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Experience Detail

1984-1987 - HOUSTON

• University of Houston Law Center; J.D. May 1987

1988 (May)

• Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas and Southern District of Texas

1988-1991 - CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

• Associate, Redford, Wray and Woolsey, Attorneys at Law

• Represent defendants (individuals and corporations) in civil litigation matters

• Represent corporate clients in trial de novo appeals of workers’ compensation cases

1991-Present - HOUSTON

• Francisco J. Agraz, A Professional Corporation

• Qualified as SBA 8(a) business

• Legal translations (English-Spanish)

• Represent small business owners in general civil matters

• Represent oil equipment manufacturer in contract dispute against a foreign national petroleum company (negotiated recovery of funds and return of disputed drill bits to my client)

• Litigate property damage claims against insurance company with successful recovery of over $150,000 on behalf of my client

• Purchase/sales of small businesses (bulk sales of five convenience stores)

• Collection of disputed sums on behalf of foreign and domestic clients ($70,000 to $1,000,000)

• Represent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in litigation matters to collect outstanding debts from real estate developers (Southern District of Texas)

• Represent Resolution Trust Corporation defending RTC’s inherited commercial properties in personal injury litigation matters;  also, non-judicial foreclosure sale of properties (Harris County)

• Guardian ad Litem appointments in civil court settlement of minor’s claims in personal injury lawsuits (Harris County District Court)

1997-1998 - HOUSTON

• Corporate counsel for a minority owned business ($2.5 million business revenue)

• Duties included commercial products contract review, warranty matters, international import and export issues, and representing the corporation in human resources matters

1998-2010 - FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION (United States Justice Department)

• 1998-2005 - Public Affairs Specialist, Community Relations/Outreach Programs

• 2006 - Member of the document review team, Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force (Gulfport, Mississippi) investigating fraudulent claims by individuals in Mississippi and Louisiana

• 2006-2010 - Administrative Specialist, Coordinator, FBI Houston Division Joint Terrorism Task Force, responsibilities included:
  

  • Interagency relations, with Chiefs of Police and heads of law enforcement agencies

  • Negotiate purchase contracts for specialized equipment and services ($100,000 budget) and bi-annual lease vehicle contracts (30 vehicle fleet)

  • Member of team negotiating Memorandums of Understanding between the FBI (Justice Department) and 20 state, county and local law enforcement agencies

  • Coordinate investigation and reporting of facts when vehicles driven by law enforcement officers assigned to the FBI Task Force had traffic accidents, in anticipation of possible claims by third parties.