(Main Office)

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.

Representative Clients:

Advance Stores Company, Inc.
Amadeus IT Group SA
AT&T
Brunswick Corporation
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Electric Insurance Company
General Electric Corporation
Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
NIKE, Inc.
Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
Our Nation's Best Sports
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Care, PLLC
Texas Jet, Inc.
TIN, Inc.
Tom Thumb
UNITRIN - Kemper
University Behavioral Centers of Denton and El Paso
U.S. - Mexico Cultural & Educational Foundation
Whirlpool Corporation.

Address

550 Bailey, Suite 600
Fort Worth, TX 76107, (Tarrant Co.)

Phone

Phone: 817-338-4500
Facsimile: 817-338-4599

Website

http://www.cottenschmidt.com

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.

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.

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 and Federal Circuits. 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; Oil and Gas Law.

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). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); Tarrant County Collaborative Professionals. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Brenda Renee Ferguson

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). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation.

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); University of Texas at Arlington (M.A., 2008). Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense; Civil Appeals; Insurance Litigation.

ASSOCIATES

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.

Keanan Matthews-Hall (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 2001; M.A., 2004); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Family Law; Oil and Gas Law.

R. Stephen Cheak (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, August 20, 1981; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Tarleton State University (B.S., with honors, 2003); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Business Law; Business Transactions.