Background
Baker, Debra L. was born in 1958 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Baker, Debra L. was born in 1958 in Washington, District of Columbia.
University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1981). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1985, District of Columbia. 1986, Texas.
Recipient, Japanese/American Magoichi Kato Memorial Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 1981.
An Author and Editor: "Texas Environmental Law Handbook," Government Institute, Incorporated., 1989 and 1990.
Author: "How to Avoid Environmental Liability in Business Transactions," 43 Southwestern Law Journal 1990. "What Price Innocence? A Realistic View of the Innocent Landowner Defense Under CERCLA," 22 Saint Mary"s Law Journal 1990.
"Bankruptcy--The Last Environmental Loophole," 34:3 South Texas Law Review, 1993. Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law, South Texas College of Law.
Member: Houston (Chair, 1993, Chair-Elect, 1992 and Vice-Chair, 1990-1991, Environmental Law Section) and American (Chair, 1992-1993 and Vice-Chair, 1990-1991, Environmental Law Group Committee.
Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental Law Advisory Commission).
Member: Houston (Chair, 1993, Chair-Elect, 1992 and Vice-Chair, 1990-1991, Environmental Law Section) and American (Chair, 1992-1993 and Vice-Chair, 1990-1991, Environmental Law Group Committee. Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental Law Advisory Commission).