|   | | Law Firm in Fort Worth, Texas | |
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| | Address | | Landers Point Office Building, 3815 Lisbon Street | | Fort Worth, Texas 76107 | | (Tarrant Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Barlow Garsek & Simon, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Federal and State Courts, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Corporate Law, Partnership, Business Law, Construction, Family Law, Creditors' Rights, Employment Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Real Estate, School Law, Mediation and Arbitration. Advocacy in any Forum. | | Year Established: 1977 | | Firm Size: 9 | Office Hours:
Monday: 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | —————————— | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | James B. Barlow (Member) born Valdosta, Georgia, November 14, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1960); University of Texas at Austin (LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Texas Lawyers Top 100 Super Lawyers. Member, Planning Committee and Lecturer, 1986-1990, State Bar Advanced Civil Trial Course (Federal Courts, U.C.C. Litigation) Course Director, 1993. President, Texas Law School Alumni Association, 1977-1978. President, 1974-1975 and Chairman of the Board, 1972-1973, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Member: Tarrant County (Director, 1968-1970; President, 1984-1985) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Director, 1974-1975 and 1986-1989, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1988-1989); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Fort Worth Chapter, 1986); Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court (Master, Emeritus and President, 1999-2000). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Fellow); Tarrant County Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow and Trustee); American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts; Summary Trials; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: James B. Barlow | | Elliott S. Garsek (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1971); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1973-1974, Texas Lawyers - Super Lawyers, Top Tarrant County Lawyer. Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Fellow); American Bar Foundation. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate; Business; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Mediation. Email: Elliott S. Garsek | | Henry W. Simon, Jr. (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, September 20, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959); University of Texas at Austin (LL.B., 1962). Listed in: Texas Monthly; Texas Super Lawyer, 2003, 2004 and 2005. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Henry W. Simon, Jr. | | J. Benjamin Barlow (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, October 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1992). Author, "Prayer In Public Schools In Light of Lee v. Weisman and Its Progeny," West's Education Law Reporter, Vol. 87, Feb. 10, 1994. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Director, 2004-2006); State Bar of Texas; Texas Council of School Attorneys; Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: School Law; Family Law; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: J. Benjamin Barlow | | Robert A. Simon (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, December 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1986); University of London, King's College (M.A., War Studies, 1988); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; John C. Ford American Inn of Court (Master, 2000—). Reported Cases: In re D P Partners, 106 F.3d 667 (5th Cir. 1997), In re Mirant, 314 B.R. 347 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Robert A. Simon | | Chris D. Collins (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1996); St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio (J.D., 1999). Associate Member, Honorable Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court (2001-2003). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation . Reported Cases: Aviation Composite Technologies, Inc. v. CLB Corp., 13 S.W.3d 181 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2004, no pet.); Dallas Fire Insurance Co. v. Texas Contractors Sur. & Cas. Agency, 128 S.W.3d 279 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2004), judgmt rev'd, 2004 WL 2913657, 48 Tex. S. Ct. J. 200 (Tex. 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Family Law. Email: Chris D. Collins | | David D. Rapp (Member) born Griffin, Georgia, February 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1994; M.A.T., 1996); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2000). Articles Editor, SMU Law Review. Member, Young Life Forth Worth Executive Committee. Chair, Golf Tournament, 2001—. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Family Law; Real Estate. Email: David D. Rapp | | —————————— | | Kathy Heffernan (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, August 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., Business, 2000); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Real Estate. Email: Kathy Heffernan | | Paul J. Vitanza (Associate) born DeKalb, Illinois, December 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1997); Baylor University (J.D., 2000). Member, Baylor Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Paul J. Vitanza |
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