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Address
One Shoreline Plaza
800 North Shoreline, Suite 800 S, P.O. Box 2968
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (Nueces Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation  Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) PORTER, ROGERS, DAHLMAN & GORDON, P.C. provides a full range of legal services to businesses and individuals. In order to provide our clients the highest quality legal services, our attorneys specialize in one or more areas of practice. This specialization allows us to keep current with the pace of the changing laws and thereby respond to our clients' needs in a prompt, efficient, and professional manner. The firm's philosophy is to provide the highest quality legal services consistent with the best interest of the client. The lawyers in the firm recognize that in order to best serve their clients, they not only need to be cognizant of all legal avenues available, but they also must use common sense and sound business judgment in all matters. Statement of PracticeGeneral, Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Insurance Defense, Oil and Gas, Corporation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate, Federal Taxation, Real Estate Transactions, Development and Zoning Law, Consumer, Personal Injury, Employment and Labor Law, Workers Compensation, Products Liability Law, Health Law and Regulatory/Utility Law. Year Established: 1969
Firm Size: 23
Representative Clients:BANKING: American Bank, N.A.
The Bank of Alice
Frost Bank
International Bank of Commerce
Norwest Bank.
ClientsGENERAL BUSINESS: Allen Samuels Enterprises, Inc.
Andrews Distributing Company
Baker Tanks, Inc.
Calacasieu Lumber Company
Chrysler Financial Corp.
Covert Buick
Covert Chevrolet
Covert Ford
First American Title Company of Texas
Ford Motor Credit Co.
Jaguar Credit Corporation
Miller of Dallas, Inc.
National Steel Corporation
Neessen Chevrolet
Primus Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
R.E.E., Inc.
Sam's Wholesale Club
SSP/Circle K
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Valls International
Whataburger, Inc.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Brigham Oil and Gas, L.P.
Citgo Petroleum
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation
Conoco, Inc.
King Ranch, Inc.
Koch Refining & Koch Industiries
Schlumberger
Suemaur Exploration Corporation
Tesoro E&P Company, L.P.
INSURANCE: Hallmark Claims Service, Inc.
Humana Health Plans of Texas
John Deere Insurance Company
Kemper National Insurance Companies
Old American County Mutual Insurance Company
St. Paul Insurance Company
Texas General Agency
The Travelers Insurance Companies
Underwriters Indemnity Company
United Capital Insurance Company.
Rate InformationFree Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
AddressOne Shoreline Plaza
800 North Shoreline, Suite 800 S P.O. Box 2968
Corpus Christi, TX 78401, (Nueces Co.)
PhonePhone: 361-880-5808
Fax: 361-880-5844
Website
http://www.prdg.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesAustin, Texas: 2600 Via Fortuna Suite 130 78746. Telephone: 512-505-5900. Fax: 512-472-7316.
San Antonio, Texas: 745 East Mulberry Suite 600 78212. Telephone: 210-736-3900. Fax: 210-736-1992.
(For complete biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at Corpus Christi, Texas and Austin, Texas)
Fredrick F. (Rick) Rogers, Jr. (Shareholder) born Galveston, Texas, July 31, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 1969, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1965); Baylor University (LL.B., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Speaker: "Selective Issues in Commercial Litigation," TADC Commercial Litigation Seminar, 1999; "Construction Litigation and the Concept of Duty," TADC Fall Meeting, 1999; "Voir Dire," Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar sponsored by the Corpus Christi Bar Association. Assistant District Attorney, Nueces County, 1968-1970. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association (Treasurer, 1970-1971; Director 1999-2001); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law; Consumer; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (District Director); Defense Research Institute, Reynaldo G. Garza American Inns of Court (Master). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Medical/Professional Malpractice; Construction; Oil and Gas Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Planning; Estate Planning.Email: Fredrick F. (Rick) Rogers, Jr.
