MEMBERS OF FIRM
Wayne A. Reaud (Member) born Jennings, Louisiana, September 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lamar University; University of Texas (B.S., 1971); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1974). Delta Theta Phi. Distinguished Alumni, Texas Tech Law School, 1998. Assistant Criminal District Attorney, 1974-1975. Member, Regent Lamar University System, 1985-1997. Director, Texas Lyceum Association, 1987-1991. Trustee, Foundation Board, John Gray Institute. Member, Personal Injury Trial Law Advisory Commission, 1990-1994. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993. Chairman, Beaumont Foundation of America. Member, Board of Directors, Huntsman Corporation. Member: Lubbock County, Jefferson County (Secretary, 1984-1985) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chair, Lawyer Client Conciliation Committee, 1984-1988; Member, 3A Grievance Committee, 1994-2000, 2009); South Plains Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1975-1976); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Director, 1978-1980; Director, 1980-1991; Co-Chair, 1982-1983 and Chair, 1983-1984, Workers Compensation Committee); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1986-1988); Fellow, International Society of Barrister; Texas Bar Foundation. (Also Member, Reaud Law Firm). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Torts; Computer and Technical Litigation; Class Action; Environmental Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Jones Act; Civil Trial; Civil Appellate; Premises Liability; Federal Employers Liability Act; Labor and Employment; Negligence; General Practice.Email: Wayne A. Reaud
Glen W. Morgan (Member) born Beaumont, Texas, April 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits. Education: Lamar University (B.B.A., 1975); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1978). Delta Theta Phi. President, 1994-1995 and Director, 1986, Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Board Member, Lamar University Foundation, 1987-1997. Member, Industrial Accident Board Special Advisory Committee on Pharmaceuticals, 1987-1991. Honorary Member, Beaumont Police Officers Association and Texas State Building and Construction. Member: Jefferson County Bar Association (Member, Lawyer-Client Conciliation Committee) State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Director, 1986-1990 and Director, 1990); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Negligence; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Jones Act; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Federal Employers Liability Act; Labor and Employment; Business Litigation.Email: Glen W. Morgan
ASSOCIATES
John Werner (Associate) born Hackensack, New Jersey, May 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Georgetown University, Law Center (J.D., 1993). Member, Georgetown Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Richard A. Schell, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1993-1995. Certified National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Advocacy. Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The American Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Negligence; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Environmental Litigation; Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment.Email: John Werner
Trent Bond (Associate) born Houston, Texas, April 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. District Court Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member, Order of Lytae. Assistant, District Attorney, 1994-1997. Beaumont Police Officers Association Service Award, 2002 and 2008. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Jefferson County (Director, 2000-2001) Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1998-1999; Vice President, 1997-1998; Director, 1995-1997); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The American Trial Lawyers Association. [U.S. Navy, 1982-1986]. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: General Practice; Toxic Torts; Negligence; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Jones Act; Premises Liability; Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Trent Bond
Curtis W. Leister (Associate) born Orange, Texas, January 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A. with high honors; B.J. with honors, 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Tau Alpha; Tejas. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Committees on: Pattern Jury Charges, General Negligence, 1994-1996; District 3A Grievance, 1995-1999; Chair: Sub-Panel, 1997-1999; Committee, 1998-1999). Reported Cases: Brookshire Grocery Company vs. Smith, 99 S.W. 3d 819 (CIV APP - Bmt. 2003, writ denied); Sears, Roebuck & Co. vs. Kunze, 996 S.W.2d 416 (Tex. App. 1999 writ denied); Twin City Fire Ins. Co. vs. Grimes, 724 S.W.2d 956 (Tex. App. Tyler, 1987 writ denied); C&D Robotics Inc. vs. Mann, 47 S.W.3d 194 (Tex. App. Tyler, 2001); Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Kirkendall, 151 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App. San Antonio 2004); Silsbee Hospital Inc. v. George, 163 S.W.3d 284 (Tex. App. Beaumont 2005); Whitmire v. Terex Telect, Inc., 390 F. Supp.2d 540 (E.D. Tex. 2005); Ainsworth v. United States of America, 897 F.Supp. 309 (E.D. Tex 1995). Practice Areas: Personal Injury.Email: Curtis W. Leister
Thomas N. Kiehnhoff (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, September 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Circuit Court, Fifth District. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1971); St. Louis University (J.D., 1975). Author: "Handling Voluntary Disclosure: Environmental Audits and the Federal Prosecutor," Environmental Law Journal, State Bar of Texas, Winter 1999. Practicing privately, Canon City, Colorado, 1975-1990. Assistant U. S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, 1990-2001. Member: Eleventh Judicial District (Secretary, 1980-1982), Colorado (Chair, Small Firm General Practice Section, 1988-1989) and American (Vice Chair, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Committee, 2001-2002) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Thomas N. Kiehnhoff
Christopher M. Portner (Associate) born Willingboro, New Jersey, December 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Economics, cum laude, 1994); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association; The American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Negligence; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Christopher M. Portner
David W. Ferrell (Associate) born LaMarque, Texas, September 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Lamar University (B.A.A.S., 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts.Email: David W. Ferrell
All Attorneys are Members of the Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association.