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P.O.
Box 5740
Lago Vista, Texas
78645
Houston:
281.290.9094
Austin: 512.267.4721
Fax: 1.253.399.3335
www.margaretmirabal.com
Email:
margaretgmirabal@gmail.com
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A
former Justice on the First Court of Appeals, Margaret Mirabal was elected
to the Court in 1988 and re-elected in 1990 and 1996.
Her term expired December 31, 2002. She remains active in
Public Service as a visiting Judge sitting by assignment,
and as an Arbitrator, Mediator, Consultant and Special
Judge under the "Trial by Special Judge"
statute.
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Arbitrator, Mediator,
"Special Judge", and Consultant (Present)
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Visiting
Trial and Appellate Judge since 1/1/03 |
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Appellate
Judge, First Court of Appeals (1988-2002)
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Author,
over 1500 Appellate Opinions
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1996 Appellate
Judge of the Year, Texas Association of Civil Trial
and Appellate Specialists |
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Frequent Lecturer,
Legal Education Programs |
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Member, Supreme
Court Advisory Committee on Court-Annexed Mediations
(96-2004)
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Advisory Board
Member, Resolution Forum, Inc. (2001-2004) |
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Member, Garland
Walker American Inns of Court ('98-2004) |
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President,
A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute Board of
Directors (91-93)
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Member, Supreme
Court Task Force on Appointments by Judges (92-93) |
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Director, Houston
Bar Association Board of Directors (82-84) |
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Voting Member,
House of Delegates, American Bar Association
(84-90) |
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Life Fellow,
American Bar Foundation |
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Sustaining Life
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation |
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Sustaining Life
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation |
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Director, Dispute
Resolution Center of Harris County Board of Directors
(93-2002) |
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Director, Gulf
Coast Legal Foundation Board of Directors (81-89) |
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Co-Chair of
Qualifications, Training and Ethical Standards Task
Force of HBA ADR Committee (93-94) |
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Council Member, HBA
Appellate Practice Section (98-99) |
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Executive Committee
Member, Garland Walker American Inns of Court
(98-99) |
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Council Member,
State Bar ADR Section (94-97) |
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Faculty, A.A. White
Dispute Resolution Institute Mediation Training
(93-95) |
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Faculty, Houston
Bar Association Peer Mediation Project (93-2001) |
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Faculty, Harris
County Dispute Resolution Center Mediation Training
(91) |
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Faculty and
Advisory Committee Member, South Texas College of Law
Center for Legal Responsibility (94-97) |
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Vice-President and
Director, Houston Northwest Bar Association (88-89) |
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Moderator,
Moderated Settlement Program for Civil Cases
(86-88) |
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Mediator, Dispute
Resolution Centers (81-86) |
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Chairman,
HBA Committee on Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services
('79-'82)
(Received HBA President's Award for Outstanding
Service
'80 and '81) |
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Women of
Excellence Award, Federation of Houston Professional
Women Decade of Distinction Awards (1991) |
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Honorary Member,
Phi Delta Phi |
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Charter Member,
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society |
SCHOLARSHIP
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University
of Texas School of Law, J.D. 1975 |
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University
of Texas at Austin, B.A. 1972 |
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Mount
Carmel High School, Houston, 1969 |
EXPERIENCED
LITIGATOR
Former
Associations:
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Head
of Law Firm (81-88)
Mirabal & Associates
Houston, Texas |
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Sheinfeld,
Maley & Kay (76-81)
Cox, Roady & Dawson
Houston, Texas |
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First
Court of Civil Appeals, Briefing Attorney (75-76) |
Admitted
to Practice before:
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Supreme
Court of the United States |
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U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
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All
State Courts in Texas |
PERSONAL
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Mother of Danielle (Harvard 2008) and Michelle (Yale 2010) |
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Married 30+ Years to M. Blas Mirabal |
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Fourth
Generation Texan |
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Born
and Raised in Houston |
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