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| | Address | | 3800 Lincoln Plaza, 500 N. Akard Street | | Dallas, Texas 75201 | | (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.) | | | |
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| Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate, Bankruptcy, Broker-Dealer Disputes, Construction Litigation, Corporate and Securities, Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions, Director and Officer Litigation, Employment and Labor, Energy/Oil and Gas, Environmental, Hospitality, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, International, Leasing and Development, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, OSHA/Workplace Safety, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Receiverships, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Securities Enforcement and Compliance, Tax, Technology, Telecommunications and Venture Capital. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
Munsch Hardt, a full-service commercial law firm, provides the highest quality legal services and strategic business advice to companies and individuals of all sizes. We are a multi-specialty firm where experienced practitioners work together as a team across disciplinary lines to solve legal problems. For more information, visit www.munsch.com. | | Firm Size: 101 | Languages:
Languages: Chinese, Croatian, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese. | Representative Clients:
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.; AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY; ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.; ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS, INC.; BASE4 GROUP, LTD.; BH MANAGEMENT, INC.; bTRADE, INC.; CARTER EYE CENTER; CLUBCORP, INC.; CMC COMMERCIAL REALTY GROUP, INC.; COUSINS PROPERTIES SERVICES, LP; CRAFTMADE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DALLAS FT. WORTH ROOFING SUPPLY INC.; DARLING HOMES OF DALLAS LTD.; DARLING HOMES OF HOUSTON LTD.; DELL, INC.; DYNEGY, INC.; EQUITY RESIDENTIAL; EVERGREEN ALLIANCE GOLF LIMITED, L.P.; EXTENDED STAY AMERICA; FEIZY IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY; FIRST WORTHING COMPANY LIMITED; GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.; THE HAMPSTEAD GROUP; JPI; KENNEDY ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE COUNSEL, INC.; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; KINDER MORGAN BULK TRANSFER INC.; LAS COLINAS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LAS COLINAS LAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY; MOLPUS TIMBERLANDS MANAGEMENT, LLC; OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC.; ORIX CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC; PHOENIX PROPERTIES; PRESIDIO INVESTMENTS, LTD.; RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DALLAS, INC.; SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA; SANTERA SYSTEMS, INC.; SARA LEE BAKERY GROUP; SBS TECHNOLOGY; STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.; TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA; TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED; THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY; TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC.; TRU GREEN/CHEMLAWN; VALOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC; WILLIAM RYAN HOMES. |
Other Office Locations of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Dan D. Aaron (Shareholder) born Lewisville, Texas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1970); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1973) Order of the Coif. Hatton W. Sumners Scholar, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. Member, The Real Estate Council. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Insurance Law; Probate and Trust Law; Real Estate). Transactions: Served as General Counsel for a company with assets in excess of $900-million. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Medical Facilities/Nursing Homes. Email: Dan D. Aaron | | Frederick W. Addison, III (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, May 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, 1974); The University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1977). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Environmental Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Environmental Section); American Bar Association. Transactions: Has 20 years of experience in environmental and commercial counseling and litigation, as well as other government regulatory matters; Has represented several nationwide manufacturers in remediation and private cost recover superfund litigation, and has participated as trial or litigation counsel in numerous commercial lawsuits involving antitrust, defective products, securities regulation, loan, commercial contracts, non-competition covenants, Deceptive Trade Practices Act claims, torts, and injunctive proceedings. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Energy. Email: Frederick W. Addison, III | | Phil C. Appenzeller (Shareholder) born Fennville, Michigan, February 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1997, Texas. Education: Evangel University (Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1988); University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1992). UMKC Law Review, Administrative Editor. City of Mesquite, Civil Service Commissioner. Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Mesquite Education Foundation, Member, Board of Directors. United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Criminal Justice Panel Member. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Missouri. [Capt., U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General Corps (three years; tried cases in the United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia and U.S. Courts Martial)]. Transactions: Represented an appraiser in Dallas on large real estate fraud dispute and received a complete defense verdict; Represented a publicly traded bankrupt technology company in Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court and defeated a shareholder take-over attempt; Represented a large public telecommunications company in a JAMS proceeding and successfully defended the company in a large breach of contract dispute; Represented a large commercial mortgage backed securities firm on various litigation matters; Represented the trustee of SmarTalk Teleservices, Inc. in various pieces of litigation; Lead trial counsel on behalf of the litigation trustee of ETS Payphones, Inc. in the Northern District of Georgia in a $400,000,000 Ponzi scheme case; Lead trial counsel for the creditors committee and/or the bankruptcy trustees of three other failed companies in Texas, Deleware and North Carolina; Lead trial counsel for the Trustee in the VarTec bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas and is pursuing Director and officer claims in that litigation; Represents the Trustee of a large commercial mortgage backed securities pool in claims against the loan sellers and the investors in a collateralized loan pool in claims against the Collateral Manager. Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Broker-Dealer Disputes; Professional Liability; Receiverships; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Securities Enforcement and Compliance; Complex Business and Securities Litigation. Email: Phil C. Appenzeller | | James L. Baudino (Shareholder) born Joliet, Illinois, December 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Bradley University (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1987); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1997) Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2005. Editor, Southern Methodist University Law Review Association, 1996-1997. Board Member, Arlington Independent School District Education Foundation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Computer Law and Intellectual Property Sections); State Bar of Texas (Computer and Technology and Intellectual Property Law Sections). Transactions: Practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on patent procurement and licensing in the Internet, computer, telecommunications, electronics, and mechanical fields; Has drafted and prosecuted numerous patent applications in the areas of computer software, telecommunications, business methods, semiconductor devices, optical devices, computer networking, medical devices, manufacturing equipment, petroleum exploration devices and methods, and others; Has also drafted and negotiated a variety of agreements concerning the licensing, development, and ownership of intellectual property; Provides general counseling on intellectual property issues, such as implementing corporate intellectual property protection programs, trademark and copyright registration and licensing, and trade secret protection; While attending engineering school at Bradley University, worked at Sundstrand Corporation as part of a cooperative education program. He was involved in the design and installation of system test facilities, the testing and production of aircraft fluid pumping equipment, and the design and development of a torpedo engine for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense; Before attending law school, Jim was employed as lead design engineer for LTV Aircraft Products Group where he was granted a secret security clearance; In his capacity as lead design engineer, he participated in the design and production of various aircraft programs such as the McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III, the Gulfstream V business jet, and the Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Licensing; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Internet Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Business Method Patents; Medical Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: James L. Baudino | | Walter A. Buchanan (Shareholder) born Mexico D.F., Mexico, September 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business, 1993); University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1996). Texas International Law Journal, Member. Recipient of Ira Butler Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law. Turnaround Management Association, Member of the Board of Directors of the DFW Chapter. Member: Dallas (Member, Bankruptcy/Commercial Law Section) and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Representation of various domestic and international lenders and borrowers in senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured, single lender and syndicated loan facility transactions; Representing private issuers and underwriters in various initial Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield debt offerings, including, for several such transactions, overseeing the initial issuance of unregistered notes followed by a subsequent registration and exchange of such notes for notes registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as experience in general corporate matters, consisting of corporate governance and compliance. