Mr. Harry Gee Jr.
Experience:
62 years
Language(s):
English | Spanish | German | Mandarin | French | Hindi | Indonesian | Urdu
Harry Gee, Jr. | Houston Immigration Lawyer
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About Harry
Harry Gee, Jr. attended the public schools of the Houston Independent School District and graduated from Rice University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Economics in 1960. He enrolled at the University of Texas School of Law and attained his Bachelor of Law degree in 29 months when he graduated in January of 1963.
Mr. Gee was licensed to practice on April 30, 1963 and in May of 1963 was appointed as Assistant Attorney General of the State of Texas where he served in the taxation, bonds, insurance and banking and the highway divisions under Attorney General Waggoner Carr. In 1966, he began the private practice of law in Houston, Texas. When the State Bar of Texas adopted board certification, he was among the first group of attorneys to be qualified as a Board Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law in 1979 and subsequently, he chaired the Examination Committee for Immigration Board Specialization for five years. Mr. Gee has been recognized as an authority in the field of immigration law, not only having lectured at seminars and institutes conducted by Rice University, University of Oklahoma, Texas Tech University, University of Houston and the American and the Texas Immigration Lawyers Association but also having chaired two immigration law conferences at his alma mater, The University of Texas.
Harry has been happily married to the former Antje Wuelfrath for more than 40 years and they are the proud parents of three children, Andrew, Claudia, and Sonja, who are 1997, 1999 and 2001 graduates of Rice University respectively and are especially proud grandparents of eight adorable grandchildren.
Mr. Gee was licensed to practice on April 30, 1963 and in May of 1963 was appointed as Assistant Attorney General of the State of Texas where he served in the taxation, bonds, insurance and banking and the highway divisions under Attorney General Waggoner Carr. In 1966, he began the private practice of law in Houston, Texas. When the State Bar of Texas adopted board certification, he was among the first group of attorneys to be qualified as a Board Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law in 1979 and subsequently, he chaired the Examination Committee for Immigration Board Specialization for five years. Mr. Gee has been recognized as an authority in the field of immigration law, not only having lectured at seminars and institutes conducted by Rice University, University of Oklahoma, Texas Tech University, University of Houston and the American and the Texas Immigration Lawyers Association but also having chaired two immigration law conferences at his alma mater, The University of Texas.
Harry has been happily married to the former Antje Wuelfrath for more than 40 years and they are the proud parents of three children, Andrew, Claudia, and Sonja, who are 1997, 1999 and 2001 graduates of Rice University respectively and are especially proud grandparents of eight adorable grandchildren.
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Experience
Attorney
Gee & Zhang, LLP
Present
Houston, TX
Admission
Texas
1963
Education
Rice University
Bachelors (Business Administration and Economics)
1960
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Actively involved in various legal organizations, Mr. Gee served as President of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 91, an organization comprised of attorneys of Asian ancestry throughout the country. During his term, NAPABA established the Thomas Tang Moot Court competition which has become a most prestigious event at the annual NAPABA conference. He has been recognized for his service and leadership and awarded the NAPABA Trailblazers Award. He has also served as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chairman of the Texas Chapter of AILA for two years, Chairman of the Immigration and the Law Day Committees of the Houston Bar Association, and as President of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston. In , the Asian Bar of Houston honored him with its inaugural Impact Award. In , he was honored by his colleagues in his election to the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas and chaired the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His family has established a Presidential Scholarship at the University of Texas in the field of Immigration Law in honor of his parents, a Red Rose scholarship at the University of Houston-Downtown, a scholarship at the University of Texas Health, a Chinese Professional Club academic scholarship and a scholarship in honor of Antje Gee for Rice women athletes. In , the Houston Bar Association Women’s Auxiliary ed Mr. Gee the prestigious Leon Jaworski Award for his significant community service, the first minority to receive this honor. In Chicago, the American Bar Association ed him with the Spirit of Excellence Award in .1990 / 2005 / 1993 / 2005 / present / present / 2006
Honors / Awards
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The Super Lawyers List is a Thomson Reuters rating service, for which Harry Gee, Jr. was selected for the years – .2003 / 2014
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Harry Gee, Jr. was selected to appear in the Edition of Texas’ Best Lawyers on June 22, .2018 / 2018
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Immigration
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