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| Honorary Consul | FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY | |
| Appointed
by Johannes Rau President of the Federal Republic of Germany - November 22, 2000 |
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| Professional Career |
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
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| Admitted in following Courts: | ||
| Supreme Court of the United States | ||
| United States Court of Military Appeals | ||
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits | ||
| United
States District Courts for the Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas, State of Colorado, Northern Arizona, and the District of Columbia |
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| Texas and Colorado State Courts | ||
| Attorney's Chamber of Munich, Germany | ||
| 1982 to Present |
ATTORNEY,
PRIVATE PRACTICE
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| San Antonio, Texas. In the practice of law, primarily in civil litigation and negotiation of business enterprises between German & United States entities. | ||
| Designated Attorney for the Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany. | ||
| 1980-1981 | ATTORNEY, WALTER SCHUERMANN & PARTNERS, Frankfurt, Germany. | |
| Assisted in civil cases involving German-American business legal matters. | ||
| Education | TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN | |
| German
Democratic Republic Summer of 1989 - Language School |
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| GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE GRANT | ||
| University
of Bonn - July 1988 Federal Republic of Germany |
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| FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR | ||
| August
1979-July 1980 University of Heidelberg Faculty of Law Federal Republic of Germany |
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| DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE | ||
| University
of Texas School of Law Austin, Texas (1977) |
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| UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO AT SAN ANTONIO | ||
| Language Institute, 1984 | ||
| BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONORS | ||
| Southwest Texas State University (1974) | ||
| Awards | DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, Federal Republic of Germany - 1988 | |
| GERMAN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP AWARD - 1986 | ||
| AWARD OF MERIT, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for Outstanding Commitment to the Protection of Children and Knowledge of Hague International Child Abduction Issues - June 2003. | ||
| INTERNATIONAL
CITIZEN DIPLOMATE AWARD For Extraordinary Service and Leadership to the San Antonio Council for International Visitors - 2002 |
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| Foreign Language | GERMAN - Fluent | |
| Activities | MEMBER OF THE BOARD | |
| German American Chamber of Commerce for the Southern United States (2000 -2003) | ||
| German-Texan Heritage Society (1999 - 2004) | ||
| San Antonio Opera Guild - San Antonio, Texas (2004 present) | ||
| Texas Bach Choir - (1990 - 1993) | ||
| San Antonio Council for International Visitors (1990 -present) | ||
| San Antonio Opera Company (1994 - 1999) | ||
| MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT | ||
| Taos German Studies Fund (1992 -present) | ||
| MEMBER | ||
| Mayor's Council for promotion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1994) | ||
| CHAIRMAN | ||
| San Antonio Council for International Visitors (1995-1998) | ||
| San Antonio World Trade Association (European Group) | ||
| Cases of Precedence | Rheinberg
Kellerei GmbH vs. National Bank of Commerce, 901 F.2d 481 (5th Cir. 1990). Prevailed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a matter establishing precedence in International Banking Law. |
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| Martinez vs. Windsor Park Mall, 833 S.W. 2d 950 (Tex. 1990). Prevailed in a matter before the Supreme Court of Texas establishing the right of a Texas County to designate Good Friday a legal holiday. | ||
| Author & Editor | Key
Aspects of German Business Law (Springer Verlag, 1998 ISBN 3-540-65251-5) |
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| Recording Artist | Volume One - Life Stories - BGM Studios, San Antonio, Texas - (2003) | |
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