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| | Address | | One Houston Center, Suite 3460, 1221 McKinney Street | | Houston, Texas 77010-1009 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-655-1101 | | Facsimile: 713-655-0062 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.azalaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial Practice. Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1993 | Firm Profile:
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C., was founded in 1993 as a litigation boutique firm. The name partners have tried over 100 cases to verdict in state and federal courts in a variety of areas, including oil and gas disputes, employment issues, business torts, and commercial disputes. The firm prides itself in the use of innovative trial techniques. It serves individual clients and business clients throughout Texas. | | Firm Size: 16 | Representative Clients:
AAA Life Insurance Company; Advanced Technologies, Inc.; American Automobile Association; Buison, Inc.; Chung's Food, Inc.; Genunine Parts Co.; Hines Interests Limited Partnership; Mercedes-Benz USA; Mi-Jack Products, Inc.; Ni-source; Plains All American Pipeline Co.; Rap-a-Lot Records; Residential Warranty Corp.; Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company; Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.; Technical Star Consulting, Inc.; Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; Urban Publishing Co.; Zeneca, Inc. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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| | John Zavitsanos (Partner) born Lefkas, Greece, March 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi. Member, American Inns of Court. Board: National Justice Institute; Houston Lawyer Referral Service. Board of Trustees, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2000—. Member: Archdiocese Council of the Greek Orthodox Church of America; Denver Metropolis Council of the Greek Orthodox Church of America. Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Author: "Asserting, Contesting and Preserving Privileges Under the New Rules," University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Civil Discovery Under the New Rules June 2000; "Punitive Damages - Phase II," University of Houston Law Center, Litigation and Trial Tactics, December 2000; "Preparing Your Witness for Deposition and Trial, University of Houston Law Foundation, June 2002, December 2005; "Credibility and Impeachment: Fundamentals of Direct and Cross-Examinations," University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude Evidence, September 2002 and January 2003; "Preparing Your Witness for Deposition," University of Houston Law Foundation, June, 2004; "Issues in Texas Law Class Actions vs. Mass Actions: Strategic and Legal Considerations," June 2003, University of Houston Law Center; "Winning with Technology, Utilizing E-Discovery, Exploiting Email and Leveraging the Computer Forensic Experts," June 2004, State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Section; "Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Texas, Witness Crediblity—How to Prepare, Achieve and Destroy It," September 2004, Lorman Education Services; "Preparing your Witness for Trial and Deposition," November 2004, Houston Bar Association. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2006; Who's Who in American Law. Million Dollar Advocate Forum; Texas "Super Lawyer," 2003-2005, Texas Monthly Magazine; "Best Lawyers in Houston-Business Litigation," 2004, H-Texas Magazine; Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2004; H Texas Magazine (2005)-Houston Area's Top Lawyers; H Texas Magazine (2005)-Houston's Top Lawyers for the People. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Employment); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor); Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Recognition Communication Inc. v. American Automobile Ass'n, 154 S.W.3d 878 (Tex.App—Dallas 2005); In re: KPMG, 2005 WL 66475 (Tex.App.—Houston (14th Dist.) 2005); Comsys Information Technology Services, Inc. v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co., 130 S.W.3d 181 (Tex.App.—Houston (14th Dist.) 2003); In re: Wheat, 2002 WL 31320095 (Tex.App.—Houston (1st Dist.) 2002); Livesay v. Wellogix, Inc., 2003 WL 139730 (Tex.App. Houston—(1st Dist.) 2003); In re: Seiscom Delta, Inc., 857 F.2d 279 (5th Cir. 1988); Gulf Coast Inc. Corp. v. Nasa I Business Center, 754 S.W.2d 152 (Tex. 1988); Thompson v. City of Galveston, 975 F.Supp. 504 (S.D. Tex. 1997); Texas Dept. of Public Safety v. Randle, 31 S.W. 3d 786 (Tex. App—Houston {1st Dist.} 2001, no pet.); Jones v. Star Motor Cars, 45 S.W.3d 350 (Tex. App—Houston {1st Dist.} 2001, no pet.); Mota v. University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, 261 F. 3d 512 (5th Cir. 2001); Pratt v. City of Houston, 247 F. 3d 601 (5th Cir. 2001); National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Willis, 296 F3d 336 (5th Cir. 2002); Brady v. Fort Bend County, 145 F.3d 691 (5th Cir. 1998); Redwine v. AAA Life, 852 S.W. 2d 10 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1993, no writ); Evans v. United Air Lines, 986 F.2d 942 (5th Cir. 1993); Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Haney, 987 S.W. 2d 236 (Tex. App.-Houston {14th Dist.} 1999, writ denied); LaBella v. Mercedes-Benz, 942 S.W.2d 127 (Tex. App.