Frank Douglass (1933-2007).
PARTNERS OF FIRM
Paige Arnette Amstutz (Partner) born Sumter, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, with foundation honors, 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Co-Author: "Survey of Selected Evidentiary Issues in Employment Law Litigation," Baylor Law Review, Spring 1998. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Insolvency.Email: Paige Arnette Amstutz
Daniel C. Bitting (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1988). Chancellor; Order of the Coif. West Publishing Award to Highest Average in Law School Class. Texas Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Daniel C. Bitting
John W. Camp (Partner) born Texarkana, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1971; J.D., 1974). Director, Gas Utilities Division, 1980 and General Counsel, Oil and Gas Division, 1980-1983, Texas Railroad Commission. Member, Legal Committee, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1980. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law.
Sara Wilder Clark (Partner) born Madrid, Spain; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1991; J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Sara Wilder Clark
Cynthia Saiter Connolly (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U. S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Austin Bar Association (Treasurer and Council Member, 2008); State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation; Travis County Women Lawyer's Association (Board Member, 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Cynthia Saiter Connolly
James N. Cowden (Partner) born Midland, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (BB.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Barristers. Lead Articles Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law.Email: James N. Cowden
Amy Lee Dashiell (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with honors, 1994; J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Legal Malpractice; Employment Law.Email: Amy Lee Dashiell
Douglas J. Dashiell (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1980); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Administrative Law; State Taxation.Email: Douglas J. Dashiell
Casey L. Dobson (Partner) born Lawrence, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., with honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Adjunct Professor, Pretrial Procedure, University of Texas School of Law. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice.Email: Casey L. Dobson
Ray N. Donley (Partner) born Lawton, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.S., 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1982). Member: Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Ray N. Donley
Mark W. Eidman (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Director of Hearings Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1977-1979. Chairman, Industry/Practitioner Liaison Group, Comptroller of Public Accounts). Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Taxation Section-Liaison Committee with Comptroller of Public Accounts; Equipment Leasing Association (Member, Governmental Affairs Committee); Texas Association of Taxpayers (Member, Advisory Council). Practice Areas: State Taxation; Local Taxation; Administrative Law.Email: Mark W. Eidman
Asher B. Griffin (Partner) born Red Bank, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1998); Stanford Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Employment Law; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Asher B. Griffin
R. Eric Hagenswold (Partner) born Sherman, Texas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; State and Local Taxation.Email: R. Eric Hagenswold
Robyn Bigelow Hargrove (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1996); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Law Review. Member: Austin Bar Association; Austin Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Robyn Bigelow Hargrove
Sam Johnson (Partner) born Waco, Texas; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Phi Beta Kappa; University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1987). Chancellor; Order of the Coif; Truman Scholar; Teaching Quizmaster; University of Texas Law Review. Briefing Attorney for the Honorable Sydney A. Fitzwater, Federal District Court, Northern District of Texas. Adjunct Professor, University of Texas Law School, 1997-2000. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008 ed. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense.
Jennifer Knauth (Partner) born Tyler, Texas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Managing Editor, Texas Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice Defense; Architects and Engineers Malpractice Defense; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jennifer Knauth
Stanley Abraham Kuczaj, III (Partner) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.F.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2004). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 2003-2004. Associate Member: American Inns of Court, 2004-2008; College of the State Bar of Texas, 2005-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Stanley Abraham Kuczaj, III
Ray H. Langenberg (Managing Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Texas Lutheran College; University of Houston (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1982). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, American Journal of Criminal Law, 1981-1982. Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, Chief Justice Jack Pope, 1982-1983. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: State Taxation; Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Administrative Law.Email: Ray H. Langenberg
Richard P. Marshall, Jr. (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1974); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Editor-in-Chief, Creighton Law Review, 1978-1979. Briefing Attorney, Judge Joe Ingraham, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1979-1980. Member: Austin Bar Association (Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Chair, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Richard P. Marshall, Jr.
