Hunton & Williams LLP

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Law Firm in Dallas, Texas
 
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Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700
Dallas, Texas 75202-2799
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Phone: 214-979-3000  
Fax: 214-880-0011
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Hunton & Williams LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Securities, Probate, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Environmental, Labor, Employee Benefits, Antitrust, Probate, Estate Planning, Public Utility and Oil and Gas Law.
Firm Profile:
Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 1,000 attorneys serving clients in 100 countries from 18 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.
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Other Office Locations of Hunton & Williams LLP
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
Beijing, China
London, England
Singapore, Singapore
Bangkok, Thailand
PARTNERS
Lawrence C. Adams (Partner) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1992, Maryland; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Finance Law. Email: Lawrence C. Adams
Michael F. Albers (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, October 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1981). Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation Bar. Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; ADR) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Construction; Real Estate.
L. Scott Austin (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, October 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1983); Baylor University (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Managing Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Corporate. Email: L. Scott Austin
Douglas M. Berman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1995); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Douglas M. Berman
Jeffry Blair (Partner) born Ohio, 1954; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1976); University of Tulsa (M.B.A., 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1993); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Managing Editor: Southern Methodist University Law Review, 1992-1993; Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1992-1993. Adjunct Professor, Advanced Corporate Taxation, Southern Methodist University Law School. Presenter for: Dallas Bar Association Tax Section; American Bar Association Tax Section. Member: Dallas (Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Tax Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Jeffry Blair
Michael J. Blayney (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1999, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1996). [Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Naval Reserve, 1989—]. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions.
James W. Bowen (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, March 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1987); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with highest honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: James W. Bowen
Thomas H. Cantrill (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, April 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., with honors, 1970); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1984-1988); International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Academician). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1984. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate & Trusts Law. Email: Thomas H. Cantrill
Curtis G. Carlson (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, January 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1996). Member, 1994-1995 and Associate Editor, 1995-1996, University of Colorado Law Review. Principal Draftsman, "Virginia Business Trust Act". Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Business Law. Email: Curtis G. Carlson
Lawrence Chek (Partner) born Oceanport, New Jersey, September 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and District of Arizona; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1987). Order of the Coif. Member: Honor Tribunal; Board of Advocates. Member: State Bar of Texas. [Capt.: U.S. Army, 1979-1985; Texas Army National Guard, 1985-1991]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights Law; Commercial Lending; Mediation. Email: Lawrence Chek
W. Stephen Cockerham (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, April 14, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Baylor University (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Litigation. Email: W. Stephen Cockerham
George C. Dunlap, Jr. (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, March 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: George C. Dunlap, Jr.
Joseph C. Edwards (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, January 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Rockhurst College (B.A., 1985); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joseph C. Edwards
John C. Eichman (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Chicago (J.D., 1982).. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John C. Eichman
Robert M. Fillmore (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas; 1986 Texas; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1975); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1977). Adjunct Faculty, University of Kansas School of Law, 1981-1982. Assistant Attorney General and Special Assistant Attorney General of the State of Kansas, 1979-1985. Member, Executive Committee and Chairman, Power, Energy Trading and Marketing Committee, Institute for Energy Law. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer and Member of Council, Public Utility Law Section, 1997-2001); American Bar Association (Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Committee on Energy Industry Restructuring, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions of the Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, 2001—); The Center for American and International Law; Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Legislative Advocacy; Energy Law; Public Utility Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Robert M. Fillmore
Charles A. Gall (Partner) born Ponca City, Oklahoma, September 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma and Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1972); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Charles A. Gall
Daniel C. Garner (Partner) born Austin, Texas, January 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1972); Texas Tech University (J.D., with high honors, 1975). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Finance; Commercial Law. Email: Daniel C. Garner
John T. Gerhart, Jr. (Partner) born Little Rock, Arkansas, March 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1989); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1992). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1993-1996; JAGC]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John T. Gerhart, Jr.
