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Jason L. Fowell

Jason L. Fowell

Associate
Location:
Houston, Texas
Phone:
(713) 581-8203
(866) 719-1434
Fax:
(713) 869-8957
E-mail:

Jason L. Fowell has been licensed to practice law in the State of Texas since 2003.  His primary focus is on real estate development and acquisitions, business transactions and commercial and real estate related litigation.

 

Mr. Fowell counsels and advises developers and builders in all aspects of real estate transactions, including the negotiation and drafting of purchase and sale contracts for the acquisition, development and disposition of real estate (including raw land, multi-family developments and mid and high-rise luxury condominiums), due diligence reviews, title issues, negotiation of construction loans, conduit/permanent financing loans, refinancing of loans and supporting loan documents for the development of real estate.  Mr. Fowell also advises clients in the creation of single-asset and multi-asset corporate entities.

 

Mr. Fowell also represents clients involved in litigation.  His civil litigation focuses on commercial disputes, partnership disagreements, construction defects, land/title issues, contractor/subcontractor litigation, filing, foreclosing and disposing of mechanics and materialman's liens, landlord/tenant disputes and homeowner rights. 

 

He is also and Adjunct Professor at South Texas College of Law, where he instructs second and third year law students in trial litigation, including trial strategy and litigation tactics.  In addition, Mr. Fowell is an instructor at Rice University 's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies where he teaches contract law in the school's paralegal program.  Mr. Fowell is also a member of the Houston Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Committee.

 

Mr. Fowell earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from the University of Houston in 1996.  After graduation, he worked as an investment banker specializing in fixed-income and municipal project financing.  Mr. Fowell then attended South Texas College of Law, where he earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 2003.  While in law school, Mr. Fowell received various awards, including the Dean's List, was the Managing Editor of Corporate Counsel Review and competed on the law school's mock trial teams.

Areas of Practice

  • Construction Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Consumer Rights
  • Probate
  • Business Law
  • Contracts

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Education

  • South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
    • J.D.
    • Honors: Dean's Honor List - Spring 2003
    • Honors: Dean's Honor List - Summer 2002
    • Law Review: Corporate Counsel Review, 2002 - 2003
  • University of Houston, Houston, Texas
    • B.B.A. - 1996
    • Major: Business Management

Published Works

  • The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Writ for Certiorari, 44 S. Tex. L. Rev. 809, 2003
  • Opening Statements for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education, Indigent Defense, 2006
  • Regulation of Land Use without Zoning, Houston Bar Association Real Estate Institute, 2008
  • Opening Statements, Texas Reporter, Volume 07 Issue 138, 2007

Honors and Awards

  • South Texas College of Law Dean's Honor List - Spring 2003
  • South Texas College of Law Dean's Honor List - Summer 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member, 2004 - Present
  • Texas Bar Association, Member, 2003 - Present
  • Houston Bar Association, Member, 2004 - Present
  • South Texas College of Law Board of Advocates, 2002 - 2003
  • Corporate Counsel Review, Managing Editor, 2003
  • South Texas College of Law, Varsity Mock Trial Coach, 2004 - Present
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present
  • American Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present
  • Corporate Counsel Review, Member, 2002 - 2003

Past Employment Positions

  • Tri-Star Financial, Investment Banker, 1999
  • D.E. Frey & Company, Investment Banker, 1997 - 1999

Languages

  • Spanish
Office Location

Essmyer, Tritico & Rainey, L.L.P.
5111 Center Street
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: (713) 581-8203
Toll Free: (866) 719-1434
Fax: 713-869-8957
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