(Main Office)

Andrews Kurth LLP is a national law firm with approximately 415 attorneys. Founded in 1902 in Houston, Texas, the firm is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Texas. The firm represents a wide variety of local, national and international concerns from its offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Houston, The Woodlands, Austin, London and Beijing. Many of the attorneys of Andrews Kurth LLP have national and international reputations as leaders in their respective practice areas. Proud of the firm's tradition, Andrews Kurth LLP is strongly committed to providing quality legal services with individual attention and personal concern.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Defense (CCID), Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Education Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment and Sports, Environmental Law, Finance, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Patents, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, White Collar Crime, Wills and Probates, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Address

600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, TX 77002, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-220-4200
Telecopier: 713-220-4285

Website

http://www.andrewskurth.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Biographical data of Washington, D.C., Dallas, Austin and The Woodlands, Texas, Los Angeles, California, New York, New York, London, England and Beijing, China Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Washington, D.C., Dallas, Austin and The Woodlands, Texas, Los Angeles, California, New York, New York, London, England and Beijing, China)

PARTNERS

Mark B. Arnold (Partner) born Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Cornell University (A.B., with distinction, 1988); Columbia University (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Public Finance.Email: Mark B. Arnold

Howard T. Ayers (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1966); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Member, Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Real Estate Lawyers Council; Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate; Investment Law; Banking.Email: Howard T. Ayers

Thomas G. Bateman, Jr. (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1978); University of Texas (J.D., 1981). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Exploration; Oil and Gas Finance; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Thomas G. Bateman, Jr.

Roy E. Bertolatus (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1974); University of Munich; Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Investments; International Law.Email: Roy E. Bertolatus

Christopher T. Boehler (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., Finance, with honors, 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law.Email: Christopher T. Boehler

Paul M. Bohannon (Partner) born Cushing, Oklahoma, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1976, New Mexico. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Author: "Superfund and the Banking Industry," Texas Bar Journal, December, 1987; "Bohannon's New Mexico Environmental Handbook" (Butterworths Legal Publishers, 560 pg). Panelist, "Topical Conference on Traditional and Non-Traditional Air Contaminants," Lovelace Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute, 1987. Chairman, Environmental Affairs Committee, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association, 1988-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental Law Committee); State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Committee, 1980). (Also at The Woodlands Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Paul M. Bohannon

Michael A. Boyd (Partner) born Corpus Christi, Texas, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1985); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Michael A. Boyd

Gerald L. Bracht (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Advocates. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; Houston Lawyer Referral Service (Board Member, 1998-1999); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Judicature Society; Garland R. Walker Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Aviation; Products Liability Defense; Securities Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Gerald L. Bracht

J. Mark Breeding (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1981). Member, Order of Lytae. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Condemnation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: J. Mark Breeding

Tammy W. Brennig (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Lamar University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Iota Epsilon. Order of the Lytae. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.Email: Tammy W. Brennig

Todd Brewer (Partner) born Bristol, Tennessee, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Member: Houston and American (Member, State and Local Government Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Law.Email: Todd Brewer

Melinda Held Brunger (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1952; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1973); University of Texas at Arlington (M.B.A., 1986); University of Houston (J.D., 1990). Order of the Barristers. Chief Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities Law.Email: Melinda Held Brunger

David Clyde Buck (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Author: "Property in The Fifth Amendment: A Quest for Common Ground in The Maze of Regulatory Takings," 46 Vanderbilt Law Review 1283 (Oct. 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Buying and Selling of Businesses; International Corporate Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Securities Offerings.Email: David Clyde Buck

Gary L. Bush (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1939; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey; 1975, New York; 1982, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S.E.E., 1961); Yale University (M.Eng., 1962; Ph.D., 1966); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1974). Eta Kappa Nu; Tau Beta Pi. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston, 1983-1992. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1989-1990); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Gary L. Bush

John T. Cabaniss (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1963); University of Texas (LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Chancellors. Comments Editor, Texas Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Contract Law; Corporate; Securities Law; Energy Law; Finance Law.Email: John T. Cabaniss

Richard H. Caldwell (Partner) born Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1960); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Aviation; Products Liability Defense; Securities Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Richard H. Caldwell

Elizabeth A. Campbell (Partner and Chief Diversity Officer) born Trenton, New Jersey, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, New York; 2006, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: The American University (B.A., cum laude, with honors in Government, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., 1978). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section).

