|
|
Address
802 North Carancahua, Suite 1900
Corpus Christi, Texas 78470-0102 (Nueces Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeComplex Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Estate Planning and Probate, Insurance, Labor Relations and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Taxation, Wills, Trusts and Estates. Year Established: 1975
Firm Size: 19
Representative Clients:TRT Holdings, Inc.
Omni Hotels
Valero Refining Company
Taylor Oil Company
Manti Resources, Inc.
Kenedy Foundation
Everest Resource
Torqued Up
Royal Oil & Gas
Andrews Distributing of North Texas
Frost Bank, N.A.
Refinery Terminal Fire Company
International Resistive Co.
Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency, L.L.P.
The News Group
J.V. Industrial Cos.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Magnum Petroleum & Operating Co.
Whataburger, Inc.
Esenjay Petroleum
Brayton Resources
Shoreline Gas
Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Urology Group.
Former NamesBranscomb & Miller; Matthews and Branscomb, A Professional Corporation Rate InformationAccepts Major Credit Cards
Address802 North Carancahua, Suite 1900
Corpus Christi, TX 78470-0102, (Nueces Co.)
PhonePhone: 361-888-9261
Facsimile: 361-888-8504
Websitehttp://www.branscombpc.com
James T. Clancy (Shareholder) born Rockville Centre, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., with high honors, 1986); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). While at the University of Texas, he became a member of the Board of Advocates and was Associate Editor of The Review of Litigation from 1994 to 1995 He was National Semi-Finalist in the Tournament of Champions Mock Trial Competition in 1995. Served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, 986-1993. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; and the U.S. Court of Veteran Appeals. He is also a Certified Civil Family Law Mediator. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1986-1993]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Guardianship Litigation.Email: James T. Clancy
Jeffrey S. Dickerson (Shareholder) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1983); University of Virginia (M.A., 1984); University of Texas (J.D.,1988). While in law school, Mr. Dickerson was a member of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, a cooperative project of Harvard Law School, the University of Texas School of Law and other law schools. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Inc., the Corpus Christi PBS affiliate. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Jeffrey S. Dickerson
Omar J. Leal (Shareholder) born Kingsville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Texas (J.D., 1999). Listed in 2008 Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition of Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008 and 2009. Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Corpus Christi Bar Association, 2008. While attending law school, he was Chief Notes Editor for The Review of Litigation, 1998-1999. Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council; Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (President, 2005-2006). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Guardianship.Email: Omar J. Leal
Kenton E. McDonald (Shareholder) born Borger, Texas; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, Board of Editors, Southwestern Law Journal, 1976-1977; Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" in Tax Law, 1997-1998 edition. Serves as President of the Una Chapman Cox Foundation, has served as chairman of the board of directors of South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Inc., and as a member of the boards of directors of the South Texas Institute for the Arts, the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, Robert L. Moore Community Center, Ada Wilson Children's Center for Rehabilitation, Inc., the YMCA and other civic organizations. He has spoken regularly on federal tax topics at seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a member and former chairman of the Natural Resources Committee of the Tax Section of both the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. He is currently a member of both of the Planning Committee of the Annual Taxation Conference of the University of Texas, and the Planning Committee of the Parker Fielder Bi-Annual Conference on Oil & Gas Taxation sponsored by the University of Texas. Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. Elected Member, American Law Institute, 2008. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Federal Tax Law; Business Law.Email: Kenton E. McDonald
Deanne Pierce (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association; Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Deanne Pierce
James H. Robichaux (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1977; J.D., 1979). While at The University of Texas, he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma. Life Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, and is also listed in Best Lawyers in America in both Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas; Business Disputes; Toxic Torts; Banking; Real Property; Personal Injury; Unfair Competition.Email: James H. Robichaux
Scott L. Sherman (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). Fellow: Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills, Trusts & Probate Law.Email: Scott L. Sherman
Keith B. Sieczkowski (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1980); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi; John M. Harlan Society. Editor-in-Chief, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1987-1988. Captain U.S. Marine Corps 1980-1990. Board of Directors of Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, member of the advisory board of St. Patrick School, and currently serves as President of Branscomb PC. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1980-1990]. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Union Contract Negotiations; Employment Discrimination Defense; Labor Arbitration; Wage and Hour Law; OSHA; Unemployment Compensation Defense.Email: Keith B. Sieczkowski
Michael W. Stukenberg (Shareholder) born Freeport, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976). Member and Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1974-1976. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Law, 1997. Member: The College of the State Bar of Texas; Tax Section, American Bar Association. President, Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council, 1997-1998. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers. Member and Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1974-1976. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Law, 1997. Member: The College of the State Bar of Texas; Tax Section, American Bar Association. President, Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council, 1997-1998 American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers. Served as faculty member for the Southwestern Legal Foundation Institute on Wills and Probate, the Tulane Tax Institute, American Bar Association Tax Section seminars, and the State Bar of Texas Advanced Tax Planning Institute, and is past chair of the Planning Committee for the Advanced Drafting-Estate Planning and Probate Institute. He frequently speaks and contributes articles on federal income tax and estate planning topics. Mr. Stukenberg has served on the Committee on Estate and Gift Taxes of the Tax Section, American Bar Association, and is past chair of the Subcommittee on Family Partnerships. (Board Certified, Tax Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Taxation; Income Tax.Email: Michael W. Stukenberg
H. Scott Taylor (Shareholder) born Nurnberg, Bavaria, Germany; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Management, 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Mediator. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate; Commercial Banking; Business Law; Government Relations; Regulatory Affairs.Email: H. Scott Taylor
Gerald E. Thornton, Jr. (1952-2005).