Jeffrey W. Giese (Partner) born Bloomington, Illinois, November 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with honors, 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1986). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Real Estate Council. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Financing. Email: Jeffrey W. Giese
Charles E. Greef (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, January 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia; 1976, Texas. Education: Yale University (A.B., cum laude, 1971); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1974). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law. Email: Charles E. Greef
Miles B. Haberer (Partner) born Washington, D.C., November 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1989); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Oklahoma Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Business Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Miles B. Haberer
Ronald M. Hanson (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Tennessee; 1972, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1967); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas, Tennessee and American (Member, Business Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Property Law; Probate. Email: Ronald M. Hanson
Michael S. Held (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with honors, 1987; J.D., 1990). Master, John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Named: "Best Lawyers Under 40," D Magazine, 2002 and 2004; "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly, Law & Politics, 2004-2005; "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly, Law & Politics, 2005-2007. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 25th Anniversary Edition, 2007-2008. Member: Dallas (Member, Bankruptcy and Business Law Section) and American (Member, Bankruptcy and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re Medway Ranch, Inc., 169 F.3d 951 (5th Cir. 1999); In re Das A. Borden & Co., 131 F.3d 1459 (11th Cir. 1997); In re Harbor Financial Group, Inc., 303 B.R. 124 (Bankr. N.D. TX. 2003); Matter of Turtle Creek, Ltd., 194 B.R. 267 (Bankr. N.D. AL. 1996); In re Young, 166 B.R. 854 (Bankr. E.D. TX. 1994); In re Finkel, 151 B.R. 779 (Bankr. W.D. TX. 1993). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law(100%). Email: Michael S. Held
Gregory G. Hesse (Partner) born Rossville, Kansas, October 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law. Email: Gregory G. Hesse
John R. Holzgraefe (Partner) born Quincy, Illinois, January 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Drake University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976; M.B.A., 1976); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation Life. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Venture Capital Financing. Email: John R. Holzgraefe
Andrew E. Jillson (Partner) born Suffern, New York, January 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., with distinction, 1976); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1980). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law. Email: Andrew E. Jillson
W. Alan Kailer (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, November 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., with high honors, 1975); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1978). Member: Dallas and American (Chairman, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Subcommittee of Federal Regulation of Securities Committee of Business Law Section, 1992-1996) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Partnership Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: W. Alan Kailer
Michael G. Keeley (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1999, Texas. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., Finance, 1993); DePaul University (J.D., 1996). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Bank Holding Company Regulation; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Bank Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Disclosure; Securities Offerings. Email: Michael G. Keeley
Andrew W. Lawrence (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1999, Texas. Education: University of North Dakota (B.B.A., with honors, 1989); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Andrew W. Lawrence
L. Steven Leshin (Partner) born Corpus Christi, Texas, June 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.
Thomas F. Lillard (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, February 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 1974-1978. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor Law. Email: Thomas F. Lillard
David C. Lonergan (Partner) born San Jose, California, June 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Labor and Employment and Litigation Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor Law. Email: David C. Lonergan
Timothy A. Mack (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, August 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1974; M.S.S.W., 1976); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Alpha Kappa Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1979-1980. Instructor, Legal Writing and Research Methods, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1982-1984. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Finance; Energy. Email: Timothy A. Mack
Alan J. Marcuis (Partner) born Waco, Texas, June 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1994); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1998). Member: Dallas (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Alan J. Marcuis
Brian R. Marek (Partner) born Houston, Texas, February 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1984); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member, Order of the Barons. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Corporate and Securities Law.
Stephen S. Maris (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, December 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S., 1971); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Professional Liability.
Michael P. Massad, Jr. (Partner) born Norman, Oklahoma, July 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., Finance, 1966); University of Texas (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy and Reorganization; Litigation; Real Property, Probate and Trust); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Dallas Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; John C. Ford American Inn of Court-Bankruptcy (Master). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Business Transactions. Email: Michael P. Massad, Jr.
Scott H. Matheson (Partner) born Ponca City, Oklahoma, May 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1979); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas International Law Journal, 1989-1990. Member: Dallas (Past Director, Energy Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Project Development; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mineral Law; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Scott H. Matheson
Joseph C. Mathews (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 2006, New York. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.
Allen McConnell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1998, Colorado. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1989); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Class Actions; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Robert G. McCormick (Partner) born Houston, Texas, October 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Corporate Counsel) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Corporate Counsel). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Real Estate; Hospitality; REIT.
Alexander G. McGeoch (Partner) born Flint, Michigan, February 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1985); London School of Economics (LL.M., 1986); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Co-Author: "Tax Planning for Real Estate Leases for Both Lessor and Lessee," Tax Ideas, Warren Gorham Lamont, 1995. Member: Dallas (Member International Law Section Council) and American (Member, Section on Taxation, Subcommittee on Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: International Law; Taxation). Practice Areas: International Tax; International Transactions. Email: Alexander G. McGeoch
Patrick E. Mitchell (Partner) born Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, June 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Christian Brothers College (B.S.B.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Tax Law.
