Chris Guevara

Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Austin
United States
T:+1 512 536 3045
Austin
United States
T:+1 512 536 3045
Chris Guevara

Chris Guevara

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Biography

Chris Guevara focuses his practice on public finance matters and resides at the firm's Austin office. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Mr. Guevara worked in the Public Finance Division of the Texas Attorney General's Office, where he reviewed  tax-exempt and taxable public securities from a wide-range of issuers including municipalities, counties, school districts, special districts and conduit issuers. He assisted in advising the Texas Bond Review Board in matters concerning tax-exempt private activity bonds and represented the agency with the litigation division as a mandatory party to bond validation suits. During the Texas Legislative Session, he analysed bills of interest to the agency and the public finance industry, advised governmental agencies as to the application of legislation, and drafted fiscal notes for the agency.

Prior to his work at the Texas Attorney General's Office, Mr. Guevara worked as a federal funds analyst at the Texas Legislative Budget Board, where he developed budget and policy recommendations for the Texas General Appropriations Act during the 84th and 85th Legislatures. 


Professional experience

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JD, University of Texas School of Law, 2014
BA, magna cum laude, English-Creative Writing, University of Houston, 2011

  • Texas State Bar
  • Assisted in drafting the Resolution detailing the differences between the House, Senate, and Conference Committee versions of the Texas General Appropriations Bill during the 84th and 85th Legislatures.
  • Drafted and presented recommendations concerning the early childhood intervention program to the Article II subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee during the 85th Legislature. 
  • "Financing Options For the Early Childhood Intervention Program" Legislative Budget Board Staff Reports, January 2017
  • Texas Bar Association

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