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| | Address | | 1100 Chase Tower, 201 E. Main, 11th Floor | | El Paso, Texas 79901 | | (El Paso Co.) | | | |
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| Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Litigation Practice, Both State and Federal in Trial and Appellate Courts. Corporations, Corporate Finance, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Lending, Tax-Exempt Financing, Insurance, Real Estate, Environmental, Antitrust, Utilities, Federal and State Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Employee Benefits, Media, Health and Hospital, Bankruptcy, Labor Relations, International Trade and Customs, Professional Malpractice, Administrative Law and Exempt Organizations Law. | | Year Established: 1889 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1889 as a partnership between noted lawyer William H. Burges and W.W. Turney, a member of the Texas Senate, Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond has provided quality legal services to both individual and institutional clients throughout Texas and the Southwestern United States for over 100 years. Historically, Scott & Hulse has made significant contributions to El Paso's progress and growth as a center of international commerce. That tradition continues today as the firm's attorneys are actively involved in a variety of international, state-wide, regional, and community projects, while offering clients a full range of legal services. The Firm is a founding member of the El Paso/Juarez Interplex World Trade Center. | | Firm Size: 26 | Representative Clients:
Allstate Insurance Co.; American International Group; American Industries International Corp.; Amica Mutual Insurance Co.; Avis Rent A Car System, Inc.; Black & Decker Co.; Budget Rent-A-Car; C Leasing Company; Canal Insurance Group; Charter Insurance Companies (Unitrin); CNA Insurance Co.; Crawford and Co.; Daimler Chrysler Corp.; Dollar Rent-A-Car; El Paso Times; El Paso Community Foundation; Four Wheel Center, Inc.; Fred Loya Insurance, Co.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Government Employees Insurance Co.; Great Midwestern Insurance Co.; Great American Insurance Companies; HCA - The Healthcare Company; Helen of Troy Corp.; Highlands Insurance Co.; Honda North America, Inc.; The Hoover Co.; International Outsourcing Services, LLC; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.; JP Morgan Chase Bank; Las Palmas/Del Sol Regional Healthcare System; Medical Protective Co.; Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Mid-Continent Group; Mountain States Mutual Insurance Co.; Old American Insurance Co.; Paso Del Norte Health Foundation; Phelps Dodge Corp.; Raytheon Co.; River Oaks Properties, Ltd.; Rust Tractor Co.; Sierra Western Wear; Southern Union Gas Co.; Southwest Moulding Co.; Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.; Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Companies; Stone Container Corporation; Texas Medical Liability Trust; Texas Municipal League; Traveler's Insurance Co.; Union Pacific Railroad Company; W. Silver, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond, P.C.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A.
| | Louis A. Scott (1895-1974). | | James F. Hulse (1905-1989). | | Schuyler B. Marshall (1920-1993). | | Charles R. Jones (1934-1996). | | George W. Finger (1930-2003). | | Richard H. Feuille (Shareholder) born Mexico City, Mexico, 1920; admitted to bar, 1948, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1947); University of Virginia Law School (LL.B., 1948; J.D., 1970). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Listed in "Who's Who in America" and in "Best Lawyers in America". Member: El Paso (President, 1972-1973) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: General Business Law; Business Acquisitions and Sales; General Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Wills Law; Trusts Law; Estates Law; Banking Law. Email: Richard H. Feuille | | Richard G. Munzinger (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, September 22, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1966); College of the State Bar of Texas. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee. Lecturer: State Bar of Texas, Advanced Civil Trial Course, 1981-1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; State Bar of Texas, Advanced Evidence and Discovery 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004; "Anti-Trust for the Low Back Lawyer - An Anti-Trust Primer," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Spring Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1983; Lecturer, University of Houston Health Law Institute, 1983; Association of Advanced Civil Trial Lawyers, San Antonio, Texas, 1984; "Litigation Update 1985," State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 1985; "Liability of Accountants," State Bar of Texas, Professional Liability (A Performance Enhancement Course), 1986; Advanced Business Litigation Course, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1987; "1988 Health Law Conference," State Bar of Texas. Member of the Faculty: "New Frontiers in Forensic and Demonstrative Evidence," University of Texas School of Law Seminar, 1985; "Winning at Trial: a 9-Day Intensive Trail Advocacy Program," University of Texas School of Law, 1986, 1987 and 