John E. Moeller, Jr. (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, June 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama; 1990, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1972); Cumberland Law School of Samford University (J.D., 1975). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Legislative Law; Energy Law; Environmental Law. Email: John E. Moeller, Jr.
Will Montgomery (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, January 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1980; M.A., 1981); University of Chicago (J.D., 1984). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Barrister, Dallas Inn of Court. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; General Commercial Litigation.
Pam Gates O'Quinn (Partner) born Garfield Heights, Ohio, March 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1991, Texas. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1989). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law.
Dionne Carney Rainey (Partner) born Crowley, Louisiana, January 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana; 1999, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Baker R. Rector (Partner) born Lebanon, Indiana, December 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana; 1976, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Phi Kappa Phi. Note and Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1974-1975. Contributing Author, "Executive Compensation: A Road Map for the Corporate Advisors," Business Lawyers, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1984. Law Clerk to Dixon W. Prentice, Associate Justice, Indiana Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Member and Co-Moderator, 1987-1988, Dallas Pension Society. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Section on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Member, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee, 1982—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Baker R. Rector
Michael Rist (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, October 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1987); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.
Daryl B. Robertson (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Advisory Board, International Oil and Gas Educational Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1994—. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust; Former Council Member and Chairman, Business Law Section; Chairman, Codification Committee; Commercial Code Committee Reporter on UCC Articles 2A, 3 and 4 and Former Chairman); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust); Texas Business Law Foundation (Director, Executive Committee, Member and Former Co-Chairman, Legislative Committee); Southwestern Legal Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Securities; Hospitality Law; Commercial; Oil and Gas.
Ronald D. Rosener (Partner) born Fairbury, Nebraska, February 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., with highest distinction, 1974); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Financial Services; International Law.
Gregory J. Schmitt (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1995, Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1984); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Securities; Corporate.
Howard E. Schreiber (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law and Transactions.
Joel R. Sharp (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, December 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., Economics, 1991); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation.
John J. Stenger (Partner) born Mitchell Air Force Base, New York, June 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina; 1982, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1972); Virginia Commonwealth University (M.B.A., 1975); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1978). Member: North Carolina State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Henry Talavera (Partner) born Bogota, Colombia, May 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1994, Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Maryland (J.D., 1989). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.
Julie I. Ungerman (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1991); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Julie I. Ungerman
Stephen R. Voelker (Partner) born Salina, Kansas, June 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1982); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.
Mark R. Vowell (Partner) born Little Rock, Arkansas, July 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1985); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1989). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.
Lynnette R. Warman (Partner) born Willmar, Minnesota, October 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska; 1987, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.A., 1983); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Alternative Sentencing of Corporations Re-evaluated," 18 Creighton Law Review. Member: Dallas, Nebraska State and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Litigation.
Peter G. Weinstock (Partner) born Queens, New York, December 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Duke University (J.D., 1985). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Financial Institutions.
Paul O. Wickes (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, August 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A. in Finance, 1990; J.D., with honors, 1993). Associate Editor, Environmental Law Journal, 1992-1993. Member: Dallas and American (Member Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National and Texas Associations of Railroad Trial Counsel; Bar Association for the Eastern District of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Friberg v. Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 267 F.3d 233 (2001); Mescal v. United States, 161 F.R.D. 450 (D.N.M. 1995); A&W Properties, Inc. v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 200 S.W.3d 342 (Tex. App.--Dallas 2006, pet. denied). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Paul O. Wickes
Robert K. Wise (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, May 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1979, Texas; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Marietta College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to Judge Paul C. Weick, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1977-1978. Instructor, Legal Writing and Research Methods, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1983-1986. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Antitrust, Business Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Robert K. Wise
SENIOR COUNSEL
Neil D. Anderson (Senior Counsel) born Washington, D.C., June 24, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1960); University of Brussels Belgium, (1960-1961); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1964). Member: Dallas and American (Member, Business Law, International Law and Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Neil D. Anderson
Thomas W. Pounds (Senior Counsel) born Victoria, Texas, September 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1962); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Coif. Editor-in-Chief, South Texas Law Journal, 1970-1971. Member: State Bar of Texas. [Captain, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1962-1964]. Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Thomas W. Pounds
Travis E. Vanderpool (Senior Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1941; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1965); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi, Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Executive Board, 1972-1973. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member; Chair, Board of Directors, 2007-2008); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections); Dallas Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors); Association of Attorney-Mediators; Texas Association of Mediators; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1986-1987); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. [Captain, USAF 1965-1971]. Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Collaborative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Travis E. Vanderpool
Robert A. Wooldridge (Senior Counsel) born Palestine, Texas, February 13, 1938; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas; 1964, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Technological College; Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1959; LL.B., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section; Vice-Chair, Atomic Energy Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1979-1980); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Corporate Law. Email: Robert A. Wooldridge
Jos. Irion Worsham (Senior Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, March 20, 1913; admitted to bar, 1936, Texas. Education: University of Texas (A.B., summa cum laude, 1933); Harvard Law School (LL.B., cum laude, 1936). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Chancellor, Diocese of Dallas, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1948-1959. Member, Board of Law Examiners, State of Texas, 1952-1968. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.
