SHAREHOLDERS
J. Cullen Aderhold (Shareholder) born Edinburg, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1976; J.D., 1979). Outstanding Member, 1977-1978 and Special Projects and Note Editor, 1978-1979, Texas Law Review. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Transactions; Foreign Investment in the United States.Email: J. Cullen Aderhold
J. Mark Chevallier (Shareholder) born Jonesville, Louisiana, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1989, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1986-1988. Member: Dallas, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: J. Mark Chevallier
Thomas W. Craddock (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to Hon. James L. Noel, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1972-1974. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Employment Law; Business Law.Email: Thomas W. Craddock
Philip I. Danze (Shareholder) born Austin, Texas, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Capital Formation; Real Estate Development.Email: Philip I. Danze
Steven D. Davidson (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1976; M.B.A., 1979; J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1978-1979. Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1979. Member: Dallas (Chairman, Corporate Counsel Section, 1994-1995) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Steven D. Davidson
John D. Downey (Shareholder) born Revere, Massachusetts, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia; 1987, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1983); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Law.Email: John D. Downey
Steven E. Kennedy (Shareholder) born Little Rock, Arkansas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Arkansas (B. Architecture, 1980); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1987). Registered Architect, Texas, 1983. Co-Author: Texas Lien and Bond Claims Handbook. Member: Dallas (Member, Construction Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Construction Law Section); American Institute of Architects. Reported Cases: Millgard Corp. v. McKee/Mayes, 49 Fed.3rd 1070 (5th Cir. 1995). Practice Areas: Construction Law.
Charles J. McGuire (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1964); Southern Methodist University (LL.B., 1967). Barristers. Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1966-1967. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Fidelity and Surety.Email: Charles J. McGuire
Gary C. Morgan (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1977); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Order of the Barons. Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Dallas (Member, Corporate Counsel Section ) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Organization.Email: Gary C. Morgan
Jeffrey R. Seckel (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1981); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, President's Distinguished Service Award. Notes and Comments Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jeffrey R. Seckel
T. McCullough Strother (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1962; J.D., 1965). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: T. McCullough Strother
Marc W. Taubenfeld (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1984); University of Texas (J.D., 1987). Member, 1985-1987; Note Editor, 1986-1987, The Review of Litigation. Co-Author: "The Effect of a Lessee's Bankruptcy on a Real Property Lease," 6 The Practical Real Estate Lawyer 6, November, 1990 Fifth Circuit Symposium in Banking Law," Texas Tech Law Review, 1994, 1995, 1996. Member: Dallas, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Marc W. Taubenfeld
Jonathan Thalheimer (Shareholder) born Charleston, West Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude with departmental honors, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Business Law; Corporate Law; Contract Litigation; Securities; Commercial Arbitration; Mediation; Business Litigation.Email: Jonathan Thalheimer
Steven H. Thomas (Shareholder) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1984); University of Texas (J.D., 1989). Member: Dallas, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Steven H. Thomas
Thomas M. Whelan (Shareholder) born Santa Monica, California, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1987). Citations Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce. Member, Wagner Moot Court Team. Recipient: Bracewell and Patterson Legal Writing Award; American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional Law II and Professional Responsibility. Author: "Enforcement of Leases," 3 Texas Wesleyan Law Review 283, 1997. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation.Email: Thomas M. Whelan
Terry L. Winborn (Shareholder) born Jennings, Louisiana, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.S., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Transactions.Email: Terry L. Winborn
David L. Woods (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Metropolitan State College (B.S., 1994); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 1997). Order of Barristers. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: David L. Woods
ASSOCIATES
Susan M. Cipione (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1990); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: Susan M. Cipione
Zeb L. Fish (Associate) born Payson, Utah, June 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Finance, 2005); Baylor Law School (J.D., 2009). Recipient, Haley & Olson Corporate Law Award, Baylor Law School. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities; Real Estate; Litigation; Arbitration.Email: Zeb L. Fish
Erin Marino (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 20, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana; 2008, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Accounting, 2004); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center (B.C.L., 2007; J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif. Louisiana Law Review, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Erin Marino
Stuart L. Malone (Associate) born Tyler, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2001); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D. and Masters, Financial Markets, 2005). President, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, 2003-2004. Student Member, Chicago Bar Association. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: Stuart L. Malone
OF COUNSEL
Grady P. Dickens (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Taxation.Email: Grady P. Dickens
Thomas J. Howell (Of Counsel) born Beaumont, Texas, September 4, 1943; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1965); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member and Chairman, 1982-1983, Corporate Counsel Section; Member, Sections on: Energy Law; Securities; Probate; Trusts and Estate); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Estate; Probate and Trust Law; Corporate Counsel). [Capt., U.S. Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps, 1972-1996, Retired]. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities; Oil and Gas Law(100%); Estate Planning; Probate; Energy Law.Email: Thomas J. Howell
Harriet Anne Tabb (Of Counsel) born Florida, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%); Retail Development; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Harriet Anne Tabb