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Reorganization and Creditors' Institutions. Email: Walter A. Buchanan | | Glenn B. Callison (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) born Farmington, New Mexico, June 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Baylor University (Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, 1985); Baylor University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude and at the top of his law school class, 1988) Order of Barristers; Phi Delta Phi. Listed, Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2005, 2007. Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review. Author: "Five Lessons of a New Managing Partner," published in Texas Lawyer and on Law.com, August-September 2006. Speaker, "The War for Talent: Finding and Keeping the Talent You Want," Hildebrandt Institute's Regional Law Firms Leaders Forum, October 2006. Member, Board of Trustees, Baylor Healthcare System Foundation. Member, Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano. Board Member and Public Affairs Chairman, NAIOP, North Texas Chapter. Member, Plano Chamber of Commerce. Member, Board of Governors, Plano Family YMCA. Member, The Real Estate Council, Dallas Sixty and Legislature Action Committee. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Corporate Counsel and Real Property Sections); State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Has a broad background in the Commercial Transactions and Real Estate practice areas, including past experience acting as outside general counsel for a public healthcare real estate investment trust; Within Munsch Hardt, has served for six years on the management committee, held positions on a shareholder compensation committee, and coordinated lateral hiring for the Firm; Has led the Firm's Hospitality practice group and developed a particular expertise in hotel development, acquisitions and operations through the national representation of hotel owners, operators and investors; Has also represented clients in the healthcare, multifamily, retail, and office real estate areas in a variety of real estate finance, investment, and general business transactions. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Hospitality; Leasing and Development. Email: Glenn B. Callison | | William T. "Chip" Cavanaugh, Jr. (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, August 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude; Bachelor of Business Administration, 1981); University of Notre Dame Law School (Juris Doctor, 1984). Listed: Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate, Woodward/White Inc., 2007-2008; Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007; Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2007. Associate Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1983-1984. Section Head, Real Estate Section. Director, Real Estate Council Foundation, The Real Estate Council, 2004-2006. Member, Urban Land Institute, 2007. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Property and Securities); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on Business Law; Construction Law; Corporate Counsel; Real Estate). Transactions: Represents real estate, hospitality and healthcare companies with respect to a variety of real estate, corporate/securities and general business matters; Joined the firm in 1985; In his career, he has represented investors, developers, private equity funds, REITs, management companies, lenders and corporations in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management and sale of office, retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, seniors housing and residential properties; Has particular experience in the formation of partnerships, joint ventures and funds for the investment of capital in real estate opportunities; From 1999 to 2002 Chip left the firm to join one of the firm's private equity clients as a principal. While there, handled public and private M&A and securities transactions from both the business and the legal perspective; Also handled the formation of the firm's investment funds and many of the firm's administrative functions; The time he spent as a "client" focused on a broad spectrum of financial, investment, operational and other business concerns, in addition to complex legal issues, has given him a unique perspective about how to serve client needs. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Development/Construction; Acquisition/Disposition. Email: William T. "Chip" Cavanaugh, Jr. | | Greggory D. Cleveland (Shareholder) born Dumas, Texas, December 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1985); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1989). Editor, The International Lawyer, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. Member: The International Council of Shopping Centers; The Real Estate Council. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Property); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Probate and Trust Law; Real Estate). Transactions: Represents clients in connection with the acquisition, development, and sale of shopping centers and multifamily apartment projects for various clients across the United States. This representation includes negotiation of contract and loan documents and negotiation of management, construction, architect, civil engineering, structural engineering agreements as well as various other collateral documentation; Also has extensive experience in representing borrowers in connection with mezzanine loans and securitized financing; Developer representation includes negotiating purchase and sales contracts related to outlet pads in retail centers as well as collateral documentation associated with retail transactions, including reciprocal easement agreements, cross parking easements, joint development agreements, utility agreements, and construction agreements; Represents clients in their capacity as both landlord and tenant in connection with a wide variety of leasing and development matters. Representation of landlords includes: drafting and negotiating leases with national retail chain tenants and "big box" tenants in a 350,000 square-foot power center in San Antonio, Texas, a 300,000 square-foot power center in Jackson, Mississippi and a 285,000 square-foot center in the North Dallas/Richardson area. Representation of tenants includes: drafting and negotiating leases and contracts for retail space and outlet pads in shopping centers located in multiple locations across the United States. This representation also includes drafting and negotiating leases for inline space in shopping centers and leasing of free standing buildings in shopping centers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing and Development; Medical Facilities/Nursing Home; Senior Housing; Acquisition/Disposition. Email: Greggory D. Cleveland | | E. David Coligado (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Trinity University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1992); University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1995). Former In-house Counsel, Archon Financial, L.P., now known as Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital, L.P. Member, The Real Estate Council. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Corporate Counsel; Real Property); State Bar of Texas; Dallas Asian-American Bar Association. Transactions: Assists clients in all phases of commercial real estate projects including acquisition and disposition of multifamily, office, retail, and industrial properties, negotiating commercial leases, financing of income producing property, and related corporate issues; Has served as in-house counsel for Archon Financial, a Goldman Sachs company, and was responsible for the origination of CMBS loans throughout the United States; Industry focus includes real estate finance including CMBS loan origination and servicing, commercial real estate lending including the hospitality, timeshares, golf/resort and private club industries. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Acquisition/Disposition; Development/Construction. Email: E. David Coligado | | J. Scott Craig (Shareholder) born December 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts, 1994); Baylor University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1997). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Represents commercial and residential owners and developers in a variety of telecommunications-related transactions, including building and rooftop access agreements, marketing agreements, service agreements and consulting contracts. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Real Estate. Email: J. Scott Craig | | Ian E. Davis (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, August 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1992) Lambda Chi Alpha; Texas Tech University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1998). Recipient, Jurisprudence Award: Internet Law, Products Liability and Legal Writing, Texas Tech University School of Law. Listed, Top 20 Property Owners, Developers and Managers, Broadband Properties, 2006. Executive Board Member, Outstanding Member and Co-Chair, National Writing Committee, Texas Tech Law Review. Author: "A Telecommunications Primer," published in Texas Lawyer, March 27, 2006. Co-Author: "Making Telecom Agreements Work For You," published in Apartment Finance Today, April 2006. Speaker: Apartment Association of Great Dallas Executive Series, 2007; Broadband Properties Summit, 2006, 2007; NMHC Student Housing Conference, 2005; NMHC Technology Conference, 2005, 2007; Syracuse Communications Law Society, 2007. Member: Texas Tech Legal Research Board, Texas Tech University School of Law; Texas Men's Varsity Soccer Team, Texas Christian University. