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Houston Baptist University: Obtained Masters in Business Administration MBA – Thesis unpublished/ Interest Business and Corporate Law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