David W. Childress (Partner) born San Angelo, Texas, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1972). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Midland Young Lawyers Association (Member, Midland County Chapter). Practice Areas: Energy.Email: David W. Childress

Douglas E. Clarke (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1970); University of Houston (J.D., 1973). Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1972-1973. Probate Editor, for the Texas State Bar News for the Real Estate Probate and Trust Section, 1986—. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Planning; Trust Law.Email: Douglas E. Clarke

John B. Clutterbuck (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., with high honors, 1985); Yale University (J.D., 1988). Notes Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1987-1988. Author: Note, "Karl Llewellyn and the Intellectual Foundations of Enterprise Liability Theory," 97 Yale Law Journal 1131, 1988. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: John B. Clutterbuck

Robert M. Collie, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors and special honors, 1968; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Comments Editor, Texas Law Review, 1971-1972. City Attorney, Houston, Texas, 1978-1980. (Also at Austin Office). Practice Areas: Public Law.Email: Robert M. Collie, Jr.

John P. Courtney (Partner) born Temple, Texas, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1980); Baylor University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: John P. Courtney

Martha S. DeBusk (Partner) born Austin, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Washington and Lee University; University of Texas (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.Email: Martha S. DeBusk

David B. Denechaud (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1994); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities.

Douglas J. Dillon (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., 1978). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Secured Finance; Unsecured Finance; Commercial Finance; Financial Restructuring; Debt and Equity Finance.Email: Douglas J. Dillon

Jeff C. Dodd (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "Rights in Information: Conversion and Misappropriate Causes of Action in Intellectual Property Cases," 32 Houston Law Review 459, 1965; "Liability of Texas Officials for Their Tortious Acts," 16 Houston Law Review 100, 1978. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston, 1981. Member, Advisory Board, Honors College of the University of Houston. Member: Houston (Member: Business Law Section; Subcommittee on Electronic Commerce) and American (Member: Forum Committee on Franchising; Sections on: Business Law; Taxation; Science and Technology) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Electronic Subcommittee, Business Law Section; Chairman, Computer Contracts Committee and Liaison, Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 Revision Committee, Computer Law Section). (Also at Austin Office). Practice Areas: Corporate; Information Technology; Electronic Commerce.Email: Jeff C. Dodd

Linda Ingols Dole (Partner) born Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1939; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; 1979, Texas. Education: Marietta College (A.B., 1960); Cornell University; University of Iowa (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: State Bar of Texas; Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Creditor's Rights Law.Email: Linda Ingols Dole

Gislar R. Donnenberg (Partner) born Salzburg, Austria, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Innsbruck (Magister der Philosphie, 1987; Ph.D., 1990); University of Texas (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Energy; Limited Partnerships.Email: Gislar R. Donnenberg

J. Wesley Dorman, Jr. (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1989); University of Texas (J.D./M.B.A., Sor d Scholar, 1994). Certified Public Accountant, 1990. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Placements; Initial Public Offerings; Health Care.Email: J. Wesley Dorman, Jr.

