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| | Address | | 201 Main Street, Suite 2500 | | Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | | (Tarrant Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 817-332-2500 | | Telecopy: 817-878-9280 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.khh.com | |
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| Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Banking, Commercial Law and Finance, Bankruptcy, Corporate Securities, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning, Probate and Non-Profit Organizations, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Public Finance, Real Estate, Tax. | | Year Established: 1979 | Firm Profile:
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP was founded in 1979 and is currently a 93 attorney law firm with offices in Fort Worth, Houston and Austin, Texas. The firm's practice is comparable to that of the largest firms in the country. Unique for a firm of its size, Kelly Hart & Hallman represents public and closely-held companies, individuals and families in sophisticated commercial transactions and litigation throughout the United States. 15 of the firm's attorneys were selected as Texas Monthly "Super Lawyers" in the October 2005 issue and 14 were selected as Texas Monthly "Rising Stars" for 2006. | | Firm Size: 87 | Representative Clients:
Acme Brick Company; Alcon Laboratories, Inc.; AMR Corporation; American Central Gas Technologies, Inc.; ARCap Servicing, Inc.; Bass interests; Edward P. Bass; Lee M. Bass; Perry R. Bass; Robert M. Bass; Sid R. Bass; BEPCO, L.P.; Biofriendly Corporation; BNSF Railway Company; Burnett Oil Co., Inc.; Burnett Ranches, Ltd.; The Burnett Foundation; Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; City of Arlington; City Center Development Co.; City of Dripping Springs; City of Fort Worth; Van Cliburn; Crates Thompson Capital, Inc.; Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd.; Elementis America Inc.; EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.; Encore Acquisition Company; Extra Space Storage, LLC; The Fort Worth Zoological Association; Fortson Oil Company; Mr. and Mrs. L.R. French, Jr.; The Frost National Bank; GMAC Mortgage Corporation; Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; Hillwood Development Company; LLC; IESI Holding Corporation; JPMorgan Chase Bank; National Association; Justin Brands, Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; Kimbell Art Museum; Maguire Oil Company; Anne W. Marion family interests; MediMedia USA, Inc.; Moncrief Cancer Center; Moncrief Oil International, Inc.; Charles Moncrief; Richard Moncrief; W.A. Moncrief, Jr.; Montex Drilling Company; National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame; ONEOK, Inc.; Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc.; Pier I Imports; Q Investments, L.P.; RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.; Realty Capital Corporation; Realty Capital Partners, LLC; Regions Bank; RLand Development, Ltd.; Sabre Inc.; Scepter Holdings, Inc.; Sid Richardson Carbon, Ltd.; Sid W. Richardson Foundation; Southlake Town Square; Standard Pacific Capital, LLC; The Staywell Company; Sundance Square Management, L.P.; Tarrant County; Tarrant County Hospital District; Tarrant County Housing Finance Corporation; Tarrant County Industrial Development Corporation; Texas Christian University; Texas Pacific Group, Inc.; Texas Stadium Corporation; Trademark Companies; Travelocity.com Inc.; Vintage Capital Partners, L.P.; Wells Fargo Bank; National Association; XTO Energy Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Derek W. Anderson (Partner) born St. Louis Park, Minnesota, November 25, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1996); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Editor, Texas Tech University Law Review. [Petty Officer, USN, 1989-1993]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Derek W. Anderson | | Lars L. Berg (Partner) born El Paso, Texas, March 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1989); Baylor University (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to the Honorable John McBryde, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1993-1994. Member: Order of the Barristers. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Lars L. Berg | | F. Richard Bernasek (Partner) born Manhattan, Kansas, December 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1974, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); University of Kansas (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Kansas Law Review, 1971-1972. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. | | Mark E. Bishop (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, September 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Baylor Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Chi; Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer, 1986). (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mark E. Bishop | | C. William Blair (Partner) born Wharton, Texas, March 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1989, Texas. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (M.B.A., 1983; J.D., with honors, 1983). Member, Texas International Law Journal, 1982-1983. Author: "Classification of Unsecured Claims in Chapter 11 Reorganization," 58 American Bankruptcy Law Journal 197, 1984. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. | | Sean A. Bryan (Partner) born Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Executive Editor, Virginia Tax Review, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Business Entities. Email: Sean A. Bryan | | Russell D. Cawyer (Partner) born Petersburg, Virginia, November 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of North Texas (B.S., cum laude, 1992); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Author: "Batson and Its Progeny Prohibit the Use of Peremptory Challenges Based Upon Disability and Religion: A Practitioner's Guide for Requesting a Civil-Batson Hearing," 26 Tex. Tech. L.Rev. 109 (1995); "Using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Procedures to Resolve Employment Disputes," 1999 Corpus Christi Client Seminar on Developments in Labor and Employment Law; "Defending Employment Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment Claims," Southwestern Legal Foundations 45th Annual Institute on Labor and Employment Law (1998); "Ask a Lawyer," published monthly in the Fort Worth Business Press, 2000. Member: Midland County Young Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1997). