MEMBERS
Ralph W. Gilbert (1919-2004).
John R. Gilbert, P.C. (Member) born Freeport, Texas, March 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1971); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Member: Brazoria County (President, 1980-1981) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Director, 1982-1985); Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; DRI; American Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Member); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Business Planning; Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Wills; Probate.Email: John R. Gilbert, P.C.
Eric T. Furey (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Renouncing the Rule of Limited Liability: Shareholder Liability under CERCLA," 9 Corp. Cons. Rev. 71 (1991); "Republicbank v. Interkal: Interpreting Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens in Texas," 24 Hou. L. Rev. 399 (1987). Member: Brazoria County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Maritime Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate.Email: Eric T. Furey
Justin R. Gilbert (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Brazoria County (President, 2007-2008); State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; Family Law; Juvenile Law; Wills; Probate.Email: Justin R. Gilbert
Barbara P. Fratila (Member) born Takoma Park, Maryland, November 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1973); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law; Construction Law); Houston, Brazoria County and American (Member, Environment and Natural Resources Section) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Texas Association of Environmental Professionals; American Association of Port Authorities. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Construction Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Wills; Probate.Email: Barbara P. Fratila
Courtney Gilbert (Member) born Inglewood, California; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 2001); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Brazoria County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Juvenile Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Courtney Gilbert
OF COUNSEL
J. Ray Gayle, III (Of Counsel) born Angleton, Texas, October 29, 1937; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1966). Judge: County Court of Law, Brazoria County, Texas, 1973-1979; 239th Judicial District Court, Brazoria County, Texas, 1979-2002. Member: Brazoria County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: J. Ray Gayle, III
Lawrence P. Hampton (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1979); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Recipient, National First Place Award, 1985, American Bar Association Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest, for an essay entitled The Continuing Debate Over Recoverability of the Costs of Child-Rearing in "Wrongful Conception" Cases: Searching for Appropriate Judicial Guidelines, published in 20 Family Law Quarterly 45 (ABA, Spring 1986). Notes Editor, Executive Editorial Board, Case Western Law Review, 1984-1986. Lecturer, Practice Management, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Management. Contributing author to Texas Family Law Practice Guide and Family Law Litigation Guide (Matthew Bender & Co.) and other treatises. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Business Planning; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate.Email: Lawrence P. Hampton