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Louis A. Vetrano, Jr.
Attorney At Law
2502 Huebner Park, San Antonio, Texas 78248
210-862-5786 lvetrano@flash.net www.linkedin.com/in/lvetrano/
Litigation and transactional attorney with 15 years experience as solo practitioner and
corporate general counsel.
Software licensing
Patent licensing
Patent
infringement
Acquisitions
Bankruptcy
First-chair trial
litigation
Construction
law
Family practice
Mediation
Professional Experience
TechRadium, Inc. – Privately held $1.5 million software development company, Houston, TX
General Counsel Jan. 2009 to Present
Negotiate and execute business transactions including acquisitions,
patent licensing, software license and product distribution agreements,
and executive level employment agreements.
Manage and execute all general business litigation matters.
Attorney-in-Charge for current patent infringement litigation.
Co-inventor of four pending patent applications.
Manage investor relations.
Negotiated and documented the settlement of contract disputes resulting in the return of
corporate assets or financial benefit under a confidential settlement agreement.
Negotiated and executed acquisition – including patents – from an industry competitor.
Advised CEO on the settlement of multiple patent infringement lawsuits resulting in
patent licensing and other business relationships.
Advised CEO and managed corporate bankruptcy settlement.
Private Practice – Houston, TX
Solo Practitioner Nov. 1999 – Jan. 2009
Managed practice in corporate, family, construction and personal injury law.
Managed all aspects of private practice from client acquisition to final case resolution.
Advised clients on litigation and transactional matters.
Managed litigation case development, legal research, discovery, trial preparation, first-
chair litigation, and settlement negotiation and documentation.
Advised small-to-medium-sized companies on transactional matters including choice of
entity, business formation, development of governing documents (by-laws, regulations,
partnership and member agreements), and continuation of business.
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Houston Law Center
Additional training in software licensing, oil and gas, and arbitration.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology / Computer Science
Sam Houston State University
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Other Relevant Experience
A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, University Of Houston
+170 hours of specialty training in mediation, negotiation and dispute resolution
Director of Special Projects, July 1994 - Dec. 1995
Intern, 240 hours, May-June 1994
Mediation Clinic, University of Houston
Mediator for local Justice of the Peace Courts
Court of Appeals, First District of Texas
Judicial Intern – University of Houston
Pre-Law Experience
13 years in the engineering and construction industry, 1983-1996
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Designer
Bernard Johnson Incorporated, Designer
Lambert Interest, Field Construction Supervisor
Omniplan, CADD Operator for NASA contractor
Hesler Engineering, Field Construction Supervisor
Affiliations/Community Work
Elves & More – Core Team Volunteer, forklift driver and pro bono legal adviser.
A charitable foundation dedicated to "changing lives-one bike at a time!" has given away more
than 130,000 bicycles to at-risk children in the Houston and surrounding area.
A Simple Thread – Former volunteer and Board Member.
A charitable foundation making life a little simpler for Houston’s homeless by distributing over
19,000 personal item kits.