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Russell D. Cawyer | | Hugh G. Connor, II (Partner) born Lewiston, Maine, June 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of TexaS; U.S. District Court, Eastern District and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Maine (B.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Robin B. Connor (Partner) born Holland, Michigan, July 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1994); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. | | David P. Derber (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, July 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S., 1971); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1974). Phi Eta Sigma; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Author and Lecturer: "Current Usury Issues for Lender Lawyers," Texas Association of Bank Counsel, 1989 Convention; "Due Diligence and Preparation of Legal Opinions," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, Winter, 1993; "Senior Creditor/Subordinate Creditor Agreements," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Course, Summer, 1994; "Construction Loan Documentation-Miscellaneous Documents," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, Winter, 1997; "New Article 9, A Summary of Texas Uniform Commercial Code New Article 9 and Transition Rules," 34th Annual Mortgage Lending Institute, September 2000. Member, Legal Forms Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1984-1995 and 1999—. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. | | Roger C. Diseker (Partner) born Wichita Falls, Texas, March 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Midwestern State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1993). Moot Court Board, Armour Scholarship. Law Clerk to the Hon. David O. Belew, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Young Lawyers). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Roger C. Diseker | | Marc N. Epstein (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, July 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma; 1988, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1981); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Order of Coif. Co-Author and Lecturer: "Construction Insurance Issues Affecting The Owner/Lender: Does Your Contract Have You Covered?" The University of Texas School of Law and The Texas Mortgage Bankers Association-27th Annual Mortgage Lending Institute (1993); "The AIA Construction Documents-Protecting the Owner's Interests," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, 1993. Co-Author: "Owner's Counsel Reviews (and Suggests Changes to) the New (1987) AIA General Conditions of the Contract for Construction (Parts 1, 2 and 3)," Volume 5 The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Nos. 2, 3 and 4 March-July, 1989. Lecturer: "Real Estate Law: Leases in Depth, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Insurance and Insurance Provisions in Leases," 1993; School of Architecture and Business, University of Oklahoma, 1986 and 1987; "Legal Remedies for Contractors," Construction Financial Management Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1987). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction. | | Jeffrey Robert Grable (Partner) born Houston, Texas, June 19, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member and Student Writing Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jeffrey Robert Grable | | Robert C. Grable (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, April 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: University of California at Los Angeles and Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1971). Order of the Coif; Chancellors; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "Panhandle Field Litigation," Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section Report, Vol. II, No. 2, Dec. 1985. Author and Lecturer: "Royalty and Division Order Issues," 15th Annual Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, March 1989; "Selected Problems in Split Stream Gas Production," State Bar of Texas Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, September 1987; "The Discovery Rule and How It Applies to Oil and Gas Litigation," State Bar of Texas Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, September 1995; "The Discovery Rule in Oil and Gas Litigation: A Rematch," State Bar of Texas 16th Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, October 1998. Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1991-1992. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. [Lt., JAGC, USNR, 1971-1974]. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy; Litigation. Email: Robert C. Grable | | Frank P. Greenhaw, IV (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Frank P. Greenhaw, IV | | Chester W. Grudzinski, Jr. (Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts, August 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas-El Paso (B.B.A., with honors, 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1983. Author: "Property Contributions to Partnerships More Likely to Result in Gain After TRA 97," Journal of Partnership Taxation, Volume 15, page 291, Winter, 1999; "Coordinating 303's Redemption Benefits With the Estate Tax Deferral Rules of 6166," Journal of Taxation for Accountants, Volume 33, page 32, July 1984; "Evaluating the Many Options that Exist for Restructuring Partnership Debt," Journal of Partnership Taxation, Volume 9, Number 2, p. 130, Summer, 1992; "Recent Changes Will Have a Burdensome Impact on Securities Partnerships," The Journal of Taxation, Volume 82, Number 6, p. 368, June 1995. Co-Author: "Restructuring Leveraged Buyouts," The Journal of Corporate Taxation, Volume 17, Number 4, p. 303, Winter, 1991; "Applying the New Contributed Property Rules to Securities Trading Partnerships," The Journal of Taxation, Volume 72, Number 3, p. 156, March, 1990. Practice Areas: Taxation; Partnership Law; Estate Planning; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Business Law. | | Alan D. Hegi (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, June 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana; 1989, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1985-1986. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law. Email: Alan D. Hegi | | Donald E. Herrmann (Partner) born Gilmer, Texas, February 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., with honors, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Charter Fellow, Tarrant Bar Foundation. Member, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | Christopher E. Howe (Partner) born Houston, Texas, November 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Distri cts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1980); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1986). Assistant Director of Appointments, Office of the Governor, 1991-1994. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. | | Brandon T. Hurley (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, October 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Austin College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Baylor University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, Winter, 1997-1998. Member: Tarrant County Bar; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brandon T. Hurley | | Calvin M. Jackson (Partner) born Memphis, Texas, June 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1982); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1985). Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. | | Dee J. Kelly (Partner) born Bonham, Texas, March 7, 1929; admitted to bar, 1954, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1950); George Washington University (LL.B., 1954). Member, Board of Directors, 1967-1977 and Chairman, 1969-1977, Texas Turnpike Authority. Member, Board of Regents, Texas State University System, 1969-1975. Member: Board of Trustees, University of Texas Law School Foundation, 1982—; Board of Directors, The Center for American and International Law, 1985—; Board of Trustees, 1966— and Chairman, 1976—, Sam Rayburn Library and Foundation; Best Lawyers in America; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Recipient, Blackstone Award, 1997. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate; Energy. | | Dee J. Kelly, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, June 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1982; J.D., 1985). Dean's Roundtable, University of Texas Law School. Member, Texas Bar Foundation, Tarrant County Bar Foundation. Former Member, Eldon B. Mahon Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law. | | David Keltner (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Civil Appellate Law. Email: David Keltner | | Keith D. Kohlhepp (Partner) born Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1972); Slippery Rock State College (M.A., 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Co-Author: "Negotiating and Drafting Confidentiality Agreements for Purchasers," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Sept., 1991. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. Email: Keith D. Kohlhepp | | R. Paul Lancaster (Partner) born Brownsville, Texas, May 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., 1989); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1993-1995. Certified Public Accountant, 1992. President, Midland Business and Estate Council, 1999. Member: Tarrant County Probate Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts; Taxation. Email: R. Paul Lancaster | | Cheryl Poulin Leb (Partner) born Doylestown, Pennsylvania, January 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Florida State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Cheryl Poulin Leb | | Stephen W. Litke (Partner) born West Palm Beach, Florida, January 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; 1999, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 1990); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honors, 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1994-1996 and Production Editor, 1995-1996, Tulsa Law Journal. Author: "Ratzlaf v. United States: Prosecuting Money Launderers Gets Tougher," 30 Tulsa Law Journal 447, 1994. Member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Stephen W. Litke | | Daniel L. Lowry (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Eta Sigma; Kappa Mu Epsilon. Book Review Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1977-1978. Author: "A Comprehensive Note Purchase Guide," Vol. 3, Nos. 4 & 5, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. Co-Chairman, Fort Worth Real Estate and Commercial Law Council, 1984-1987. Member, Partnership Law Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1981-1984. Member, Financial Institutions Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1984—. Member, Real Estate Opinion Letter Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1994—. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Finance; Commercial Law; Real Estate. | | Michael A. McConnell (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1969); University of Texas (J.D., 1975). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, 1983-1986. Trustee, National Foundation American Inns of Court. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Energy. Email: Michael A. McConnell | | Patricia F. Meadows (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Newcomb College of Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Queen Mary College Faculty of Laws of the University of London; Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Leading Articles Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1979-1980. Member: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Patricia F. Meadows | | Sharon S. Millians (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, July 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., with highest honors, 1970; M.A., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Sigma Iota; Alpha Lambda Delta. Leading Articles Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1980-1981. Author: "Standing to Sue Under Section 812 of the Fair Housing Act: Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood," 33 Southwestern Law Journal 917, 1979. Author and Lecturer: "Due Diligence in Pooled Loan Sales," Real Estate in Capital Markets: The Refinancing of America, presented March 31, 1995 to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, San Diego, CA. Co-Author: "Counseling the Lender on Environmental Risk Management," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 8, No. 4, July, 1992; "A Compliance Guide to Land Sales Marketing Regulation, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law," American Bar Association (with forms), 1992. Co-Author and Lecturer: "Negotiating An RTC Purchase and Sales Agreement," Real Estate in Capital Markets: The Refinancing of America, presented March 31, 1995 to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, San Diego, CA. Contributing Author: Texas Environmental Law, "Environmental Compliance and Risk Reduction Programs," Texas Practice, Vol. 46, Chapter 24, 1-20, 1997. Listed in Best Lawyers in American Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Randall G. Quick (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, September 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 1980); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction. Email: Randall G. Quick | | James D. Reardon (Partner) born New London, Connecticut, March 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, New York; 1993, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1987); Boston College (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: James D. Reardon | | Henry H. Robinson (Partner) born Lincolnton, North Carolina, May 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1969); Cornell University (M.A., in Industrial and Labor Relations, 1975; J.D., 1974). Author: "Negotiability in the Federal Sector," Cornell/AAA, 1st Ed., 1981 and 2nd Ed., 1983. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. | | J. Andrew Rogers (Partner) born Littlefield, Texas, August 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., with highest honors, 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1981-1982. Commercial Mediation Certification, 1995. Lecturer, Advanced Real Estate Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1984. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Mediation. | | Bart A. Rue (Partner) born Denton, Texas, March 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.B.A., 1988); Baylor University (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Marshall M. Searcy, Jr. (Partner) born San Diego, California, October 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1969; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Chancellors. Member, Texas Law Review, 1971-1972. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | R. Daniel Settle, Jr. (Partner) born Austin, Texas, January 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Trinity University and University of North Carolina (B.S., 1969); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1972). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Corporate. | | Todd W. Spake (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1992); Texas Tech University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Energy; Litigation. | | Brian S. Stagner (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, December 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Angelo State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Author: "Avoiding Abstention: The Younger Exceptions," Texas Tech Law Review, Fall, 1997. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Dana M. Stayton (Partner) born Cleburne, Texas, March 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Non-Profit Organizations; Estate Planning Law. Email: Dana M. Stayton | | Dulaney G. "Dee" Steer (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.J., with honors, 1977); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Staff Editor, 1980-1982, Editorial Adviser, 1981 and Note Editor, 1981, Oklahoma Law Review. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Probate; Non-Profit Organizations. | | Frank Van Court (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1965); University of Texas School of Law at Austin (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1967). Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Jack Roberts, Western District of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Municipal Finance; Mediation. Email: Frank Van Court | | William N. Warren (Partner) born Odessa, Texas, June 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, Fall, 1992 and Winter, 1993. Author: "Farrar v. Cain: It's Not The Money, It's The Principle of The Thing," 44 Baylor Law Review 621, 1992. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Wayne B. Whitham (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, March 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1979); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. | | —————————— | | Michael D. Anderson (Associate) born Wichita Falls, Texas, September 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2001). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Michael D. Anderson | | J. Chad Arnette (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, May 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.P.