1988. Member, Visiting Faculty, Harvard School of Law, Winter Trial Advocacy Course, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1994. Course Director, "The Art of Persuasion," State Bar of Texas, Houston and El Paso, 1989. Course Director: "1994 Advanced Evidence And Discovery," State Bar of Texas, Houston and South Padre Island, 1994. Lecturer: "Business Torts, Tortious Interference, Trade Disparagement and Unfair Competition," University of Houston Law Center, Advanced Business Litigation Course, Houston, Texas, 1989, and 1990; Lecturer: University of Texas Law School Health Law Conference, Austin, Texas, 1989 and Houston, Texas, 1990 and 1991. Co-Author, Lecturer: "Piercing the Corporate Veil," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Spring Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, May, 1991. Faculty, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Understanding Jurors, University of Michigan, May 1996. Course Director, Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, 2001. Member: El Paso Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member: Administration of Rules of Evidence Committee, 1986-1988; Pattern Jury Charge Committee, 1988-1994; 2004, 2005); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Richard G. Munzinger | | G. Russell Hill (Shareholder) born Fort Knox, Kentucky, January 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Law; Taxation Law); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Health Law; Broadcasting; Taxation; Business Acquisitions; Business Sales. Email: G. Russell Hill | | David P. Hassler (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, December 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Fifth Circuit Symposium Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1975-1976. Author and Speaker: State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Courses, 1988 and 2000; State Bar of Texas Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Courses, 2001, 2002 (Course Director, 2002) and 2006; Southern New Mexico Estate Planning Institute, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Member: El Paso Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (1998—). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Wealth Transfer; Probate Law; Trust Law; Estate and Gift Taxation Law; General Business Law. Email: David P. Hassler | | W. David Bernard (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, August 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1971); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1976). Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: "Planning Strategies In View of the Limit on the Excess Investment Interest Carryover," The Journal of Taxation, Sept., 1983. Author and Speaker: "Non-Recourse Loans-Important Legal and Drafting Considerations," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, 1991. Instructor, "Contracts, Specifications and Law for Engineers," University of Texas at El Paso, 1982-1985. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2005. Named a "Texas Super-Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2005. Member: El Paso and American (Section of Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Section of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law; Construction Law Section). [With U.S. Army, 1971-1973; Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1976-1979]. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mortgage and Commercial Lending; Business Acquisitions and Sales. Email: W. David Bernard | | Stuart R. Schwartz (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, November 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1976); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1979). El Paso County Commissioner, Appointed March-December, 1994. Chairman, El Paso International Airport Board of Directors, 2000. Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1978-1979. Co-Editor, Texas Collections Manual, Third Edition (2000 and 2004), published by the State Bar of Texas. Frequent Author and Speaker for the State Bar of Texas and University of Houston Law Foundation. See www.scotthulse.com for a list of speeches and topics. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified in Creditors' Rights Law by the American Board of Certification). Reported Cases: Morgan v. Verlander, 225 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. App.- El Paso 2000, pet.denied); Padilla v. NCJ Dev., Inc., 218 S.W. 3d 811 (Tex. App - El Paso 2007, pet. denied); Cordova v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc., 148 S.W. 3d 441 (Tex. App - El Paso 2004); Girdley v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc. 869 S.W. 2d 409 (Tex. App - El Paso 1993). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights Law(50%); Commercial Litigation(40%); International Litigation(10%). Email: Stuart R. Schwartz | | Robert R. Feuille (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, March 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1976); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1980). Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice, J. Curtiss Brown, Texas Court of Civil Appeals 14th District, 1980-1981. Member: El Paso, Fifth Circuit and Texas-Mexico Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; Border Bankruptcy Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Robert R. Feuille | | Jeffrey C. Brown (Shareholder) born Newton, Massachusetts, August 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1985, Texas. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; LL.M., 1984); Albany Law School (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member: El Paso, New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [Capt., U.S. Navy Reserve, 1972-1995]. Practice Areas: General Business Law; Federal and State Taxation Law; International Tax. Email: Jeffrey C. Brown | | Bernard D. Felsen (Shareholder) born Longview, Texas, January 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1981); University of Texas (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1983-1984. Author: "Taxation-States May Constitutionally Tax Foreign Source Income of Corporations Doing Business Within the State - Container Corporation of America v. Franchise Tax Board," 103 S. Ct 2933, 1983 and Vol. 19 Texas International Law Journal Winter, 1984. Recognized by his peers in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Banking Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Mortgage Lending Law; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Bernard D. Felsen | | Michael D. Stell (Shareholder) born Lubbock, Texas, July 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Finance, summa cum laude, 1987); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1990) Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Golden Key Society; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Teaching Assistant, Professor Phillip C. Bobbitt, Constitutional Law. Author and Lecturer: "Legislative Update 2003," Civil Trial Seminar, El Paso, Texas, 2003; "Admitting and Excluding Expert Testimony, Civil Litigation Seminar, El Paso Bar Association, 2002; "Lien Perfection and Foreclosure," Lien Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2000; "Construction Law: Selected Statutes Affecting the Construction Industry," Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2000; "Damages and Remedies in Construction Law: Selected Issues," Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2000; "Construction Risk: Selected Issues," Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, El Paso, Texas, 2000; "Daubert/Robinson Analysis of Expert Testimony," Civil Litigation Seminar, El Paso Bar Association, 2000; "Lien Priorities, Preferences and Foreclosure," Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 1999. Co-Author, "Piercing the Corporate Veil," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Spring Meeting. Member: El Paso (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2003; Chairman, Multidisciplinary Practice Task Force, 2001; Finance Committee, 2000; Consumer Law Committee, 2000; El Paso County Library Committee, 1999; Local Rules and Judicial Liaison Committee, 1998; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1997-1999), Fifth Federal Circuit and American (Vice Chairman, Business Torts Committee, 1999-2002; Editorial Board, Tort and Insurance Law Journal, 1999-2002; Evidence Committee Newsletter, Fifth Circuit Reporter, 1999-2000) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Insurance Section, Chairman, Committee on Agents and Brokers, 2000-2001); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee, Texas Liaison); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Commercial Law League of America; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Complex Litigation, Construction Litigation and Transactions.; Business Litigation and Transactions; Real Estate Litigation and transactions. Email: Michael D. Stell | | Rosemary Morales Marin (Member, Executive Board) born El Paso, Texas, January 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.S., 1986); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1991). Briefing Attorney, 8th Court of Appeals of Texas, 1991-1992. Associate, Dudley, Dudley and Windle, July, 1992-March, 1993. Associate, March, 1993-December, 1998 and Partner, 1999-2002, Robles, Bracken, Coffman and Hughes, LLP. Shareholder, Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond, P.C., January, 2003—. Member: El Paso (Board of Directors, 1996-1998; Member, Labor Law Committee; Chair, Ethics Committee; Member, Speakers Bureau) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Mexican-American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Labor Law; Litigation); El Paso Women's Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of School Board Attorneys. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Workers; Administrative Law; School Law. Email: Rosemary Morales Marin | | R. Glenn Davis (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, March 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, New Mexico; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Harry Lee Hudspeth, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Probate; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning. Email: R. Glenn Davis | | M. Mitchell Moss (Shareholder) born September 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, New Mexico. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1989); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1992) Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyers of El Paso Award, 1997-1998. Texas Tech Law Review. Chairman, 1998-2001 and Member, El Paso Chapter, American Red Cross. Vice Chairman, Alzheimer's Association, 2003. Vice President, Coronado County Club. Has tried over 95 jury trials representing individuals and corporations. Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; El Paso Young Lawyers Association (President, 1997-1998). (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: INRE Big 8 Food Stores, Ltd. 166 S.W. 3d 869 (Tex.App. - El Paso 2005). Practice Areas: Employment Law; School Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: M. Mitchell Moss | | Richard B. Gregory (Shareholder) born Ludlow, Massachusetts, December 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1975, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1977, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1968); Eastern New Mexico University (M.B.A., 1972); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1975). Recipient, Prentice-Hall Award in Corporate Taxation, 1974. Member and Comment Editor, Natural Resources Journal, 1973-1975. Certified Public Accountant, New Mexico, 1977. Author: "Multi-Jurisdictional Issues For Estate Planners," 27 ACTEC Journal, No. 3, Page 228, 2001; "Community Property in Estate Planning," 1981 Southern Methodist University Symposia on Federal Taxation, Para. 2500. Co-Author: "Leveraged Transfers of Business Assets," 16 Probate & Property, No. 6, Page 48, 2002; "Drafting Documents to Reflect Community Property Considerations in Estate Planning (Forms & Article)," Financial & Estate Planning, Commerce Clearing House, Spring 1982. Assistant Professor of Accounting, New Mexico State University, 1986-1992. Fellow and Regent American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chair, New Mexico, 2001-2006). Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1982-1983 and Member, 1977-2003, New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1977-2003. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Board of Directors, Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section, 2003—; Member, 1993-2001 and Chair, 1997-1998, Board of Directors, Taxation Section; Chairman, Specialty Committee for Taxation Law, 1995-2001); American Bar Association (Member: Section of Taxation Committee on Estate and Gift Taxes). [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1967-1971]. (Resident, Las Cruces, New Mexico Office). Practice Areas: Probate(10%); Trusts and Estates(10%); Estate Planning(50%); Wills(10%); Taxation(20%). Email: Richard B. Gregory | | Henry John Paoli (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Baylor University (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Theta. Order of Barristers. National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, Third Place Team. A.T.L.A. Mock Trial Regional Championship Team 2000; National Quarterfinalist Team 2000; Regional Championship Team, 2001. Texas Real Estate License, 1995-1997. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; El Paso Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Yazdchi v. American Honda Finance Corp., No. 3:05-CV-0737, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46125 (N.D. Tex. June 27, 2006); Yazdchi v. American Honda Finance Corp., No. 3:05-CV-0737, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62412 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 23, 2006); Al Auto v. American Honda Finance Corp., No. 05-10479, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 2567 (5th Cir. Feb. 6, 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Appeals. Email: Henry John Paoli | | Thomas R. Erickson (Shareholder) born Fort Bragg, North Carolina, October 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2006, New Mexico. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., 1988); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Construction Law. Email: Thomas R. Erickson | | Jose Luis Carbonell (Shareholder) born March 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: St. Mary's University (B.B.A., 1998; M.B.A., distinguished graduate, 2001); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Lecturer, U.S. - Mexico Comparative Law in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 2002. Lecturer, Doing Business in Mexico, A U.S. Perspective, El Paso, Texas, 2006. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; El Paso Young Lawyers Association; The Paso Del Norte Group; San Antonio Free Trade Alliance. Transactions: Provide corporate clients legal advice in cross-border transactions, particularly between the U.S. and Mexico. For example, setting up operations in Mexico for US clients and operation in the US for foreign clients and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Assist corporate clients in obtaining export and import licenses. Assisted corporate clients and individuals in obtaining business and family immigration visas. Provide corporate clients and individuals in general business entity formation, as well as other corporate legal advice in various types of business contracts and mergers and acquisitions. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International; Immigration and Customs Law; Corporate and Commercial. Email: Jose Luis Carbonell | | —————————— | | Yvonne Marie Acosta (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, September 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.S.N., 1983; M.S.N., 1988); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1996). Sigma Theta Tau Nurses Honor Society (Delta Kappa Chapter). Registered Nurse, Texas, 1984. Adjunct Nursing Faculty, University of Texas-El Paso, College of Nursing, 1990-1993. Associate Clinical Professor, University of Texas-El Paso, School of Nursing, 1999—. Member: El Paso Bar Association; El Paso Women's Bar Association, Mexican American Bar Association, Texas Association of American Nurse Attorneys. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Administrative Law. Email: Yvonne Marie Acosta | | Oscar Javier Ornelas (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, July 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.B.A., Accounting with Honors and Honors Degree, 1996); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1997. Phi Delta Phi (Earl Warren Inn); Texas Bank Lawyer; Texas Tech Journal of Texas Administrative Law; Recipient, Texas Tech Regent's Scholarship; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi Honors Accounting Fraternity; Recipient, UTEP Presidential Scholarship Recipient; Member, Paso Del Norte Group. Director, El Paso County Bar Association. Member: El Paso County Bar and American (Tax Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Tax Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Tax Section); Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (Tax Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Federal and State Tax(95%); General Business(5%). Email: Oscar Javier Ornelas | | Casey S. Stevenson (Associate) born Odessa, Texas, September 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 2000); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Order of Barristers. Member, Board of Barristers, 2001-2003. Best Respondent's Brief, John Marshall International Moot Court Competition, 2002. Regional Finalist, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2003. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; El Paso Young Lawyers' Association (Member, Board of Directors); Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Collections; Transportation; Bills of Lading; Cargo Claims. Email: Casey S. Stevenson | | Diana M. Valdez (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, August 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.A., 1999); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: University of Texas of El Paso Law School Preparation Institute Alumni Chapter; Texas Tech School of Law Dean's Recruitment Council, 2002-04. Participant, Texas Tech Civil Litigation Clinical Program, 2003. Member, Texas Tech Hispanic Law Student's Association, 2001-04. Recipient: Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy, 2004; Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior of the University of Texas at El Paso's College of Liberal Arts, 1999. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; El Paso Women's Bar Association (President, 2004); Texas Young Lawyers Association; El Paso Young Lawyer's Association; Mexican American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Diana M. Valdez | | Andrea Cortinas (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, November 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Communication Studies, 2002); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2006). Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; El Paso Women's Bar Association; Mexican American Bar Association (MABA); El Paso Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Andrea Cortinas | | Joseph E. Balsiger (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S. in Biology, 2001); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate. Email: Joseph E. Balsiger | | Sarah Snook (Associate) born San Marcos, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude 2002); University of Houston (J.D., 2007). Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; El Paso Women's Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Email: Sarah Snook | | Carlos Madrid (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, August 12, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2004); Yale Law School (J.D., 2007). Participant: Yale Lawyering Ethics Clinic, 2006-2007; Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, Legislative Advocacy Clinic, 2005-2006. President, UTEP Law School Preparation Institute Alumni; Affinity Group. Board Member, Initiative for Public Interest, 2005-2007. Member, Yale Latino Law Students Association, 2004-2007. Member: El Paso Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: El Paso Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Carlos Madrid | | Justin E. Butterfield (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, September 15, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, 2004); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2007). University Banner Bearer. Law School Christian Fellowship and the Federalist Society. Student coordinator, Harvard University Veritas Forum in 2007. Member: El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities and Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Justin E. Butterfield | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Las Cruces, New Mexico Office: Bank of The West, 201 N. Church Street, Suite 201, 88001. Telephones: 575-522-0765; 800-755-0765. Fax: 575-522-0006.
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