Francisco J. Agraz
2035 McClendon St.
Houston, TX 77030-2114
https://www.franciscograz.com ~ (blog) https://fjapc.org
Mobile 713-828-1361 ~ E-mail agrazfj@franciscoagraz.com
Education/Professional
- State Bar of Texas (License #00934400), 1988-Present
- Houston Bar Association, 1991-present
- American Translators Association, 2014-present
- University of Houston Law Center, JD, 1987
- University of Texas at El Paso, BA (Journalism), 1970
Experience (Legal)
- Litigation (Hearings, Depositions, Discovery, Insurance Defense/Landlord-Tenant/Contracts)
- Small business purchase/sales
- Private international legal issues (Mexico, United States)
Experience (Other)
- Information Technology (IT) Manager and Consultant, 1995-Present
- LAN System Administrator
- Member INFRAGARD
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (Retired), 1998-2010
- Top Secret clearance: 1998 to 2012
- Professional Support Duties:
- FBI Houston Joint Terrorism Task Force, Administrative Specialist Coordinator
- Office of the FBI Legal Attaché, American Embassy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Professional Support (Temporary Special Assignments)
- FBI Counterterrorism Division, Washington, DC, Professional Support (World Wide Web investigations and analysis)
- FBI Houston Public Affairs Specialist
- FBI Houston Contract Linquist, Title III (Spanish)
- Public Affairs Specialist, Exxon USA and Esso Eastern, Inc., 1977-1983
- Media spokesman (Houston and National media)
- State Legislation Lobbyist (South Central Region of United States)
Skills/Proficiency
- MemoQ and SDL Trados Computer Aided Translation software licensee
- Network design, installation, and maintenance (Microsoft Server and Workstations)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Lotus 123
- Microsoft PC and Apple Macintosh operating systems
Foreign Language Proficiency
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Written – legal translations
- Oral: Professional Spanish proficiency
- Tested Proficiency: DLPT (tested 2004) within Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Spanish: 3+
- English: 5
Personal
- Married to Ruth Urquidi Agraz
- Two children, Francisco J Agraz, Jr. and Raquel Jeanne (Agraz) Jenkins
- Four grandchildren, Antonio, Jacquelyn, Gabriela and Simone
- Lector and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish
- ABC Network Correspondent for six years in Chicago, New York and
- Good Morning Houston News anchor at KTRK-TV (Channel 13) in the 1970’s