Christopher R. Fenelon (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1986, New York; 1988, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., with honors, magna cum laude, 1978); Emory University (J.D., 1981); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Practice Areas: ERISA; Equity Compensation; Employee Benefits.Email: Christopher R. Fenelon

Dillon J. Ferguson (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1970); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Member, Order of Lytae. Assistant-Editor-in-Chief, Law Journal, 1972-1973. (Also at Austin Office). Practice Areas: Energy; Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Dillon J. Ferguson

Jack E. Fields (Partner) born Roswell, New Mexico, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Member, Legal Opinion Committee. Member, Houston Real Estate Lawyer's Breakfast Council. Speaker, State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Course. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Probate and Trust Law; Chairman, Title Insurance Section). (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate, Farm and Ranch Real Estate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Jack E. Fields

Thomas W. Ford, Jr. (Partner) born Austin, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1978); University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Thomas W. Ford, Jr.

Lori Meghan Gallagher (Partner) born Raton, New Mexico, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984); University of Dublin, Ireland (Diploma, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, New Mexico Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Lori Meghan Gallagher

Kathryn V. Garner (Partner) born Waco, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S., 1976; M.S., 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Houston (Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Past Chair, Tax Exempt Finance Committee, Tax Section); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; Public Finance; Public Law.Email: Kathryn V. Garner

J. Wiley George (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., with honors, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Notes and Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1986. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: J. Wiley George

Robert S. Godlewski (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1981); University of Texas (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Litigation; Aviation Law; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Tort Defense.Email: Robert S. Godlewski

Alexis J. Gómez (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1991); Baylor University (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review. Member, Bench Book Committee, 1995-1996. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Commercial Litigation.Email: Alexis J. Gómez

Kendall M. Gray (Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin (B. Mus., with distinction, 1989); Baylor University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). National Order of the Barristers. Lead Articles Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1994. Member, Baylor Law School State and National Mock Trial Teams, 1993-1994. Author: "Treading the Mine Field: Suing and Defending Non-Residents in Texas State Courts," 46 Baylor L. Rev. 581 (1994)(with Louis S. Muldrow). Briefing Attorney to Hon. Jack Hightower, Texas Supreme Court, 1994-1995. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals.Email: Kendall M. Gray

David P. Griffith (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Texas Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: "Products Liability--Negligence Presumed: An Evolution," 67 Texas Law Review 851, 1989. Practice Areas: Business Arbitration; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Complex Business Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Defamation; Libel and Slander; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Trial Practice; Patent Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Trademark Litigation; Unfair Competition.Email: David P. Griffith

Hal V. Haltom, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1982); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Joint Ventures; Electric Power; Construction and Design Law; Natural Gas.Email: Hal V. Haltom, Jr.

Charles B. Hampton (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1995). Chancellor; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Texas Law Review, 1993-1995. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Charles B. Hampton

Henry Havre (Partner) born Brownsville, Texas, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1999, California. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., I.En., magna cum laude, 1986); Stanford University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Finance; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Henry Havre

James A. Hernandez (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Columbia University (J.D., 1995). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Hispanic Bar Association. Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: James A. Hernandez

James D. Higgason, Jr. (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, District of Columbia; 1996, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1989). Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: James D. Higgason, Jr.

Mark C. Hodges (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1971); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1975). Member, Order of the Lytae. Assistant Editor in Chief, South Texas Law Journal, 1974-1975. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Leasing; Commercial Mortgages; Limited Partnerships.Email: Mark C. Hodges

Matthew L. Hoeg (Partner) born Oceanside, New York, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: College of William and Mary (A.B., with honors, 1982); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Order of the Barons. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Matthew L. Hoeg

Stuart C. Hollimon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., with honors, 1975). Member: American Bar Association. (Also at Dallas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy.Email: Stuart C. Hollimon

Joe C. Holzer (P.C.) (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1973); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1976). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Joe C. Holzer (P.C.)

