Hoover Slovacek LLP

5847 San Felipe, Suite 2200  •  Houston, Texas 77057  •  Phone: (713) 977-8686  •  Fax: (713) 977-5395
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Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers® list
Real Estate, 2011

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1987
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990

Education:

  • University of Houston Law Center
    Houston, Texas
    Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1986
  • Georgetown University Law Center
    District of Columbia, 1985
  • University of Wisconsin,
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Bachelor of Business Administration, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar of Texas
    Member
  • Houston Bar Association
    Member
  • American Bar Association
    Member
  • Texas Inter-Faith Housing Corporation, General Counsel
  • Houston Apartment Association,
    General Counsel, 1995
  • Community Association Institute Legal Committee
    Chairman, 1991
  • American Bar Association Special Committee on Dispute Resolution  Law Student Liaison, 1984

Publications:

 

Howard M. Bookstaff 

Partner

Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Areas of Practice:

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, 1986

Howard Bookstaff is the head of the multi-family practice at Hoover Slovacek LLP and has concentrated in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, landlord/tenant law, condominium law, and community association law for over 25 years. Mr. Bookstaff has been honored to serve as general counsel of the Houston Apartment Association since 1995, has authored amicus curia briefs and is actively involved in the apartment industry's legislative efforts, both locally and in Austin. He has assisted in drafting a number of city ordinances as well as the state's landlord/tenant laws

Mr. Bookstaff has been a frequent speaker at various landlord/tenant and fair housing seminars. He also authors a monthly article in Abode, the Houston Apartment Association magazine, in which he writes about a variety of topics of interest to the apartment industry.

Mr. Bookstaff serves a number of clients that own and manage all types of real estate including the representation of clients in the purchase and sale of real estate and litigation matters ranging from premises liability cases in the district and appellate courts to evictions in the justice courts and administrative proceedings under the federal and state fair housing acts. 

Certification/Specialties:

  • Mediator, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, 1992

Classes/Seminars Taught:

  • Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Issues, Community Association Issues and Fair Housing Issues