Attorney Willie D. Powells III, City of Houston Community Outreach Proclamation
Recently, the City of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a proclamation recognizing the charitable contributions and community outreach accomplishments for this law firm, namely, Season One of the “All About the Law with Attorney Willie Powells” show.
Booker T. Washington H.S. for Engineering Professions – Honors Graduate and Academic Engineering Scholarship Recipient.
- Concert Violinist
- NJROTC Captain Bowman, Lt. Col. Sluis, Master Chief Hand and the Gunny – Platoon Commander
- Student Athlete
- Member of Band
- First Vice President and Co-Captin of Gent’s Organization and Step Team
- Graduated Perfect Attendance K – 12th grade
- National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Vanguard Engineering Scholarship recipient to Drexel University
Drexel University: B.S. Chemical Engineering, Dual Minor Biology and Music (Piano) Concentration: Bio Materials and Tissue Engineering – Graduated a year early – Vanguard Scholar
- Worked at PECO Energy – Jefferey Snowell
- Worked at Air Products and Chemicals
- Understudy for and worked at Double Doctorate MD PHD Cato Laurencin Research and Science Laboratory
- Senior Design: Created an Ethel Benzyl Plant
- Drexel University Gospel Choir
- Founder of student organization SANS Student Society
South Texas College of Law – Houston: Obtained Doctorate of Jurisprudence JD
- Worked at Exxon Mobil – Ray Echevarria (Legal Dept.)
- Selected to participate in the JP Morgan Chase Summer internship program (unable to participate)
- Worked at Wendy Buskop Intellectual Property and Patent Law Firm
- Clerked at 215th District Court – Honorable Levi Benton
- Created The Firm: Student Organization – Dean Helen Jenkins
- Vice President: Student Bar Association
- Certified: Mediator/Arbitration – Judge Bruce Wettman
- Who’s Who American Law Student each year
- Award: Dean’s Citizenship Award – Dean James Alfini
- Varsity Mock Trial Team Member
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society Member
Houston Baptist University: Obtained Masters in Business Administration MBA – Thesis unpublished/ Interest Business and Corporate Law
- Intern – Houston Texans
- Personal Trainer – Bally Total Fitness
- Large and small law firms
- Entered private practice
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College – Concentration Litigation
