TSU Office of General Counsel

ATTORNEYS

Gita P. Bolt, General Counsel

Gita Bolt has been with the Office of General Counsel since February 1999. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, she served as the Director of Compliance for the TSU Athletics Department and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Child Support Litigation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office.  Gita is a graduate of Tulane University School of Law and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University. She is past-president of the Houston Lawyers Association, former Deputy Regional Director of Region V for the National Bar Association, an NCAA Cabinet Member, and member of the State Bar Grievance Committee.

Tammye Curtis-Jones, Associate General Counsel

Tammye Curtis-Jones joined the Office of General Counsel in 2006.  Prior to that, she served as an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas and also worked as an Assistant General Counsel for the State Bar of Texas.  Tammye has had experience with the U.S. Department of Education as a Staff Attorney in the Civil Rights Office.  Additionally, Tammye has over fourteen (14) years of experience as a mediator.  Tammye earned her B.S. from Sam Houston State University and her J.D. from Texas Southern’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law.  Tammye has broad experience in litigation, employment law, family law and education law.

Eric Rhodes, Assistant General Counsel

Eric joined the Office of General Counsel in 2006.  Eric has broad experience in contract law, litigation, and employment law. He also has extensive first-chair trial experience in both state and federal courts.  He earned his BA from California State University, Fresno in economics, MBA from Jesse H. Jones School of Business – TSU, and JD from South Texas College.  Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Eric was in private practice where he specialized in commercial litigation.

STAFF

Keisha L. David, Employment Compliance Manager

Keisha has been with the Office of General Counsel since May 2001.  Before joining the University, Keisha was a full-time law student.  She has previously worked for attorneys, serving in numerous capacities, including office clerk, legal secretary, judicial intern, student attorney and legal assistant.  Keisha is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas and received her B.A. degree from Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas.

Kedric Patterson, Legal Assistant

Kedric has been with the Office of General Counsel since May 2002. Prior to that, he worked for the City of Houston Municipal Court system.  Kedric previously worked in the University’s Department of Academic Affairs under the direction of Dr. Bobby Wilson and is a graduate of Texas Southern University with a B.A. degree in Administration of Justice.

Julia D. Mercer, Executive Administrative Assistant

Julia Mercer joined the Office of General Counsel September 2006. Julia obtained her A.A.S. degree in Legal Assistant from Austin Community College and her B.A. degree in Applied Arts and Sciences from Texas State University.  Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Julia worked for State Farm Insurance in various capacities, including Human Resources and as a Claims Adjuster.  She has fourteen years of experience in the legal field.