Background
Black, Junior, Ray J. was born on November 30, 1967 in Huntsville, Texas, United States.
Black, Junior, Ray J. was born on November 30, 1967 in Huntsville, Texas, United States.
Baylor University (Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Real Estate, 1990). South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1994).
Worked at Cenatiempo & Gardner (Houston, Texas) specializing in Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Taxation and Related Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1994, Texas and United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.
Order of the Lytae.
Assistant Note and Comment Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1993-1994. Recipient: South Texas Law Review Best Article Award, 1993. Author: "Mary Carter Agreements Are Void in Texas As Contrary To Public Policy: Elbaor v.
Smith, 845 South.W. 2d 240 (Texas
1992)", 35 South Texas Law Review 183 (1994). Briefing Attorney, Second Court of Appeals District, Texas, 1994-1995.
Certified Mediator. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas.
Cenatiempo & Gardner was founded in 1985 by Michael Cenatiempo and Sharon Gardner to establish a firm limiting its practice to probate, trusts, guardianships and elder law, estate planning and related taxation. The firm also handles extensive litigation involving probate, trusts, guardianships and taxation.
The firm"s practice, although concentrated in the Houston area, extends throughout the state of Texas. The firm"s clients include representation of individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries to representation of numerous corporate fiduciaries within the state of Texas.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas.