John Meredith

John Meredith is the Chief Operating Officer for Chamberlain Hrdlicka law firm.

John earned a BBA from the University of North Georgia, where he was on academic scholarship, participated in ROTC military training and was on the college tennis team. John then earned an MBA from Georgia Tech, where he served as a Research Assistant.

John headed to Texas to Baylor Law School on an academic scholarship. During law school, he was a summer associate with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corp in Germany. Upon graduation, John practiced law in the trial section at Woodard, Hall & Primm in Houston.

While working at the law firm, John was a founder of the award-winning Aspiring Youth After-School Programs for at-risk youth as a volunteer project of the Houston Young Lawyers, Texas Young Lawyers and American Bar Young Lawyers Associations. As Chairman, John organized and implemented citywide, statewide and nationwide programs that have reached more than 13,500 at-risk youth in more than 30 cities.

To get training in non-profit management, John earned a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1997. John then founded the Aspiring Youth Foundation that had over 100 employees and raised more than $3 million. He served as President and General Counsel until 2005.

In 2005, John joined Greenberg Traurig law firm as Business Director and worked there until 2013, when he became the first Executive Director of SpringSpirit, a Houston non-profit working with under-served youth and families. John has also been an Adjunct Professor at Houston Baptist University teaching public relations.

In 2015, John returned to the legal field as the Executive Director of Beck Redden law firm. In 2017, he joined Chamberlain Hrdlicka law firm as the Chief Operating Officer.

Texas

Since 1988

Chief Operating Officer

Chamberlain Hrdlicka

2017 - Current

Executive Director

Beck Redden LLP

2015 - 2017

Executive Director and General Counsel

SpringSpirit

2013 - 2015

Business Director

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2005 - 2013

President and General Counsel

Aspiring Youth

1997 - 2005

Attorney

Woodard, Hall & Primm, P.C.

1988 - 1996

Geogia Tech

MBA

University System of Georgia - North Georgia College & State University

B.B.A.

Harvard University

MPA

1996 - 1997

Baylor University

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1988

Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas

Texas Young Lawyers Association

Ten Outstanding Young Americans

United States Junior Chamber of Commerce

Texas State Bar  # 13947850

Member

1988 - Current

Houston Bar Association

Member

1988 - Current

Taking Cover - Preserving Error When Hit with a Claim for Punitive Damages

Baylor Law Review

September, 1995

Online Legal Advertising, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Austin

June 14, 2019