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Chase Bank Bldg.
2829 Montana Avenue, Suite 204
El Paso,
Texas
79903
Phone: 915-564-5559
Fax: 915-562-1224
Toll-Free: 1-866-820-5143 |
Donald L. Williams, a Former JAGC Officer, has practiced almost exclusively family and military law for 29 years. Currently, he is also certified as an Advanced Family Law Mediator.
Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1977
- Education:
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1975
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: President, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
- Honors: Director, Project Info-Law (Minority Recruitment)
- Honors: Law School Representative to the University Student Senate
- Honors: Board Member, Law School Student Association
- Honors: Member, Admissions Committee
- Honors: Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities, 74-75
- Honors: Intern, Good Neighbor Commission
- Honors: Intern, Department of Defense Legal Internship Program
- University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, 1973
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Army ROTC, Distinguished Military Student and Graduate
- Honors: Student Senate, Resident Assistant, Inter-Club Council
- Honors: Assistant Dorm Director, Black Student Union
- Honors: President,, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Zeta Kappa Chapter
- Honors: Vice President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Zeta Kappa Chapter
- Honors: Dean of Pledges, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Zeta Kappa Chapter
- Honors: UTEP, Outstanding Alpha of the Year (National) 71-72, 72-73
- Honors: Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 71-72,72-73
- Honors: First African-American President, UTEP Student Association, 1972-1973
- Honors: Top Ten Seniors, UTEP, 1973
- Honors: Men and Women of Mines, UTEP, 1973
- Honors: Recipient, Public Administration Internship Scholarship
- Major: Political Science
- United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Lecturer / Course Director, Family Law and the Military Seminar, University of Texas Law School
- Instructor, Paralegal Program, University of Maryland, European Division, 1979 - 1980
- Instructor, Legal Assistant Division, El Paso Community College, 1986 - 1992
- Guest Speaker, Area Junior, Milile, High Schools and Civic Organizations
- Lecturer, Family Law Seminar, El Paso Bar Association
- Lecturer, El Paso Family Law Bar Association
- Lecturer, Mexican American Bar Association
- Speaker, Texas State Legal Secretaries Association
- Speaker, El Paso Legal Assistants Association
- Speaker, 70th Ordnance Battalion Prayer Breakfast
- Speaker, 11th ADA Brigade, Offsite
- Speaker, La Tuna Federal Prison
- Speaker, Joint Task Force Six
- Speaker, ADA 552, Domestic Violence Prevention
- Speaker, Federal Bureau of Prisons bgs Field
- Speaker, Texas Health Information Management Association Workshops
- Speaker, El Paso Interpreters and Translators Association
- Speaker, Junior League Court Link
- Speaker, Freliy's Forum
- Speaker, Asociacion Lideres Mexicanos Americanos(ALMA)
- Speaker, University of Texas at El Paso, Student Government Association Induction
- Speaker, University of Texas at El Paso Honors Council Induction
- Speaker, Border Patrol, El Paso Sector
- Speaker, A Man to Man Talk About Teen Pregnancy, Project Alpha
Honors and Awards:
- Recipient, UTEP Black Student Image Award, 1983
- Outstanding Citizenship Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 1992
- Outstanding Church and Community Service Award, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 1992
- Lawrence A. Nixon Judicial Achievement Award, 1992
- Black El Paso Democrats' Outstanding Community Service Award, 1992
- Grand Marshall, El Paso Black History Month Parade, 1993
- Who's Who Worldwide, 1992-1993, 1994-1995
- National Directory of Who's Who of Executives & Professionals, 1996 - 1997
- Honorary Member and Inductee, University of Texas at El Paso Honors Council, 1998
- 411 News Unity Award, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999
- State Bar of Texas
Member
- American Bar Association
Member
- National Bar Association
Member
- El Paso Bar Association
Member
- Pebble Hills Elementary PTA
Former President
- St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church
Charter Member and Former Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Black El Paso Democrats
Charter Member
- Lawrence A. Nixon Bar Association
- Member
- Mexican Bar Association
Member
- El Paso Bar Fee Dispute Committee
Former Sub-Committee Chair
- El Paso Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas
Member
- State Bar Grievance Professional Enhancement Program
- Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
- United Way Allocations Committee
- Family Law Association
Past President
- Family Law Association
Executive Committee
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
Past President, Theta Delta Lambda Chapter,
- Outstanding Young Men of America,
- (YES) Youth Enrichment Seminar
Co-Chair, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Casa Blanca Therapeutic Communities, Inc (Formerly Casa Blanca Halfway House)
Board of Managers
- Leadership El Paso Alumni Association
Board of Directors
- Leadership El Paso Curriculum Committee
- University of Texas El Paso Commission 2001
Leadership Committee
- UT El Paso Alumni Association, 1995 - 1997
Board of Directors
- Junior Achievement of the Desert Southwest
Board of Directors
- El Paso Community College
Advisory Council, Legal Assistant Program
- YWCA
Advisory Council, Helping Children Cope With Divorce and ROLLERCOASTER
- El Paso Family Law Bar Association, 1999
Course Director, Family Law 101 Seminar
- Family Law Bar Association, 2000
Co-Course Director, Family Law Seminar,
- Family Law On the Border Seminar, 2001
Planning Committee
- Family Bar Association, 2003 - 2005
Course Director, Family Law and the Military Seminar
- El Paso Black Chamber of Commerce, 1996 - 1997
Member
- UT El Paso Thelma White Network, 1997 - 2000
Vice-Chair
- UT El Paso, Thelma White Network, 1998
Interim-Chair
- UT El Paso, Thelma White Network
Chair, 2000-2002, 2002-2004
- University Of Texas at El Paso Strategic Planning
Member
- Committee to Establish the R.E.L. Washington Elementary School, 2000
Past Employment Positions:
- Travis County, Austin, Texas, Assistant County Attorney, 1975 - 1976
- U.S. Army, JAG Corp, 1977 - 1983
- El Paso, Texas, Associate Municipal Court Judge, 1992 - 1995
- El Paso County, Texas, Criminal Law Magistrate, 1995
- El Paso County, Texas, Associate Family Court Judge, 1995 - 1999
Fraternities/Sororities:
- Alpha Phi Alpha
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