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| Strasburger & Price, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Admiralty and Maritime; Antitrust; Appellate; Bankruptcy; Construction; Corporate and Securities; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Eminent Domain/Condemnation; Energy; Environmental; Fidelity and Surety; Financial Services; Franchise and Distribution; Governmental and Administrative Law; Health; Immigration; Insurance Litigation and Counsel; Intellectual Property; International; International Trade Compliance; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Oil, Gas and Petroleum; Personal Injury; Products Litigation; Professional Liability; Real Estate; Taxes, Estate Planning and Employment; Transportation/Logistics; White Collar Crime; Zoning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1939 | Firm Profile:
Strasburger & Price, LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Austin, Collin County, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas, New York, New York, Washington, D.C., and, through Strasburger & Price, S.C., Mexico City. Strasburger serves as a trusted adviser to publicly and privately held companies, entrepreneurs, governmental entities and individuals. Our attorneys represent a variety of companies including start up, middle market and international corporations. For more information about Strasburger, please visit www.Strasburger.com. | | Firm Size: 183 | Languages:
Languages: Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, German. | Representative Clients:
Atwood Oceanics; Bank of America, N.A.; Chase Bank of Texas, National Association; Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.; CompuCom Systems, Inc.; Coregis Group, Inc.; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; DDB Needham - Dallas; Dell Computer Corp.; 7-Eleven, Inc.; FFE; Fidelity and Deposit Insurance Corp.; Fossil, Inc.; Foster Grant Group, LP; Hanson Aggregates, Inc.; General Motors Corp.; Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. (formerly INDRESCO Inc.); HFS, Inc.; Home Interiors & Gifts; Houston Firefighter's Relief and Retirement Fund; International Business Machines Corp.; Maguire/Thomas Partners; Microsoft Corporation; Mitsubishi Motors Corp.; Mobil Land Development Corp.; Mobil Oil Corp.; Nissan Diesel America, Inc.; Oil States International; Oryx Energy Co.; PACCAR, Inc.; Royal Insurance Cos.; Saint-Gobain Corporation; Southern Foods Group, L.P.; Syndicates of Lloyd's of London; Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Texas Children's Hospital; Texas Industries, Inc.; Texas Medical Liability Trust; Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool; The Travelers Insurance Cos. | Rate Information:
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Other Office Locations of Strasburger & Price, LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Frisco, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Henry W. Strasburger (1898-1972). | | Hobert Price (1899-1965). | | Luke D. Bailey (Member) born August 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1998, Texas. Education: Occidental College (A.B., cum laude, 1974); University of California (J.D.,1982). Order of the Coif. Author: "'Complete Discontinuance' of Contributions to a Profit Sharing Plan for Full Vesting Purposes," The Pension Actuary, December 1988; "A Primer on Participant-Directed Accounts Under ERISA Section 404(c) Proposed Regulations," A Maxwell Macmillan Pension and Profit Sharing Service Special Report July 1991. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. [U.S. Army Security Agency, 1974-1978]. Languages: French, German, Russian. Practice Areas: Employment Benefits(60%); Executive Compensation(40%). Email: Luke D. Bailey | | Diana Joseph Bearden (Member) born January 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1978-1980. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Business Law. Email: Diana Joseph Bearden | | Royal H. Brin, Jr., (P.C.) (Member) born October 9, 1919; admitted to bar, 1941, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1941; LL.B., with high honors, 1941); Harvard University (graduate fellowship, 1941). Chancellors (Grand Chancellor, 1940-1941); Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1940-41. Chairman, Committees on: Pattern Jury Charges, 1975-1976; Administration of Justice, 1976-1977, State Bar of Texas. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, Products Liability and Consumer Law Committee, 1981-1982); American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1981-1982). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance. Email: Royal H. Brin, Jr., (P.C.) | | James R. Browne (Member) born October 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1993, Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1978); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Tax(100%). | | Thomas W. Burton (Member) born August 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1994. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Banking. Email: Thomas W. Burton | | Daniel L. Butcher (Member) born October 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Denver (B.S.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1984); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Editor, 1983-1984, Texas International Law Journal. Chairman: Tax Section Corporate Tax Committee, 1991-1993; State Tax Committee, 1992-1994; Member of Council, Tax Section, 1992-1994, State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Daniel L. Butcher | | Duncan L. Clore, (P.C.) (Member) born January 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Centre College (B.A., 1970); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). Notes and Comments Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1975-1976. Editor and Co-Author: Financial Institution Bonds, 2nd Ed. ABA Press (1998); Bond Default Manual, 2nd. Ed., ABA Press (1995). Author: "Exclusions in Annotated Financial Institution Bond," (2nd. Supp. 1998); "Suits Against Financial Institutions: Coverage and Considerations," XX Forum (Fall 1984). Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1996-97). Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Construction; Director and Officer Liability; Business Litigation. Email: Duncan L. Clore, (P.C.) | | Gary C. Crapster, (P.C.) (Member) born July 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: St. Mary's University (B.A., 1971); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Symposium Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce. Co-author: "Business Torts," ABA Press (1992); "Model Jury Instructions for Business Litigation," Third Ed. ABA Press (1996). Member, Grievance Sub-Committee, Sixth District, State Bar of Texas, 1983- 1986. Member: Dallas (Chairman, Business Litigation Section, 1991; Member, Ethics Committee) and American (Co-Chairman, Business Torts Committee, Litigation Section, 1991-1994) Bar Associations; Federation Defense and Corporate Counsel (Vice Chair Business Torts Section). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Gary C. Crapster, (P.C.) | | W. Richard Davis, (P.C.) (Member) born June 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1958, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1958). Barristers. Member: Dallas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1987-1988); Defense Research Institute (Director, 1981-1982, 1986-1988); Products Liability Advisory Council. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: W. Richard Davis, (P.C.) | | William C. (Trey) Dowdy, III, (P.C.) (Member) born April 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Assistant District Attorney, Dallas, 1976-1977. Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (District Director, 1991-1993); Dallas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: William C. (Trey) Dowdy, III, (P.C.) | | Robert Keith Drummond, (P.C.) (Member) born June 26, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1956); University of Texas (LL.B., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Defense Research Institute; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, 1971-1972). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Robert Keith Drummond, (P.C.) | | R. Bradley Fletcher (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1991); Southern Methodist University Law School (J.D., 1994); DePaul University (LL.M., 1996). Email: R. Bradley Fletcher | | Robert P. Franke (Member) born May 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Law; Business Law. Email: Robert P. Franke | | Carol Glendenning (Member) born December 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Carol Glendenning | | Mark E. Golman (Member) born July 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1983; J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mark E. Golman | | Samuel J. Hallman (Member) born April 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Member: Transportation Lawyers Association (Executive Committee, 2001-2003); Association For Transportation Law, Logistics And Policy; Conference Of Freight Counsel; Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association; International Transportation Management Association; Texas Motor Transportation Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Transportation Law; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Samuel J. Hallman | | Brian G. Hamilton (Member) born August 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Texas Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Law; Products Liability. Email: Brian G. Hamilton | | Michael Scott Helbing (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Order of the Lytae; Phi Delta Phi. Member, South Texas Law Review. Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Asset Based Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Banking Law. | | Charles M. Hosch (Member) born March 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1980; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation. Email: Charles M. Hosch | | Earsa R. Jackson (Member) born December 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Arkansas, Little Rock (B.A., 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Franchise and Distribtuion Section; Council Member); International Franchise Association (Franchise Business Network, Dallas, Texas, Steering Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Earsa R. Jackson | | Courtney L. Jones (Member) born November 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1995); Georgetown University (J.D., 1998). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental; Intellectual Property. Email: Courtney L. Jones | | P. Michael Jung (Member) born May 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B.s, 1975); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Law Clerk to the Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1979-1980. Member: Dallas Charter Review Commission, 2002-2003; Dallas Ethics Review Task Force, 1999; Dallas City Plan and Zoning Commission, 1987-1989, 1991; Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee, 1985—; Supreme Court Task Force on the Jury Charge, 1991-1994. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Chairman, Appellate Law Section, 1995); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Vice-President, 1993-1997; Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1991-1997; President's Award, 1992, 1997). (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: P. Michael Jung | | Michael Keeley (Member) born January 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, New Mexico; 1984, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., magna cum laude with honors, 1977; J.D., 1981). Editor, 1997-1999 and Editor-in-Chief, 1999-2001, Tort and Insurance Law Journal. Author: "Overcoming Attorney-Client, Work Product, Bank Privacy and Other Evidentiary Objections in Investigating Fidelity Bond Claims," 11 Fidelity Law Assn. Journal (Nov. 1996); " ' Superpowers ' of Federal Regulators: How the Banking Crisis Created an Entire Genre of Bond Litigation," 32 Tort and Ins. Law Journal (Sumr. 1996); "Employee Dishonesty Claims; Discerning the Employee's Manifest Intent," Tort and Insurance Law Journal 15 (Sumr. 1995). Law Clerk, to the Honorable D.L. Greer, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1982-1983. Advisor, Fidelity Law Association, 1995—. Member: Dallas (Member: Legal Ethics Committee, 1988-1993; Fee Disputes Committee, 1989-1992, 1995-1997) and American (Vice-Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Law Practice Section, 1995 —) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Construction; Business Litigation. Email: Michael Keeley | | Ashley Thomas Kisner (Member) born March 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Environmental Practice Group, Dallas Bar Association and State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Ashley Thomas Kisner | | David N. Kitner, (P.C.) (Member) born August 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1970); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Law Review, 1972-1973. Trial Advocacy Instructor: SMU School of Law. Member, District 6-A Grievance Committee. Member: Dallas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Litigation. Email: David N. Kitner, (P.C.) | | D. Bradley Kizzia (Member) born September 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Austin College (B.A., with honors, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1981). Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1980-1981. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Littlefield vs. Forney I.S.D., F3d (5th Cir. 2001); Travelers vs. Mayfield, S.W.2d (Tex.1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense; Bad Faith; Libel and Slander. Email: D. Bradley Kizzia | | David J. LaBrec (Member) born August 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., 1971); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1973). First Assistant City Attorney: El Paso, Texas, 1974-1980; Dallas, Texas, 1985-1987. General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, 1980-1985. Member: Defense Research Institute (Board of Directors, 1996-2000; Vice Chairman, Chairman, Governmental Liability Committee, 1983; Chair, 1994-1996); National Insurance Crime Bureau (Board of Governors, 1997—); International Municipal Lawyers Association (Chairman: Governmental Insurance Committee, 1983-1987; Litigation and Risk Management Section, 1986-1993); Texas City Attorneys Association (General Counsel, 1980-1985; Director, 1991-1994); Southwestern Legal Foundation Institute of Urban Studies (Director); Southwest Law Enforcement Institute. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government Litigation; Insurance; Self Insurance. Email: David J. LaBrec | | Patrick J. Larkin (Member) born June 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1997, Texas. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, City of Dallas, Environmental Health Commission. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law); Air & Waste Management Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative; Transactional; Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Larkin | | Kevin J. Maguire (Member) born January 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1985); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Eminent Domain. Email: Kevin J. Maguire | | David G. Moore (Member) born October 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1975; Ph.D., 1980); South Texas College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1988). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Society for Microbiology; Defense Research Institute; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel; American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Drug and Medical Products Liability; Intellectual Property; Medical Intellectual Property; Chemical Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: David G. Moore | | Laura Reilly O'Hara (Member) born March 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Physicians Professional Liability; Hospital Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation. Email: Laura Reilly O'Hara | | Jeffrey S. Osgood, (P.C.) (Member) born September 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas and Ohio. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1971); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Editor, Houston Law Review, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Litigation; Hospital Law; Health Care; Fidelity and Surety; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Jeffrey S. Osgood, (P.C.) | | Donald Patrick Owens (Member) born July 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1979; J.D., with honors, 1983). Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care. Email: Donald Patrick Owens | | John E. Phillips, (P.C.) (Member) born April 10, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Hardin-Simmons University (B.B.A., 1961); University of Alaska; Baylor University (LL.B., 1967); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., 1975). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury. Email: John E. Phillips, (P.C.) | | Richard D. Rafferty (Member) born February 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1988); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. | | Toni Scott Reed (Member) born March 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., B.A., summa cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Associate Symposium Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1992- 1993. Author: "Superpowers' of Federal Regulators: How the Banking Crisis Created an Entire Genre of Bond Litigation," 31 Tort and Ins. Law Journal 817 (1996); "Interpretation, Construction and Reformation of the Commercial Crime Policy," Commercial Crime Policy (ABA 1997); "Recurring Questions in Loan Loss Coverage Cases," V Fidelity Law Journal 103 (1999); "Employee Theft v. Manifest Intent: The Changing Landscape of Commercial Crime Coverage," 36 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 43 (2000); "Bond Claims in the E-commerce World: The Impact of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, and Other Technological Developments," 36 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 735 (2001); "Legal, Ethical, and Practical Considerations for an Insurer's Witness Interviews in the Context of a Fidelity Bond or Commercial Crime Policy Claim Investigation," VII Fidelity Law Journal 1 (2002); "Construction and Surety Law Annual Survey," 55 SMU Law Review 775 (2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Toni Scott Reed | | John R. Riddle (Member) born May 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College and Louisiana State University in Shreveport (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property; Business Litigation; Franchise and Distribution; Lender Liability. Email: John R. Riddle | | Kevin Robinowitz (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Brown University (A.B., Business Economics, 1995); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Transportation. | | Thomas G. Rundell, (P.C.) (Member) born November 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Midwestern University (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Director, 1985-1988). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Law; Consumer Law. Email: Thomas G. Rundell, (P.C.) | | Mark S. Scudder (Member) born October 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1982); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1987). Associate Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1986-1987. Member: Transportation Lawyers Association; Conference of Freight Counsel; American Trucking Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Transportation; Logistics. Email: Mark S. Scudder | | Paul W. Sheldon (Member) born October 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, Colorado; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: New Mexico Military Institute (A.A., with highest honors, 1986); Rice University (B.A., 1988); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1991). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, 1998-1999. Member: Dallas Bar Association; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (Director, 2000-2002). [Active Duty Judge Advocate, U.S. Army, 1992-1999; Major, U.S. Army Reserves, 1999—]. Practice Areas: Health Law; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Military Law. Email: Paul W. Sheldon | | Kirk F. Sniff (Member) born October 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). Director of the Office of Legal and Enforcement Policy and Director, Hazardous Waste Enforcement Division, 1982-1984; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. and Chief, Legal Branch, EPA Region VI, Dallas, Texas, 1980-1982. Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Kirk F. Sniff | | Robert W. Strauss (Member) born August 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Queens College of the University of New York (B.A., 1968); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Member, Taxation Section, State Bar of Texas. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Housing; Finance; Securities. Email: Robert W. Strauss | | Robert Hyer Thomas, (P.C.) (Member) born June 19, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1953; LL.B., 1957). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1956-1957. Chairman, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1983-1987. Chairman, 1983-1985 and Trustee, 1977-1987, Dallas Bar Foundation. Director, State Bar of Texas, 1979-1982. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Dallas (President, 1978) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1990) Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Comdr., USNR]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Probate; Real Estate. Email: Robert Hyer Thomas, (P.C.) | | Beth Pace Tiggelaar (Member) born March 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., with high honors, 1979); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1984-1985. Member: Community Associations Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: Beth Pace Tiggelaar | | Joseph A. Turano (Member) born October 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., Pharmacy, with distinction, 1980); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1985). Registered Pharmacist: Connecticut, 1980; Texas, 1983. Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Joseph A. Turano | | Michael A. Walsh (Member) born December 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Berklee College of Music (B.A., Music, 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1985). Author: "As Supplement Sales Soar, So Does The Potential For Product Misuse," Texas Lawyer, December 2, 2002; "MTBE or Not MTBE, that is the Question in Texas," Texas Lawyer, November 13, 2000. Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Toxic Torts; Litigation. Email: Michael A. Walsh | | Christopher R. Ward (Member) born November 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1998). State Bar of Texas. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; National Bond Claims Association; Surety Claims Institute; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Christopher R. Ward | | Melissa M. Webb (Partner) born July 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); University of Texas (J.D., 1999). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Finance. Email: Melissa M. Webb | | Constance Courtney Westfall (Member) born November 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., with highest honors, 1982; J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Chancellors, Keeper of the Peregrinus. Member, 1983-1985 and Research Editor, 1984-1985, Texas Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerre S. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1985-1986. Listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America. Author: "The Science of Environmental Crimes," Toxics Law Reporter. Co-Author: "What to do When the Environmental Client Calls," American Bar Association. Chair, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Natural Resources. Email: Constance Courtney Westfall | | Allan C. Wisk (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1983). Member, Business, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources and Real Estate Sections, State Bar of Texas. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Property; Energy. | | Robert J. Witte (Partner) born May 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Courts, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with highest honors, 1990); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Kevin S. Woltjen (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1991); DePaul University (M.A., Business Administration, with distinction, 1994; J.D., 1994). Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: "Analysis of Corporate Governance Practices: The Cases of Germany, Japan and U.S.," Case Method Research and Application, 1994. Member: Dallas, Illinois State (Member, Business Law Section, 1994-2000) and American (Member, Business Law Section, 1994-2000) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Commercial Law. | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Katie Anderson (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1990); Baylor University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Education Law; Government; Labor and Employment; Torts; Toxic Torts. Email: Katie Anderson | | Jan Stacey (Senior Counsel) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Arkansas; 2002, Virginia; 2004, Texas. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1997); University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 2000); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Member, Council Tax Section, State Bar of Texas. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; State Taxation; Federal Taxation; International Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation. Email: Jan Stacey | | Carol D. Williamson (Senior Counsel) born April 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1990; J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Health Care. Email: Carol D. Williamson | | OF COUNSEL | | Martha Crandall Coleman (Of Counsel) born December 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1982); University of Texas (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Martha Crandall Coleman | | Jack R. Dugan, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born October 30, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1963); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1969). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1965. Chair, Tax Section, 1993-1994; Chair, Corporate Tax Committee, 1986-1987, State Bar of Texas. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Chair, Tax Section, 1984); Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Strategic Joint Ventures; Business Transactions. Email: Jack R. Dugan, (P.C.) | | August D. Fields (Of Counsel) born June 10, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1994, Texas. Education: Detroit Institute of Technology; Detroit College of Law (LL.B., 1958). Member: Dallas Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation. | | Jack M. Kinnebrew (Of Counsel) born June 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A. in Accounting, with special distinction, 1963); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1967; LL.M., Taxation, 1973). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1967. Associate Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1962- 1963. D Magazine's "Best Lawyers in Dallas" (May 2001). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Probate Council, Probate, Trusts and Estates Section, 1977-1979, 1981—; Chairman, 1985); American Bar Association; Academy of American and International Law, fka Southwestern Legal Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 1987—); Dallas Estate Planning Council (Secretary, 1980-1981, Treasurer, 1981-1982, Vice President, 1982-1984 and President, 1984-1985); The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Academician, 1990—). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (1980—; State Chairman, 1984-1989; Member, Board of Regents, 1988-1994; Member, Membership Selection Committee, 1993-1999). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Jack M. Kinnebrew | | Dennis G. Konopatzke (Of Counsel) born June 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with honors, 1976); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Instructor, Business Law, University of Texas at Arlington, 1982-1983. Staff Attorney, State of Texas Securities Board, 1980-1982. Assistant Director, Business and Real Estate, Dallas, Forth Worth International Airport Board, 1982-1988. Member, International Law Section, State Bar of Texas. Member: Dallas (Member, International Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law) Bar Associations; Dallas Council on World Affairs. Practice Areas: Tax Law; International Law; International Trade. | | David K. Meyercord, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born June 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. | | Joshua Mond (Of Counsel) born May 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.S.M., 1984); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1987. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. | | James K. Peden, III (Of Counsel) born August 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1970). Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1970-1971. State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Appellate; Insurance Law). Member: Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Law. Email: James K. Peden, III | | ASSOCIATES | | Lauren N. Becker (Associate) born August 8, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. | | Jules S. Brenner (Associate) born September 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Information Technology. Email: Jules S. Brenner | | Richelle Campbell (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Princeton University (A.B., Politics, 2004); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Michael Feiler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1996); Boston College (M.A., 2003); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety. | | Drake Frazier (Associate) born Baghdad, Iraq, December 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan; 2001, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1993); Michigan State University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Taxation. Email: Drake Frazier | | Carlos Garcia (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 2001); University of Texas at Dallas (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Melissa L. Gardner (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Luis Gomar (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.B.A., Economics, 2002); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association; U.S.-Mexico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law. | | Annie J. Jacobs (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 2000; B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law. | | Sara Kate Jancaitis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Boston College (Master of Education, 2006; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Jadd F. Masso (Associate) born May 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1999; B.B.A, 1999); University of Texas (J.D., 2003). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Jadd F. Masso | | Justin P. Melkus (Associate) born May 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.A., 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Justin P. Melkus | | Craig H. Myers (Associate) born April 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1993); Boston University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Health Law; Hospital Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Negligence. Email: Craig H. Myers | | Melinda Newman (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 2002); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety. Email: Melinda Newman | | Matthew Kasey Ratliff (Associate) born April 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation. Email: Matthew Kasey Ratliff | | Alison J. Semrau (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1998); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Member: Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law. | | N. Tobias Smith (Associate) born September 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2001). Director of Special Projects, Journal of Law and Policy in International Business, Georgetown University. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Business Litigation. Email: N. Tobias Smith | | Ashley M. Stewart (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Government; Municipal Law. | | Eric Swenton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Central Oklahoma (B.S., 2003); University of Oklahoma Law Center (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Austin, Texas Office: 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 1600. Telephone: 512-499-3600. Fax: 512-499-3660.
Frisco, Texas Office: 2801 Network Boulevard, Suite 600. Telephone: 469-287-3900. Fax: 469-287-3999.
Houston, Texas Office: 1401 McKinney, Suite 2200. Telephone: 713-951-5600. Fax: 713-951-5660.
Mexico City Office: Strasburger & Price, S.C., Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma (No. 600/201-A), Col. Santa Fe Pena Blanca, Mexico, D.F. Telephone: +(011-52) 55-2167-4308. Fax: +(011-52) 55-2167-4314.
New York, New York Office: 330 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor. Telephone: 646-495-5096. Fax: 646-495-5097.
San Antonio, Texas Office: Bank of America Plaza, 300 Convent Street, Suite 900. Telephone: 210-250-6000. Fax: 210-250-6100.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1800 K Street, NW, Suite 301. Telephone: 202-742-8600. Fax: 202-742-8699.
| All Attorneys are Members of the State Bar of Texas. | (For complete listing of other Personnel, see also Professional Biographies at Austin, Texas, Frisco, Texas, Houston, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, New York, New York, Washington, D.C. and Mexico City, Mexico) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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