-Amarillo, 1997, writ denied). Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Torts. Email: John Zavitsanos | | Joseph Y. Ahmad (Partner) born Bloomington, Indiana, September 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan; 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., with honors, 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to Hon. Benjamin F. Gibson, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1987-1989. Author and Speaker: "Title VII/ADEA Update," State Bar of Texas Annual Labor and Employment Law Update Seminar, March 1997; "Mental Anguish in Employment Cases," South Texas College of Law, Employment Law Seminar, April 1997; "Jury Selection and Voir Dire, Including Batson Challenges," National Employment Lawyers Association, Houston Chapter, Employment Law Seminar, December 1998; "Client Intake and Case Selection Procedure," National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, June 1998; "Sexual Harassment Claims - Plaintiff's Perspective," University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law Seminar, February 1999, February 2000, February 2001 and February 2002; "Training Managers to Avoid Liability - Winning Strategies for Ensuring Compliance with Your Company Policy and the Law," Council on Education in Management Discipline & Termination Law Seminar, February 1999; "Recent Developments in Employment Litigation," Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources, March 22, 2000; "Employment Discrimination Class Actions After Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Employment Law, February 1, 2001; "Discrimination update," The University of Texas School of Law, 8th Annual Conference on Labor & Employment Law, May 2001; Opening Statements in Disability Discrimination Cases, Presenting Americans with Disabilities Act Claims At Trial, Bringing and Defending ADA Cases after Sutton v. United Airlines and Garrett v. Alabama, The State Bar of Texas Disability Issues Committee, May 2001. Privacy issues in the workplace, July, 2000; Advanced Employment Law Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, July 2000 and August 2001; "Trial of Employment Law Cases," 2001 Texas/Louisiana Employment Lawyers Association, Fifth Circuit Seminar, Mexico City, Mexico, October 11-13, 2001; "Americas with Disabilities Act Update," State Bar of Texas, 10th Annual Advanced Employment Law Course 2002, Houston, Texas, January 25, 2002; "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Including Conducting Investigations and Litigation Developments," University of Houston Law Foundation Employment Law Seminar, February 2002; "Sexual Harassment," Asian American Bar Association of Houston, monthly meeting, February 20, 2002; "Strategies for Handling the Limelight After Your Employee Files a Lawsuit Against You," S.J. Bashen Corporation Seminar - Best Employment Practices During Uncertain Times: A Fair Employment Practices Seminar, with Wooty Sixel of the Houston Chronicle, February 22, 2002; " Preparing the Witness, South Texas College of Law Labor and Employment Law Seminar, July 2002; "Strategies for Victory: Maximizing Your Client's Recovery in Employment Cases" and "Strategies and Techniques for Effective Cross Examination," National Employment Lawyers Association, 2002 Thirteenth Annual Convention, Lake Buena Vista, Florida June 26-29, 2002; "Employment Law," State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, Advanced Civil Trial course 2002, Dallas, August 28-30, 2002, Houston, October 9-11, 2002; "Developments in FMLA Compliance Recent ADA Developments in Reasonable Accommodation, and Discussion of the Overlap of the ADA, FMLA and Worker's Compensation When Dealing With Absences of Ill, Injured, and Disabled Employees," Sterling Education Services Seminar, Employment Law Update, Texas; What Human Resource Professionals and Their Legal Counsel Need to Know - NOW!," Houston, August 6, 2002; "Advising the Departing Employee," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Employment Law Seminar, Houston, July 25-26, 2002, Dallas, August 1-2, 2002; "Advising the Departing Employee," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Employment Law Seminar, Houston July 25026, 2002, Dallas, August 1-2, 2002; "Employment Law," State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, Advanced Civil Trial Course 2002, August 28-30, 2003 -Dallas, October 9-11, 2002 -Houston; "Removal and Remand, South Texas College of Law Continuing Legal Education, Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, Feb. 20-21, 2003, Houston, Texas; "Sarbanes/Oxley," State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, Advanced Employment Law Course 2003, February 20-21, 2003, Houston, with Bill Bux and Richard Carlson; "ADA: What is Left of It," The University of Texas School of Law, 18th Annual School Law Conference, February 27-28, 2003, Austin, Texas; "Employment Law Aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Responsibility Statute," University of Houston Law Foundation Employment Law Seminar, March 27-28, 2003 -Houston, April 3-4, 2003 - Dallas; "What Plaintiff's Lawyers Look For," Panelist, South Texas College of Law Continuing Legal Education, Employment Law Course, July 10-11, 2003, Houston, Texas; "Litigating Wrongful Discharge Cases Part One: Plaintiff's Perspective," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Employment