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| | Address | | 420 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500 | | Fort Worth, Texas 76102-3721 | | (Tarrant Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 817-338-4500 | | Facsimile: 817-338-4599 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.cottenschmidt.com |  |
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| | Year Established: 1992 | Firm Profile:
Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P. maintains a general civil practice including litigation and business transactions. For more detailed information about our firm, our practice areas, and our individual lawyers, please visit our website at http://www.cottenschmidt.com. | | Firm Size: 18 | Representative Clients:
Advance Stores Company, Inc.; Brunswick Corporation; C.L. Frates & Co.; Campbell Health System; Citation Corporation; E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; General Electric Corporation; Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed, L.L.C.; NIKE, Inc.; North Central Texas College; Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.; Our Nation's Best Sports; Electric Insurance Company; University Behavioral Center; Western Auto Supply Company; Whirlpool Corporation; Tom Thumb; Texas Jet, Inc. | | PARTNERS | | Larry E. Cotten (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, September 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1976); University of Houston (J.D., 1979). [U.S. Air Force, 1969-1972]. Languages: Chinese, Mandarin. Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. | | Randall Schmidt (Partner) born Quincy, Illinois, May 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Quincy College and University of Kansas (B.A., 1974); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Probate; Employment Law; Hospital Law; Oil and Gas Law. | | Steven K. Hayes (Partner) born Temple, Texas, April 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Agricultural Tort Claims; Civil Appeals; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. | | Brian D. Esenwein (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A. in Acct., with Honors, 1977); Baylor University (J.D., Top 15% of Class, 1982). CPA. Fellow of the TBF. Member AAA-Commercial Arbitration Panel; AHLA-Roster of Neutrals; NASD - Arbitration Panel. Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Health Care; Estate Planning; Physician Practices; Probate; Business Transactions; Mediation; Arbitration; Taxation; Real Estate. | | Paul E. Hanson (Partner) born Stephenville, Texas, September 14, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., summa cum laude 1985); Baylor University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. | | Susan Jan Hueber (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, February 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1994, Virginia. Education: Angelo State University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care; Civil Litigation. | | Robert D. Martinez (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, March 26, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; 1987, Texas. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1974); Wayne State University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability Defense. | | Steven J. Gordon (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, January 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; 1998, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Finance, summa cum laude, 1989); University of Texas (J.D., 1992). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Transactions; Products Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Mass Torts. | | Susan E. Baird (Partner) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1950; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Presbyterian-University Hospital School of Nursing (1971); University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care; Civil Litigation. | | Rick K. Disney (Partner) born Big Spring, Texas, August 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1974; J.D., with honors, 1977). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. | | Charles G. Pouls (Partner) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of New Mexico (B.B.A., 1990); Baylor University (J.D., 1998). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Medical Malpractice; Business Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. | | Michael H. Martin (Partner) born Raton, New Mexico, April 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1979); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. | | Brent L. Brown (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, May 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1988, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1972); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1980). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Mediation. | | Brenda Renee Ferguson (Partner) born Galveston, Texas, June 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); Baylor University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law. | | Angela Rae Hoyt (Partner) born Franklin, Indiana, August 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., with honors, 1988); University of Houston (J.D., 1996). Member: Tarrant County (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | OF COUNSEL | | Dennis M. Conrad (Of Counsel) born Kankakee, Illinois, January 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense; Civil Appeals; Insurance Litigation. | | ASSOCIATE | | Matthew T. McLain (Associate) born Corpus Christi, Texas, February 2, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Mass Torts; Commercial Litigation. |
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