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Commercial Law; Torts. Email: J. Chad Arnette | | William Babb (Associate) born Del Rio, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Angelo State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2002; M.B.A., 2004); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate and Finance. Email: William Babb | | Meryl Benham (Attorney) born Midland, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 2002); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Meryl Benham | | Anna P. Biggs (Associate) born Cleburne, Texas, March 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2002; B.S., 2002); Baylor University (J.D., 2005). Member, Order of the Barristers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. | | Elizabeth Bridwell (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2005); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 2008). Email: Elizabeth Bridwell | | S. Benton Cantey, V (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1998); Texas Tech University (M.B.A., 1999); University of Tulsa (J.D., 2002); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M, Securities and Financial Regulation, 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: S. Benton Cantey, V | | Natalie J. Carlgren (Associate) born Paris, Texas, August 23, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 2004). Author, "Victoria's Dirty Little Secret: A Revealing Look at What the Federal Trademark Dilution Act is Trying to Conceal," 56 Oklahoma Law Review 977 (2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. | | Reif Chron (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Accounting, 2001); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Reif Chron | | David W. Cook (Associate) born October 4, 1979; (Admission pending). Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 2002); Texas Wesleyan School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). | | Megan M. Cooley (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, March 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1997); Baylor University (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Megan M. Cooley | | Nathan W. Daley (Associate) born Parsons, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Business Honors and Finance, 2002); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi (Social Chair). Recipient: Quilliam Endowed Scholarship; William C. Clerk Endowed Scholarship; First Graduating Class Endowed Scholarship; International Exchange Student Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin. Member and Articles Editor, 2005-2006, Texas Tech Law Review. Class Representative, Volunteer Law Students Association. Vice President: International Law Students; Intellectual Property Law Student Association; Board of Barristers Competitions. Member: Honors Business Association; Cargill Fellowship. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Nathan W. Daley | | Leslie Darby (Associate) born Japan; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S., cum laude, 2004); Baylor University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). | | Kim Donovan (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1970; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1994); Texas Wesleyan School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Editor, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, 2006-2007. | | David Garza (Associate) born Wharton, Texas, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Finance, summa cum laude, 2001); University of Texas Austin School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Christopher S. Greer (Associate) born San Angelo, Texas, October 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Angelo State University (B.B.A., 2001); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Christopher S. Greer | | Mitchell Hanzik (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 17, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2004); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Mitchell Hanzik | | Thomas R. Hegi (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., magna cum laude, M.S., 1998); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 2000. Practice Areas: Taxation. | | Brandon Hill (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, February 1, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003); Texas Tech University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers (Board Member); Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Staff Member, Vol. 37 and Articles Editor, Vol. 38, 2005-2006, Texas Tech Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: Brandon Hill | | Vanessa Jordan (Associate) born Lima, Peru, November 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Email: Vanessa Jordan | | Chad A. Key (Associate) born Snyder, Texas, October 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1998); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Chad A. Key | | Darren Keyes (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., B.S., magna cum laude, 2000). Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Author: "Protecting the Peace While Profiting the Poor: Microfinance and Terrorist Financing Regulation," 12 L. & Bus. Rev. Am. (Forthcoming Feb. 2007). Member, International Law Review Association. Email: Darren Keyes | | Andrew Kinworthy (Associate) born Seward, Nebraska, July 28, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.B.A., with highest distinction, 2004); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Andrew Kinworthy | | Kiersten D. Kita (Associate) born Midland, Texas, April 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2002); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Texas Tech Law Review. Practice Areas: Energy. | | Christopher Kruger (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 2003); University of Houston (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk, Chief Justice Adele Hedges, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, 2006-2007. Email: Christopher Kruger | | Michael C. Lowder (Associate) born Hereford, Texas, October 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Administrative Director, Texas Tech Legal Research Board, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law. | | Ross S. Martin (Associate) born May 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1995); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. | | Richard McMillan (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Richard McMillan | | Derek Montgomery (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 21, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A. 2001) Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Courts. Order of the Barristers. Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Email: Derek Montgomery | | Preston Mundt (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2005); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Preston Mundt | | Marcus G. Mungioli (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University; St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi; John M. Harlan Honor Society. Author: "Manifest Disregard of the Law Standard: A Vehicle for Modernization of the Federal Arbitration Act," St. Mary's Law Journal, Vol. 31, Issue 4. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Jason C. Nash (Associate) born Tyler, Texas, July 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., highest honors, 1998; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jason C. Nash | | Josh Osborne (Associate) born Lebanon, Kentucky, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (B.A., summa cum laude); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D.). Member: DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Josh Osborne | | Marcus Patton (Associate) born Gilmer, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2002); University of Houston Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Marcus Patton | | Clark Rucker (Associate) born Midland, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Marketing; B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 2005); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2008). Member: Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Clark Rucker | | Jody S. Sanders (Associate) born Orange, Texas, July 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Ashley Schieck (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Tax and Corporate. Email: Ashley Schieck | | Brian Sheguit (Associate) born Temple, Texas, March 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.A., Criminal Justice, 2002); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Business Manager, Volume 39 and Staff Member, Volume 38, Texas Tech Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brian Sheguit | | Matthew Stayton (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1997); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(60%); Litigation(40%). Email: Matthew Stayton | | Kenneth W. Stogdill (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, July 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1998); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Order of the Coif; Board of Barristers. Member, Texas Tech Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Clay M. Taylor (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, December 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1997); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. | | Scott R. Wiehle (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, September 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1999); Yale University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Reese Williamson (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Management, 2002); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2007). Managing Editor, Tulane Law Maritime Journal, 2006-2007. Email: Reese Williamson | | John T. Wilson, IV (Associate) born Beaumont, Texas, November 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1999; J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John T. Wilson, IV | | Shauna Jan Wright (Associate) born Midland, Texas; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 2006, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1990); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Women Attorneys Section). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Shauna Jan Wright | | OF COUNSEL | | Don C. Plattsmier (Of Counsel) born Mineral Wells, Texas, November 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University; University of New Mexico (B.A., 1965); University of Texas (J.D., 1968). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key. Member, Zoning Board of Adjustment, City of Fort Worth, 1987-1991. [With U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Energy; Business Law. | | Mark L. Hart, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Fort Worth, Texas, April 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1965; LL.B., with honors, 1968). Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1967-1968. Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. | | William P. Hallman, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Cleburne, Texas, September 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1964); Stanford University (M.B.A., 1969); University of Texas (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities. | | E. Glen Johnson (Of Counsel) born Tampa, Florida, May 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina and University of Texas (B.A., cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Texas Law Review, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Jennifer K. Rosell (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, February 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., summa cum laude, departmental honors, 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. International Law Review. | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Melissa F. Fitzhugh (Senior Counsel) born Ponca, Oklahoma, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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