Hector Raul Chavez III

Hector Chavez maintains an active general civil itigation practice representing defendants and plaintiffs in complex lawsuits, arbitrations, and appeals. His areas of focus have included patent litigation, trade secrets, commercial disputes, oil and gas disputes, civil rights, and white collar defense.  His background as an engineer enables him to understand and dissect complex issues of technology that many other lawyers would not readily understand.  In 2015 and 2016, Benchmark Litigation recognized Mr. Chavez as a "Future Star" in Texas litigation.

Mr. Chavez received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Signals Processing Track), cum laude in 2006 from Columbia University where he received Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors.  He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2011 where he was a Cravath International Fellow and Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. 

After his undergraduate studies, Mr. Chavez taught English and Debate at a local high school and worked in France and Spain as a program director for student exchange groups.  He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French and Portuguese. He remains active in the Houston community by serving on the Houston Urban Debate League.