PARTNERS
Carl E. Ryan (Managing Partner) born Houston, Texas, February 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Sul Ross State University (B.S., 1968); Southern Methodist University; University of Houston (J.D., 1972). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).Email: Carl E. Ryan
Amy Stewart Sanders (Partner) born Claude, Texas, January 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., in Political Science, cum laude, 1987; J.D., 1990). Past President, El Paso Estate Planning Council. Former Officer, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration(95%).Email: Amy Stewart Sanders
Alan D. Gluth (Partner) born Burbank, California, January 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2002, New Mexico. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1995); University of Texas (J.D., 1998). Member: El Paso Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; College of State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialist in Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Law). Languages: Dutch.Email: Alan D. Gluth
ASSOCIATE
Michael R. Sierra (Associate) born New Braunfels, Texas, January 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1998); Texas Tech University (J.D.; M.S., 2006). Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.Email: Michael R. Sierra
OF COUNSEL
Terry L. Johnson (Of Counsel) born El Paso, Texas, August 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, New Mexico; 1973, Alaska; 1983, Texas. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., 1967); George Washington University (J.D., 1971). Law Clerk Hon. LaFal Oman, New Mexico Supreme Court, 1971-1972. Member: El Paso, Alaska and American Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Mortgage and Commercial Lending; Corporate Law; International Law.Email: Terry L. Johnson
Chantel Crews (Of Counsel) born Lubbock, Texas, June 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1998). Listed, Texas Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly and Texas Rising Stars magazines, 2004-2008. Recipient: President's Award, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2006; Outstanding Young Lawyer of El Paso, 2002-2003; 2006 YWCA REACH Award, Professional Category. Involved in numerous civic organizations including Junior League of El Paso, Inc., American Heart Association (Chairman, Board of Directors, 2004-2005), and Leadership El Paso, Class XXV. Participant, 52nd Annual National Security Seminar, United States Army War College, Carlisle, PA, 2006. Member: El Paso Bar Association (Vice President, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas (Secretary, 2007-2009, Member, Women and the Law Section Council); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, Board of Directors, District #7, 2006-2010); El Paso Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1999-2007); El Paso Women's Bar Association (President, 2002-2003). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Liability; Fiduciary Law; Trust Law; Probate.
Kerith R. Timmons (Of Counsel) born El Paso, Texas, June 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Sul Ross State University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas.Email: Kerith R. Timmons