Francisco Ramirez
Francisco Ramirez is a licensed attorney and the president of Francisco Ramirez & Associates, a law firm providing legal and consulting services to small and medium size companies in civil litigation and transactional work in the areas of corporate, commercial, real estate, employment, and construction law.

Francisco Ramirez is also a consultant for the Houston Minority Business Council, where he provides advice on business planning and management, marketing, proposal preparation, and loan packaging.

Summary of Experience
Twenty years of experience experience in managing legal, procurement, marketing, and logistics activities in domestic and international assignments. Ten of these years were at Fluor Daniel Inc., an international engineering and construction company in projects around the world. Three years as Supplier Diversity Coordinator for the same company. Francisco has also worked for small companies involved in international trade.

Education
J.D., South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
M.B.A., International Business & Marketing, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
B.S., Economics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Licenses and Skills
Licensed to practice law by State Bar of Texas. Completely bilingual English/Spanish. Skills: contract and proposal drafting and scope of work definition, business and marketing plan development, sales and proposal presentations.

Honors and Awards
Selected as one of the "Outstanding Men in Minority Business Development" by Minority Business News. Nominated for the "Man of the Year" Award by the Houston Women’s Business Council. Selected to represent South Texas College of Law by the Citizen's Initiative for Higher Education for academic and professional achievement. Recipient of South Texas College of Law Dean's Diversity Scholarship. Sixth Best Brief, Moot Court Competition, South Texas College of Law. Dean's list, College of Social Sciences, University of Houston. Received two Most Valued Performer Awards from Fluor Daniel.

Memberships and Affiliations
State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Fort Bend Bar Association, and Houston Minority Business Council.

Of Counsel:
Mark Kass
Jerry Scheff
Audrie Lawton