Richard Lee Daniels
ATTORNEY AT LAW
713-877-0800 Telephone
713-877-0801 - Fax
rdanielslaw@sbcglobal.net
MEDIATOR - COUNSELOR
STATE BAR NUMBER: 00795311
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
● Law Offices of
Richard Lee Daniels, Houston, Texas
December 1994 to present: Represented both Plaintiff and
Defendant including; Business & Insurance Litigation, Business Civil, Family
Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Landlord Tenant, DTPA, Contracts, Mediation,
and current General Law Practice.
● Extensive knowledge
and experience in residential property damage, demolition, remediation, build
back, mold/fungi/bacteria, testing, flood, accidental water discharge and damage
control.
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Conduct Mediations at the Greenway Mediation Center.
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Chairman, Texas State Bar Disciplinary Committee District 4B, 3 and 4, Houston,
Texas, three (3) years, and current panel member.
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Member of U.S. Citizens Election Observers Mission in conjunction with Tribunal
Supreme Electoral of El Salvador C.A. and sponsored by the United Nations.
Observed, monitored, and facilitated the First Free Elections in El Salvadorian
history (1992) 63% voted.
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Entrepreneur – Real estate, variety of new business start ups, Barter company –
Personal Management of eighty (80) employees. Lived in India and the
Middle East for three years. I traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia,
as well as Central and South America.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/MEDIATION TRAINING
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Professional Mediation Training (ADR) – Work Life Institute, Houston, Texas,
certified in August of 2004. Mediations in business, civil and family law
cases.
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Experienced in multi-cultural disputes including Divorce and Family Law related
issues.
EDUCATION
● University of
Houston (B.S.)
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Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern (J.D., 1994)
SIGNIFICANT TEXAS CASES
Mary Joy Ann Gustilo and Jose Vicente Gustilo III
Vs.
Nadina (Marvilla Gustilo, Individually and
Administratric of the Estate of Armando C. Gustilo, Deceased
*No. 97-136 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October Term, 1997 on
Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals for the State
of Texas. Motion for rehearing on Supreme Court denial of Petition.
Issue: Whether Texas Courts, under the supreme law of the
land and U.S. Treaties, may capriciously substitute its opinion to titles of
Philippine aliens to estate of deceased Philippine domiciliary, who died in
Texas while receiving medical treatment.
In the Interest of K.R. P.
No. 01-01-01108-CV First Court of Appeals, Houston,
Texas. Appealed from 247Th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas,
Trial Court Case No. 2000-18310, Site: In the interest of K.R.P., A child
80S.W.3d 669
Issue: Whether trial court abused discretion in
awarding sole managing conservatorship to an unrelated third party (former
stepmother) over the biological mother and father: Affirmed
Alsenz vs. Alsenz
No.101 S.W. 3d 648; NO. 01-01-00369-CV
Court of Appeals of Texas ( 1st District), February 27, 2003.
Issue: Whether royalty payments received during
marriage from inventions patented before that marriage should be classified
as community or separate property? Issue of first impression; characterized
as community income, not separate as in oil/gas royalty: Appealed and
affirmed. New Law.
