/filed motions and pleadings. Contractual disputes, materialman’s liens.

Abstracted complex commercial real estate leases. Prepared deeds and documents.

Court appointments for probate and guardianship attorney ad litem role.

CONTRACT ATTORNEY PROJECTS, Houston, Texas, 2006 - 2008

Attorney

Performed electronic document review at Gibbs & Bruns, L.L.P., Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, L.L.P., Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., and at other law firms.

LICENSES

Admitted to the State Bar of Texas

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi.

EDUCATION

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW, Houston, Texas

Doctor of Jurisprudence

Law Journal: Currents: International Trade Law Journal – Editor

Publications: Jerry Clark, Note, Opportunity Knocks: The Role of International Trade Arbitration in Reducing International Trade Barriers and Addressing Environmental Concerns, Currents: Int’l Trade L.J., Winter 2004, at 41.

Coursework: Includes Mock Trial Litigation, Mediation, Contracts Negotiations and Drafting, Corporate Law, Admiralty, and International Law.

Internships: The Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution: Assisted development of international dispute resolution programs and initiatives. Assisted development of paper seminar course for law students.

Office of Harris County Attorney: Performed case law and statute legal research. Assisted managing attorney in preparation of pretrial motions.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas

Master of Business Administration; Finance

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Marketing

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