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Jarvis V. Hollingsworth
Partner
Assistant
Yvonne Young713.223.2300 x2474
Jarvis V. Hollingsworth counsels boards of directors/trustees of public and private companies and government and educational entities on their duties, corporate governance and director liability matters. He also advises clients on general corporate and securities matters, including securities offerings, and on Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Head of the firm's public/education law practice group, Jarvis also advises clients on public and education law. He is a member of the firm's Finance Committee and chairs the firm's Municipal Political Action Committee.
He also advises clients on government strategies, employment contracts, grievances, employee terminations, school and college governance, coalition building, strategic communications and policy development. He provides counsel on open meetings, public information, bidding and contract matters, municipal bonds and public finance, and internal investigations. Mr. Hollingsworth represents clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.
Mr. Hollingsworth is currently a Regent on the board of the University of Houston System where he serves as Secretary to the Board, Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee and Vice Chair of the Endowment Management Committee. He is also a member of the Executive and Compensation Committees.
As former chairman of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Mr. Hollingsworth also advises boards of trustees of pension systems and retirement funds in formulating investment policies for traditional and alternative assets, determining asset allocations and the hiring of investment advisors.
Mr. Hollingsworth also represents private companies in their dealings with public bodies. His practice encompasses lobbying and public policy advocacy, coalition building and strategic communications for business interests before the federal, state and local agencies.
Mr. Hollingsworth maintains an active election-law practice, advising clients on compliance with state and federal campaign finance, ethics and lobby laws, regulations and reporting requirements.
Mr. Hollingsworth has first and second-chair jury and non-jury trial experience. As a former general civil trial lawyer, he prosecuted and defended matters involving complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, as well as energy, real estate, breach of contract, class action and multi-district litigation. He also represented clients with regard to Title VII and Section 183 employment claims, general negligence, product liability, wrongful death, mass tort, premises liability, construction, toxic exposure, business torts, fraud, misrepresentation and professional negligence.
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1993
B.S., U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 1985
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Affiliations
University of Houston System Board of Regents, 2009
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Pension Fund, Board of Directors, 2002-2008; Chairman, 2005-2008
State Bar of Texas, 1993-Present; Director, 2001-2004
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2005-present
Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2005-present; Board of Directors, 2007-2009; Treasurer, 2009
United Way, Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Member
Greater Houston Partnership Local Governmental Relations Committee, Chair, 2007-2008
NAACP, Houston Chapter, Executive Committee, 2000-2006
Houston Bar Association, 1993-Present
Houston Lawyers Assocation, 1993-Present
Greater Houston Convention and Visitor Bureau, Director, 1998-2008
Noteworthy
Infogroup, Inc., Director, 2010-present
Journal of EDM Finance, Spring 2010
Texas Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008
Lehman Brothers Private Equity Advisory Board, 2008
Top 75 Blacks on Wall Street, Black Enterprise Magazine, 2007
State Bar of Texas, Outstanding Third-Year Director, 2004