Donald J. Horton (Partner) born Palestine, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M., Labor Law, 1973). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1971. Assistant Professor of Law, Loyola University of Chicago Law School, 1973-1977. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; National Employment Law Institute. (Board Certified, Labor Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law.Email: Donald J. Horton

Diana M. Hudson (Partner) born Bay City, Texas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1976). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Law Review, 1974-1975. Chair and Member of Steering Committee, United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast Women's Initiative. Secretary, Member of Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Alexis de Tocqueville Society. Member of Steering Committee, Lawndale Art Center, Harris County Cultural Impact Study. Member: Houston and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Business Law; Venture Capital; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Diana M. Hudson

George Humphrey (Partner) born Florida, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1998, Texas. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1991; J.D., 1994). Senior Research Editor, Florida Journal of International Law. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: International Law; Business Law); Texas-Mexico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Foreign Investment; Corporate; Corporate Finance; Project Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: George Humphrey

Darren Scott Inoff (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990; J.D., with honors, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Formation; Limited Partnerships; Limited Liability Companies.Email: Darren Scott Inoff

Robert V. Jewell (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1975); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1978. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Limited Partnerships; Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Finance.Email: Robert V. Jewell

Gregg H. Jones (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Michigan (J.D., 1976). Member: State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Exempt Finance; Municipal Bonds Taxation; Municipal Derivative Products; Industrial Development Bonds.

Frederick D. Junkin (Partner) born Liestal, Switzerland, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1986); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1989). Alpha Chi. Order of the Coif. Member, 1987-1989 and Managing Editor, 1988-1989, Texas Law Review. Author: "The Right to Counsel in 'Frivolous' Criminal Appeals: A Reevaluation of the Guarantees of Anders v. California," 67 Tex. L. Rev. 181, 1988. Practice Areas: Litigation; Condemnation; Construction Litigation.Email: Frederick D. Junkin

Neil D. Kelly (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S.M., 1988; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Neil D. Kelly

Terri Lacy (Partner) born Dillon, Montana, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1977-1978. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. (Also at Austin Office). Practice Areas: Estate; Tax Planning; Government Law.Email: Terri Lacy

Timothy C. Langenkamp (Partner) born Austin, Texas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1993); University of Houston (J.D., 1997); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2002). Practice Areas: Technology Law; Internet Law; E-Commerce; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities; Intellectual Property; Business Law.Email: Timothy C. Langenkamp

W. Scott Locher (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1988); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: W. Scott Locher

Gene L. Locke (Partner) born Conroe, Texas, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1965); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1981). Recipient, Outstanding Alumnus Award, South Texas College of Law, 1996. City Attorney, Houston, Texas, 1995-1998. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Local Government Law; Government Contracts.Email: Gene L. Locke

Jeffrey B. McClure (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and California. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Honorable John V. Singleton, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1977-1978. Member: Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; National Health Lawyers Association; American Society of Healthcare Risk Management; Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care; Products Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Jeffrey B. McClure

Daniel E. McCormick (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., with honors, 1979). Order of the Barons. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Hotels and Resort Development; Business Law.Email: Daniel E. McCormick

Chanse L. McLeod (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1988); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1989-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Real Estate Secured Lending.Email: Chanse L. McLeod

L. Lee McMurtry III (Partner) born Temple, Texas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Texas Lutheran College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1978); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Co-Recipient, Harry J. Rudick Tax Prize. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: L. Lee McMurtry III

Robert J. McNamara (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1989; M.P.A., 1989); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1991. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; Partnership Taxation; Federal Income Tax.Email: Robert J. McNamara

Gail Merel (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1988, Texas. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1969); Harvard University (Ph.D., 1974; J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Author: "The Protection of Individual Choice: A Consistent Understanding of Religion Under the First Amendment," The University of Chicago Law Review, 1978. Assistant Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Political Science, 1974. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Federal Legislation, 1981-1983; Committee on Banking Law, 1984-1987); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Investment Securities Subcommittee of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee); Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: National Science Foundation. Member, Houston Commercial Finance Lawyers Forum. Practice Areas: Finance; Commercial Law; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Gail Merel