COUNSEL
Margaret S. Alford (Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Estate Planning Council; International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate and Trust Law; Exempt Organizations, including Private Foundations. Email: Margaret S. Alford
Allen Butler (Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, March 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Education: Rice Institute (B.A., 1956); Southern Methodist University (LL.B., 1959). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Woolsack. Member, Southwestern Advisory Council, American Arbitration Association, 1972-1992. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity as It Affects Labor Relations, Development of Law, Practice and Procedure, 1976—; Chairman, Subcommittee on Reprisal and Retaliation, 1981-1983) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Association of Attorney Mediators (Member, 1991—; Treasurer and Director, 2002-2005). (Board Certified, Labor Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: 939 F.2d 1275 (5th Cir. 1991), Bonnie Fuchs v. Lifetime Doors, Inc.; 627 F.2d 756, William Kuykendall Houser v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.; 493 F Supp. 1073 Rudy E. Aldrich v. Skillern Sons, Inc., 619 F.2d 489; Bertha J. Harper v. Thiokol Chemical Corporation; Branton v. City of Dallas, 272 F.3d 730 (5th Cir. 2001); Gray v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Inc., 131 F.Supp.2d 895 (S.D. Tex. 2001); Messick v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 89 F.Supp.2d 848 (W.D. Tex. 2000); Fuller v. General Cable Industries, Inc., 81 F.Supp.2d 726 (E.D. Tex. 2000); Wakefield v. State Farm Ins. Co., 75 F.Supp.2d 545 (N.D. Tex. 1999); Combs v. Central Texas Annual Conference of United Methodist Church, 173 F.3d 343 (5th Cir. 1999); Boyd v. State Farm Ins. Companies, 158 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 1998); Fisher v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 999 F.Supp 866 (E.D. Tex. 1998); Stafford v. True Temper Sports, 123 F.3d 291 (5th Cir. 1997); United Parcel Service v. McFall, 940 S.W.2d 716 (Tex. App.-Amarillo, 1997); City of Lubbock v. Eckles, 888 S.W.2d (Tex. App.-Amarillo, 1994); Vines v. City of Dallas, Tex., 851 F.Supp. 254 (N.D. Tex. 1994); Thomas v. Pryor, 847 S.W.2d 303 (Tex. App.-Dallas, 1992); Clark v. Dallas Independent School Dist., 671 F.Supp. 1119 (N.D. Tex. 1987), 701 F.Supp. 594 (N.D. Tex. 1988), 806 F.Supp. 116 (N.D. Tex. 1992); Eckles v. City of Lubbock, 846 S.W.2d 863 (Tex. App.-Amarillo, 1992); Hall v. Sears Product Service, 792 F.Supp. 1026 (N.D. Tex. 1992); O'Haver v. City of Lubbock, 815 S.W.2d 915 (Tex. App.-Amarillo, 1991); Fuchs v. Lifetime Doors, Inc., 717 F.Supp. 465 (W.D. Tex. 1989),939 F.2d 1275 (5th Cir. 1991); Hankins v. Dallas Independent School Dist., 698 F.Supp. 1323 (N.D. Tex. 1988); Jurgens v. E.E.O.C., 660 F.Supp. 1097 (N.D. Tex. 1987); Gray v. Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 540, 736 F.2d 1055 (5th Cir. 1984); State v. Revco, D.S., Inc., 675 S.W.2d 219 (Tex. App.-Dallas, 1984); E.E.O.C. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 714 F.2d 567 (5th Cir. 1983); Humanetics, Inc., v. Kerwit Medical Products, Inc., 709 F.2d 942 (5th Cir. 1983); EEOC v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 560 F.Supp. 77 (N.D. Tex. 1982); Guzman v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 530 F.Supp. 29 (W.D. Tex. 1981); Houser v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 627 F.2d 756 (5th Cir. 1980); Adcox v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 512 F.Supp. 452 (N.D. Tex. 1980); Aldrich v. Skillern & Sons, Inc., 493 F.Supp. 1073 (N.D. Tex. 1980); Harper v. Thiokol Chemical Corp., 619 F.2d 489 (5th Cir. 1980); Kerwit Medical Products, Inc. v. N. & H. Intruments, Inc., 616 F.2d 833 (5th Cir. 1980); Adams v. Federal Signal Corp., 559 F.2d 433 (5th Cir. 1977), 616 F.2d 842 (5th Cir. 1980); West v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 609 F.2d 147 (5th Cir. 1980); Christopher v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 476 F.Supp. 950 (E.D. Tex. 1979); Consor v. Occidental Life Ins. Co. of California, 469 F.Supp. 1110 (N.D. Tex. 1979); General Warehousemen and Helpers Local 767 v. Standard Brands, Inc., 560 F.2d 700 (5th Cir. 1977), 579 F.2d 1282 (5th Cir. 1978); Crosby v. Safeway Stores, inc., 568 S.W.2d 412 (Tex.Civ.App.-Texarkana, 1978); Continental Oil. Co., v. State of Okl. ex. rel. Oklahoma Employment Sec. Commission, 574 F.2d 1016 (10th Cir. 1978); Bird Provision Co. v. Owens Country Sausage, Inc., 379 F.Supp. 744, 184 U.S.P.Q. 174 (N.D. Tex. 1974); 568 F.2d 369, 197 U.S.P.Q. 134 (5th Cir. 1978); George v. Beneficial Finance Co. of Dallas, 81 F.R.D. 4 (N.D. Tex. 1977); Three-Seventy Leasing Corp. v. Ampex Corp., 528 F.2d 993 (5th Cir. 1976); Beasley v. Kroehler Mfg. Co., 406 F.Supp. 926 (N.D. Tex. 1976); Keller v. Braniff Intern. Airlines, Inc., 390 F.Supp. 537 (N.D. Tex. 1975); Connell Const. Co., Inc. v. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 100, 483 F.2d 1154 (5th Cir. 1973); Colvin v. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., 477 F.2d 1283 (5th Cir. 1973); Bolton v. Texas Bd. of Barber Examiners, 350 F.Supp. 494 (N.D. Tex. 1972); International Broth. of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouseman and Helpers of America, Airline Div. v. Braniff, 437 F.2d 1272 (5th Cir. 1971); Harris v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., 437 F.2d 167 (5th Cir. 1971); N.L.R.B. v. F.A. Reynolds Co., 424 F.2d 1068 (5th Cir. 1970); N.L.R.B. v. Rexall Chemical Co., 418 F.2d 603 (5th Cir. 1969); Texas Aeronautics Commission v. Braniff Airways, Inc., 439 S.W.2d 699 (Tex. Civ. App.-Austin, 1969); Dallas Bldg. and Const. Trades Council v. N.L.R.B., 396 F.2d 677 (D.C. Cir. 1968); Safeway Stores v. American Bakery and Confectionery Workers Intern. Union, Local 111, 390 F.2d 79 (5th Cir. 1968); Beneficial Finance Co. of Midland v. Miskell, 424 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. Civ. App.-Austin, 1968); Allis v. Allis, 378 F.2d 721 (5th Cir. 1967), 389 U.S. 953, 88 S.Ct. 337 (1967); Lawton v. City of Austin, 404 S.W. 2d 648 (Tex. Civ. App.-Austin, 1966); Thomas v. Allis, 389 S.W.2d 109 (Tex. Civ. App.-Tyler, 1965); Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Amburn, 388 S.W.2d 443 (Tex. Civ. App.-Ft. Worth, 1965); Miskell v. Termplan Inc. of Houston, 831 S.W.2d 129 (Tex. Civ. App.-Austin, 1964); N.L.R.B. v. Brown, 319 F.2d 7 (10th Cir., 1963). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment Arbitration; Mediation; Labor Relations; Management Labor Law; Employee Leasing; Employee Privacy; Employment at Will; Employment Termination; Strikes; Union Organization; Collective Bargaining; Unfair Labor Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Age Discrimination in Employment; Title VII Discrimination; Workplace Violence; Sexual Harassment; Wrongful Termination Defense; Discrimination; Retaliatory Discharge; Whistleblower Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Employer Rights; Personnel Policies; Negligent Hiring; Class Action Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Allen Butler
Elizabeth H. Corey (Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, 1945; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, Maryland (inactive) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1986, Texas. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1980). Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, University of Houston Law Center, 1978. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, 1979. Instructor, Oral Advocacy Program, University of Houston Law Center, 1979. Recipient, Insignis Officio Dedicato Award, 1980. Staff Attorney, U.S. Department of Education, 1980-1981. Staff Attorney, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1981-1986. Senior Attorney and Counsel, U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 1986-2007. Member, Financial Institutions Legal Counsel Network, Texas. Member, Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Special Agencies: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; U.S. Office of the Controller of the Currency; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision; National Credit Union Administration. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bank Directors and Officers Liability; Bank Holding Company Law; Bank Holding Company Regulation; Banking Law; Banking Regulation; Commercial Banking; Consumer Banking; Corporate Banking Law; Financial Institution Regulation; Financial Institution Reorganization; Financial Institutions Law; Regulatory Law; Federal Regulatory Law; Regulatory Agency Practice; Bank Failures; Financial Institution Failures; Outsourcing. Email: Elizabeth H. Corey
James A. Deets (Counsel) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990 J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Baylor Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA. Email: James A. Deets
Christie S. Flanagan (Counsel) born Port Arthur, Texas, June 28, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1960); University of Texas (LL.B., 1962). Associate, Hutcheson, Taliaferro & Hutcheson, 1963-1968. Associate and Partner, Jenkens & Gilchrist, 1968-1994. Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Golden State Bancorp Inc. and California Federal Bank, 1994-2002. Executive Vice President and General Counsel of California Federal Preferred Capital Corporation, 1996-2002. Of Counsel, Jenkens & Gilchrist, 2002-2007. Counsel, Hunton & Williams, 2007—. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate(30%); Securities(30%); Banks and Banking(40%). Email: Christie S. Flanagan
Henry Gilchrist (Counsel) born Austin, Texas, November 6, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S. in C.E., 1948); University of Texas at Austin (LL.B., with honors, 1950). Order of the Coif; Chancellor. Member 1976— and Chairman 1984—, Research Fellows, The Southwestern Legal Foundation. Life Member, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(80%); Securities Law(20%). Email: Henry Gilchrist
