David Dean Email & Phone Number

Houston

• Family Attorney for 10 years of experience litigating, mediating and advocating for the poor on legal issues. • Lead counsel in appellate decision regarding life estates and landlord-tenant law: Spears v. Lecompte, 09-11-00027-CV, 2011 WL 3925701 (Tex. App.--Beaumont Aug. 25, 2011, no pet.)• Maintained one of the highest caseloads of over 200 clients a year.• Represented clients in Social Security Hearings in front of Administrative Law Judges and the Appeals Council.• Lead counsel in a jury trial involving the custody of three children. • Lead counsel for clients filing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies • Negotiated, settled, mediated and defended clients in formal and informal hearings, including mediations, as well as court proceedings in Harris County, Brazoria County, Jefferson County, Orange County, Galveston County, and the Southern District of Texas.. • Fully litigated contested divorces and custody matters for clients, handling all case-related phases including temporary orders and mediation, and ending with final hearings on the merits.• Currently working on all legal issues facing veterans, including veterans benefits, VASH housing vouchers, landlord-tenant issues, FEMA issues, divorces, custody/child support, probate, wills/estate planning, expunctions/nondisclosures, foreclosures, unemployment hearings, bankruptcy and social security/SSI cases.• Completed legal research, active motion practice, propounded and responded to discovery, and represented clients in bench trials in debt collector litigation.• Prevailed on motions for summary judgments, motion in limine, motion to compel discovery and numerous other motions and responses in District and County Court.

• Managed the HOME Program for the Orange Regional HOME Consortium (Contract $750,000 annually for multi-family and single family projects)• Managed the CDBG Program for Disaster Recovery ($150 million)• Managed Economic Development Program (Hurricane Ike Forgivable Loan Program)(Contract $1.9 Million for small businesses)o Supervised and performed Advisory Board meetings and Public Hearingso Fulfilled Environmental Assessments & Monitoring & HUD requirementso Maintain compliance with Federal and State laws and regulationso Completed TDRA Environmental Review & Low to Moderate Income forms, notices, and publications for state and federal requirements

• Legal research and writing, with emphasis on business contracts and international law.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachlor Of Arts, English Language And Literature/Letters