(Main Office)

Since 1866 Kemp Smith attorneys have pursued our clients' goals with an uncommon dedication. The second-oldest law firm in Texas, Kemp Smith is the largest El Paso-based law firm and the only one with offices in Austin. We continually strive to surpass clients' expectations through responsiveness, competence and integrity. Our clients include nationally recognized companies such as Wells Fargo Bank, Tenet Healthcare Corp., Electrolux Home Products, Lear Corporation, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company, USAA, Community Health Systems, Inc., Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and Edwards Aquifer Authority.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Complex Commercial Litigation, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Finance, Environmental Law, Health Care, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labor and Employment Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Patents, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Workers Compensation.

Address

221 North Kansas, Suite 1700, 79901
P.O. Drawer 2800
El Paso, TX 79999, (El Paso Co.)

Phone

Phone: 915-533-4424
Fax: 915-546-5360

Website

http://www.kempsmith.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

OF COUNSEL

Tad R. Smith (Of Counsel) born July 20, 1928; admitted to bar, 1951, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1951; LL.B., 1951). Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; El Paso Bar Association; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Tad R. Smith

Bruce Hallmark (Of Counsel) born May 23, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1955; J.D., 1956). Member: State Bar of Texas; El Paso Bar Association; El Paso Probate Bar Association; El Paso Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Bruce Hallmark

Jim Curtis (Of Counsel) born October 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; El Paso Bar Association; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jim Curtis

Susanna Visconti (Of Counsel) born February 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); St. Mary's Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Texas; El Paso Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. (Also practicing individually). Languages: Spanish, French and Italian. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization.Email: Susanna Visconti

Robert P. Maddox (Of Counsel) born October 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2003, New Mexico. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1995); Regent University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas (Tax Section); State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; El Paso Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Robert P. Maddox

ASSOCIATES

Gilbert L. Sanchez (Associate) born September 20, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.B.A., 2004); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Gilbert L. Sanchez

Larry H. Phifer (Associate) born December 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); University of Texas at San Antonio (M.A., 2005); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Larry H. Phifer

Jose "Abe" Howard-Gonzalez (Associate) born May 11, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Minnesota; 2009, Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., cum laude, 2005); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: El Paso Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jose "Abe" Howard-Gonzalez

Jason Hungerford (Associate) born March 20, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003): University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. magna cum laude, 2008). Fellow: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jason Hungerford