J. Fred Hofheinz
Corporate Officer/Principal at State Bar of Texas
Profile
Mr. Hofheinz, the former Mayor of the City of Houston 1974-1978, began his business career with his late father, Roy Hofheinz, Sr., the founder of the Houston Astrodome and the initial owner of the Houston Astros baseball team.
Mr. Hofheinz played a key role in the family real estate development projects surrounding the Astrodome, including an amusement park and four hotels.
He was the senior officer of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, which was owned by the Hofheinz family.
In 1971, Mr. Hofheinz co-founded a closed circuit television company, Top Rank, which is now the leading professional boxing promotion firm in the nation.
He has served as President of the Texas Municipal League and served on the boards of numerous other state and national organizations for municipal government elected officials.
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hofheinz also owned several direct interests in oil and gas producing properties and co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of several oil and gas companies.
He has also dealt extensively with business interests, primarily oil and gas related, in the People's Republic of China and in the Ukraine.
For the past five years Mr. Hofheinz has been an investor and a practicing attorney with the firm of Williams, Birnberg & Andersen in Houston, Texas.
While he has numerous investments in real estate, his principal investment interest is in oil and gas.
He has been actively engaged in successful exploration and production ventures, both domestic and international.
He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas and takes an active interest in Houston's civic and charitable affairs.
He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1964, having received his preparatory education at the University of Texas, (B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1960-1964); and his Legal education at the University of Houston.
J. Fred Hofheinz active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1963-12-31 |
Former positions of J. Fred Hofheinz
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2017-04-09 |
XCL Ltd.
XCL Ltd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals XCL Ltd. engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the People's Republic of China. The Company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. | Director/Board Member | 2000-05-08 |
The City of Houston (Texas) | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1977-12-31 |
Williams, Birnberg & Anderson LLP | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Carpatsky Petroleum, Inc.
Carpatsky Petroleum, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Part of United Energy Group Ltd., Carpatsky Petroleum, Inc. develops and produces oil, gas and condensate. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by J. Fred Hofheinz. Carpatsky Petroleum was acquired by Taurex Resources Plc on April 15, 2005. | Founder | - |
Training of J. Fred Hofheinz
The University of Texas at Austin | Doctorate Degree |
University of Houston | Graduate Degree |
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC. | Energy Minerals |
Private companies | 7 |
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XCL Ltd.
XCL Ltd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals XCL Ltd. engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the People's Republic of China. The Company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. | Energy Minerals |
Carpatsky Petroleum, Inc.
Carpatsky Petroleum, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Part of United Energy Group Ltd., Carpatsky Petroleum, Inc. develops and produces oil, gas and condensate. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by J. Fred Hofheinz. Carpatsky Petroleum was acquired by Taurex Resources Plc on April 15, 2005. | Energy Minerals |
The City of Houston (Texas) | Government |
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
Texas Municipal League | |
Top Rank, Inc.
Top Rank, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Top Rank, Inc. provides boxing promotion services. Its services also include Web-based and digital marketing. In addition, the company owns and operates a website that provides fighter bios, breaking news, and other related content and information. The company was founded by Robert Arum, J. Fred Hofheinz and Jabir Herbert Muhammad and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. | Commercial Services |
Williams, Birnberg & Anderson LLP |
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