Darold Maxwell, who had a long and illustrious legal career,
died in October 2014 at the age of 67.
Darold was a native of California but had lived and worked in Houston
since 1979. He was a very intelligent
man, having graduated from Harvard Law School with high honors. After practicing law in San Francisco for 5
years, he moved to Houston to teach tax law full time at the University of
Houston Law Center. After teaching full
time for 2 years, he returned to private practice. He continued to teach law at UH Law as an adjunct professor for many years.
He took two sabbaticals during his career, one in the early
80s and another in the late 80s to sail extensively in the Caribbean, each for
a year at a time. He returned to live
and work in the Clear Lake area where he practiced law in his own firm since
1989. Sailing was a passion of his and
he was very involved in the local sailors community.
He will be remembered for his legal acumen, his high
standards, his teaching, and his love of sailing including his Harvest Moon
Regatta victories.
On a personal note, he hired a young UH Law graduate
straight out of school and spent much time molding him into the type of
associate attorney that he wanted to have.
He was demanding in a way that made you want to achieve the success of
his approval. Nothing worthwhile is
easy.
He achieved his goal of practicing law at a high level in
the area that he wanted to live and the lifestyle he wanted to have.
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