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LAURIE L. PLEASANT
Law Office of Laurie L. Pleasant, P.C.
2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 367

Houston
, Texas 77057
(713) 972-1000 Telephone
(713) 972-1611 Facsimile
laurielpleasant@sbcglobal.net

Education
South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1991)

Licensed
Texas Supreme Court (1991)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (1992)

Memberships
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section
Texas Women Lawyers:  At-Large-Director, 2005 – 2007
Houston Trial Lawyers Association:  former member and Vice-President

Presentations
1991 – “Electromagnetic Field Litigation” (co-author)
1995 – “Voir Dire in Medical Malpractice Cases” (co-author)
1996 – “Settlement Issues and Liens” (co-author)
2000 – “Tiptoeing Through the Minefield:  Ethical Problems for the Personal Injury Lawyer” (adapted from work of another author, and presenter)
2001 –   “Whose Money is It, Anyway? Subrogation and Liens in Auto Cases, Including Workers’ Compensation, Insurance, Medicare / Medicaid, and Hospital Liens” (adapted from work of another author, and presenter)
2004 – State Bar of Texas:  Law Office Management Video Library – Planning the Business of Delivering Legal Services

Teaching
2002 –  University of Houston, Bates College of Law:  Adjunct Professor, Civil Trial Advocacy

Civic
1997-98  Crestwood -Glen Cove Civic Club; Board of Directors
2007-08  Director of Parent’s Night Out Program; Christ the King Lutheran Church
2011-13  Duchesne Academy – Annual Fund Chair for Kindergarten; First Grade