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Kevin Chavez

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.