|   | | Law Firm in Galveston, Texas | A Partnership including Professional Corporations | (Formerly Dibrell & Greer) |
| | Address | | One Moody Plaza, 18th Floor | | Galveston, Texas 77550 | | (Galveston Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 409-797-3200; Houston Line: 281-480-5278 | | Telecopier: 409-766-6424 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.greerherz.com | |
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| Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporation, Insurance, Probate, Real Estate, Securities, Banking, Estate Planning Law and Commercial Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Formed over seventy years ago on Galveston Island, Texas, Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P., one of the largest law firms based in Galveston, has grown from a three lawyer practice specializing in insurance law to a 34 lawyer full-service law firm with a sophisticated civil trial and appellate practice as well as a complex commercial and corporate law practice. The firm's primary practice areas include commercial litigation, corporate transactions, securities, real estate, banking, insurance, non-profit entities, estate planning, bankruptcy and technology law. Our clients, which include insurance companies, banks, investment advisors, private foundations and other non-profit organizations, rely on our firm's expertise in representation in courts and before regulatory agencies throughout the United States. Greer, Herz & Adams' lawyers are assisted in their representation of their clients by a large, well-trained professional support staff, including paralegals, professional legal secretaries and support personnel. Additionally, the firm utilizes a wide variety of emerging technologies to provide its clients with efficient communication and service. As a result of Greer, Herz & Adams' ability to provide the highest quality work product across a wide spectrum of practice areas, many of its clients have designated the firm as their general counsel. | | Firm Size: 27 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: American National Insurance Company; The Moody Foundation; Moody National Bank Center at Galveston; Robert L. Moody Interests; Moody Gardens, Inc.; Transitional Learning Community of Galveston; Securities Management & Research, Inc.; American National Investment Accounts, Inc.; Kempner Capital Management, Inc.; The Moody Endowment; SM & R Investments, Inc. |
COUNSEL FOR: Three "R" Trusts; National Western Life Insurance Co.; Standard Life and Accident Insurance Co.; Galveston Historical Foundation, Inc.; American National Property and Casualty Co.; Standard Life and Accident Insurance Co.; Gal-Tex Hotel Corp. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | W. E. Greer (1901-1996). | | Irwin M. Herz, Jr. (P.C.) (Member) born Galveston, Texas, July 22, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1961); University of Texas (J.D., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Named to Texas Monthly Magazine Super Lawyers, Business and Corporate, 2005-2008. Commissioner, 1996 (Chairman, Board of Commissioners, 1999, 2000), Galveston Housing Authority. Development Board, University of Texas Medical Branch; Board of Visitors, Texas A & M at Galveston. Chairman, Galveston Economic Development Corporation, 1992-1998. Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Member). Practice Areas: Business Planning; Corporate; Real Estate Law. Email: Irwin M. Herz, Jr. (P.C.) | | Stephen G. Schulz, (P.C.) (Member) born Galveston, Texas, January 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana and Rice University (B.A., with high honors, 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1976). Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Real Estate Development; Corporate Law. Email: Stephen G. Schulz, (P.C.) | | Debra G. James (Member) born Long Beach, California, April 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., International Relations, 1978); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Barons; Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Houston Law Review, 1981-1982. Candidate Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1981-1982. Outstanding Young Lawyer of Galveston County, 1988-1989. Member: Galveston County (Secretary, 1987 and Director, 1988) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (District 5B Grievance Committee, 1991-1994). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law. Email: Debra G. James | | John A. Buckley, Jr. (P.C.) (Member) born Washington, D.C., 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1979, Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: University of Houston (B.A. and B.S., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1976). Adjunct Professor of Law: University of Houston Law Center Faculty, 2004—; National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Faculty, 2003—. Member: Houston, Galveston County (Director, 1997-1999; President, 1999), Bay Area and Arkansas Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, District 5B Grievance Committee, 1999-2000); American Association of Justice. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Downing v. Williams, 642 F2d 612 (CA 5 1981), vacated on rehearing, 645 F2d 1226 (5th Cir. 1981); Smith v. Christley, 755 SW2d 525 (Tex.App.-Hous. [14 Dist.] 1988); Southwestern Bell v. Delanney, 762 SW2d 772 (Tex.App.-Texarkana, 1988), reversed 809 SW2d 493 (Tex. 1991); Winkins v. Frank Winther Investments, 881 SW2d 557 (Tex.App-Hou-1st Dist., 1994); University of Texas Medical Branch v. York, 808 SW2d 106 (Tex.App.-Hous. [1st Dist.] 1991, reversed 871 SW2d 175 (Tex. 1994), 89 Ed. Law Rep. 1025; Einhorn v. LaChance, 823 SW2d 405 (Tex.App.-Hous. [1st Dist] 1992), writ of cert. den. 517 U.S. 1135 (1996); Commodity Futures Trading Com'n. v. Schafer, not reported in F.Supp. 2d 1999 WL 33650356 (SD Tex 1999); Northwinds Abatement, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, 70 F.Supp.2d 699 (SD Tex 1999); Osborne v. Coldwell Bankers United Realtors, note reported in SW3d, 202 WL 1480894 (Tex.App.-Hous. [1 Dist] 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Insurance; Construction Law; Consumer Law; Personal Injury. Email: John A. Buckley, Jr. (P.C.) | | Andrew J. Mytelka (Member) born New York, N,Y., October 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern, Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1982); Tulane University (J.D., 1985); Boston University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1986). Member, Boston University Journal of Tax Law, 1985-1986. Elected as Galveston Independent School District Trustee, 2005. Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities. Email: Andrew J. Mytelka | | Frederick E. Black (Member) born Paris, Arkansas, September 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1983; J.D., 1986). Beta Gamma Sigma. Outstanding Young Lawyer, Galveston County, 1991. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Galveston County (Secretary, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insurance Law; Employment Law. Email: Frederick E. Black | | Janet L. Rushing (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies, University of Houston - Clear Lake, 1987. Gulf Coast Legal Foundation (Director, 1991-1993, Treasurer, 1993, President-Elect, 1994; President, 1995). Member: Galveston County (Director, 1991, 1996, 1997); Treasurer, 1998, President-Elect, 1999) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Galveston Young Lawyers Association (President-Elect, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Employment Law. Email: Janet L. Rushing | | Gregory S. Garrison (Member) born Freeport, Texas, May 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1986; M.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1990). Member: Galveston County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Insurance Law; Investment Company Law; Variable Insurance Products Law. Email: Gregory S. Garrison | | Scott D. Daniel (Member) born Wharton, Texas, August 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Plan II, 1989; J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Board of Directors, University of Texas Children's Hospital Community Advisory Board; Island Etc.—East End Theatre Company. Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Johnnie L. Young, et al. v. Ray Brandt Dodge, Inc., 176 F.R.D. 230 (E.D.La. 1997); American National Insurance Company v. International Business Machines Corporation, 933 S.W.2d 685 (Tex.App.—, San Antonio, 1996), writ denied; Dixon v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 137 F.Supp. 2nd 702 (E.D.La. 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Complex Litigation. Email: Scott D. Daniel | | David Le Blanc (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1994; LL.M., Intellectual Property and Information Law, 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Comeaux v. Suderman, 93 S.W.3d 215 (Tex.App. Houston, 14th Dist., 2002, no pet.); Four Bros. Boat Works, Inc. v. Tesoro Petroleum Companies, Inc., 217 S.W.3d 653 (Tex.App. Houston, 14th Dist., 2006, pet. denied). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: David Le Blanc | | Michael G. Adams (Member) born Texas City, Texas, April 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael G. Adams | | Joseph Russo, Jr. (Member) born Galveston, Texas, September 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Director, South Texas Board of Advocates, 1997. Member: State Bar of Texas; Galveston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Joseph Russo, Jr. | | Sean Monticello (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: McNeese State University (B.A. & B.S., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1999). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Technical Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1998-1999. Author: "Subafilms Revisited: The Case for Imposing Liability on Domestic Authorizers of Extraterritorial Copyright Infringement," Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property, Spring 1999. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Insurance. Email: Sean Monticello | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Tara B. Annweiler (Senior Counsel) born Galveston, Texas, April 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., cum laude, 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Galveston County Bar Association; Galveston County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Mortgage Lending; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Tara B. Annweiler | | Steve Windsor (Senior Counsel) born Hollywood, California, November 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1973); University of Houston (J.D., 1990). Author: "International Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Software," Rothman & Co., 1994. Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Galveston County Family Law Bar Association (President, 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Steve Windsor | | OF COUNSEL | | Jon David (J.D.) Epstein (Of Counsel) born Starkville, Mississippi, December 25, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois; 1974, Texas; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1967); Mississippi State University. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 1991—. Named to: Superlawyers, Health Care Law, Texas Monthly, and Law & Politics, 2003-2007; Outstanding Hospital Lawyers, Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2003; Outstanding Healthcare Lawyers, Experts Guide to Health Law, 2005; Tier One in Health Law, 2005 and Senior Statesman, 2006-2007, Chambers US. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, 1982—. Board Member, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Development Board, 2003—. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Illinos School of Law, 2001—. Member: State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar. American Health Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1982; President, 1986; Fellow, 2005). Email: Jon David (J.D.) Epstein | | ASSOCIATES | | Kelly-Ann F. Clarke (Associate) born Kingston, Jamaica, March 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: Galveston County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Email: Kelly-Ann F. Clarke | | Roni S. Mihaly (Associate) born Canyon, Texas, January 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Galveston County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Galveston County Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Employment Law. Email: Roni S. Mihaly | | Eric J. Kirkpatrick (Associate) born Arlesia, New Mexico, July 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., 2001); South Texas College of Law ( J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; American Association of Justice. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Eric J. Kirkpatrick | | Christopher M. Lamm (Associate) born Dickinson, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2002). Member: Galveston County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Privacy Law; Insurance; Corporate Law. Email: Christopher M. Lamm | | Angela Olalde (Associate) born Bryan, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., English and Political Science, 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Recipient, Robert R. Duvall Best Article on Family Law Award, 2004-2005. Assistant Note and Comment Editor, Law Review, 2004. Briefing Attorney to Justice J. Harvey Hudson, 14th Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, 2005-2006. Member: Houston and Galveston County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Galveston County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Angela Olalde | | James M. Roquemore (Associate) born Orlando, Florida, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2007, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., Economics, 1990); Georgia State College of Law (J.D., 1994); University of Wisconsin - Madison (M.B.A., Finance, Risk Management and Insurance, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities; Corporate Law. Email: James M. Roquemore | | David M. Clem (Associate) born December 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., English and French, 2000); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: David M. Clem | Other Office Addresses:
League City Office: 2525 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 203, 77573. Telephone: 281-480-5278. Fax: 281-538-3791.
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