Law, August 7-8, 2003 - Houston, August 21-22, 2003 - Dallas; "Employment Law Aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Responsibility Statute," Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, October 9-12, 2003; "Labor and Employment Law Update," State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, 26th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, November 5-7, 2003 - Houston; "Voir Dire," State Bar of Texas, Employment Law Section, Fall Practice Skills Seminar in Labor and Employment Law, Litigation Skills II; Prosecution and Defense of Employment Cases at Trial, November 21, 2003 - Houston; "Litigating Employment Cases: Plaintiff's Perspective ," Houston Management Lawyers' Foundation, Luncheon Presentation, January 22, 2004; "Sarbanes-Oxley," State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, Advanced Employment Law Course, January 22-23, 2004, San Antonio; "Employment Law Update," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Personal Injury and Insurance Law, April 1-2, 2004 - Dallas; April 15-16, 2004 - Houston; "Mediation Just Makes Sense," Panelist, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Houston District Office, Technical Assistance Program Seminar, May 18, 2004 - Houston; "What Plaintiff's Lawyers Look For in a Case," Panelist and "Storytelling!," Panelist, South Texas College of Law Continuing Legal Education, Employment and Labor Law Course, July 8-9, 2004, Houston, Texas; Law Enforcement Liability, State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, July 22-23, 2004, Galveston, Texas; "How to Organize and Manage Your Employment Law Practice," Panelist, State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, January 19, 2005, San Antonio, Texas; "Litigating Wrongful Discharge Cases: Plaintiff's Perspective," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Employment Law Seminar, March 31 - April 1, 2005 - Houston, April 7-8, 2005 - Dallas; "Managing Risk: Policies and Procedures" - Panelist, South Texas College of Law Employment Law Course, July 14-15, 2005, Houston, Texas; "Discovery Issues in Employment Litigation, Labor and Employment Law Seminar," presented by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Federal Bar Association, July 21-23, 2005, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; "Sexual Harassment," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Employment Law Seminar, August 19-20, 2004 - Dallas, August 26-27, 2004 - Houston; "First Amendment Employment," State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Course, July 28-29, 2005, San Antonio, Texas; "How to Take the Executive's Deposition," State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Law Webcast Series, Panelist, October 26, 2005, Austin; "Settlement Agreements - A Look at Negotiating and Defending Standard and Unstandard Provisions: Plaintiff's Perspective," State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section, Can't We All Just Get Along? Resolving Disputes Without the Courthouse, November 4, 2005, Houston. Member: Houston (Member, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Project AIDS Subcommittee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Labor; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association (Local Chapter Treasurer, 1999; President, 2000); Million Dollar Advocate Forum. Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Brady v. Fort Bend County and R. George Molina, 58 F. 3d 173 (5th Cir. 1995) reh'g en banc granted (Aug. 25, 1995, appeal dismissed (Nov. 17, 1995); (Brady v. Fort Bend County, 145 F.3d 691 (5th Cir. 1998); Luedtke v. BHP Petroleum, 1999 Tex. App. LEXIS 2716 (Tex. App.-Amarillo, 1999, no writ); cert. denied 119 S. Ct. 873 (1999); Washington v. HCA Health, 152 F.3d 464 (5th Cir. 1998); cert. granted 119 S. Ct. 23888 (1999); Primeaux v. Conoco, 961 S.W.2d 401 (Tex. App.-Houston {1st Dist.} 1997, no writ); Pratt, et al. v. City of Houston, 247 F.3d 601 (5th Cir. 2002); Siler-Khodr v. University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 261 F.3d 542 (5th Cir. 2001) reh'gen banc denied 292 F.3d 221 (5th Cir. 2002); Mota v. University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, 261 F.3d 512 (5th Cir. 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Joseph Y. Ahmad | | Demetrios Anaipakos (Partner) born El Paso, Texas, December 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with highest honors, 1992; J.D., 1995). Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorable Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Hispanic Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Defamation; Libel and Slander; Torts; Accountants Malpractice. Email: Demetrios Anaipakos | | Amir H. Alavi (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, March 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1992); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1995). Alpha Lambda Delta. Recipient, John Olin Foundation Fellowship for the study of law and economics. Law Clerk, Hon. Jerry Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1995-1996. Contributing author, "Survey of State Class Action Law, A Report of the State Laws Subcommittee of the Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee," Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 1999. Author and Speaker: "Preparing a Witness for Depositions and Trial," University