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Computer Law Section); State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Focuses on counseling and representing residential and commercial developers in various telecommunications and technology-related matters, including agreements related to telephone, video, Internet, fiber access, rooftop antenna and wireless services; The firm has handled thousands of transactions in over forty states, three countries on behalf of over ninety developers and managers of apartments, condominiums, commercial buildings, master-planned communities and hotels; Offers veteran understanding of representative business offers in the industry and knowledge regarding the general technical operation of service providers' systems. Representative experience includes: Primary telecommunications counsel for dozens of property developers and managers; Developers of multiple-billion dollar mixed-use projects in the Southwest and East Coast in connection with telecommunications matters for district-wide fiber access agreements and services agreements for telephone, video, Internet and wireless services for apartments, condominiums, retail and commercial buildings; Multiple companies that own and manage more than 400,000 apartment units in renegotiation of dozens of telephone, video and Internet agreements throughout the United States; A student housing developer in connection with installation of a fiber loop among its numerous properties surrounding a large state university in the Midwest, as well as service agreements for telephone, video and Internet services, and a peering agreement to enable students residing at the developers apartments to connect directly to university communications systems; Commercial developers in fiber access and rooftop agreements. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Real Estate. Email: Ian E. Davis | | Jeffrey D. Dunn (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, November 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976) Student Body President, 1975-1976; University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (Master of Public Affairs, 1978); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1982). Listed, Best Lawyers in America in Banking Law, Woodward/White Inc., 2006-2008. Author of over 30 legal articles and continuing legal education seminar papers and presentations, including articles published in the Banking Law Journal, ABF Journal for commercial finance professionals, Texas Journal of Business Law, Journal of Corporate Counsel Review, Dallas Business Journal and the Southwestern Law Journal (now SMU Law Review). Speaker at legal education seminars sponsored by The State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Texas Association of Bank Counsel, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston and the Electronic Payments Alliance. Board Member, Community Council of Greater Dallas, 2005-2007. Member, 1996-2003 and Chairman, 199-2003, Dallas County Historical Commission. Member, 1996-2000 and President, 1999-2000, Financial Institutions Legal Counsel Network. Founder and President, 2004-2007, Friends of the Dallas County Historical Commission. Board Member and Vice President, 2003-2007, Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground. Member, National Automated Clearinghouse Association, 2005-2007. Public Member appointed by Governor George W. Bush in 1996 and reappointed in 2002 by Governor Rick Perr), 1996-2007 and Chairman, 2000-2007, San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board. Member, Board of Trustees, Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, 1999-2003. Member, Board of Directors, Texas Association of Bank Counsel, 2000-2002. Member, Texas Department of Banking, Interstate Branch Banking Task Force, 1998. President, Texas Map Society, 2006-2007. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy/Commercial Law; Real Property; Business Litigation); State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 2001-2006 and Member, Governing Council, 2006-2007, Business Law Section; Member, Governing Council, Commercial Law and Consumer Law, 1985-1994; Real Estate Section). Transactions: Has represented financial institutions and private equity funds in a wide variety of commercial and real estate lending transactions and consumer credit compliance. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Banks and Banking; Electronic Payment Processing and Related Payment; Real Estate Lending. Email: Jeffrey D. Dunn | | Michael G. Foster (Shareholder) born Waxahachie, Texas, December 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of North Texas (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1972); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1985). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Trial Skills); State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Represented telecommunication companies, manufacturing companies and private investors in cases involving breaches of contracts, false representations, breaches of fiduciary duties and securities laws violations; Litigated and appealed numerous cases in state and federal courts and has arbitrated many of these cases under the Commercial and Construction Rules of the American Arbitration Association; Mediated and successfully settled more than half of the disputes for which he has been retained. Practice Areas: Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Michael G. Foster | | Mark A. Girtz (Head, Business Development Section) born St. Paul, Minnesota, March 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1986); Texas Tech University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1993). Listed, Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007. Member: Dallas Trade Group; Greater Dallas Toastmasters; Southwest Benefits Association. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Secretary, Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities); State Bar of Texas (Corporate Counsel Section). Transactions: Advises clients on a wide variety of corporate, business, technology and securities matters; Has significant experience in capital structuring and implementation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, private placements of equity and debt securities, public securities offerings and periodic reporting, equity incentive plans and general corporate matters including shareholders agreements, employment and consulting services agreements, employee benefit plan matters, equipment leases and general business contracts; Routinely advises management and Boards of Directors in connection with corporate governance and fiduciary duty issues; Involved in a large number of technology matters including technology transfers, software development and licensing agreement negotiation and drafting, web-hosting and web-services agreements, value added reseller and distribution agreements and trade secret agreements. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Initial Public Offerings; Private Placement; Venture Capital. Email: Mark A. Girtz | | A. Michael Hainsfurther (Section Head, Corporate Group) born Jacksonville, Illinois, August 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Centenary College (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1978) Omicron Delta Kappa; Washington University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981) Order of the Coif. Listed, Madison Who's Who, 2007-2008 Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2004-2006. Clerk to the Honorable Roy Harper, Federal District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri. Director and Former Chairman of the Board, Ronald McDonald House. Former Director, Teleglobe, Inc. (NYSE "TGO"). Author: "Appendix F in J. Long, Blue Sky Law," Aspatore Thought Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2007; "Leading M&A Lawyers on the Due Diligence Process. Structuring the Deal and Negotiating Purchase Prices," Inside the Minds: Mergers and Acquisitions Best Practices, 2006; "Securities, Fifth Circuit Symposium," Texas Tech Law Review, 1983- 1984 and 1984-1985; "Summary of Blue Sky Exemptions Corresponding to Regulation D", 28 Sw. L.J., 1984. Member: Dallas (Past Chairman, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Sections) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Business Law Section). Transactions: Experience includes corporate mergers, acquisitions, capital raising and reorganizations for public and private companies in a variety of industries structured in various forms; Also has significant securities experience including public and private offerings and the related ongoing reporting obligations of public companies, SEC investigations, NASD arbitrations, broker/dealer registrations, investment advisor registrations; General corporate experience including the negotiation and preparation of license agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, employment agreements, distribution agreements, covenants not to compete and trade secret agreements; General Counsel or many clients to help them find solutions to their legal issues Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology; Telecommunications; Venture Capital. Email: A. Michael Hainsfurther | | Steven A. Harr (Shareholder) born Roswell, New Mexico, September 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Texas Tech University (Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1977); Texas Tech University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980). Listed: Business Litigation Super Lawyers-Corporate Counsel Edition, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2008; 40 under 40, Dallas Business Journal Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2003-2007; Who's Who in Litigation, Dallas Business Journal, 1994. Speaker on various topics concerning arbitration and litigation within the legal community. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Litigation; Energy Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section). Transactions: Represented individuals, companies, partnerships and other business interests in litigation disputes involving: intellectual property disputes including patent, copyright, trademark and trade dress; fiduciary relations; account collections; sales, warranty and deceptive trade practice; partner/shareholder relations; banking; lender liability; real estate sales, development and leasing; arbitration; building and industrial construction; surety; manufacturing; telecommunications; trade secrets; employment covenants; housing discriminations and securities fraud; Aside from the preparation and presentation of jury and non-jury trials, his work includes arbitration, mediation and receiverships; Has completed the mediator training sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association and has mediated over 90 cases; Also conducts private arbitrations and serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Has worked extensively in Federal and State receiverships and has served several Federal District Courts as a court appointed Examiner in large securities fraud cases. Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Directors and Officers Litigation; Broker-Dealer Disputes; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Enforcement; Securities Compliance; Construction Litigation; Receiverships. Email: Steven A. Harr | | R. Barton Harris, II (Shareholder) born Ewing, Virginia, December 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 2004, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (Bachelor of Science, 1991); William and Mary School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1994). Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy/Commercial Law; Corporate Counsel; Securities) and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Recent transactions include: Energy procurement services agreements with various state agencies in Texas and corporations located throughout the United States; Investments and restructuring of investments by private equity funds; The sale of control of a family-owned business to a private equity fund; Negotiating the retention agreements and other matters on behalf of the management in connection with the acquisition of a publicly traded company; Real estate partnerships and joint ventures; Information technology and business process outsourcing agreements and transition service agreements. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications. Email: R. Barton Harris, II | | Kathleen O'Connell Henry (Shareholder) born Del Rio, Texas, November 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1979); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1983). Southwestern Law Journal, Notes and Comments Editor. Order of Barristers, Lord Chief Baron. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate Section). Transactions: Represented landlords in numerous lease transactions involving over 100,000 rentable square feet of space and has negotiated ground leases on both the landlord and tenant side; Represents a broad spectrum of tenants in connection with their leasing requirements; Represents purchasers and sellers in sale transactions. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing and Development. Email: Kathleen O'Connell Henry | | Richard M. Hunt (Shareholder) born December 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978); University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1981). Listed, Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2004. Member, Board of Directors, Fulton Academy of Rockwall. Member, Europaische Anwalts Kooperative (European Attorneys Cooperative). Author: "Common Law Defenses to the DTPA"; "A Primer on Injunctive Relief in Federal and State Court"; "Prospects as Trade Secrets"; "Past Time for the End of an Era: 'Tort' Implied Warranties in Texas"; "Using U.S. Discovery Tools in European Litigation"; "Products Liability Overview Supplement for the Texas Torts Handbook"; "Y2K Litigation - Boom or Bust?"; "Oil and Gas Prospects as Trade Secrets"; "Special Problems with Experts in Energy Litigation.". Member: Dallas (Business Litigation, Energy Law and Trial Skills Sections) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Environmental and Natural Resources, Litigation and Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Sections). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified in Civil Trial Law by the American Board of Certification). Transactions: Has tried jury and non-jury cases covering the entire spectrum of business disputes, including: Energy/Oil and Gas and Environmental: has prosecuted or defended claims for breach of oil and gas purchase agreements, including take or pay claims, claims for breach of drilling agreements, joint operating agreements, oil and gas royalty disputes and claims arising out of indemnities in acquisition transactions and claims arising out of environmental contamination from drilling, storage and transport operations. Securities: has prosecuted and defended complaints based on state and federal securities law, common law fraud and RICO arising out of fraud in private placements, broker-dealer complaints and fraud in connection with public company mergers. Banking and Financial Services: has prosecuted and defended claims for fraud and racketeering arising out of sales of commercial loans, IPO financing and other commercial lending transactions, as well as defending claims for unauthorized endorsement, forgery and other improper handling of commercial paper. Real Estate has represented plaintiffs and defendants in lawsuits concerning ADA and FHA compliance, commercial leases, commercial sales contracts, brokerage commission agreements, foreclosure proceedings, claims of architectural malpractice litigation and commercial construction. Intellectual Property: has prosecuted or defended claims for trademark infringement, theft of trade secrets, patent infringement and copyright violations, misuse of internet domain names and enforcement of non-competition agreements. Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Energy/Oil and Gas; Environmental; Appellate. Email: Richard M. Hunt | | Aaron Johnston, Jr. (Shareholder) born Harlingen, Texas, May 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1969); University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1972). Author: "Basic Risk Allocation and Insurance Concepts for Real Estate Transactions," Commercial Real Estate Transactions Handbook, 3rd Edition, 2006. Frequent Lecturer, Insurance and Indemnities, Legal and Business Seminars by professional groups, universities and private companies. Member, Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys. Chair, The University of Texas Leasing Institute. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Property); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law, Probate and Trust Law; Member, Forms Committee, Real Estate Section). Transactions: Negotiated and drafted on behalf of his developer/investor clients numerous letters of intent, commission agreements and purchase and sale agreements for raw land and income producing properties, partnership and joint venture agreements, construction and architectural contracts, purchase money and construction loan commitments and documents and "anchor" tenant leases; Drafted and negotiated management, service, consulting and brokerage agreements, well over 20,000,000 square feet of industrial, retail and office building leases and hundreds of agreements with telecommunications providers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing and Development; Telecommunications; Real Estate Insurance. Email: Aaron Johnston, Jr. | | James D. Jordan (Shareholder) born Xenia, Ohio, January 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1986, Texas. Education: University of Missouri (Bachelor of Journalism, 1978) Kappa Tau Alpha; University of Illinois (Master of Business Administration, 1982); University of Illinois College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1982). Named: Defenders Honoree, Dallas Business Journal, 2008; One of the six most influential leaders in the Dallas/Fort Worth Journal legal community, The Dallas Business; Texas Super Lawyer, Key Professional Media, Inc. Listed, Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation, Woodward/White Inc., 2007-2008. Author: Something That Lasts (Integrity, 2006), May, 2006. Frequent speaker to trade and bar association groups on the subjects of trade secrets and convents not to compete. Professor, Business Law, University of Illinois College of Commerce. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Munsch Hardt , 1998-2005. Member, Board of Directors, Christian Community Action. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Business Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections); State Bar of Texas; Illinois State Bar Association. Transactions: Represented companies ranking among the nation's leaders in the fields of telecommunications, hospitality, restaurants, computer services, software development, financial services, engineering and manufacturing; Represents clients in matters involving trade secrets and covenants not to compete. Practice Areas: Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Employment and Labor; Covenants Not To Compete; Insurance Coverage. Email: James D. Jordan | | Robert R. Kibby (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, July 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Baylor University (Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, 1984); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1987). Listed: Leaders in their Field, Chambers USA, 2008; Super Lawyers (Mergers and Acquisitions), Key Professional Media, Inc., 2006-2007. Senior Comments Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1986-1987. Author: "10 Steps to a Successful Capital Raising Strategy"; "Don't Set Sail in a Leaky Ship - D&O Insurance: How to Negotiate Your Policy to Plug the Holes in Coverage"; "How Middle Market Businesses are Coping with Immigration Problem"; "Four Key Factors to Consider When Choosing an Investment Banker to Sell Your Business"; "Most Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make"; "The Danger of Skeletons Lurking in the Closet: Why Buyers and Sellers of Private Companies Need to Focus on Hidden Weaknesses in Internal Controls"; "The Building Blocks of Public Company Readiness"; "You Can Pay Me Now and Pay Me Later: A Recapitalization Gives Business Owners an Opportunity for Two Paydays." Member, Association for Corporate Growth, Dallas Chapter Program Committee. President, Society of Corporate Securities and Governance Professionals, Dallas Chapter. Member, Toastmasters International, CTM Designation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Council Member, Corporate Counsel Section; Past Chairman, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Sections; Computer Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Business Law, Securities Law and Corporate Counsel Sections). Transactions: Has over 20 years of experience counseling publicly and privately held companies in a wide spectrum of corporate and securities transactions. He has advised clients in merger and acquisition transactions ranging in value from $5,000,000 to over $1,000,000,000; Also handled dozens of venture capital, financing and recapitalization transactions that have generated substantial proceeds for clients and enabled them to realize their goals for growing their businesses; Worked closely with companies in the software, hardware, telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution, retailing, restaurant, financial, insurance, aviation, health care and services industries. Representation focuses on growing companies, their founders and investors who plan to: close private equity, venture capital and debt financings; build or sell businesses through merger and acquisition and recapitalization transactions; conduct IPOs or other public securities offerings; create and structure business entities; implement equity compensation and management succession strategies; develop, license and resell technology and other valuable intellectual property rights. Practice Areas: Technology; Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Private Equity and Hedge Fund. Email: Robert R. Kibby | | B. Carl Klinke (Shareholder) born Amarillo, Texas, November 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1967); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1970). Listed: Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007-2008; Legal Eagles, Multi-Housing Industry's Top Law Firm's Key Contact, Multi-Housing News, March 2004; Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2003-2007. Co-Author and Co-Speaker: "Protecting Your Client's Investments," A Texas Forestry Law Seminar, July, 7 2004. Member: National Association of Industrial Office Properties; The Real Estate Council. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Property); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Probate and Trust Law; Real Estate). Transactions: Lead General Counsel for a large MDU developer in negotiating a $650+ million equity/partnership deal with a large institutional investor and continues to represent the developer in restructures of that arrangement; Negotiated the largest lease transaction in the United States in 1993 representing the landlord in connection with a lease for more than 450,000 rentable square feet in The Towers at Williams Square in Irving, Texas; Represented landlords in numerous lease negotiations involving more than 100,000 rentable square feet and the tenant in a lease transaction involving more than 100,000 rentable square feet; Supervised the negotiations for, all acquisitions, sales, restrictive covenants and property owners' associations, joint ventures, hotel, office and MDU leases and management agreements, golf course management agreements and sales and private and public financing transactions for the Las Colinas development since its inception through 2005, including a private restructure involving more than $750 million in public and private debt and other negotiations with more than 50 lenders secured by loans on individual properties. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Telecommunications; Leasing and Development; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance. Email: B. Carl Klinke | | Richard O. Kopf (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., July 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Bowling Green State University (Bachelor of Science, 1978); Wake Forest University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981). Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2003-2007. Founding Partner and Vice Chairman. Former: Managing Partner; Chief Operating Officer; Chief Financial Officer; Member, Compensation Committee. Past Chairman, Commercial Committee, Dallas Mortgage Bankers Association. Member: Board of Directors, Dallas Zoological Society; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Former Member, Board of Directors, The Real Estate Council. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate Section). Transactions: Representation of entrepreneurial real estate investors includes acquisition, development, construction, financing, leasing and sale transactions of all types of income and non-income producing real property. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing and Development; Hospitality; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Construction. Email: Richard O. Kopf | | Mark A. Kopidlansky (Shareholder) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, July 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1986) Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha (President); University of Texas at Houston School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1989) Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi (Vice President). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Securities); State Bar of Texas (Member, Securities Law Committee, Business Law and Corporate Counsel Sections). Transactions: Extensive experience in assisting principals and other participants in a wide variety of sophisticated corporate, securities and business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions involving publicly traded and privately-held companies (including tender offers, recapitalizations and restructurings), with a focus on high-end middle market clients and transactions; Representation of middle-market clients includes counseling clients in general corporate and commercial matters, including with respect to shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, executive and employee stock option plans and compensation packages, consulting agreements, severance agreements, distribution agreements, covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements and intellectual property license and distribution agreements; Extensive experience in capital market and capital raising transactions, including representation of issuers in public and private equity and debt financing and refinancing transactions (including initial public offerings and other registered offerings, private placements, Rule 144A offerings, exchange offers and venture capital financings). Experience includes counseling clients with respect t o corporate governance, disclosure and other securities law compliance matters (including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and compliance with SEC reporting and disclosure requirements). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology; Telecommunications; Corporate and Securities. Email: Mark A. Kopidlansky | | Michael A. Krywucki (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, 1988); Oklahoma City University School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1991). Recipient of Numerous Service Awards for Providing Pro Bono Legal Assistance. Rising Star, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2004. Law Clerk for Marian P. Opala, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice. Fundraiser, Volunteer, Former General Counsel and Member of the Board and Executive Committee, Habitat for Humanity, Dallas Area. Board Member, Dallas Roundtable. General Counsel and Board Member: SouthFair Community Development Corporation; The Real Estate Council. Former Board Member and Active Participant on Numerous Committees, SouthFair Economic Development Corporation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Probate and Trust Law; Real Estate). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Transactions: Represents investment funds that acquire or take an equity position in real estate or real estate-based companies; Represented owners and operators of entertainment-based facilities, NASCAR-style racing schools and concert venues. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Hospitality; Leasing and Development; Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Corporate and Securities; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Disposition. Email: Michael A. Krywucki | | William A. Lang (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, December 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, 1969); The University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1973). Member, United Way. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Bankruptcy, Commercial Law and Real Property Sections); State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Practiced law for over 30 years and representation has involved a broad range of lending activities with a primary emphasis in real estate lending (including construction lending and long-term financing), asset based financing, mezzanine and subordinated debt financings, energy lending and inventory, equipment and account receivable financings; Has also had substantial experience in restructure financing and workouts; Representation consists of financial institutions including banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, asset based lenders and venture capital companies. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Real Estate Secured Lending; Lease Finance. Email: William A. Lang | | Kevin M. Lippman (Shareholder) born Freeport, Texas, February 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1986); St. Mary's University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1992) Order of Barristers. Recipient of numerous awards in Moot Court competition. Judicial Clerk to Honorable Houston Abel, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. Co-Author: "Avoid Bursting the dot.com Bubble," Dallas Business Journal, December 1, 2000. Author and Co-Speaker, "Ethical Issues and Malpractice Prevention: Preparation of the Schedules and the Statement of Financial Affairs," 2006 Consumer Bankruptcy Program, University of Houston Law Foundation. Co-Author and Co-Speaker, "Family Law Issues Under the Bankruptcy Reform Act," 1995 State Bar of Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course. Officer, Board of Advocates, St. Mary's University School of Law. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. President, Dallas Texas Exes. Master, Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Member, The Chancellor's Council of The University of Texas System. Member: Dallas (Sections on: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Counsel) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Law Section). Transactions: Representation of creditors, debtors, unsecured creditors' committees and trustees; Assisting clients in all areas of bankruptcy, including loan workouts, asset sales and complex litigation; Represented clients in many of the more of the notable cases, including Enron, Kmart, Conseco, Adelphia Communications, United Airlines, VarTec and Mirant. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors Rights; Director and Officer Litigation; Workouts; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Kevin M. Lippman | | Peter E. Lorenzen (Shareholder) born Frederick, Maryland, October 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1984, Texas. