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Houston, Texas

Managing attorney focusing on Housing & Urban Development (HUD) transactional law, business and intellectual property law. Responsible for identifying legal issues, drafting relevant policies, procedures, and documents, negotiating contracts, and facilitating resolution of issues related to federal and state statutes, and regulatory frameworks. Incumbent identifies legal issues and initiates outreach, as needed. Drafts and negotiates commercial leases, ground leases, easements, commercial contracts, franchise agreements, construction draw agreements, mortgagor documents, regulatory agreements, and attorney opinions. Acts as outside general counsel for small companies, handling trademark and copyright applications, lien notifications and closures, and general liability claims, and the maintenance of corporate documents resolutions. Representations include land use developers, real asset companies, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations. Administers the office, ensures payroll and payables are timely dispatched, and sets strategic direction for the firm’s business and marketing initiatives. Learn more at: www.terrybrunerlaw.com.

Houston, Texas Area

Adjunct professor in the College of Business, focusing on Business Ethics, Legal Environment of Business, and Diversity Management courses.

Houston, Texas Area

Instructor of law courses, focused on basic legal principles for supervisors, including constitutional rights, federal compliance, regulatory actions, agency law, and employment law.

Washington, D.C. & Brussels

Selected for competitive American and European emerging global leaders fellowship program focused on transatlantic sustainable business development, entrepreneurship, public policy, security, civil society, and global markets. Built professional relationships with government ministers, business executives, startup founders, and non-governmental organization executives in Europe.

Houston, Texas Area

Board director of a business development and strategic investment advisory firm, which focuses on energy and infrastructure development projects throughout Africa and the Caribbean. Provided overall strategic direction and headed governmental relations activities.

Houston, Texas

Represented clients in a limited practice concentrated on federal regulatory law. Identified legal issues and drafted pleadings, motions, and agreements in administrative proceedings with the federal government.

Houston, Texas

Led and managed a staff of 40, a board of 20, and was responsible for attracting nearly $25 million in charitable gifts.

Provided legal opinions, advice and services with respect to all departmental programs and activites. Closed multifamily transactions in excess of tens of millions of dollars, covering 221(d)4 loans, 223(f)/223(a)7 refinance loans, transfers of physical assets (TPAs), and LEAN healthcare facilities loans.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Government, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Juris Doctorate, Law

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude, The Barristers, Labor Coordinating Committee Fellow, American Bar Association Judicial Intern

M.Phil, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Authored Master's Thesis, "Globalization in Africa with an Emphasis on Information Technology"