Background
Howell, Donald Lee was born on January 31, 1935 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Hilton Emory and Louise (Hatchett) Howell.
public lawyer Finance Municipal Utilities
Howell, Donald Lee was born on January 31, 1935 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Hilton Emory and Louise (Hatchett) Howell.
Baylor University (Bachelor of Arts, 1956). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1963). Chancellors; Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Vinson & Elkins Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in Utility Law, Public Authority Financing Law. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Texas. Texas Law Review, 1961-1963 (Editor-in-Chief, 1962-1963).
Chancellors.
Order of the Coif. Phi Delta Phi. Listed Since 1989 in The Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law. Member: American Law Institute.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
American College of Bond Counsel. Texas Bar Foundation.
Houston Bar Foundation.
Served to captain United States Air Force Reserve, 1956-1959. Woodrow Wilson fellow University Texas, 1959-1960. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, Houston Bar Foundation, American Law Institute.
Member American Bar Association, American College Bond Counsel, Houston Bar Association, National Association Bond Lawyers (president 1981-1982, board directors 1979-1983), Attorneys Liability Assurance Society (Bermuda board directors 1992, United States board directors 1992), Houston.
Club, Petroleum.
Married Gwendolyn Avera, June 13, 1957. Children: Daniel Liege, Alison Avera, Anne Turner.