PARTNERS OF FIRM
Paul B. Lackey (Partner) born Odessa, Texas; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1991); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member, 1992-1994 and Senior Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1993-1994. Listed, Texas Monthly, Super Lawyers 2007, Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition 2008, Super Lawyers 2009. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul B. Lackey
Scott Hershman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1986); University of Illinois (J.D., 1989). Listed, Texas Monthly, Super Lawyers 2007, Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition 2008, Super Lawyers 2009. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Business Litigation Section; Trial Skills Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Computer and Technology Section; Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Mediation; Appellate Practice.Email: Scott Hershman
Michael P. Aigen (Partner) born Suffern, New York, June 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas, 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.S., 1996); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1999). Member, George Washington University Law Review. Listed, DMagazine Best Lawyer Under 40, 2006. Author: "A Rejection of Content-Based Restrictions on Individuals Exercising Their First Amendment Rights," 66 George Washington Law Review 857. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael P. Aigen
Deborah Deitsch-Perez (Partner) born New York, July 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., 1980); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Member: State Bar of Texas; New York State (Member: Federal and Commercial Sections, 1985; E Discovery Committee, 1986; Editorial Board, Commercial Division Law Reports) and American (Member, Litigation Section, 1985) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Election Law.Email: Deborah Deitsch-Perez
Jamie R. Welton (Partner) born Pekin, Illinois, June 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, U.S District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Advertising Law; Media Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Securities Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Jamie R. Welton
Ross A. Mortillaro (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, March 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., 1992); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Ross A. Mortillaro
Kieran M. Corcoran (Partner) born Bronx, New York, June 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1996, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1991; J.D., 1994). Member, Columbia Law Review. Member: Bar Association of the City of New York; Suffolk County and American (Member, Antitrust Section) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Land Use; Municipal.
ASSOCIATES
Kristen A. Miller Reinsch (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2009, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.J., 2001); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2004); University of Southern California (M.A., 2005). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Kristen A. Miller Reinsch
Baron T. Oursler (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, May 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 2002); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Antitrust Law). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Baron T. Oursler
Emily D. Taylor (Associate) born Orange County, California, May 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2004, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Woman's University (B.S, magna cum laude, 1996); Ohio Northern University (J.D., with distinction, 2001). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Emily D. Taylor
OF COUNSEL
Robert E. Pfeffer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, New York; 2004, Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2008, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1995); University of Oxford (M.S., 2003). Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1995-1997. Visiting Professor University of Mississippi School of Law, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert E. Pfeffer