LARRY HINOJOSA
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY
28 years of practicing law in the courts of Harris county.
Trial and Appellate experience in a variety of civil cases including contract, commercial, probate, personal injury, wrongful death, worker’s compensation, medical malpractice, real estate, admiralty, Jones Act, F.E.L.A and D.T.P.A. State and Federal Courts.
Successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Texas: Eleanor B. Daugherty vs. Southern Pacific Transportation Company, 772 S.W. 2nd 81 (Tex. 1989).
Guardian Ad Litem in over 100 cases representing the interests of minor children.
Attorney Ad Litem in city and county tax court cases.
Appointed by Mayor Bill White as a Commissioner to the Houston Police Officers Civil Service Commission in October 2008.
AV® Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
EXPERIENCED MEDIATOR
Trained Mediator since 1994. Over 1000 hours of training.
International and domestic Mediator of civil disputes in the courts of Harris and surrounding counties. Mediated over 525 cases.
Texas Mediator Credentialing Association: Credentialed Distinguished.
Association of Attorney Mediators: Advanced Certified Mediator.
Approved Mediator, Hearing Officer and Investigator for Houston Community College System since 1996.
Approved mediator for U.S. Postal Service since 1996.
Volunteer Mediator for the Dispute Resolution Center of Harris County since 1994.
Trained Arbitrator: Approved arbitrator for the City of Houston.
TEACHER
University of Houston Law Center: Faculty/Facilitator, 40 Hour Basic Mediation Training: A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center: July 1996 to present.
South Texas College of Law: Faculty/Facilitator, 40 Hour Basic Mediation Training, Frank Evans Center for Dispute Resolution: August 2005-present;
Texas Southern University School of Law: Guest lecturer, Basic Mediation Training: “The Opening Statement”; September, 2009.
Have taught mediation skills to over 1000 attorneys and/or students.
INVOLVED
Houston Bar Association: member 1981-present;
Houston Bar Association: Alternative Dispute Resolution Section : Treasurer 2005-2009
Council Member, 2003-2005;
Association of Attorney-Mediators: member from1996 to present;
President, Houston Chapter: Association of Attorney Mediators: 2009-2010;
Association of Attorney Mediators: Houston Board of Directors: 2000-2001;
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, State Bar of Texas: member 1996 - present;
Mexican-American Bar Association: member, 1996 - present;
Hispanic Bar Association: member;
College of the State Bar of Texas: member1997-2006;
South Texas College of Law, Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution Advisory Board Member: 2005-present;
South Texas College of Law, Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution: International Institute for Responsible Conflict Resolution member since 2004;
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee: 2001-2002;
Volunteer Mediator, Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, 1994 - present;
Past member, Pro Bono College, State Bar of Texas: providing free legal work to indigent individuals.
LEGAL EDUCATION
University of Houston School of Law, J.D., 1981
LICENSES
State Bar of Texas, 1981
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1982
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1982
U. S. Supreme Court, 1985
PERSONAL
Married to Peggy for 22 years; one daughter, Storey, attending Texas Christian University; Has one dog named Kahlee.
