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Board of Trustees
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Representing District 1, Dr. Edwin Flores was elected to the Board of Trustees in May 2005. Dr. Flores is the managing partner and co-founder of the Intellectual Property law firm of Chalker Flores LLP where he focuses his practice on biotechnology patent law. As part of the Lawyer-on-Loan program while an associate at Gardere, Wynne, Sewell LLP, he served as an assistant district attorney in Dallas County. Prior to merging with Gardere, Dr. Flores was with the law firm of Warren & Perez.
Born and reared in Mexico City, Mexico, Dr. Flores is bilingual and bicultural. After completing high school at the American School in Mexico, he earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology from The University of Texas at Austin. At the age of 26, he received a doctorate in immunology from Washington University in St. Louis. His doctoral work included the isolation and characterization of immune-specific genes that could reverse the activities of known cancer-causing genes. After working as a scientific advisor with the law firm of Arnold, White & Durkee in Austin, he earned his law degree at the age of 30 from The University of Texas School of Law. During both his academic and legal career, Dr. Flores has published numerous scientific and legal publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Flores currently serves on the National Advisory Council of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Dr. Flores has or is currently serving on the SMU Tate Lecture Series, the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Nature & Science, The Dallas Historical Society, The Southwestern Medical Foundation, the Greater Dallas Chamber BIO2004 committee, the Texas Technology Transfer Association, and co-chair of the diversity committee of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of patent law, intellectual property, biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioethics, technology transfer and K-16 education.
Dr. Flores and his wife Jesica, also an attorney, have two children; both of which attend Dallas ISD schools. |
District
1 Schools |
Elementary
Schools
- Nathan Adams
- William L. Cabell
- F.P. Caillet
- Geo. B. Dealey Montessori
- Everette L. DeGolyer
- Stephen C. Foster
- Anne Frank
- Tom C. Gooch
- Jerry R. Junkins
- Arthur Kramer
- Herbert Marcus
- John J. Pershing
- Walnut Hill
- Harry Withers
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Middle
Schools
- Edward
H. Cary
- Thomas
C. Marsh
- E.D. Walker
High
Schools
- Thomas
Jefferson
- W.T.
White
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The Dallas Independent School District, as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and/or age in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment decisions. The district is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, as well as board policy not to discriminate in such a manner. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
If you suspect discrimination please contact: Mary McCants, Title IX, at (972) 925-3250; Nicki Willis, Section 504, at (972) 925-8050; Marita Hawkins, Americans with Disabilities Act, at (972) 925-4049; or Employee Relations at (972) 925-4200. General questions about the district should be directed to Customer Service at (972) 925-5555. |