of Houston Law Foundation, Litigation and Trial Tactics, May 2002; "Protecting or Raiding Intellectual Capital," South Texas College of Law, Labor and Employment Course, July 2002; "Credibility and Impeachment: Fundamentals of Direct and Cross-Examination," University of Houston Law Foundation, How to Offer and Exclude Evidence, September 2002; "Trade Secrets and Covenants Not to Compete," University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment and Labor Law, September 2002; "Evidence Without Witnesses: Stipulations, Discovery Products, Judicial Notice, Summons, Etc.," University of Houston Law Foundation, Trial Tactics, September 2002; "Employment Contracts: What to Include, What to Avoid," South Texas College of Law, Business Organization Course, October 2002; "Preparing Your Witness for Deposition and Trial," University of Houston Law Foundation, Litigation and Trial Tactics, February 2004; Co-Author: "Point/Counterpoint on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A View From the Employer's and Employee's Perspectives," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Employment Law Course 2003, February 2003; "Employment Law Aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Responsibility Statute," University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law Seminar, March 2003; "Unfair Competition, Theft of Trade Secrets, and Employee Recording," University of Houston Law Foundation, Corporate, Partnership and Business Law, June 2003; "Preparing Your Witness for Deposition and Trial," University of Houston Law Foundation, Litigation and Trial Tactics, March 2003; "Retaliation Claims in Federal and State Court: Including Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claims," University of Houston Law Foundation, Employment Law Seminar, April 2004. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; College of the State Bar of Texas . Reported Cases: Collins v. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 334 F.Supp.2d 1365 (N.D. Ga. 2004). Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets; Covenants Not To Compete; Whistleblower Litigation. Email: Amir H. Alavi | | Todd W. Mensing (Partner) born Modesto, California, June 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, 1994); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Member: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Torts. Email: Todd W. Mensing | | —————————— | | Karen B. Peck (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Yale University Law School (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Mortar Board. Truman Scholar. Law Clerk to The Honorable Phyllis Kravitch, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1987-1988. Formerly with, McKool Smith Graves Dougherty Hearson & Moody. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employment; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Karen B. Peck | | Debora Simon Pacholder (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.J., with honors, 1989); University of Houston (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Torts; Appellate Practice. Email: Debora Simon Pacholder | | Heather Kelly Trachtenberg (Associate) born Santa Rosa, California, June 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Chicago (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Heather Kelly Trachtenberg | | Joseph Sibley, IV (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(75%); Intellectual Property(10%); First Amendment Law(3%); Constitutional Law(2%); Employment Law(5%); Construction Law(5%). Email: Joseph Sibley, IV | | Karen Chisholm Brisch (Associate) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(60%); Labor and Employment(40%). Email: Karen Chisholm Brisch | | Jonathan D. Young, III (Associate) born Valparaiso, Indiana, June 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1999). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Jonathan D. Young, III | | Ariadne S. Montare (Associate) born New York, New York, October 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Houston, New York State and American Bar Associations; Association of Women Attorneys (Houston) Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Arbitration. Email: Ariadne S. Montare | | Scott A. Upchurch (Associate) born Decatur, Georgia, August 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1996); University of Chicago (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | K.A.D. Camara (Associate) born Manila, Philippines; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Tenth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2008, Texas. Education: Hawaii Pacific University (B.S., 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004). Email: K.A.D. Camara | | Jane Robinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2008, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1995); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Securities; Products Liability; Contracts. Email: Jane Robinson | | Shannon L. Peris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2005, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Shannon L. Peris | | Michael T. Murphy (Associate) born Hinesville, Georgia, July 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Harvard University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael T. Murphy |
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