
Kevin Chavez
Of Counsel
Highlights of Qualifications
- Licensed to practice law in Texas for over twenty-three years – Bar Number 24034371.
- Fluent in English and Spanish; extensive bicultural experience.
- Frequent legal commentator on Spanish-language television and radio.
Work Experience
- 2016-present Owner, Kevin M. Chavez PLLC, Houston, Texas
- 2013-2016 Senior Associate, Ohyan Law Group, Houston, Texas
- 2009-2013 General Counsel, Latino Multi-Services, LLC, Houston, Texas
- 2005-2009 Associate, Kennedy Hodges, LLP, Houston, Texas
- 2003-2005 Associate, Waverly R. Nolley & Associates, Houston, Texas
- 2002-2003 Staff Attorney, Jim S. Adler & Associates, Houston, Texas
Education and Licensure
- Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 1993
- Bachelor of Science, Paralegal Education, cum laude, Myers University, Cleveland, Ohio 1990
- State of Texas, 2002
- United States District Court for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of International Trade
- Supreme Court of the United States
Professional Memberships
- Christian Legal Society (CLS local Houston chapter)
- Alliance Defense Freedom (ADF volunteer attorney)
- College of the State Bar of Texas – Fellow
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
- American Association of Justice (AAJ)
- SCRIBES, The American Society of Legal Writers, 2010 to present.
- Houston Trial Lawyers
Professional Service:
- Of Counsel at various times to the Consulates of Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, and El Salvador
- Board of Directors, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone / Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority, Board of Directors, 2011 – 2015
- President of Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston, (MABAH) 2015.
Community Outreach:
Participated in task-force against notary immigration fraud with Texas Supreme Court via UPL Committee from 2002-2004; Participated in several legal forums since 2011 at several churches and non-profit agencies including Houston Legal Aid, Mexican-American Bar Association, and Texas Young Lawyers Assoc. Participated in pro bono outreach through the Christian Legal Society and Administer Justice.
Media Experience:
Frequent legal commentator on:
- 1400 AM/Radio Amistad-KHCB
- Channel 45/Univision-KXLN
- Channel 48/Telemundo-KTMD
- 980AM/Radio Aleluya-KQUE,
- and Familia TV-KVQT.