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| | Address | | Sterling Plaza, 5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 1616 | | Dallas, Texas 75225 | | (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.) | | | |
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| Riney Palter, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Creditor Bankruptcy, Debt and Credit, Collections, Creditor Rights, Employment Law, Employment Contracts, Human Resources, Wrongful Termination, General Business, Lawsuits, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Licensing Agreements, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, E-Commerce, Commercial Leasing, Landlord and Tenant, Securities. | | Year Established: 2006 | | Firm Size: 8 | | Theodore Riney (Director) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals; Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1982; J.D., with distinction, 1985). Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Named "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine/Law and Politics Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Gerstacker v. Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc., 884 S.W. 2d 845 (Tex. App.- Dallas, 1994); KJ Eastwood Investments, Inc. v. Enlow, 923 S.W. 2d 255 (Tex. App.- Ft. Worth, 1996); New York Life Insurance Company v. Miller, 114 5W3d 114 (Tex. App. Austin 2003); In Re: Altman Nursing, Inc., 299 B.R. 813 (Banky. N.D. Tex. 2003); In Re Altman Nursing Inc., 306 B.R. 854 (N.D. Texas 2004); In Re Jim Walter Homes, Inc. 207 S.W.3d 888 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2006); Bergenholtz v. Cannata, 200 S.W. 3d 287 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2006). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Arbitration; Intellectual Property. Email: Theodore Riney | | John T. Palter (Director) born Berwyn, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; Supreme Court of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth and Federal Circuits. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1982); Drake University Law School (J.D., 1985). Order of the Barristers. Certified Public Accountant Texas, 1989. Named, "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine/Law and Politics Magazine, 2003-2007. Board Member, Dallas Social Venture Partnership. Member: International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners; Million Dollar Advocates Forum; City of University Park, Risk & Insurance Committee. Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Employment Law) and American (Member: Sections on: Intellectual Property; Commercial) Bar Associations. Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Lason Servs v. Rathe, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3947, March 14, 2003; Interproperty Holdings, Inc. v. Craft-Barnett Invs., U.S. Dist. LEXIS 220, 13 Tex Bankr Ct. Rep. 136, January 5, 1999; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ferguson, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1764, February 10, 1999; In Re: Gas Reclamation, Inc. Sec. Litigation, 741 F. Supp. 1094, 1990. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation(33%); Intellectual Property(33%); Employment Law(34%). Email: John T. Palter | | Bruce K. Packard (Director) born Adrian, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Butler University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., 1984). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation(40%); Securities Litigation(30%); Employment Litigation(30%). Email: Bruce K. Packard | | R. Sean McDonald (Director) born Cleburne, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Author: "Sovereign Immunity Resolved—2005—The Past is Today," DRI, publication pending; "Dispute Review Boards—Coming Soon to a Project Near You," ABA Construction Forum, May 2004; "Design—Build and Licensing," ABA Construction Forum, Spring 2004; "Construction Payment Remedies in Texas," NBT Seminar, December 2002; "Lien and Bond Laws in Texas," Construction Education Foundation, 1998-2002. Member: College of the State Bar of Texas, 2002-2004; Dispute Review Board Foundation, 2005. Member: Dallas (Member: Construction Law Section; Speakers Committee; Publications Committee; Mock Trial Committee (Texas and National) and American (Member: Construction Industry Forum; Division 4, Procurement Systems) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Civil Litigation and Construction Law Sections). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Mechanic's Liens; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense. Email: R. Sean McDonald | | ASSOCIATES | | Kimberly M. J. Sims (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, January 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 2000); Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Texas Rising Star, 2008. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Residential Real Estate Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Kimberly M. J. Sims | | Stefani S. Eisenstat (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, April 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1989); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1993). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities. Email: Stefani S. Eisenstat | | James O. Crewse (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 2001); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Judicial Intern for Justice Richard Edelman and Justice Scott Brister. Judicial Clerk for Justice John S. Anderson of the 14th Court of Appeals for the State of Texas. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Email: James O. Crewse | | Erin Peirce (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, January 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M. University (B.A., Political Science; B.A., International Studies, 2001); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2006). Certified Mediator, 2006—. Member, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Region 7. Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Construction Law) and American Bar Associations; Dallas Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Contract Law. Email: Erin Peirce |
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