Home  Announcements Meetings April Monthly Meeting Announcement
|
|
April Monthly Meeting Announcement |
|
|
|
|
Written by Rod Haper
|
|
Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
|
The April monthly general meeting will be at Bayland Park Community Center from 10:00AM to Noon on Saturday, April 24.  Our special invited speaker will be Robert B. Hinsley. Mr. Hinsley's topic will be "What's in Your Wallet? The New Credit Card Debt Regulations". Mr. Hinsley has 40 years of experience in trial litigation and consumer law focusing on representing individuals in disputing their credit card debt without bankruptcy or consolidation. Robert is a long-time Houstonian, who graduated from Reagan High School in 1956, The University of Texas in 1961, and The University of Texas Law School in 1964. He practiced with the firm of Schlumberger, Hinsley and Westmoreland for 10 years; practices now as The Hinsley Law Firm, focusing on Consumer issues. He has been a Member of the Houston Bar Association from 1964 to the present. Mr. Hinsley is a longtime Houstonian whose ancestors settled in San Felipe, Texas around 1840. Robert Hinsley is a prolific and entertaining public speaker and makes numerous speeches each month. He is readily available to speak on a variety of legal subjects to groups of all sizes. | Community Service: | | | Five-year Chairman of the State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee 4-A | | | Houston Bar Foundation Fellow | | | While Chairman of the Juvenile Delinquency Committee of the Houston Bar Association, his Committee won the American Bar Association’s prestigious “Best Committee in the U.S.” Award. | | | | | Chairman of the following Houston Bar Association Committees: | | | Juvenile Delinquency Committee | | | Membership Committee | | | Law Office Economics Committee | | | Houston Lawyer Referral Service. Implemented new reforms which resulted in significant turn-around of the Houston Lawyer Referral Service. | | | | | Boards of Directors and Positions Held, past and present: | | | Member Houston Bar Association | | | Member American Bar Association | | | Speaker, Consumer Law and Commercial Law Section of the Houston Bar Association, and various seminars. | | | While Member of the National Big Brothers-big Sisters Board of Directors – (Prepared their 501(c)(3) Charitable Exempt Organization Filing), Served on Committee which arranged the merger of Big Brothers with Big Sisters. | | | While Member of the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, created their 501(c)(3) Charitable Exempt Organization filing. | | | While Member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Public Library, Prepared their By Laws and 501(c)(3) Charitable Exempt Organization filing. | | | 16-year member of St. Cyril’s Singers, at St. Cyril’s Catholic Church. | | | First President of the Parish Council of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. | | | Current Member and Program Chairman of the Heights Rotary Club. (Paul Harris Fellow) | | | Speaker at numerous charitable and volunteer organizations in Houston. | | | Member of the Greater Heights Chamber of Commerce. | | | Member of Houston West Chamber of Commerce. | | | Member of Houston Galleria Chamber of Commerce. | | | Former President of the North Loop Optimist Club and current member of the Spring Branch-Memorial Optimist Club. | | | Local Media : Frequent guest speaker on local radio talk shows and television shows. | |
Come to this Saturday's meeting and learn how the new credit card debt regulations effect your use of credit what they mean for credit business practices in the future. As always you are encouraged to come early at 9:30AM to meet and greet local candidates, visit with club members, share the latest political gossip and enjoy our usual snacks prior to the meeting. See you on Saturday - please don't be late!
|
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 23 April 2010 )
|
|
