About Edwin
Personal:
Born in Mexico City, attended American School 1971-1984.
Married, Jesica Rodríguez Flores, Esq., 1988
Children: Cristina (17) Marisa (15), attended DeGolyer Elementary, Dealey Montessori, Marsh M.S., attend Booker T Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, also 5 exchange student daughters that attended W.T. White High School.
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
J.D., December 1996
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Ph.D., Molecular Immunology, 1993
NIH-NIGMS Grant Recipient
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.S ., Microbiology, 1988
Elected Offices:
May 2005 – May 2012 Board of Trustees, District 1 – Dallas Independent School District
2006 - Policy Briefing Chair.
2007 - Education Briefing Chair.
2008 - Business Briefing Chair.
2009 - Policy Briefing Chair.
2008 - Audit Committee.
2011-2012 - Second Vice President
Ad hoc Committees to Reform Employment Practices and Mediation, Ethics and Fiscal Transformation.
Chair STAR Employee Commission – revamped district new employee intake policies.
Author: Transparency Policy, Sustainability Policy, Ethics Policy, Employment Practices and Mediation Policy.
Graduate, Center for Reform of Schools Systems, 2-year Reform Governance In Action Institute, including 18 retreats and 5 off-site trainings.
Graduate, Center for Reform of Schools Systems, Texas Institute. Dallas ISD Representative to the Council of Great City Schools.
Appointed Offices:
Jan. 2006–Sep. 2009 NIH-NIGMS Advisory Council. National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
Oct. 2008-Oct. 2012 NIH Council of Councils. Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI) National Institutes of Health.
Public School Involvement:
2005-2013 Site Based Decision Management Team – W.T. White High School
2002-present PTA member, DeGolyer and Dealey Elementary and Middle Schools
2003-2005 Member and President, DeGolyer Dads’ Club
2013-present KIPP-DFW
2013-present International Leadership of Texas
Boards and Community Involvement:
2014-present Local Board – Teach for America
2009-present Board of Directors, Medical City Hospital
2007-2012 Trustee, Executive Committee, The Museum of Nature & Science
2007-2014 Executive Board, Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America
2006-2012 Board of Directors, SMU Tate Lecture Series
2008-present The Dallas Assembly
2008-2012 Trustee, Good Shepherd Episcopal School
2004-2005 Trustee, Dallas Historical Society
2003-2007 Trustee, The Science Place
Employment :
September 2002 to Present: Chalker Flores, LLP, Dallas, Texas - Present- Managing Partner. Determine patentability, research, draft and prosecute patents in the fields of: recombinant biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, nanotechnology, computer-aided imaging systems, nanobiotechnology, nanotechnology, integrated circuits, semiconductors and complex-mechanical patents for university and corporate clients. Areas of Specialization: Counseling start-ups, patent prosecution, litigation and licensing. Chalker Flores is a Certified DBE No. HMDB22517Y0405.
April 2001 to June 2001: Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Dallas, Texas Misdemeanor Prosecutor, Dallas County Lawyer-on-Loan Advanced Trial Training Program. Participated in all aspects of trial, including: witness interviews, trial preparation, voir dire, opening statement, direct and cross examination of officers, lay witnesses and expert witnesses, closing argument and punishment phase.
May 1998 to September 2002: Gardere, Wynne, Sewell, LLP, Dallas, Texas Associate, Intellectual Property. Determined patentability, researched, drafted and prosecuted patents of recombinant biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer-aided imaging systems and mechanical patents for university and corporate clients. Areas of Specialization: patent prosecution, litigation and licensing.
February 1996 to May 1998: Warren & Perez, Dallas, Texas Associate. Legal research and writing in the areas of patent prosecution, litigation discovery, invalidity and infringement in a wide variety of intellectual property practice areas. Draft patents in the areas of biotechnology, electrical and mechanical devices, integrated circuits, semiconductor processing and packaging.
August 1993 to August 1994: Arnold, White & Durkee, Austin, Texas Scientific Advisor/Patent Agent - Biotechnology Patent Group. Determined patentability, researched, drafted and prosecuted patents of recombinant biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals and mechanical patents for university and corporate clients. Areas of Specialization: Immunology, Recombinant Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Viral Gene Therapy and Growth Factors.
Bar Admissions:
State Bar of Texas
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Languages:
First languages: Spanish and English - Bicultural (México/U.S.), some Chinese.
