Margaret R. Maddox - Houston, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1999
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dean’s Distinguished Academic Honors List
    Honors: Dean’s Best Brief Award – 1L Class
    Honors: Dean’s Best Brief Award – 1 L Section

• Non Legal Education

  • Texas A&M University, 1987
    B.B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Recipient, Jones Foundation Scholarship
    Honors: Recipient, Hamman Foundation Scholarship

Past Positions

• Young & Brooks – Municipal Utility District Attorney
• Enron – Corporate Tax Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• “Property Owners Association Law from a Manager’s Perspective” – Houston Community Management Services Corporate Office, Houston, TX, 09/26/2016
  
• “Association Rules and Governance” – PMG Seminar, Houston, TX, 09/28/2016
  
• “Condominium Association Law” – Community Association Institute Legal Seminar – Condo Law Panel speaker, Norris Conference Center, Houston, TX, 10/20/2016
  
• “Property Owners Association Governance for Boards Subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act and Texas Public Information Act” – Clear Lake City Community Association Seminar, Houston, TX, 06/15/2017
  
• “Property Owners Association Law for Coastal Communities” – West End Galveston Property Owners Association Presentation, Galveston Country Club, Galveston, TX, 08/19/2017
  
• “POA Law and Legislative Update” – Association Board Members Seminar, Village at Tuscan Lakes Ballroom, League City, TX, 02/28/2018
  
• "POA Collections, Deed Restriction Violations and Governance Issues for Board Members” – Association of Clear Lake City Communities Presentation, Houston TX, 06/13/2018
  
• “Amending Governing Documents and Dealing with Difficult Clients” – Crest Management Company Presentation, Houston, TX, 06/21/2018
  
• “The ABCs of DRVs” – Texas Bar CLE co-author of article for Advanced Property Owners Association Law Seminar – Texas Law Center, Austin, TX, 09/12/2018
  
• “Spring Board Member Training” – Inframark, Katy, TX, 04/04/2019
  
• “Deed Restriction Enforcement for Texas Property Owners Associations” – Real Manage Preferred Partner Guest Blogger, 10/15/2019
  
• “Navigating Through COVID-19 for POAs: Reopening Safely & Responsibly, Inframark Manager Seminar, Houston, TX, 05/07/2020
  
• “POA Splash Law: Private Pools and Fair Housing Act/ADA Considerations for Texas Property Owners Associations” – Texas Bar CLE Author and Speaker at the 31st Annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, 08/13/2020

Pro Bono Activities

• Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA), Bill Review Committee, Member
• Houston Bar Association, Teach for Texas Committee/Reading in Schools Program, Volunteer
• Freedom of Information Foundation, Pro Bono Attorney
• Texas A&M Century Club, Member
• Calvary Chapel Houston, Member
• Galveston Historical Society, Member

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member)
• Houston Bar Association (Member)
• Galveston County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Texas Aggie Bar Association (Member)
• Greater Houston Chapter of Community Associations Institute, Member
• First Amendment Institute, Graduate

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Sigma Tau Delta