11050 FM 1960 West, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77065
Phone: 281.955.1100
Fax: 281.955.0138
Board of Directors

Neil Thomas

 

Neil Thomas, a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Houston office since 1995, has a legal practice acting principally as bond counsel and underwriter's counsel for local government financing. Mr. Thomas has experience with tax exempt and taxable securities transactions for cities, counties, water districts, school districts, housing corporations, universities, colleges and industrial development corporations.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Public Finance

Private Finance

Administrative Law

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Mr. Thomas is a member of the Administrative and Public Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Houston and American Bar Associations. He is an associate member of the Texas Association of School Boards and the Texas Association of School Administrators and is a member of the Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies.

SPEECHES

Mr. Thomas is a lecturer and panelist at seminars on public finance and Texas law topics.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Thomas received a B.A., with honors, in 1977 from The University of Texas and a J.D. in 1984 from the University of Houston.  He was licensed to practice law in Texas in 1984.  At the University of Houston, he was Chief Research Editor of the Houston Law Review.