Gerald G. Howard
Areas of Practice
Gerald G. Howard practices in the firm's Labor and Employment Department. Mr. Howard attended West Virginia University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Education, cum laude. He then served in the United States Army in command and staff positions in the United States and in Europe. Mr. Howard earned a Masters of Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He retired from active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1998. Mr. Howard then attended the University of Houston Law Center, earning his J.D., cum laude, in 2001. While in law school, Mr. Howard served as the Senior Notes and Comments Editor for the Houston Law Review. Prior to joining Kemp Smith, he served for two years as a Judicial Law Clerk in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division.
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- El Paso Bar Association
- Association of the United States Army
- Military Officers Association
- El Paso Society for Human Resource Management
Bars & Courts
- Texas, 2001
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 2008
- U.S. Supreme Court 2009
Education
- West Virginia University, B.S., cum laude, 1978
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, M.S., 1994
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2001
Professional and Civic Involvement
Mr. Howard retired from active duty in the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1998. While in law school, he served as the Senior Notes and Comments Editor for the Houston Law Review. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Howard served two years as a Judicial Law Clerk in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso. Mr. Howard is a Past President of the El Paso Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the El Paso Bar Association. Mr. Howard has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the El Paso Child Crisis Center since 2008.
Mr. Howard is a frequent speaker at professional seminars on topics of interest in the labor and employment law field, and was recognized by the El Paso Society for Human Resource Management as its 2009 Professional of the Year.
Publications
- Mr. Howard has also published the following article:
- Combat in Kosovo: Ignoring the War Powers Resolution, 38 HOUS. L. REV. 261 (2001)