Jeff D. Migit (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Kappa Phi; Mortarboard; Order of the Lytae. Note and Comments Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1994. Author: Casenote, "Texas Refuses to Adopt the Loss of Chance Doctrine," 35 South Texas Law Review 365 (1994). Judicial Clerkship, Brief Attorney for Chief Justice Paul C. Murphy, Fourteenth Court of Appeals. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeff D. Migit

Ralph Kenneth Miller, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: The University of Texas (B.A., Government, 1971); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1974). Order of the Barons, Phi Delta Phi, Admissions Committee, Houston Law Review, Editor. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law; Environmental and Natural Resources; International Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Oil, Gas and Mineral Law; Environmental and Natural Resources). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Ralph Kenneth Miller, Jr.

William T. Miller (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Education: Princeton University (B.S., 1965); University of Texas (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Chancellors. Member, Texas Law Review, 1968-1969. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; Estate Settlements; Civil Litigation; General Liability.Email: William T. Miller

Paul L. Mitchell (Partner) born Monrovia, Liberia, March 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986-1987. Member: State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Michael D. Morfey (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Michael D. Morfey

Meredith Steinfeld Mouer (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, The Review of Litigation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Meredith Steinfeld Mouer

G. Michael O'Leary (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1980). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Energy; Private Placement; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Governance; Securities; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Shareholder Agreements; Hostile Takeovers.Email: G. Michael O'Leary

Scott L. Olson (Partner) born Walnut Creek, California, 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of North Dakota (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Author: Articles, "The Case Against Affirmative Action in the Admissions Process," 58 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 991, 1997; "The Potential Liabilities Faced by In-House Counsel," 7 U. Miami Bus. L. Rev., 1998; "Betting No End to Internet Gambling," 4 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y 2, 1999. Member: Houston (Member, Corporate Counsel Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Corporate Counsel); Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Scott L. Olson

Thomas J. Perich (Partner) born Galveston, Texas, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1967); University of Texas (M.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Member, Texas Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Banking Law; Commercial Workouts; Interest and Usury; Lender Liability.Email: Thomas J. Perich

Jason M. Peters (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Energy.Email: Jason M. Peters

Cheryl S. Phillips (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: "Wheeler v. Main Hurdman: Partners are not Protected Under Title VII or the ADEA," 25 Houston Law Review 1179, 1988. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law.Email: Cheryl S. Phillips

Greg W. Rayford (Partner) born Neenah, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin and Illinois; 2003, California. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1989; J.D., 1998). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Golden Key. Daniel B. Grady Scholar. Member, Wisconsin Law Review. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.

Kent W. Robinson (Partner) born Aurora, Illinois, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Ripon College (B.A., 1974); Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kent W. Robinson

Doris Rodríguez (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance; International Law.Email: Doris Rodríguez

Eddy J. Rogers, Jr. (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1962; LL.B., cum laude, 1965). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1964-1965. Author: "Has Your Firm Thought of Incorporating?" Texas Bar Journal, December, 1987. Co-Author: "New Possibilities for Texas Business Organizations: Limited Liability Companies," Texas Bar Journal, July, 1992; "Personal Liability of Officers, Directors and Employers for State Tax Collections," The Houston Lawyer, July/Aug, 1993. Former Director and Chair, Compensation Committee, Living Centers of America, Inc. Member: Board of Governors, The Houston Forum, 2000—; Board of Directors, U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., 2001—; Harvard Club of Houston; Harvard Alumni Association. Member, Board of Directors and Member, Executive Committee, 2001—, Young Audiences of Houston. Member: Houston (Member, Corporate Counsel Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Law Practice Management) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Subcommittee on Venture Capital Law and Subcommittee on Conflict of Law, Business Law Section). (Also at Austin Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Business Law.Email: Eddy J. Rogers, Jr.

A. Ross Rommel, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1969); University of Houston (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. President, Board of Directors, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, 1996-1997. Commissioner, Harris County Civil Service Commission, 1990-1998. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Torts; Contracts; Products Liability; Criminal Law.Email: A. Ross Rommel, Jr.

