DART Board Biographies

Michele Wong Krause
Chair, DART Board of Directors

Michele Wong Krause was appointed in 2014 by the Dallas City Council to represent Dallas on the DART Board of Directors.

DART Committee Participation:
Chair, DART Mobility Service LGC Board of Directors
Chair, Regional Rail Right-of-Way Company Board of Directors
Member, Budget and Finance Committee
Member, Economic Opportunity and Diversity Committee
Member, Personnel Ad Hoc Search Committee

Employment:

The Wong Krause Law Firm, Dallas, Texas, October 1991 to present
Former Associate Municipal Judge, City of Dallas, Texas, August 2006-August 2008
Former Associate Hearing Officer, Dallas Municipal Court No. 9, August 2005-August 2006

Activities:

House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2013-2016
Trustee, State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust, 2014
Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas, 2004-2007, 2011-2014
Board of Directors, Dallas Bar Association Community Service Fund, 2012-2014
Board of Directors, Dallas Bar Association, 2005-2008, 2010-2011
Chair, State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section, 1998-1999, 2010-2011
Chair, State Bar of Texas Hispanic Interest Section, 2008-2009
Board of Advisors, Magnet Center for Public Service Government, Law and Law Enforcement, 2007-2009
Director, Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, 2001-2007
Secretary-Treasurer, Dallas Bar Association, 2000 and 2004
President, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, 2002
Course Director, Dallas Minority Attorney Program, 1999-present
President, Dallas Asian American Bar Association, 1994-1996
Board of Advisors, Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, 1995
Board of Directors, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, 1990-1994

Awards / Honors:

State Bar of Texas, Asian Pacific Interest Section, Justice Wellington Chew Award, 2013
Dallas Women Lawyers Association, Louise B. Raggio Award, 2012
Dallas Bar Association, Presidential Citation, 2011
Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, President's Award, 2010
Dallas Asian American Bar Association, Inspirational Leader Award, 2009
Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce Award - Outstanding Contributions in Professional Services, 2008
American Bar Association Partnership Award, 2005
Dallas Bar Association, 2003 Outstanding Minority Bar Leader Award

Scholarly Lectures and Writings

Top Ten BRC Tips, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2008
The Fork in the Road: Workers Compensation vs. Social Security Disability, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2009
What a Doctor Can Teach a Lawyer Regarding X-Rays, MRIs and Other Medical Diagnostics, Advanced Workers Compensation Seminar, State Bar of Texas, August 2008

Education & Personal:
B.A., Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington
J.D., Southern Methodist University

Contact Information:

Email:	[email protected]
DART Contact:	Lon Nickles, Board Administrator 214-749-3347 [email protected]
Mailing Address:	Michele Wong Krause DART Office of Board Support P.O. Box 660163 Dallas, Texas 75266-7200