Shannon M. Wilde (Shareholder) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1993); Baylor University (M.B.A., 1999; J.D., 2000). While at Baylor, Mr. Wilde was a Baylor Law Alumni Academic Merit Scholar. Listed, Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition of Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008 and 2009. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate.Email: Shannon M. Wilde
Craig L. Williams (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1971, Minnesota; 1978, Nebraska; 1982, Texas. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., with honors, 1971). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1970-1971. Assistant Professor of Law, University of Nebraska, 1973-1979. He is an allied member of the Building Owners and Managers Association, a member of the Institutional Review Committee for Christus Spohn Hospital, and a past president of the Corpus Christi Literacy Council and the Santa Fe Youth Soccer League. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Craig L. Williams
ASSOCIATESKara Batey (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; 2006, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2005). Formerly with Texas Office of the Attorney General. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Business Law.Email: Kara Batey
Sara Giddings (Associate) born Morris, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.B.A.); University of Houston (J.D. 2007). Member of the Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association, Corpus Christi Young Lawyer's Association and the Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Sara Giddings
Marco A. Longoria (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., Finance, 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Managing Editor, Houston Journal of International Law and a Member of the Order of the Barons. Served as Briefing Attorney with the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. Member: Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation.Email: Marco A. Longoria
Polly M. Dunn (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Comment Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1999-2000. Listed, Rising Stars, 2007. President, Women's Law Association, 1999-2000. Director for Corpus Christi Bar Association. President of Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association. Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association. Member: Corpus Christi and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: Polly M. Dunn
Larry Brian Narvaez (Associate) born Corpus Christi, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., M.P.A., 1997); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, Texas Tech Law Review 2002-2004. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association; Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association; Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation.Email: Larry Brian Narvaez
OF COUNSELHarvie Branscomb, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1948, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1943); Yale University (J.D., 1948). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Chairman, 1980-1981, Tax Section, American Bar Association. Chairman, 1961-1962, Tax Section, State Bar of Texas. Member, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner's Advisory Group, 1981. Southwestern Legal Foundation, Trustee, 1974-1997; Trustee, Emeritus, 1997. Member: American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Federal Tax Law.Email: Harvie Branscomb, Jr.
G. Ray Miller, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A. with honors, 1961; LL.B., with honors, 1963). Order of the Coif; Chancellors; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1962-1963. Law Clerk, Texas Supreme Court, 1963-1964. Listed in 'The Best Lawyers in America', in Trusts and Estates Law, 1997. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Wills, Trust & Probate Law.Email: G. Ray Miller, Jr.
All Attorneys of the firm are Members of the State Bar of Texas and Corpus Christi Bar Association.
Ratings Methodology
The following firm members have been rated by their peersDisclaimer: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. The testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. Any result that the endorsed lawyer or law firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate that similar results can be obtained for other clients. Past success cannot be an assurance of future success because each case must be decided on its own merits. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Martindale-Hubbell® does not undertake to develop a Client Review Rating or Peer Review Rating for all firms and/or lawyers. Therefore, the fact that a firm or lawyer has not been reviewed should not be construed as unfavorable. Martindale-Hubbell accepts no responsibility for and will not be liable for the content and accuracy of the individual Reviews and the aggregated Reviews.
|