Biography of Corbett Daniel Parker

    

Strong, Long-Time Bellaire Ties

Corbett Daniel Parker is a native Bellaire-ian running to help lead a community that provided so many opportunities to him. Corbett has lived on Magnolia Street for 20 years, served on the inaugural Bellaire City Teen Council, graduated from Bellaire High School (member of 1999 National and State Championship Baseball Team, inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2006), wrote three articles a week on high school football as the youngest sports reporter at Houston Chronicle during high school, and attended Horn Elementary. After going to school (see below for academic credentials) in Malibu, California, Australia; and The Netherlands, Corbett moved back to Bellaire in May 2007 and immediately redeveloped community roots.

“Bellaire Broiler Burger, Bellaire Baseball, Bellaire Community — who would live anywhere else?”

Personally Invested in Serving Community

Corbett is heavily invested in the community having founded the Rotary Club of Houston Skyline as a modern club that is a vehicle for the next great wave of Rotarians to serve the community in a profound way. Corbett has quickly risen in the Rotary organization recently being named District 5890 Small Club President of the Year, youngest member ever selected for District Governor Selection Committee, presented Paul Harris Fellow Award (second such award) for being the Rotarian that brought in the most new members last year (out of 3000 Rotarians) and Membership Development Award (for creativity in growing membership). Corbett represented District 5890 and Houston as the recipient of a 2005-06 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, where he studied European private law in the Netherlands. Corbett represented District 5890 at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards at the International Convention in Los Angeles in 2008. Please visit www.rotaryhoustonskyline.org or view “Published Articles” to gain an understanding of the full impact Corbett has made.

Other community organizations Corbett is a member of include:

  • Rodeo Express Committeeman, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (2007– current)

  • Founder and Charter President, Pepperdine University Houston Chapter (2007-current)

  • Founder, Greater Houston Area Rotary Foundation Alumni Association (2008)

  • Houston Young Lawyers Association - Professional Development Committee

Corbett is a frequent public speaker to community organizations, youth programs, and other groups. Corbett is a passionate advocate for progress through personal responsibility and hold himself and those around him to high standards. He has a very strong work ethic with the mentality of faster, further, and do it like yesterday. Corbett is comfortable in any conversation, has long embraced diversity and inclusion, and has the interpersonal skills to relate to many personalities. Corbett has always done things that others didn’t think was possible at an age many believed was too young.

Professionally and Academically Educated For the Job

Corbett has worked as corporate transactional attorney at Pagel, Davis & Hill, P.C. (outside counsel) in downtown Houston since October 2007. Previous jobs include:

  • Research assistant to Edward Larson (1998 Pulitzer Prize Winner) and Jack Coe (reknown international arbitratior). Assisted in three law review articles.
  • Intern in Treasury Department of State of Texas Comptroller’s Office (2002)
  • Tutor to Baylor University foreign student athletes (2001-03)
  • Youngest high school sports reporter for Houston Chronicle (1997-99)

Degrees

  • Universiteit Van Amsterdam Law School- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in European Private Law (Pending thesis completion); Top 10%; Highest Grade in European Tort Law.
  • Pepperdine University School of Law, Juris Doctor and Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law Certificate (Dec 2006); Cali and Witkin Awards for earning top grade in three courses including Alternative Dispute Resolution; Dean’s Scholarship.
  • Baylor University, Bachelor of Business Administration (Majors: Finance & Economics) (May 2003); Dean’s List in 4 semesters; Edward Jones Marketing Challenge Competition—Winner & Individual Honor Recipient Academic Achievement Scholarship; Omicron Delta Epsilon Int’l Economics Honor Society, Golden Key Int’l Honor Society