Lee Amy Green (Counsel) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1996); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Theta. Author: Return to Work Issues in Workers' Compensation in Texas, Dallas, "An Overview of the Dispute Resolution Process in Texas," LORMAN Education Services, January 21, 2004. Volunteer: Dallas Housing Crisis Center; Muscular Dystrophy Association. Member, United Way Young Leaders Society. Lifetime Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Consumer Law; Corporate Law. Email: Lee Amy Green
Steven T. Holmes (Counsel) born Shreveport, Louisiana, February 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, The International Lawyer, 1994-1995. Law Clerk, Hon. Henley A. Hunter, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Louisiana, 1995-1996. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Business Litigation and Bankruptcy Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Steven T. Holmes
William L. Keller (Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1949, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (LL.B.); George Washington University (L L.M.). Delta Theta Phi; Barristers. Legal Advisor to National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., 1956. Member: Dallas and American (Chairman of Governance Council, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1988-1989; Management Member of Council, 1981-1988; Member of Conference of Section Chairmen, 1988-1989; Co-Chairman, Committee on Institutes and Meetings; Liaison to Central Eastern Europe Law Initiative; Editor-in-Chief, International Labor and Employment Laws Treatise, ABA/BNA, 1997—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1965; Fellow, 1988—); Texas-Mexico Bar Association; Center for American; College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; International Labor Law Society (Member, Executive Board and Secretary-Treasurer, U.S. Branch, 1992—); International Bar Association; Southwestern Legal Foundation (Member, Executive Committees, 1986—; Chairman: Annual Labor and Employment Law Institutes, 1960—; International Labor and Employment Law Institutes, 2000—; Research Fellow; Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Transnational Arbitration); American Arbitration Association (Large/Complex Case Mediation and Arbitration Panel); International Industrial Relations Association; National Finance Industry Committee of Employment Lawyers. Reported Cases: 375 U.S. 962, National Labor Relations Board v. John Brown. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; National Labor Relations Act; Collective Bargaining; Labor Strikes; Unfair Labor Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Employment Defense; Executive Employment Law; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment Mediation and Arbitration; Employment Termination; International Labor Law. Email: William L. Keller
J. Nicholson Meindl (Counsel) born Port Arthur, Texas, October 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1976-1977. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Chairman, Health Law Section, 1999-2000); State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Health Section, 1998-1999); National Association of Bond Lawyers; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Michelle A. Mendez (Counsel) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, November 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Charleston (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan; George Washington University (J.D., 1987). Author and Speaker: Corporate Fraud and Non-Compliance and the Debt/Equity Capital Markets, Strategic Research Institute, Washington, D.C., November 17-18, 2003; Basics of Bankruptcy, Sterling Education Services, LLC, November 12, 2003; Sterling Education Services, LLC, Problem Loans in Texas, March 26, 2003; National Business Institute, Debt Collection From Start to Finish in Texas, March 5, 2003. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 2004); State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; John C. Ford American Inn of Court; Turnaround Management Association; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, International Law Committee, 1994); Dallas Young Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, International Law Conference Liaison Committee, 1989-1997). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.
William D. Moon (Counsel) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., with highest honors, 1969); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1971). Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Lending.
Foster Reese III (Counsel) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1959; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Southern University (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1971); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 1977). Shareholder, Chapman & Reese, 1980-1995; Senior Shareholder, Cowles & Thompson, 1995-1997; Senior Counsel, Littler Mendelson, 1997-2002; NASD, Series 7 License, Civic Involvement, 2003-2005. The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, 1996—. Member, Board of Directors: Kennedy Sixth Floor Museum, 1998-2002; The International Theatrical Arts Society (TITAS), 1990-1997; Dallas Zoological Society, 1990-1995; The Dallas Opera Board of Directors, 1988-1990; Center for Success in Learning, 1991-1992; Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Dallas, Class of 1988-1989; Oak Cliff Lions Club, 1988-1989. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court (Master). Association of Retarded Citizens of Dallas (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1986). [U.S. Army Reserve, 1971-1978]. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Foster Reese III