Douglas W. Rommelmann (Partner) born Centralia, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1979); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1988). Order of Lytae. Registered Engineer, Louisiana, 1986. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Society of Civil Engineers. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.

Cheryl K. Rosenberg (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Murphy Prize in Political Economy. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Finance; Municipal Bonds.Email: Cheryl K. Rosenberg

David G. Runnels (Partner) born Woodbridge, England, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with high honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Energy; Natural Resources; Finance; Real Estate.Email: David G. Runnels

Robin Russell (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1992, Massachusetts. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Editor-in-Chief, Baylor Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Contract Law; Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: Robin Russell

Lawrence Bernard Schreve (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1975); South Texas College of Law (1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of Lytae. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lawrence Bernard Schreve

W. Lance Schuler (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., Finance and Management, with honors, 1983); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1986). Member: Houston Bar Association (Board of Directors, Corporate Counsel Section, 1998-2003); State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: W. Lance Schuler

Michael R. Shaw (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1992); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member, University of Houston Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Michael R. Shaw

Russell C. Shaw (Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S.M.E., with highest honors, 1977; J.D., 1980). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Member, Board of Advocates. Member: Federal Energy Bar Association (President, Houston Chapter, 1987-1988). Practice Areas: Energy; Administrative Law.Email: Russell C. Shaw

John B. Shely (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1980); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member Houston Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Managed Care Liability; ERISA; Managed Care; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: John B. Shely

John J. Sparacino (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law.Email: John J. Sparacino

Jeffrey E. Spiers (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.S.E.E., 1983); University of Texas (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Commercial Workouts; Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts.Email: Jeffrey E. Spiers

Craig L. Stahl (Partner) born Riverside, New Jersey, January 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Craig L. Stahl

Cassie B. Stinson (Partner) born Pasadena, Texas, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1982, California. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1974; J.D., with honors, 1978). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Vice Chair, Programs, Houston District Council, Urban Land Institute. Member: Houston (Chair, 1996-1997, Real Estate Law Section) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development; Government Land Use.Email: Cassie B. Stinson

Gregory M. Sullivan (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1987, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of California - San Francisco, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Thurston Scholastic Society. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Gregory M. Sullivan

Thomas W. Taylor (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 1979); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1982). Order of Barristers; Pi Sigma Alpha; Pi Kappa Delta. Member: House of Student Representatives; Intercollegiate Debate Team. Winnner and Best Oral Advocate, Hildebrand Moot Court Competition, 1982. Member, Board of Advocates. Recipient, Dave C. Reed Scholarship for Academic Achievement. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Section, 1992—); State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member, 1985—). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Thomas W. Taylor

W. Roberts Taylor, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1994, District of Columbia; 1996, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1989). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Project Finance; Energy Finance; Infrastructure Development; Energy Project Development; International Finance.Email: W. Roberts Taylor, Jr.

Darrell G. Thomas (Partner) born Hamilton, Texas, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1982); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member, South Texas Law Review, 1988-1989. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1984. Member: Houston and American (Member, Real Estate Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Darrell G. Thomas

Dahl C. Thompson (Partner) born Preston, Idaho, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Utah State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1987); Columbia University (J.D., 1990). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Corporate Finance; Business Law; Contracts; Energy; Finance.Email: Dahl C. Thompson

Mark J. Thurber (Partner) born Provo, Utah, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., with high honors, 1980; M.B.A., 1981); Columbia University (J.D., 1989). Articles Editor, Columbia Business Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Japan America Society of Houston. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Finance; Energy; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Mark J. Thurber

