PARTNERS
Barry Abrams (Member) born Houston, Texas, October 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1978). Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Articles Editor, Texas Law Review, 1977-1978. Law Clerk to Circuit Judge Joseph T. Sneed, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, 2001. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Trial and Appellate Practice; Commercial; Securities; Civil Rights; Local Government Litigation.Email: Barry Abrams
Robert P. Scott, Jr. (Member) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). Teaching Quizmaster, University of Texas, 1977-1978. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Civil Trial, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert P. Scott, Jr.
Susan L. Bickley (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1981); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Chi; Order of the Barons. Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, 2006-2008. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Standing Committee on Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct); Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Local Government Litigation; Civil Trial and Appellate Practice.Email: Susan L. Bickley
Sue D. Rosenthal (Member) born Bayou Rapides, Louisiana, November 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Howard University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1989); Stanford University (M.S., 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Commercial Litigation.Email: Sue D. Rosenthal
Jack W. Higdon (Member) born Beeville, Texas, June 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1995); University of Texas (J.D., 1998). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Local Government Litigation.Email: Jack W. Higdon
ASSOCIATES
Will Denham (Associate) born Beaumont, Texas; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2001). Judicial Intern, Honorable Greg Abbott, Texas Supreme Court (2000). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Local Government Litigation.Email: Will Denham
Marquel R. Sautural (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, October 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., 2003). Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort.Email: Marquel R. Sautural
Margaret Elizabeth Patterson (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., Religion, 1994), Webster University (M.A.T. Curriculum, 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Law Clerk, Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2005-2006. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Local Government Law.
Lance D. Leisure (Associate) born Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.A. 1993); Defense Language Institute (Linguistic Certification in Arabic, with honors, 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort.
SENIOR COUNSEL
Darla Hill (Senior Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Darla Hill
OF COUNSEL
David Cohen (Of Counsel) born White Plains, New York, July 8, 1940; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and New York. Education: United States Naval Academy, University of Maryland (B.A., with honors, 1964); Rice University (M.A., 1967); University of Texas (Ph.D., 1971; J.D., with high honors, 1978). Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Fullbright Fellow, 1969-1970. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1977-1978. Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, 1992-1999. Member: Travis County (Member, Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution) and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Past Co-chair, Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Business Transactions; Mediation.Email: David Cohen