Charles W. Gordon, IV (Shareholder) born San Antonio, Texas, October 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1975); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Secured Transactions (U.C.C.); Domestic Relations. Author/Speaker: "Current Trends in Texas Oil and Gas Law;" "Horizontal Wells-Potential Problems and Practical Solutions;" "Hunting Lease Liability Protection-Insurance, Indemnities and Contracts;" "Commingled Production and the Confusion of Good Doctrine under Arco Oil and Gas v. Marshall." Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Corpus Christi and American (Member, Natural Resources Law Section) Bar Associations; 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; Oil and Gas Litigation; Mineral Law; Real Estate.Email: Charles W. Gordon, IV
Cornelius M. Hayes, III (Shareholder) born Evanston, Illinois, September 4, 1948; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1979). Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association (Member, Natural Resources Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section); College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).Email: Cornelius M. Hayes, III
Scott J. Duncan (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, May 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Centenary College (B.S., 1978); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1981). Author, Casenote, "Torts - Indemnity - Doctrine of Common Law Indemnity Abolished in Negligence Cases as Inconsistent with the Comparative Negligence and Contribution Statute," 12 St. Mary's Law Journal 769, 1981. Author/Speaker at continuing legal education seminars; text of papers can be found at http://www.prdg.com/publications.html. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Consumer Law); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Acquisitions; Business Sales; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Scott J. Duncan
Tonya Beane Webber (Shareholder) born Champaign, Illinois, June 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1977); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1985). Member: Barrister, Reynaldo-Garza American Inns of Court. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Court; Nueces County Young Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1987); State Bar of Texas (Member: Employment Law); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Public Law; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Tonya Beane Webber
Joe W. Christina, Jr. (Shareholder) born Corpus Christi, Texas, February 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1987); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, St. Mary's Law Journal. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Corpus Christi Association of Professional Landmen; American Inns of Court. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mineral Law.Email: Joe W. Christina, Jr.
——————————John Joseph Janssen (Associate) born Corpus Christi, Texas, March 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1987); Yale University (M.A., 1989); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1993; Ph.D., 1996). Author: Constitutional Equilibria: The Partisan Contingency of American Constitutional Law from the Jeffersonian "Revolution" to the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, University Press of America (2000); "Public School Finance, School Choice, and Equal Educational Opportunity in Texas: The Enduring Importance of Background Conditions," 19 The Review of Litigation 1 (Winter 2000); "Dualist Constitutional Theory and the Republican Revolution of 1800," 12 Constitutional Commentary 381 (Winter 1995). Teaching Fellow, Yale University. Visiting Instructor, Southwestern University. Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University, 1996. Research Attorney, 13th Court of Appeals, Texas, 1996-1998. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate Practice Section); Corpus Christi, Federal and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Texas Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Health Law; Civil Appeals; Products Liability; Public Law; Workers Compensation; Intellectual Property; Real Property.Email: John Joseph Janssen
Donald L. Jones (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1998); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2001). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Golden Key National Honor Society; Houston Environmental Law Society; Houston International Law Society. Director, Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense.Email: Donald L. Jones
Craig D. Henderson (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, November 1, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A. in English, 1988); University of Houston (J.D., 1992). Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate.Email: Craig D. Henderson
OF COUNSELTerrell W. Dahlman (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, December 20, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1964); University of South Carolina; University of Texas (J.D., 1970); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Delta Theta Phi. Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Atlanta Regional Office, 1971-1976. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Probate; Trust Law.Email: Terrell W. Dahlman
Charles R. Porter, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Waco, Texas, 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1943; J.D., 1949). Listed, Who's Who in America. Assistant County Attorney, 1949-1950 and Assistant District Attorney, 1950-1952, Nueces County. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association (President, 1959-1960); State Bar of Texas (Member: Professional Ethics Committee, 1969-1973; Grievance Procedures Committee, 1971-1973; Chairman, District 11-A Grievance Committee, 1971-1972); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Vice President, 1977-1978); Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Retired 1992).Email: Charles R. Porter, Jr.
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