Employment and Professional Background for David Van Os
1976-78:
Associate Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union
1978-81:
Associate, Law Office of David R. Richards
1981-83:
In-house counsel for District 12, Texas, Communications Workers of America
1983-1989:
General Counsel, Texas AFL-CIO
1984-present:
Member and managing shareholder of law firm concentrating in Union-side labor law, representation of workers, and civil rights and human rights issues - David Van Os & Associates, P.C., composed of six lawyers, located in San Antonio, with regional practice from Texas to Missouri
Professional Honors
Ø AV-Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell peer rating system, highest rating for legal ability and ethics
Ø Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Woodward & White, by peer review, Labor & Employment Law, since 1986
Ø Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, by invitation
Ø Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
Ø Listed in Texas Monthly’s “Super Lawyers 2003”
Political & Community Activities, Positions, & Honors
Ø Life Member, NAACP
Ø 1985-1995 – Member, Board of Directors, Texas Equal Access to
Justice Foundation, by appointment of Texas Supreme Court
Ø 1990 – President’s Citation for Achievement in Civil Rights, Austin NAACP
Ø 1990 – Civil Libertarian of the Year Award, Central Texas Chapter, ACLU
Ø 2002 – Texas Women’s Political Caucus “Good Guy” Award
Ø Attended every Texas Democratic State Convention since 1974
Ø Block-walked for Democratic Party general election tickets in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002
Ø President, Northeast Austin Democrats, 1978-1980
Ø Democratic Precinct Chairman, Travis County, 1981-88
Ø Travis County Democratic Party Chairman, 1996-98
Ø Ran in statewide General Election as Democrat for Texas Supreme Court, 1998
Ø 2000-2003 – Chairman, North East Bexar County Democrats
Ø 2001-03 – Democratic Precinct Chairman, Bexar County
Ø Represented Austin NAACP in federal voting rights suit over Austin City Council elections
Ø Represented LULAC in federal voting rights suit over Austin School Board elections
Ø Represented Central Texas ACLU in federal suit over re-segregation of Austin AISD elementary schools
Ø Traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, November-December 2000, to assist Democratic Party in vote recount efforts
Law Office of David R. Richards
Is this the ex-husband of the popular former Governor Ann Willis Richards of TX?
Thanks for the resume.
It looks like the Democrats have handed this guy, Burkett, one of theor really big guns. Which indicates the seriousness of the matter as far as the Democrats are concerned.
It is now evident to me that Kerry and the Democrats are in the chain of custody of the forged documents.
Translation; assisted the Demoncratic party in a failed election heist.
Cordially,