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971); New York University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1974). Notes and Comments Editor, New York University Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Dallas (Corporate Counsel, Energy Law and Securities Sections) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Business Law, Corporate Counsel and Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Sections). Transactions: Has a broad range of expertise in financial transactions, securities law, corporate governance and legal compliance programs, complex merger and acquisition transactions, energy, oil and gas transactions and hedge funds and investment advisor regulation; Worked in other large law firms based in Dallas, Texas and in New York City in addition to having served as General Counsel of an international oil company and an Internet services company, both of which were listed on national securities exchanges. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Energy/Oil and Gas. Email: Peter E. Lorenzen | | Joe E. Marshall (Shareholder) born Shreveport, Louisiana, January 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1984); University of San Diego School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1989). National Dean's List. Recipient, Texas Oil and Gas Leadership Award, University of Oklahoma. Member, Asset Sales Committee, American Bankruptcy Institute. Member: Dallas (Bankruptcy, Business Litigation and Commercial Law Sections) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Law, Business Law and Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Sections); Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Transactions: Has over seventeen years of experience in bankruptcy reorganization, creditors' rights and related commercial litigation; Has represented financial institutions, other secured and unsecured creditors and Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy trustees in many industries, including retail, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications, transportation, real estate, health care and manufacturing; Has also represented unsecured creditor committees in cases involving the reorganization and/or liquidation of manufacturing, health care, telecommunications and retail debtors; Has experience in evaluating and prosecuting both third party and director and officer claims on behalf of the estate; Has developed an expertise in sales and acquisitions involving selected assets and entire operations of troubled companies and debtors. Experience includes virtually all aspects of the sale process from the tactical and procedural approaches on negotiations and bidding protections through completion of the sale and the resolution of claims and contract issues with creditors and related third parties. Practice Areas: Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy; Debtor Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Joe E. Marshall | | James M. McGee (Shareholder) born San Antonio, Texas, November 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, with honors, 1977); South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1991). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Trial Skills); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation and Dispute Resolution; White Collar Crime; Directors and Officers Litigation; Professional Liability; Receiverships. Email: James M. McGee | | Edgar G. McQueen (Shareholder) born San Diego, California, March 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; 2005, Texas. Education: University of the State of New York (Bachelor of Science, 1993); Oklahoma City University School of Law (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1996). Named, Rising Star, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2006. Editor-in-Chief, Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Financial Institutions Legal Counsel Network; Frisco Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors, Frisco YMCA; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Member: Dallas (Bankruptcy/Commercial Law, Corporate Counsel and Franchise and Distribution Law Sections) and American (Member, Banking Law Committee, Commercial and Real Estate Lending Subcommittee and Forum Member on Franchising, Business Section); State Bar of Texas (Business Law Section); Oklahoma Bar Association. Transactions: Practice is concentrated in complex commercial and real estate lending, structured finance, corporate workouts, complex commercial transactions, debt restructuring, asset-based finance, leveraged buyouts and syndicated loan transactions; Also has experience handling general corporate matters such as mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, entity formation, joint ventures and lender and borrower representation in all types of commercial and real estate lending transactions. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Real Estate Finance; Corporate Workouts; Debt Finance; Structured Finance; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance. Email: Edgar G. McQueen | | E. Lee Morris (Shareholder) born Youngstown, Ohio, January 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 1989); University of Houston Law Center (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1993). Listed: Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Woodward/White Inc., 2008; Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007. Named, Rising Star, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2004-2006. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1992-1993. Judicial Clerk to the Honorable William Greendyke in Houston, Texas. Panel Speaker, "Avoid Sharp Angles: You Want Me to Hear What!!?," Bankruptcy Litigation: Advanced Pre-Trial Practice and Procedure Workshop, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Feb. 2007. Co-Author and Speaker: "Headed for the Abyss: Top 10 Things for the Real Estate Practitioner to Know About Bankruptcy," Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Law Section, Apr. 2006. Panel Speaker, "When Can You Lead a Witness to Water? Leading on Both the Direct and Cross Examination," Bankruptcy Litigation: Advanced Pre-Trial Practice and Procedure Workshop, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Feb. 2006. Co-Author and Panel Speaker: "The Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy: An Overview," Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, May 2005; "Getting Exactly What You Bargained For: The Ultimate Down Side of Creative Credit Enhancement Structures in the Face of In re Senior Living Properties," Dallas Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, June 2004. Co-Author and Speaker: "Creditor and Collection Issues in Bankruptcy," Corporate, Partnership, and Business Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, June 2002; "Legislative Reforms Affecting Bankruptcy: Congressional Bankruptcy Reform and Revised UCC Article 9," Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Texas, Lorman Educational Services, Oct. 2001. Author and Speaker: "Chapter 11 and Its Alternatives for the Troubled Business Organization," Business and Estate Planning, University of Houston Law Foundation, May 2001; "Alternatives to Chapter 11 for the Troubled Business Organization," Corporate, Partnership & Business Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, July 1998 and August 1999. Co-Author: "Claims Litigation in Bankruptcy," South Texas Institute on Small Business and Consumer Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, State Bar of Texas, Nov. 1996; "Third-Party Releases and Permanent Injunctions in Chapter 11 Plans," Advanced Business Bankruptcy Law Course, State Bar of Texas, May 1996. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court; The University of Texas President's Association; Turnaround Management Association. Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Bankruptcy/Commercial Law; Business Litigation and Trial Skills Sections); State Bar of Texas (Antitrust, Bankruptcy Law and Business Litigation Sections); The College of the State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Represented clients in all phases of reorganization and liquidation including debtors, committees, trustees, lenders, insurers, receivers, major creditors and directors and officers in a number of industries and commercial sectors including real estate, oil and gas, food service, retail, telecommunications, health care and financial planning; Served as lead counsel in a number of complex commercial disputes and appeals involving avoidance action claims and claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and breach of contract. A representative sampling of cases and roles in which Lee has represented clients consists of: Avado Brands, Inc. (committee and litigation trustee), Clark Retail Enterprises (insurer), Dow Corning Corporation (debtor), Enron Corp. (lender), The Heritage Organization, LLC (Chapter 11 trustee), Medical Select Management (Chapter 11 trustee), Morgan Drive Away, Inc. (insurer), Performance Nutrition, Inc. (officers/directors), ProMedCo Management Co. (officers/directors), Search Financial Services, Inc. (plan trustee), Schlotzsky's, Inc. (receiver), Tri-City Health Centre (Chapter 7 trustee), Worldwide Cellular, Inc. (debtor) and WRT Energy Corporation (debtor). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Director and Officer Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: E. Lee Morris | | Russell L. Munsch (Shareholder) born Wiesbaden, Germany, February 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977); University of Houston Law Center (Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1980). Listed: America's Top 100, K&A Restructuring Register, 2000-2001, 2004-2007; America's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers USA, 2005-2007; Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2006-2008; Go-to-Guide Top-Notch Attorney, Texas Lawyer, 2007; Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2003-2007; Top Notch Lawyers in Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Texas Lawyer, 2002, 2007. Author and Speaker: "Avoiding Pitfalls in Bankruptcy: Advanced Issues in Avoidance Litigation," Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, September 9-12, 2004; "The Use of Experts - Selected Issues," Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, September 21-24, 2000; "Analysis of Traditional and Non-Traditional Preference Defenses," Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, May 27-28, 1999. Co-Author and Co-Speaker: "The "Mass" Exodus Through Chapter 11: Mass Tort Reorganizations," Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, May 22-23, 2003; "Smoothly Handling Asset Sales - Advantages of an Acquisition Under a 363 Sale or Pursuant to a Plan," The Oil and Gas Industry Bankruptcy and Workouts Forum, September 24, 1999; "The Strategic Use of Experts and the "Stuff" They Rely Upon," January 1, 2004. Founding Partner. Former Chief Executive Officer. Former Member, Management Committee. Member and Frequent Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute. Member: Dallas (Member, Bankruptcy/Commercial Law Section), Austin (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Planning Committee, State Bar of Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Bankruptcy Section). Transactions: Represents trustees and creditors committees in cases throughout the country; Served as trustee and examiner in cases in Texas; Bankruptcy counsel to Nelson Bunker Hunt, the largest personal bankruptcy proceeding in history and involved over $2 billion in disputed creditor claims. Practice Areas: Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Workouts; Commercial Bankruptcy. Email: Russell L. Munsch | | Jerry Lynn Myers (Shareholder) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Business Administration); University of Texas at Dallas (M.S., Management and Administrative Services); Texas Wesleyan University (J.D., 1995). Member, National Labor Relations Board. Deputy General Counsel of Labor and Employment Law and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Jerry Lynn Myers | | Mark L. Nastri (Shareholder) born Cornwall, New York, November 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Administration in Petroleum Land Management, 1980); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1990). Speaker, "The Ultimate Nimby, Surface Damage Issues for the Next Century," Speech and In-House Seminar, February 8, 2007. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Annual Seminar Chair, Sections on: Business Litigation; Energy Law); State Bar of Texas (Sections on: Litigation; Oil, Gas and Mineral Law). Practice Areas: Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Energy/Oil and Gas. Email: Mark L. Nastri | | Gregory C. Noschese (Head, Business Development Section) born White Plains, New York, May 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Catholic University of America (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1993); Texas Tech University School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1996). Named, Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2005, 2007-2008. Case Note Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1995-1996. Vice Chair, Board of Barristers, Appellate Advocacy. Member: Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; First United Methodist Church of Mesquite; Mesquite Quality of Life Corporation. Past Chairman, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce. Vice President, Mesquite ISD Education Foundation. Speaker, "Don't Go To Hell," CLE. Member: Dallas (Construction Law and Business Litigation Sections) and Mesquite Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Construction Law and Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Directors and Officers Litigation; Receivership; Construction Litigation; Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Email: Gregory C. Noschese | | Ross H. Parker (Shareholder) born Valley Stream, New York, August 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1994) Alpha Epsilon Delta; Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1998) Golden Gavel National Legal Honor Society (President). Member, School's Public Interest Law Program, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. Listed, Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2004-2005, 2008. Author: "Deepening Insolvency Part 1: A Challenging New Theory Or Just The Search For A Deeper Pocket?"; "Deepening Insolvency is Liability Trap for the Unwary: Searching for a Scapegoat"; "Getting in Deep: Bankruptcy Theory Could Pose Problems for Executives"; "Trustee may face in pari delicto defense to claim". Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Bankruptcy, Commercial Law and Business Litigation Sections); State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Law and Litigation Law Sections). Transactions: Represents trustees and creditors' committees in bankruptcy-related litigation; Has significant experience collaboratively working with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission in receivership matters; Acts as counsel to court-appointed receivers in numerous securities fraud investigations; Also represents targets of these investigations and parties with interests in assets subject to SEC and FTC receiverships. Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Broker-Dealer Disputes; Securities Enforcement; Securities Compliance; Directors and Officers Litigation; Professional Liability; Receiverships. Email: Ross H. Parker | | Deborah M. Perry (Shareholder) born Bryan, Texas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Trinity University (Bachelor of Arts, 1994); Baylor University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1997). Member, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Sections); State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Law Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Deborah M. Perry | | Herman F. Randow (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Louisiana, August 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with honors); University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor). Recipient, Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2004. Law Clerk to Hon. Nauman S. Scott, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Shareholder and Co-Chair, Firm's Summer Clerkship Program. Senior Corporate Counsel for the U.S. and Asia, Flextronics Network Services, Stockholm, Sweden. Senior, Audit Practice, National Accounting Firm. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Industrial Property; Commercial Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Development; Condominium Development. Email: Herman F. Randow | | D. Ronald Reneker (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, December 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The University of Tulsa (Bachelor of Arts, 1968); The University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1971) Order of the Coif. Listed in: Business Litigation Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2008; Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2003-2007; Who's Who in Litigation, Dallas Business Journal, 1993. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1970-1971. Frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs. Lecturer, Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. Member, American Arbitration Association, Roster of Neutrals. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Business Litigation Section); State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Transactions: Handles insurance coverage matters on behalf of both carriers and policyholders, and has often represented lawyers and law firms in matters relating to professional liability and law firm withdrawals and dissolutions; Has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases, has handled many appeals and has served as counsel in arbitrations; Serves as an expert witness in the areas if professional responsibility and attorneys' fees, is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Employment and Labor; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Legal Malpractice Defense. Email: D. Ronald Reneker | | Dennis L. Roossien, Jr. (Shareholder) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Calvin College (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1989); Boston University School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1992). Named, Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2004-2005. Executive Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: practice emphasis is on restoring value to investors in the wake of a mass securities fraud. This consists of serving as a federal appointed receiver, counsel to a receiver or examiner, or as special counsel; Handles case investigation, domestic and foreign asset recovery, suits against insiders, claims administration and coordination with parallel civil and criminal actions; Also works on select domestic and foreign collection matters, commercial litigation, tort defense and insurance disputes; Strives to resolve controversies through private negotiations, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, bankruptcy courts, state and federal trial courts, including their respective courts of appeal, as may be necessary; Also experienced in handling federal and state court litigation, both at the trial court and appellate level. His practice areas have included securities, telecommunications, insurance, construction, bankruptcy, receiverships, products liability and commercial matters; Has served as a receiver and represented receivers in securities enforcement actions. In connection with these matters, has substantial experience in recovering stolen assets from domestic and foreign locations, leading forensic investigations, addressing investor issues and claims, effecting a fair distribution and working through the unique obstacles and difficulties created by skilled fraud perpetrators and persons who act in connection with them. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Broker-Dealer Disputes; Securities Enforcement and Compliance; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Receivership. Email: Dennis L. Roossien, Jr. | | Sally A. Schreiber (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, July 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, Texas. Education: University of New Mexico (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1973); Stanford Law School (Juris Doctor, 1976). Listed: Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law, Woodward/White Inc., 2006-2008; Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2001; Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2007. Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: "Annotated Agreement of Limited Partnership of XYZ Limited Partnership (Pro General Partner)," 2006; "Checklists for Formation of a General Partnership under the TBOC and the TRPA; Checklists for Formation of a Limited Partnership under the TBOC and the TRLPA," 2005"; "Critical Formation Choices: Checklists for Limited Partnerships and General Partnerships Developments in Securities Laws Drafting and Negotiating Limited Partnership Agreements From the General Partner and Limited Partner Perspectives," 2003; "Executive Summary of the Texas Business Organizations Code Going Private Transactions Meetings, Liability and Indemnity under the Texas Business Organizations Code," 2006; "Overview and Vocabulary of the New Business Organizations Code," 2006; "Partnership (General, Limited and LLP) Formation and Opt-In Decisions," 2006. Director and Former Treasurer and Secretary, Texas Business Law Foundation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Corporate Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Sections); State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas (Past Chair and Past Council Member, Business Law Section; Member, Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee; Member, Codification Committee; Past Chair and Current Member, Corporation Law Committee; Corporate Counsel Sections). Transactions: Advised clients on a wide variety of corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, partnership, franchise, contract and general business matters. Has been actively involved in modernizing the business laws in Texas so that they better meet the needs of businesses; Experience includes the following: mergers and acquisitions activity, representing both purchasers and sellers of businesses engaged in various industries, including transportation, communications, home building, health care, manufacturing, energy, insurance, meat processing and restaurant; public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, as counsel to underwriters/dealer-managers, as counsel for venture capital and private equity investors and as counsel to issuers engaged in various industries, including health care, high tech and energy; various franchise matters, including compliance with federal and state legal requirements and structuring and negotiating franchise relationships, both as counsel to franchisers and as counsel to franchisees or potential franchisees; day-to-day compliance with securities laws, including periodic reporting requirements, proxy solicitations and dispositions of securities by insiders; structuring, implementing and analyzing various business organizations and relationships, including corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and relationships among the owners of such business organizations; drafting, negotiating and advising clients with respect to contracts of various types, including financing, employment, consulting, noncompetition, warrant and option agreements. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Sally A. Schreiber | | Paul F. Seiler (Shareholder) born Canton, Ohio, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Villanova University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973); Duquesne University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981). Member, Duquesne University Law Review. Co-Author and Co-Speaker: "Trade Secrets and Non-Traditional Categories of Intellectual Property as Collateral," Second International Colloquium on Secured Transactions: Security Interests in Intellectual Property Rights, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, January 2007. Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy/Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Counsel), American and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Business; Corporate Counsel). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Corporate and Securities; Bankruptcy. Email: Paul F. Seiler | | Christopher D. Speer (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, 1990); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1993); New York University School of Law (Master of Law in Taxation, 1994). Listed, Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2006. Authored several articles concerning tax in various trade publications within the legal community. Adjunct Professor, Advanced Corporate Tax, Southern Methodist University's School of Law. Former Senior Manager, Ernst & Young's national corporate tax practice. Member: Dallas (Tax Section) and American (Tax Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Tax Section). Transactions: Advises clients with respect to tax aspects of structuring business transactions involving corporations (both 'C' and 'S'), partnerships, limited liability companies and their owners, including acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, entity formations and choice of most tax efficient form of doing business; Represented both public and privately-owned corporations in connection with the qualification of transactions as tax-free reorganizations, formations, divisions, liquidations, taxable stock and asset sales and the use of net operating losses; Over 10 years of experience in drafting partnership agreements and limited liability company operating agreements, advising on tax issues relating to investments in securities, Texas franchise tax planning and tax planning for individuals. Practice Areas: Tax. Email: Christopher D. Speer | | John Thompson (Shareholder) born Sedalia, Missouri, December 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Missouri-Rolla (Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, 1993); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1997) Order of the Coif. Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice); State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas Bar Home Project. Practice Areas: Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Employment and Labor; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation. Email: John Thompson | | Raymond J. Urbanik (Shareholder) born Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1989, Texas; 2002, New York. Education: Duquesne University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1979); Duquesne University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1984). Certified Public Accountant. Former President, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, American Bankruptcy Institute Turnaround Management Association. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Sections); New York State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Representation of debtors, lenders, various types of unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, landlords, insurance companies, parties to complex executory contracts and most recently, the representation of equity funds in Chapter 11 cases and non bankruptcy workouts; Represents a number of national business clients as their "go-to" person for all types of bankruptcy matters throughout the United States and internationally. These clients are in technology, telecommunications and business processing; Has substantial bankruptcy litigation experience, avoidance action litigation, officer and director litigation, executory contract litigation and the representation of Chapter 7 and 11 trustees in a variety of litigation matters. Has participated in numerous large Chapter 11 cases including more recent engagements such as: representation of a telecommunications manufacturer in its Chapter 11 case in the Eastern District of Texas, representation of an oil and gas exploration company in an out of court restructure, representation in a Chapter 11 case of the purchaser of a chain of retail music centers, representation of a large franchise restaurant operation in general corporate and litigation matters, representation of a restaurant chain in a Chapter 11 reorganization, representation of creditors' committees in recent cases involving: (A) office products manufacturing; (B) carpeting manufacturing; (C) computer systems distributor; (D) school bus manufacturing company and (E) chemical sales and distribution company, Chapter 11 representation of the purchaser of a healthcare business operation consisting of multiple retail pharmacies and infusion centers, representation in a Chapter 11 case of the purchaser of an education web site for students and educators. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions. Email: Raymond J. Urbanik | | Robert H. Voelker (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1980); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1984) Order of the Coif. Tax Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1983-1984. Certified Public Accountant. Author: "Affordable Housing Development Corporation v. City of Fresno," January 1, 2007; "Asylum Hill Problem Solving Revitalization Association V. Gary E. King," January 1, 2007; "Projects Success Can Lie in the Contract's Details," Dallas Business Journal, June 18, 2007; "A Developer's Approach to Organized Opposition," Housing Bond Report, June 2006; "Luxury Hotel-Centered Mixed Use Projects: Value in the Mix;" "Negotiating Hotel Operating Agreements for Mixed-Use Developments." Speaker: "Affordable Housing and Development," Reznick Group Seminar on Fair Housing, August 15-16, 2007; "Fair Housing," Texas Association of Affordable Housing Providers, July 31, 2007. Head, Business Development Section, Real Estate Group. Technical Assistance Committee Member, The Real Estate Council, 2006. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate Section). Transactions: Represented W Hollywood Hotel & Condominiums; Design/build construction contracts for Fluor's new corporate headquarters in Las Colinas, Texas, Downtown Dallas Center for Higher Education as adaptive reuse of historic department store, tax-exempt bond and low income and historic tax credit financing and state and local subordinate loans, acquisition/disposition and debt/equity financing for income producing real estate. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Hospitality. Email: Robert H. Voelker | | Labry Welty (Shareholder) born Amarillo, Texas; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: West Texas A & M University (Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, 1988); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1991). Author: "Taxing the Margins? The Revised Texas Franchise Tax, Land and Construction," November 5, 2007; "Taxes and IP in the Magic Kingdom," Practical US/Domestic Tax Strategies, Volume 5, Number 11, Nov 2005; "Texas Successor Liability: Avoiding Traps for the Unwary," Weekly State Tax Report, Vol. 12, No. 30, September 23, 2005; "Allocation and Apportionment: Lessons form the United States," BNA Tax Planning International Review, Vol. 32, No. 6, June 2005. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property and Tax); State Bar of Texas (Taxation Section). Transactions: Represents taxpayers in federal, state and local tax transactional, planning, compliance, and controversy matters; Over fifteen years of tax-specific experience with federal, state and local tax planning for the formation, acquisition, reorganization and disposition of businesses; tax minimization planning for public and privately-owned businesses in a large number of industries, including real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, distribution, retail, health care, financial, technology and oil and gas exploration, refining and marketing; |
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