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Address
600 Signature Place
14755 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75254 (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeBusiness, Corporate, Real Estate, Tax and Estate Planning Law. Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts, Banking and Bankruptcy Law, Firm Size: 32
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Address600 Signature Place
14755 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75254, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 972-788-1600
Telecopy: 972-702-0662
Website
http://www.wgblawfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesDowntown Dallas Office: 1401 Elm, Suite 4750, 75202. Telephone: 214-651-6500. Fax: 214-744-2615.
Frank J. Wright (Member) born Greenville, South Carolina, December 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Bob Jones University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1981). Member: Dallas (Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section), Federal and American (Member, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Frank J. Wright
Michael D. Ginsberg (Member) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1975, Georgia; 1993, Colorado. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); University of Texas (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1974). Associate Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1972-1973. Instructor in Post Graduate Extension Courses, American College of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1976-1983. Director, Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 1994-1995. Co-Chairman, Professional Advisory Committee, The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, 1993-1994. Chairman, Board of Directors, The Greater Dallas Youth Orchestras, 1990-1992. Honorary Chairman, Board of Directors, The Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, 1992-1993. Founder and Chairman, Dallas Inter Soccer Club, 1991-2000. Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1991. Member: Dallas, Colorado and American (Member, Partnership Committee of Section on Taxation; Real Property) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Estate Planning; Financial Planning.Email: Michael D. Ginsberg
David E. Brusilow (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Eta Sigma; Delta Theta Phi. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Probate and Trust; Corporate Counsel); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Corporate.Email: David E. Brusilow
Michael H. Saks (Member) born Houston, Texas, January 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1974); University of Houston (J.D., 1977). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Order of the Barons. Co-Chairman, Milton S. Eisenhauer Symposium, 1972. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas and American (Member, Commercial Leasing Committee of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Michael H. Saks
E. Paul Keiffer (Member) born Dallas, Texas, February 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1981). Pi Sigma Alpha (President, 1977-1978). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Constitutional Law Award; Bohling Antitrust Award. Member: Dallas (Member, Section on Bankruptcy and Commercial Law) and American (Member: Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section; Bankruptcy Committee); College of the State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: E. Paul Keiffer
John R. Pearce, III (Associate) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1980); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Federal and State Securities; Proxy Solicitation; Public Corporations and Partnerships; Banking; Real Estate; Construction Law; Finance.Email: John R. Pearce, III
Shawn K. Brown (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, December 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.A., 1982); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1988). Member: John C. Ford Bankruptcy Inn of Court, 2000-2001; Turnaround Management Association, 1994 (President, Dallas/Forth Worth Chapter, 2001). Member: Dallas County and Tarrant County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Shawn K. Brown
Terry A. Douglas (Member) born Turlock, California, July 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas, Arlington (B.A., highest honors, 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Business Managing Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1985-1986. Member: Dallas and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Property; Business Law.Email: Terry A. Douglas
Alan J. Harlan (Member) born Ravenna, Ohio, May 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1981, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976); College of William and Mary (1974). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dallas (Member, Construction Law and Litigation Section) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry and Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation and Construction Sections). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Surety Defense; Construction Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Alan J. Harlan
Sol S. Reifer (Member) born Tel-Aviv, Israel, August 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1974); Southwestern University (J.D., 1980); Southern Methodist University; University of Miami (LL.M., in Estate Planning, 1982). Judicial Law Clerk, Judge Jack Swink, Los Angeles Probate Court, 1979. Estate Planning Instructor: University of Dallas, Graduate School Management, January, 1995; University of North Texas, Professional Development Institute, May, 1993; Southeastern Paralegal Institute, June, 1992-May, 1998. Author: "Auld Lang Syne for Professional Personal Service Corporations," State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Journal, May, 1983; "Section 401 (k) Plans-An Alternative to an IRA," Warren, Gorham & Lamont, The Review of Taxation of Individuals, Spring, 1985; "The Foreign Sales Corporation-An Analysis of It's Impact, Attributes and Planning Opportunities after the 1984 Tax Reform Act," Prentice-Hall, Tax Ideas, Fall 1985; "Choosing a FSC Jurisdiction," Prentice-Hall, U.S. Taxation of International Operations, September 25, 1985; "Structural Considerations for a FSC," Prentice-Hall, U.S. Taxation of International Operations, October 9, 1985; "Are Living Trusts for You," T.A.L.S. Docket, March 1991. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Estate Planning Council. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate Planning.Email: Sol S. Reifer
C. Ashley Ellis (Member) born Warwick, Rhode Island, September 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law); State Bar of Texas.Email: C. Ashley Ellis
David B. Koch (Member) born Dallas, Texas, May 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.B.A., 1984); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Dallas (Member, Construction Law Section) and American (Member, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety Law; Civil Litigation.Email: David B. Koch
David D. Johnston (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Oklahoma; 2002, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.Acct., 1998; J.D., 2001); Southern Methodist University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Employee Benefits; Probate, Trusts and Estates) Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Tax Section); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Employee Benefits.Email: David D. Johnston
Paul B. Geilich (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, May 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1981); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Author: "Post-Confirmation Professional Fee Analysis," Norton's Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law (Clark, Boardman & Callaghan, 1991); "Essentials of Bankruptcy Tax Law," American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Summer 1992. Co-Author: "Professional Liability in Bankruptcy: Disgorgement Ain't the Worst of It," Annual Meeting of National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, 1999; "High Stakes Domestic and International Asset Protection, Investigation and Recovery," Annual Meeting of National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, 1998; "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure," Lorman, Inc. seminar, November 2003. Contributing Author: "Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice, authored chapters on drafting and confirmation of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization," Wiley and Sons, 1993-2002. Chairman/President: American Board of Certification, 1992-2003. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1985. Formerly with: Creel & Atwood, P.C.; Bell, Nun-Nally & Martin, L.L.P.; Looper, Reed & McGraw, P.C. Director, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1992-2002. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Matter of Consolidated Bancshares, Inc. 785 F.2d 1249 (5th Cir.1986); In re Seatco, Inc., 259 B.R. 279 (Bkrtcy.N.D.Tex., 2001). Practice Areas: Business Bankruptcy(75%); Commercial Litigation(25%).Email: Paul B. Geilich
Connie P. Lust (Associate) born Warren, Ohio, December 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana; 1989, Texas. Education: H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (B.A., 1980); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Delta Phi; Moot Court. Legal Teaching, Legal Record & Writing, 1981-1982. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation.Email: Connie P. Lust
Thomas P. Bingman (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2007, Texas. Education: Our Lady of the Lake University (B.A., 1997); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Energy; Lending.Email: Thomas P. Bingman
Kim Elizabeth Moses (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; 2002, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University; University of Georgia (J.D., 1996). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.Email: Kim Elizabeth Moses
OF COUNSELL. Ed Creel (Of Counsel) born Huntsville, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1959); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1963). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: L. Ed Creel
William T. Burke, Jr. (Of Counsel) born San Antonio, Texas, October 30, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: St. Mary's University of San Antonio (B.B.A., 1961; J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. President, Dallas County Small Business Development Center, 1965-1966. Member: Dallas (Chairman, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 1976-1977; Vice-Chairman, 1984-1985; Chairman, 1985-1986), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law); College of the State Bar of Texas. [1st Lieut., AUS, 1960-1962; Capt., USAR, 1962-1968]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: William T. Burke, Jr.
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