W. Earl Touchstone (Partner) born Meridian, Mississippi, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., with honors, 1984; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barristers. Member, Baylor Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Houston Volunteer Lawyers Pro Bono Program, 1991—; College of the State Bar of Texas, 1995. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section; Scholarship Committee); State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Grievance Committee); Texas Bar Foundation; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Member: Legislative Committee, 1995-1996; Minority Involvement Committee, 1995-1997; Member, 1996-1998 and Vice Chairman, 1996-1998, State Moot Court Competition Committee); Houston Bar Foundation; Houston Young Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, Task Force Houston); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance.Email: W. Earl Touchstone

Laura Trenaman (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Vancouver General Hospital (R.N., 1977); University of Texas (B.S.N., cum laude, 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Member, Houston Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; British Columbia Bar; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Laura Trenaman

Timothy J. Unger (Partner) born Niagara Falls, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers, France; University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1969); University of Texas (J.D., 1974). Member, Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Also at Beijing, China Office). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Energy Law.Email: Timothy J. Unger

Rex D. VanMiddlesworth (Partner) born Richmond, Indiana, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Beta Gamma Sigma. Harvard University Teaching Fellowship, Constitutional Law, 1979-1980. Member: Travis County and American Bar Associations. (Also at Austin Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Civil Rights Section 1983; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Rex D. VanMiddlesworth

T. Griffin Vincent (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Order of the Barristers. Research and Topics Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1989-1990. Author, "Toward A Better Theory of General Jurisdiction," Baylor Law Review, 1990. Member, Greater Houston Society of Healthcare Risk Management. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: T. Griffin Vincent

Geoffrey K. Walker (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., Scholar of the House, 1969; J.D., 1974). Sigma Delta Psi. Author: "Application of New Texas Disciplinary Rules to Lawyers Rendering Legal Opinions to Third Parties in Business Transactions," 27 Bulletin of the Business Law Section, State Bar of Texas, September 1990; "Stock Pledges and the Federal Securities Law Minefield," VII Banking and Commercial Lending Law, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, 1986. Member, Advisory Board: International and Comparative Law Center, The Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1987-1994; Houston Committee, U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. Member: Houston (Member, Business Law Section, Interprofessional Relations/CPAs Committee, 1995-1996) and American (Member: Business Law Section, Legal Opinions Committee, 1993—; Committee on Counsel Responsibility, 1995—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section, Securities and Investment Banking Law Committee, 1981-1994; Legal Opinions Committee, 1989—, Vice-Chairman, 1993-1996). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Business Law; International Law.Email: Geoffrey K. Walker

Greg Waller (Partner) born Jackson, Tennessee, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Founders Medal in Oratory. Author: "When the Rules Don't Fit the Game: Application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act To Interstate Adoption Proceedings," 33 Harvard Journal on Legislation 271, 1996. Law Clerk, Honorable Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1995-1996. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Greg Waller

Sharon Ward (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., with highest honors, 1983); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1994). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant, Arkansas, 1983. Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Taxation) and American (Member, Secured Lending Subcommittee and Loan Workouts Subcommittee, Business Law Section, 2000—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Sharon Ward

Hunter H. White (Partner) born Henderson, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1985); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1989, magna cum laude). Editor-in-Chief, The Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Energy Transactions; Asset Acquisitions; Stock Acquisitions; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Sales; Service Agreements; Corporate; Business; Real Estate Transactions; Oil and Gas.Email: Hunter H. White

O'Banion Williams, III (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1979); St. Mary's University (J.D.,1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Real Estate; Energy Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Pipelines; Business Acquisitions; Real Estate Acquisitions.Email: O'Banion Williams, III

Rick A. Witte (Partner) born Kewanee, Illinois, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1981); University of Iowa (J.D., highest honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Case Editor, Moot Court Board. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: Rick A. Witte

William Mark Young (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.S.M.E., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Chief Note and Comment Editor, Houston Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: Comment, 24 Houston Law Review 743. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Partnership; Securities; Business Law.Email: William Mark Young

David A. Zdunkewicz (Partner) born Richmond, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Litigation; Contract Law.Email: David A. Zdunkewicz