Carroll Greer Martin (Partner) born Waco, Texas; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1976); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1980). Member, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1991-1996. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Commercial Litigation; Regulatory Law; Mediation.Email: Carroll Greer Martin
Stephen E. McConnico (Partner) born Jacksonville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972); Baylor University (J.D., 1976). Editor-in-Chief, Baylor Law Review, 1975-1976. Briefing Attorney to Justice Jack Pope, Texas Supreme Court, 1976-1977. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 1982-1993; Chairman, Litigation Section, 1992-1993); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Austin Chapter, 1993-1994); Texas American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 1996-1997); Texas Supreme Court Historical Society (President 2003-2004); Baylor Law School Alumni Association (President, 2003-2004); International Society of Barristers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: Texas and American Bar Foundations. (Board Certified, Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen E. McConnico
D. Davin McGinnis (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1997; J.D., with honors, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Regulatory Law; Natural Resources; Energy.Email: D. Davin McGinnis
Elizabeth N. Miller (Partner) born Ft. Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1974); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1981). Order of the Coif. Member: Austin Bar Association (Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1989-1990); State Bar of Texas (Council Member, 1991-2000 and Chairman, 1998-1999, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Regulatory Law.Email: Elizabeth N. Miller
Curtis J. Osterloh (Partner) born Sacramento, California; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Boise State University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1997). Certified Public Accountant. Former Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Federal Taxation; State Taxation.Email: Curtis J. Osterloh
Greg Pierce (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1987); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, 1989-1990 and Associate Editor, 1990-1991, Texas Law Review. Practice Areas: Insurance Insolvency; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Greg Pierce
Phyllis M. Pollard (Partner) born Paducah, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Texas Lutheran College; University of Texas (B.S., cum laude, 1969; M.A., cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Achieved Highest Score in State on Spring 1985 Setting of Texas Bar Exam. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Employment Law.Email: Phyllis M. Pollard
Wallace H. Scott, Jr. (1920-2005).
Steve Selby (Partner) born Camp Rucker, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Law Review, 1976-1977. Briefing Attorney, Texas Supreme Court, 1978-1979. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Steve Selby
Quentin (Doug) Sigel (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1985); University of Texas (J.D., 1989). Notes Editor, Texas Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: State and Local Tax Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Quentin (Doug) Sigel
Christopher D. Sileo (Partner) born Falls Church, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Christopher D. Sileo
John G. Soule (Partner) born Washington, D.C; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1967); St. Edward's University (M.B.A., 1978); University of Texas (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Former General Counsel, Railroad Commission of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas. [Capt., JAGC, USNR Ret.]. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Oil and Gas Law; Civil Litigation.Email: John G. Soule
Julie A. Springer (Partner) born Fairbanks, Alaska; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to the Hon. Sam D. Johnson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Contributing Editor, "Employment Issues in Employment Law," Third Edition, published by American Bar Association. Co-Author: "Evidentiary Issues in Employment Law," Baylor Law Review, Spring, 1998. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Disability Discrimination; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation.Email: Julie A. Springer
Ryan S. Squires (Partner) born Waco, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1999); Baylor University (J.D., with honors, 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Ryan S. Squires
Jane M. N. Webre (Partner) born West Palm Beach, Florida; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Law Clerk to Hon. Reynaldo G. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Oil and Gas Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense.Email: Jane M. N. Webre
H. Philip Whitworth, Jr. (Partner) born Smithville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1969; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Leasing and Operating State Owned Lands for Oil and Gas Development," 16 Texas Tech Law Review 673, 1985. Co-Author: "Practice Before The Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas," 13 St. Mary's Law Journal 719, 1982. Member: Travis County Bar Association (Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1989); State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1989-1990). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Carson v. Railroad Commission, 669 SW2d 315 (Tex. 1984); H.G. Sledge, Inc v. The Prospective Investment and Trading Co., Ltd., 36 SW3d 597 (Tex. App-Austin 2000, pet. denied); Texaco Producing, Inc. v. Fortson Oil Co., 798 SW2d 622 (Tex. App-Austin, 1990, no writ). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Natural Resources; Oil and Gas Law.Email: H. Philip Whitworth, Jr.
Steven J. Wingard (Partner) born Denville, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1989; J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Technology Litigation; Malpractice Defense; Professional Licensing Litigation; Business Torts.Email: Steven J. Wingard
ASSOCIATES
Sean P. Flammer (Associate) born Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 2002); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Order of the Coif. Member, Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Phyllis A. Kravitch, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2007-2008. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sean P. Flammer
Mark W. Hanna (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.E.E., 2002); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, SMU Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Energy.
John K. Hicks (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Stanford University (M.S., 1996); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. [Cmdr., U.S. Navy, 1984-1995; Navy Reserves, 2001]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Legal Malpractice; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: John K. Hicks
Bryan Lauer (Associate) born Ft. Riley, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1996); University of Chicago (M.A., Social Sciences, 2003); University of Texas (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas.
Diana E. Reinhart (Associate) born Houston, TX; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Columbia University (M.S., 2001); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Joe T. Sanders, II (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with high honors, 2005). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Joe T. Sanders, II