John S. Rice (Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, April 15, 1938; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois; 1978, Texas. Education: Roosevelt University (B.A., 1960); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Member: Dallas, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: ERISA.
Edward F. Walker (Counsel) born Laredo, Texas, October 17, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: College of William & Mary (A.B., 1969); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1976); Southern Methodist University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Honorary Consul of Finland, North Texas and Oklahoma, 1991—. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas, 1990—. [LTJG, USNR, 1969-1973]. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate Law; Finance Law.
James H. Wallenstein (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., October 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1964); Southern Methodist University (LL.B., cum laude, 1967). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.
Mark D. Wigder (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969; J.D., with high honors, 1972). Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [Lt. JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1972-1975]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Antitrust Law.
J. Michael Wylie (Counsel) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; 1968, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: North Texas State College (B.A., 1963); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1967). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Tax Court Procedure Subcommittee; Exempt Organization Subcommittee); American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Tax.
H. Campbell Zachry (Counsel) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Georgetown College (B.A., 1970); University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation; White Collar Defense.
ASSOCIATES
Grant A. Adams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2000); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Energy Contracts; Electric Power; Alternative Energy; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Finance; Energy Project Development; Energy; Securities; Initial Public Offerings; Private Placement; Public Offerings; Securities Offerings. Email: Grant A. Adams
Felicity Ammons (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Psychology, with high honors, 2000); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Lending Services. Email: Felicity Ammons
Heather S. Archer (Associate) born Appomattox, Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas and Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1996); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Banking Law; S Corporations; Corporate Reorganization; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; ERISA; Executive Compensation. Email: Heather S. Archer
Katie Spring Berry (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, May 17, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Member, Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Katie Spring Berry
Eric M. Bowen (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., History, with high honors, 2003); University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Real Estate; Financial Services. Email: Eric M. Bowen
Katherine Morgan Breslin (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, July 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2004, New York. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2001); Southern Methodist University (LL.M. in Taxation, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation(100%). Email: Katherine Morgan Breslin
Benjamin P. Browder (Associate) born Canyon, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: West Texas A & M University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Benjamin P. Browder
R. Heath Cheek (Associate) born Chillicothe, Texas, June 10, 1981; admitted to bar, Texas (2006) Eastern District of Texas Southern District of Texas Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University - May 2003 - B.A. History & Political Science, magna cum laude with Honors. Baylor Law School - February 2006 - J.D., Law Review Executive Editor, Baylor Moot Court Team. Member: Dallas Bar Association Dallas Young Lawyers Association American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: R. Heath Cheek
Richard Cortez, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, with honors, 1994); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1998).
