Background
Hector, Louis Julius was born on December 11, 1915 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Son of Harry Howard and Grace Elizabeth (Kellerstrass) Hector.
Hector, Louis Julius was born on December 11, 1915 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Son of Harry Howard and Grace Elizabeth (Kellerstrass) Hector.
Bachelor, Williams College, 1938; postgraduate, Christ Church Oxford (England) University, 1939; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1942.
Worked at Steel Hector & Davis Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1942, District of Columbia. 1947, Florida.
Order of the Coif.
Member: The Florida Bar.
American Bar Association. Steel Hector & Davis Limited Liability Partnership maintains a diversified business practice that includes general and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Corporate and securities law. Mergers and acquisitions.
Dispositions and restructurings.
Project development. Financing. Energy and utilities law. Creditors rights; financial services.
Tax.
Real estate; eminent domain. Land use and environmental law. International law; health care.
Employment and labor relations.
Intellectual property law. Trusts, estates and personal planning.
Media and communication law. Admiralty and maritime law.
Immigration and nationality law.
White collar criminal defense. Administrative law; and government relations. The firm has more than 150 lawyers with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Key West and Caracas, Venezuela.
Trustee emeritus University Miami, Rockefeller University, National Humanities Center, 1985-1991. Director emeritus Chamber Music Society Lincoln Center, since 1987. Chairman Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust, 1983-1997.
Served with Office of Strategic Services. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Dorothy Anne Dooley, August 12, 1950 (deceased 1973). Children: Denis Howard, Dorothy Anne, William Frederic, Louis Julius. Married Nancy Bean Hilles, December 11, 1976.
