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Hoover Slovacek LLP - Attorneys at Law

Attorney Profiles

Thomas M. Pickford, Jr. 
San Felipe Plaza
Suite 2200
5847 San Felipe
Houston, Texas 77057-3918
 

 

Communication Center  
Phone: (713) 735-4109 (Direct Dial)
E-mail:
Fax: (713) 977-5395
Web site: http://www.hooverslovacek.com

 


Position Areas of Practice Education
Published Works Affiliations References
Representative Cases

 

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner, since January 1, 2007
Areas of Practice:
Business, Commercial, & Probate Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1996
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1989
Education:
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1985
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Best Brief, Norvell Moot Court, 1985
Law Review: Articles/Symposium Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1983 - 1985


University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1981
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major:  Secondary Education

Published Works:
Competitive Bidding: The Best for Less ?, (Co-Author), Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, Vol. 7, No. 8, 1991


Coping with Violent Disruption in Texas Schools, (Co-Author), 10th Annual School Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, 1995


Due Process and the Term Contract Nonrenewal Act, (Co-Author), 9th Annual School Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, Tab 15, 1994

Representative Cases:
7979 Airport Garage v. Dollar Rent A Car, 245 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. App. 2007)
Oldfield v. City of Houston, 15 S.W.3d 219 (Tex. App. 2000)
Handy Hardware Wholesale, Inc. v. Harris County Appraisal Dist., 985 S.W.2d 618 (Tex. App. 1999)
Law Offices of C. Kendall Harrell, P.C. v. Commerce Sav. Ass'n., 824 F.Supp. 1159 (W.D. Tex. 1993)
References:
Wayne Berger, Berger & Company, 2175 Stonecrop Way, Golden, CO 80401, (954) 294-570
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Co-Teacher, Landlord and Tenant Law, Lorman Education Services, Houston, Texas, June 24, 2008


Group Discussion Leader for High School Students, San Antonio Young Lawyers - Close Up Foundation, 1990


Group Discussion Leader for High School Students, San Antonio Young Lawyers, You are Now 18 Program


Co-Teacher, Texas Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law, Lorman Education Services, Houston, Texas, July 25, 2002


Co-Teacher, Texas Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law, Lorman Education Services, Austin, Texas, November 14, 2000


Co-Teacher, Exploring Premises Liability, Lorman Education Services, July 21, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Private Law Practice, Houston, Texas


State Bar of Texas, 1985 - Present
Member


Federal Bar Association, 1992 - Present
Member


Houston Bar Association, 1995 - Present
Member


Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1996 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner, & Banack Inc., Shareholder, October, 1991 - May, 1995


Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner, & Banack Inc., Member, May, 1985 - May, 1995


The Republican Party of Kansas, Member, Legislative Research & Campaign Advisor, January, 1981 - August, 1982

Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Phi Epsilon

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