Bainbridge D. DeWeese (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, December 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1996); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). National Merit Scholar, 1992. Clyde H. Sharp Scholar, 1993. Bell, Boyd & Lloyd Advocacy Prize, 1999. Dean's List, Fall 1999 and Spring 2000. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Transactions: Contact for list of Representation Transactions. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Formation(15%); Corporate Governance(10%); Corporate Organization(10%); Hostile Takeovers; Proxy Contests; Public Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Takeovers; Tender Offers; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions(50%); Spin-Offs; Leveraged Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Premerger Notification; Contracts; Securities(15%); Initial Public Offerings; Private Placement; Public Offerings; Securities Disclosure; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Agreements. Email: Bainbridge D. DeWeese
Robert N. Flowers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Economics, 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions. Email: Robert N. Flowers
Stephanie Benanti Gracia (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Lycoming College (B.A.); Syracuse University (M.A., Nutrition); University of Texas at Arlington (M.P.A.); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1987. Selected for inclusion in listing of Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly, 2005-2006. Articles Editor, The International Lawyer, 1996-1997. Member: Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits(100%). Email: Stephanie Benanti Gracia
Eric R. Hail (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2005). Managing Editor, Southern Methodist Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Eric R. Hail
Jarrett L. Hale (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, November 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, Florida; 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Belmont University (B.S., cum laude, 1997); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. [U.S. Navy, 1991-1993]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: Jarrett L. Hale
Josephine Stewart Harvey (Associate) born Athens, Georgia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2000); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: ERISA. Email: Josephine Stewart Harvey
Delwin E. Hervey (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, June 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1993); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Brian D. Johnston (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001 Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Psychology, 1998); Southern Methodist Univesity, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Brian D. Johnston
Cameron W. Kinvig (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Litigation; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts; Liquidations. Email: Cameron W. Kinvig
Monica A. Knake (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, December 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities Law.
Jacquelyn Bateman Kruppa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 2002); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member, Southern Methodist University International Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: ERISA.
Diane R. Lukin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Florida State University (J.D., 2005); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA. Email: Diane R. Lukin
Melissa M. Mallery-Wells (Associate) born San Jose, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Cornell University (A.B., with distinction, 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Melissa M. Mallery-Wells
Michael W. Massiatte (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, June 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997); St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member, William "Mac" Taylor Inn of Court, 2006. Briefing Attorney, Honorable Justice William J. Cornelius, Texas Sixth Court of Appeals, 2001-2001. Law Clerk to Honorable United States Magistrate Judge William F. Sanderson, Jr., Northern District of Texas, 2001-2003. Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class, 2008. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Whistleblower Litigation. Email: Michael W. Massiatte
Derek McGee (Associate) born 1980; (Admission pending). Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 2004); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Email: Derek McGee
Sherry E. Meyer (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S.W., with honors, 1992; M.Ed. 1995); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Sherry E. Meyer
Jonathan D. Neerman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (1996); George Washington Law School (J.D, cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Ryan L. Nelson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude with honors in the liberal arts, 1999; B.S. Mathematics, cum laude with honors in the liberal arts, 1999); University of Chicago (J.D., 2002). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Ryan L. Nelson
Ngozi Okechukwu (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (B.A., Political Science, 2002); Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Kyle A. Owens (Associate) born Garland, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Maurice Owens, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1990); Yale University (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Jerry Buchmeyer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1999-2000. [Capt., Air Force, 1990-1996]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Maurice Owens, Jr.
Amber M. Rogers (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A. Political Science, cum laude, 2003); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Notes Editor, The Review of Litigation, 2005-2006. Recipient, Dean's Achievement Award in Advanced Criminal Defense, Fall 2005. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Association of Young Lawyers; JL