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Sam M. (Trey) Yates, III

EDUCATION

Graduate:
St. Mary’s School of Law
San Antonio, Texas
Juris Doctorate, 1984

License to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas - 1984
 

Undergraduate:
University of Houston
Bachelor of Arts – Political Science, 1981

American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Los Angeles, California, 1979


PRACTICE
AREAS

Family law, Probate/Guardianship Litigation, Major Personal Injury Litigation, Basic Estate Planning, Mediation, Collaborative Law Services

PROFESSIONAL

Law offices of Sam M. (Trey) Yates, III, P.C.
5225 Katy Freeway, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77007

A civil law trial practice in Harris and contiguous counties since 1986 with primary focus in family law, probate/guardianship litigation, and major personal injury litigation. Experienced in mediation, collaborative family law services and Court appointments as a child representative.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Member of Family Law Section and Member Probate, Trusts, and Estate Section
Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow
College of the State Bar of Texas
Collaborative Lawyers of Greater Houston
International Academy for Collaborative Professionals
Gulf Coast Collaborative Law Network
American Inns of Court
Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law Inns of Court
Pro Bono College State Bar of Texas

COMMUNITY/
VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIPS

Houston Bar Association - Family Law Section, Board of Directors
– Term 2002-2005

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program Inc.
Family Law Clinic Pro Bono Mentor for King and Spalding, L.L.P.

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc.
Current member, member since 1991
Star Volunteer of 1999

Houston Bar Association – AIDS Outreach Committee
Committee Chair 1996 – 1997
President’s Award for Outstanding Service as Chair of
AIDS Outreach Committee Houston Bar Association – 1997

The Houston Bar Association AIDS Outreach Committee provides pro bono legal services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. Committee members staff legal clinics held throughout the year.

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Certified Volunteer Ombudsman – 2000 to current
University of Texas Houston Center for the Again

An Ombudsman is an advocate for quality of care and quality of life for all residents in long term care

AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.
Advisory Board – Current
Vice President – Two Terms
Board of Directors for Five Terms
Development Committee Member
Nominating Committee Member
Property Committee Member
“In Your Ear and Off the Wall” Gala Co-Chair 1997 Benefit for
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.

AIDS Foundation Houston is a nonprofit organization committee to improving the quality of life in the greater Houston community through HIV/AIDS education, social services, health care and volunteerism.

The Assistance Fund
Board Of Directors – 1991 - 1993
Vice President 1992
President and Chairman of the Board – 1993 – 1995
Current Legal Counsel

The Assistance Fund is a nonprofit organization established to pay medical insurance premiums and emergency prescriptions for persons who are HIV/AIDS positive until they qualify for medicare.

MECA (Multicultural Education & Counseling Through the Arts)
Board of Directors – 1997 to 2000

MECA is a community based nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to ensure the healthy social and intellectual development of Houston’s inner-city youth through education in the arts.

Friends of Hermann Park
Board of Directors – 1998 to 2000
Advisory Board – Current
Annual Fund Drive Committee member – 1997 to 2000
Luncheon Co-chair “Picnic In The Park” – 1998

Friends of Hermann Park is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of Houston’s most historically significant public green space, Hermann Park.

Family Mediation Center, Inc. – Owner

Morgan Martin Interests, Inc. – Owner

Member of Greater Houston Better Business Bureau

Eagle Scout (1969)

Law Firm
Philosophy


The Law Office of
Sam M. (Trey) Yates, III, P.C.
is committed to providing individuals with the highest
ethical and legal representation.
We deliver speedy and
successful resolutions in
litigation to our clients'
satisfaction. We believe in
client driven solutions to their
legal conflict and give the client
all the information available to make an informed decision that
is in their best interest.

The diversity of our clients is reflective of the diversity of the community in which the law firm practices.



The Law Office of
SAM M. (TREY) YATES, III, P.C.


Katy Office
21510 Kingsland Blvd., Suite 105
Katy, Texas 77450
713-Katy-Law / 713-528-9529


Houston Office

5225 Katy Freeway, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77007
713-932-7177 / Fax: 713-932-7277
info1@treyyateslaw.com