ATTORNEYS
David C. McCue (Shareholder) born Morgantown, West Virginia, October 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, West Virginia; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1984, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1972). Member: Dallas Bar Association; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Trade Secrets; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Fraud and Deceit; Financial Fraud; Construction Law; White Collar Crime.Email: David C. McCue
Bruce A. Pauley (Shareholder) born Council Bluffs, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska; 1974, Iowa; 1981, Texas; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1972). Author: "State Statutory Causes of Action," State Bar of Texas, March, 1990; "Discovery of Experts: Plaintiff's Perspective," State Bar of Texas, July 1992; Co-Author: "Recent Developments and Emerging Theories of Governmental Liability," State Bar of Texas, April, 1986. Member: Dallas, Rockwall County (Past President), Iowa State and Nebraska State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1984-1990, 1993-1996; Consumer Law Council, 1987-1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Health Care; Administrative Law; Products Liability Defense; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Malpractice Defense; Dental Malpractice Defense; Physicians Professional Liability; Physicians Risk Management.Email: Bruce A. Pauley
OF COUNSEL
Susan Periquet (Attorney) born Dallas, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University-Commerce (B.B.A., 1990); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1994). Member: Plano (President 2003-2004) and Collin County (President, 2006-20077; Chair Person, Estate Planning and Probate Section, 2003-2005) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Settlements; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Advance Directives; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship; Guardianship Administration.Email: Susan Periquet
James R. Halter (Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2002, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Canisius College (B.S., 1971); State University of New York at Buffalo (M.B.A., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1999). Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1975 and Texas, 1984. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Asset Protection; Commercial Transactions; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Financial Restructuring; Securitization; Franchises and Franchising; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Partnership Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: James R. Halter
Mary T. Sullivan (Attorney) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2000, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: State University of New York College at Buffalo (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Family Law; Professional Liability; White Collar Crime; Commercial Law; Civil Practice; Employee Benefits; ERISA Compliance; ERISA Litigation; Pension Plans.Email: Mary T. Sullivan