(Main Office)

Representative Clients:

Available Upon Request.

Address

15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 100
Addison, TX 75001, (Dallas Co.)

Phone

Phone: 972-386-5040
Fax: 972-386-7673

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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Kadra Alexander (Attorney) born Bronx, New York; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District Ohio; 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2009, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Dallas (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Tarrant County and Dallas Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(50%); Real Estate Bankruptcy(50%).Email: Kadra Alexander

Michele Baldassano (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1993); Baylor University (1996). Director, GSE Litigation. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation.Email: Michele Baldassano

G. Tommy Bastian (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Howard Payne University (B.A., 1969); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate Law Section); American Corporate Counsel Association; Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (Executive Committee); American Land Title Association (Education Committee). [Lt. Col., U.S. Army Reserve 1960—]. (Board Certified, Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Law(100%).Email: G. Tommy Bastian

Ryan Bourgeois (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B., 2002); Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate(75%); Bankruptcy(25%).Email: Ryan Bourgeois

Aaron Brown (General Counsel) born Eastland, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; 2008, California. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 2003; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Aaron Brown

Kimberly N. Buteaud (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1993); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%).Email: Kimberly N. Buteaud

Shawn Ivan Carter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2001). Fellow, John C. For Inn of Court. Member: Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Shawn Ivan Carter

Shelley L. Douglass (Senior Attorney) born Shreveport, Louisiana, April 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Arkansas; 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Courts Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1997); University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation.Email: Shelley L. Douglass

Dustin Dreher (Attorney) born Dallas, Texas, March 6, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2004); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2007; M.B.A, 2007). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.Email: Dustin Dreher

Michelle Erwin (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Penn State.Email: Michelle Erwin

Chalise Ester (Associate) born Rapid City, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 2002); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Dallas and Tarrant County Bar Associations; Tarrant County Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Chalise Ester

Grace Everitt (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin; Whittier Law School (J.D.). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law.Email: Grace Everitt

Jeffrey Fleming (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1998); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Dallas and Fort Worth Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Jeffrey Fleming

Robert D. Forster, II (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1999); Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Named, Rising Star Texas, 2009. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Dallas Texas Trial Lawyers Associations; Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Committee. Practice Areas: Real Estate(75%); Probate(25%).Email: Robert D. Forster, II

Brian D. Glidden (Attorney) born Dallas, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 2004); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Dallas, Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Brian D. Glidden

Jeffrey B. Hardaway (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, November 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1990); Texas Wesleyan University (J.D., 2001). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey B. Hardaway

Maureen S. Kersey (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1987); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1990). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Probate.Email: Maureen S. Kersey

Paul K. Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1992); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Dallas and Tarrant County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.

Jason A. LeBoeuf (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Oklahoma University (B.A., Accounting, 1998); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas and Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate(75%); Probate(25%).Email: Jason A. LeBoeuf

Angie Marie Marth (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2001); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Dallas (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and Tarrant County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate(50%); Bankruptcy(50%).Email: Angie Marie Marth

Elizabeth McDonald (Attorney) born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi; 2008, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2007). Vice President of Competitions, Moot Court Board. Member: State Bar of Texas; The Mississippi Bar; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(50%); Real Estate Title(50%).Email: Elizabeth McDonald

Melissa A. McKinney (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.S., 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2003). Recipient, Texas Rising Star Award, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Civil Litigation; Contracts.Email: Melissa A. McKinney

Thomas Misteli (Attorney) born New Britain, Connecticut, 1968; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Florida State University (B.S.M.E., 2005); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2008). Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Garnet and Gold Key Leadership Honorary. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Thomas Misteli

Christopher H. Pochyla (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1998); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Law; Litigation.Email: Christopher H. Pochyla

Stephen C. Porter (Chief Litigation Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1968); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1973). Member: Dallas and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation). [1st. Lt., U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Foreclosures.Email: Stephen C. Porter

Jennifer P. Sanders (Associate) born Wichita Falls, Texas, March 23, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas and Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). Special Accomplishments Board of Advocates. Selected to National Mock Trial traveling team for 2 years, Runner up at National Trial Competition, Moot Court 2 years. Member of Inn of Court. Member: Washington County and Arkansas Bar Associations (Member, Litigation Section); State Bar of Texas Bar (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Real Property Finance.Email: Jennifer P. Sanders

David Seybold (General Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1982, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S. in Accounting, 1978); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas, Cleveland, Ohio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Foreclosures.Email: David Seybold

Mark G. Torabi (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2004, U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation.

Abbey M. Ulsh (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2008, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Dallas and Tarrant Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(100%).Email: Abbey M. Ulsh

Connie J. Vandergriff (Attorney) born Wagoner, Oklahoma, May 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., Business Administration, 1997); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate Bankruptcy.Email: Connie J. Vandergriff

Tony Waddell (Attorney) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2009, California. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). Dean's List. Political Science Honor Society (President). Recipient, Robert T. Miller Distinguished Student Award, Baylor University. Assistant Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure.Email: Tony Waddell

Nathan Yates (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Industrial Distribution, 2003); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Nathan Yates

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Cheryl L. Asher (Associate Counsel) born Aberdeen, Maryland, August 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 2002, Texas; 2008, Nevada. Education: University of Alaska, Anchorage (B.A., 1985); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Cheryl L. Asher

Shannon E. Coleman (General Counsel) born San Diego, California, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2008, Texas. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Social Welfare, 1998); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas; J.L. Turner Legal Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Shannon E. Coleman

Clayton A. Goff (General Counsel) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2006, District of Columbia; 2008, Nevada. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 2000); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2003; LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Clayton A. Goff

Stephanie Goble (Associate Counsel) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Tax Court. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Oak Brook College of Law (J.D., 2000). Senior Professional: Human Resources; Certified Escrow Settlement Associate. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: Stephanie Goble

Erica D. Jones (General Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2007, Texas. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., Finance, 1993); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Dallas and J.L. Turner Bar Associations.Email: Erica D. Jones

Clark Royle (General Counsel) born Lufkin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A.); University of Houston (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate and Title.Email: Clark Royle

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

William R. Attmore born Tampa, Florida, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2008, Texas. Education: Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate Foreclosure(100%).Email: William R. Attmore