(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Corporate Law, Business Formation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Corporate Contracts, Corporate Governance, Corporate Organization, Corporate Partnerships, Partnership Law, Venture Capital, Private Placement, Business Planning, Securities, Public Offerings, Debt & Equity Finance, Emerging Growth Companies, Lender Law, Commercial Loans, Commercial Real Estate, Syndications & Acquisitions, Real Estate Finance, Physicians Contracts, Managed Care Contracts, Physician Practices, Trial Practice, Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation, Defense Litigation, Business Torts, Personal Injury Defense, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, Contract Litigation, Civil Appeals, ERISA Litigation, Director & Officer Litigation, Fiduciary Liability, Entertainment Law, Trust & Estate Planning, Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Tax Planning, Labor and Employment, Employment Contracts.

Representative Clients:

Brinker International
Caddis Partners
Cherokee Insurance Company
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Dave & Busters, Inc.
EFO Holdings, LP
Galt Medical Corp
Medmarc Insurance Company
Patients Medical Center, Ltd
Rainier Capital Management, LP
Razzoo's, Inc.
Remington Hotel Corp
Rockwall Hospitals, Inc.
Southwest Airlines Company
St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division
SRS/Specialty Risk Services
Sterling Bank
TBA Global, LLC
Texans CUSO Insurance Group
Texas Health Resources
Travelers
United Development Funding
Univison Radio
Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Address

Bryan Tower
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 3900
Dallas, TX 75201, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 214-953-0053
Facsimile: 214-922-4142

Website

http://www.hallettperrin.com

SHAREHOLDERS

Michael S. Alfred (Shareholder) born Borger, Texas, September 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1995); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Trademark Infringement.Email: Michael S. Alfred

Brian J. Bailey (Shareholder) born North Little Rock, Arkansas, July 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Duke University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities; Venture Capital; Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Syndication; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Incorporation; Public Corporations; Debt and Equity Finance; Securities Offerings.Email: Brian J. Bailey

Gordon T. Foote, II (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, October 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1995); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Placement; Business Formation; Business Reorganization; Business Syndication; Contracts; Business Acquisitions; Corporate Partnerships.Email: Gordon T. Foote, II

C. Christian Frederiksen, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1992); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Contract Litigation; Breach of Contract; Premises Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; Unfair Competition.Email: C. Christian Frederiksen, Jr.

Bruce H. Hallett (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1980, Texas. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Chicago; University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Public Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts.Email: Bruce H. Hallett

Lance M. Hardenburg (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., highest honors, 1990); University of Michigan (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Public Offerings; Private Placement; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Transactions; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Incorporation.Email: Lance M. Hardenburg

James N. Henry, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Business Torts.Email: James N. Henry, Jr.

Robert E. Luxen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court;. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Trial Practice; Employment Contracts; Wrongful Termination Defense; Employer Rights.Email: Robert E. Luxen

William W. Meier, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana and New York; 1986, Texas. Education: Muhlenberg College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Health Care; Hospital Law; Securities; Business Start-Ups; Business Organization; Business Planning; Emerging Growth Companies; Corporate Formation; Managed Care Contracts; Physicians Contracts; Physician Practices; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures.Email: William W. Meier, III

M. Christopher Miller (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, October 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1994); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Lender Law; Commercial Loans; Corporate Law; Contracts; Commercial Finance; Corporate Governance.Email: M. Christopher Miller

Scot W. O'Brien (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1982); St. Mary's University (J.D., with honors, 1985); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1988). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Trust Planning; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Placements.Email: Scot W. O'Brien

Edward P. Perrin, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1983, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Directors and Officers Liability; Fiduciary Liability; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Business Torts; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Corporate Governance.Email: Edward P. Perrin, Jr.

Jess C. Rickman, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1970); University of Arkansas (M.S., 1974); St. Mary's University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Professional Engineer Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Motor Carrier Defense; Environmental Litigation.Email: Jess C. Rickman, III

Randall E. Roberts (President and Managing Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Business Transactions; Entertainment Law; Taxation; Real Estate Syndication; Federal Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Tax Planning.Email: Randall E. Roberts

Craig A. Thompson (Shareholder) born Mt. Vernon, Texas, June 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Credit; Securities; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Business Planning.Email: Craig A. Thompson

Timothy R. Vaughan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., Business and Economics, magna cum laude, 1977); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Public Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Venture Capital.Email: Timothy R. Vaughan

Melissa H. Youngblood (Shareholder) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, August 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Loans; Securities; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Syndication; Contracts; Private Placement.Email: Melissa H. Youngblood

ASSOCIATES

Timothy A. Alford (Associate)

Molly B. Cowan (Associate)

Michael B. Franklin (Associate)

Jennifer R. Poe (Associate)

Robert L. Rickman (Senior Attorney)

Margaret Burns Spellings (Associate)

Sandra G. Wilkinson (Associate)

OF COUNSEL

Sheryl Brantley Latham (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., 1978). Member of the Tax Court. Member: Dallas (Chairman, Probate, Trusts and Estates Sections, 1996-1997; Member, Publications Committee, 1998—; Member, Speaker's Committee, 1998—; Settlement Week Coordinator, Dallas County Probate Courts, 1992-1994) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections, 1978—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Committee to Revise Guide to Texas Trust Code, 1993-1996); Dallas Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Probate Administration; Wealth Preservation; Family Wealth Transfer; Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation.Email: Sheryl Brantley Latham