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Areas of Practice
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Business Contracts

Business Litigation

Employment Law Litigation

Personal Injury

Family Law

Immigration Litigation

Federal Criminal Defense

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Dave Louie attended South Texas College of Law where he graduated cum laude in 2010.  While at South Texas, Dave competed as a member of the school’s nationally recognized advocacy program in several moot court and mock trial competitions.  Dave was a member of Currents International Trade Law Journal and served as a Langdell Scholar, tutoring students in Federal Civil Procedure and Property Law on Saturday afternoons.  Dave currently serves as an adjunct professor of advocacy at South Texas College of Law.  Prior to law school, Dave graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2007.

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Educational Background

• 2010 – J.D., cum laude, South Texas College of Law
• 2007 – B.A., cum laude, University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Legal Experience

333rd District Court of Harris County – Houston, Honorable Joseph “Tad” Halbach, Law Clerk, August 2008 – February 2009, August 2009 – April 2010

• Analyzed and briefed cases on the weekly law docket to assist with rulings on motions for summary judgments
• Researched and prepared presentation on procedural and substantive due process for continuing education lecture at Rice University

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, The Woodlands, Legal Intern, June 2009 – August 2009

• Conducted legal research and prepared legal memoranda on issues relating to anti-indemnity laws and admiralty issues
• Reviewed joint operating agreements
• Researched and summarized Pennsylvania oil and gas laws

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams and Martin, Houston, Legal Intern, May 2009 – June 2009

• Prepared original petitions, drafted jury instructions, composed demand letters and drafted requests for discovery
• Reviewed commercial distribution agreements
• Researched and analyzed issues, including contract and insurance law disputes

El Paso Corporation, Houston, Legal Intern, February 2009 – April 2009

• Supported the litigation section on a multi-million dollar breach of contract suit by researching legal issues, composing memorandum, and assisting in voir dire
• Researched and analyzed legal issues and prepared memorandum relating to environmental and employment issues

Hewlett-Packard Company, Houston, Legal Intern, May 2008 – July 2008

• Researched and drafted memorandum on topics, including intellectual property rights and business practices
• Provided general assistance to the legal department, including research and due diligence in preparation for a multi-billion dollar acquisition, contract review, and review of employee policy documents

Honors and Awards

• Best Petitioner Brief – August A. Rendings Products Liability Moot Court Competition, 2010
  
• Third Best Advocate – National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, 2009
  
• Cali Award for Highest Grade in Property II
  
• Justice Bud Warren Appellate Advocacy Award
  
• Dean’s List
  
• Academic Scholarship

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Order of the Barristers
  
• Order of the Lytae
  
• Adjunct Professor of Advocacy, South Texas College of Law
  
• Phi Delta Phi

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