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| | Address | | 221 North Kansas, Suite 1700, 79901, P.O. Drawer 2800 | | El Paso, Texas 79999 | | (El Paso Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Kemp Smith LLP practices in the following areas of law:
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. | | Year Established: 1866 | Firm Profile:
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. | | Firm Size: 42 |
Other Office Locations of Kemp Smith LLP
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
| | Christopher Allan Paul (Partner) born November 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Finance. Email: Christopher Allan Paul | | Charles C. High, Jr. (Partner) born January 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: West Texas State University (B.A., 1967); University of Houston (J.D., 1970); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1974). Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Member, Editorial Board, Texas Labor Letter. Member: State Bar of Texas (Past President, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1990-1991). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Charles C. High, Jr. | | Jack T. Chapman (Partner) born November 16, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., 1964); University of Texas (LL.B., 1967). Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Jack T. Chapman | | Michael D. McQueen (Managing Partner) born June 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1973); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1976). Order of the Coif. Teaching Quizmaster. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Michael D. McQueen | | Richard A. Bonner (Partner) born February 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1999, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.J., with high honors, 1975; J.D., 1979). (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense. Email: Richard A. Bonner | | Milton C. Colia (Partner) born January 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas, 1999, New Mexico; 2000, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 1975); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1977). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Deceptive Trade Practices. Email: Milton C. Colia | | Mitzi T. Shannon (Partner) born September 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., with highest honors, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Mitzi T. Shannon | | Allan M. Goldfarb (Partner) born December 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1973; J.D., 1976). Chartered Life Underwriter, 1981; Chartered Financial Consultant, 1984. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate Law. Email: Allan M. Goldfarb | | Mark Hedrick (Partner) born November 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Probate; Real Estate. Email: Mark Hedrick | | Kay Cargill Jenkins (Partner) born July 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1989, New Mexico. Education: New Mexico State University (A.D.N., 1977; B.S.N., with highest honors, 1986); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1988). Registered Nurse, New Mexico, 1978. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Kay Cargill Jenkins | | James W. Brewer (Partner) born March 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1989, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1984); Texas Tech University (J.D., with honors, 1988). (Board Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Law; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking. Email: James W. Brewer | | Clara B. Burns (Partner) born September 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1994, New Mexico. Education: McMurry College (B.A., 1987); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Clara B. Burns | | Gene Wolf (Partner) born February 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Partnership Law. Email: Gene Wolf | | Ernesto L. Cisneros (Partner) born January 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1989); University of Houston, Mexican Legal Studies Program, Mexico City, 1988. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; International Trade; Banks and Banking. Email: Ernesto L. Cisneros | | Randolph H. Grambling (Partner) born December 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Randolph H. Grambling | | Ken K. Slavin (Partner) born June 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, New Mexico. Education: Trinity University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1985). (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Ken K. Slavin | | D. James Sorenson (Partner) born December 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, New Mexico; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, Texas;. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., 1972); University of New Mexico Law School (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Law. Email: D. James Sorenson | | J. Scott Mann (Partner) born March 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, New Mexico. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense. | | Jeanne C. Collins (Partner) born December 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1986); University of Arizona (J.D., 1991). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeanne C. Collins | | Mark N. Osborn (Partner) born April 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.S.M.E., 1981); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Mark N. Osborn | | James A. Mounts, III (Partner) born June 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1982); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Railroad Litigation. Email: James A. Mounts, III | | Shelly W. Rivas (Partner) born November 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2000, New Mexico. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1994); Baylor University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Shelly W. Rivas | | Gerald G. Howard (Partner) born September 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1978); U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (M.S., 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Gerald G. Howard | | Robert P. Maddox (Partner) 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). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Robert P. Maddox | | Jill S. Vogel (Partner) born February 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas, Health Science Center (B.S.N., 1992); University of Houston (J.D., 2001). Licensed Registered Nurse. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice. | | 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. 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). (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. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). 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). (Also practicing individually). Languages: Spanish, French and Italian. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization. Email: Susanna Visconti | | ASSOCIATES | | Tekla O. Mann (Associate) born December 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Tekla O. Mann | | Sean C. White (Associate) born December 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., 1999); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Sean C. White | | John C. Padalino (Associate) born August 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1995); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John C. Padalino | | Jorge Villegas (Associate) born November 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.B.A. with honors, 1994); Cornell University (J.D., 2002). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Jorge Villegas | | 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). 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). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Larry H. Phifer | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Austin, Texas Office: 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1150, 78701. Telephone: 512-320-5466. Fax: 512-320-5431.
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