Laban Opande is a Kenyan-American lawyer with over 25 years of leadership, management and executive experience in a unique and vast array of fields including law, business, technology, science, agriculture and the environment, as well as community engagement.
Mr. Opande attended his primary and secondary schooling in Kenya, before his admission to college in Texas, USA, where he moved to in 1996. He earned his Associates degree in Applied Science from Houston Community College System in the year 1999, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Texas Southern University (TSU) in the year 2001. In the year 2003, he enrolled and graduated with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree, with a concentration in Global Management from the University of Phoenix. He thereafter earned admission to the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU in the year 2004, from where he graduated with Juris Doctor (JD) degree in the year 2007. He was certified and licensed to practice law in Texas by The Supreme Court of Texas in February of 2008. He is also licensed to practice Federal Law in the United States Federal Courts by the United States District Court, Southern District and Northern District of Texas.
Mr. Opande is currently the Principal Attorney at The Opande Law Firm PC, a Texas based legal practice. (www.opandelaw.com). With a team of formidable associate attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, he has represented thousands of clients in matters law, including the areas of business law, civil litigation, immigration law, criminal defense, and family law, among others. He is also associated with several organizations in the US, among them:
- Kenya US-Bar Association – President (www.kenyausbar.com)
- American Bar Association – Member
- African Bar Association – Member
- Texas Young Lawyers Association – Member
- East Africa Chamber of Commerce (EACC) – Board Member/Legal Advisor (www.eachamber.org)
- Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco – Board Member (Chair, SC) (www.kudsonline.com)
- Kenya Houston Community – Advisory Member
- Mashujaa Awards – Legal Adviser (www.mashujaaawards.com)
- Uhuru Soccer Stars – Director/Founding Member (www.uhurusoccerstars.com)
Mr. Opande can be reached at 713-446-6339 or 713-721-1300, or email at laban@opandelaw.com.