Dimitri D. Zgourides (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Lytae. Member: Houston and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits; Health Care; Insurance.Email: Dimitri D. Zgourides

OF COUNSEL

Christopher B. Allen (Of Counsel) born Athens, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Finance, 1968); The University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Christopher B. Allen

Lawrence L. Bellatti (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Oklahoma; 1974, Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1966); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Banking Litigation; Condemnation.Email: Lawrence L. Bellatti

Nancy B. Bostic (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2006, Texas. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1991); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995); New York University Law School (LL.M. in Taxation, 1996). Member: State Bar of California (Member, Young Tax Lawyers Committee, 2000, Tax Section, 1996—); State Bar of Texas. Languages: French and Russian.Email: Nancy B. Bostic

Diane Bounds (Of Counsel) born Corpus Christi, Texas, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1985); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Diane Bounds

Randolph W. Bryant (Of Counsel) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1973); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Corporate/Securities Section); American Corporate Counsel Association; American Society of Corporate Secretaries. Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Randolph W. Bryant

J. Scott Carothers (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Emory University (M.A., 1976); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: J. Scott Carothers

Robert J. Collins (Of Counsel) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1967); University of Texas (J.D.,1970). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Contract Law; Environmental Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Robert J. Collins

Jonathan S. Day (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1962); University of Texas (LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. City Attorney, City of Houston, 1974-1976. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Local Government Law; Utilities.Email: Jonathan S. Day

Cary C. "Charles" Dippel (Of Counsel) born Brenham, Texas, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Education: University of Texas (LL.B., Accounting, 1968). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Public Law.Email: Cary C. "Charles" Dippel

Alfred H. Ebert, Jr. (Of Counsel) born San Antonio, Texas, 1929; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1950); University of Texas (LL.B., 1959). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Contract Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Alfred H. Ebert, Jr.

A. Sidney Holderness, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Wilmington, Delaware, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, New York. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Yale (B.A., magna cum laude, 1959; LL.B., cum laude, 1962). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; American Law Institute; New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Special Committee on Legal Opinions in Commercial Transactions); American College of Investment Counsel (Trustee, 1985-1992; Vice-President, 1988-1989; President, 1989-1990). Practice Areas: Finance Law.Email: A. Sidney Holderness, Jr.

Donald L. Howell (Of Counsel) born Waco, Texas, 1935; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1956) Woodrow Wilson Fellow; University of Texas (J.D., 1963). Texas Law Review, 1961-1963 (Editor-in-Chief, 1962-1963). Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Listed Since 1989 in The Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law. Member: American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Bond Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Utility Law; Energy Law; Water Law.

Sherwood "Woody" O. Jones (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1968); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1973). Vice Chancellor, Order of the Coif. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.Email: Sherwood "Woody" O. Jones

Walter B. Loeffler, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Oklahoma; 1972, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1970); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law.Email: Walter B. Loeffler, Jr.

DeLaina Mulcahy (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., Criminology, 1992); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Finance.Email: DeLaina Mulcahy

James E. Myers (Of Counsel) born Phenix City, Alabama, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Fiduciary Liability; Trust Administration; Trust Litigation.Email: James E. Myers

P. Dexter Peacock (Of Counsel) born Jacksonville, Texas, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1963); University of Texas (LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: International Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Offerings; Corporate Law.Email: P. Dexter Peacock

Laurence D. Sikes, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Texarkana, Texas, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1959; LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation; Litigation.Email: Laurence D. Sikes, Jr.

Christine N. York (Of Counsel) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., summa cum laude with honors, 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (M.P.H., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care.Email: Christine N. York

SENIOR COUNSEL

Gail A. Bartlett (Senior Counsel) born Wichita, Kansas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1972); University of Texas (J.D., 1975). Member, Legal Research Board, University of Texas. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Gail A. Bartlett

Charles Manning Williams (Senior Counsel) born Hampton, Virginia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Municipal Bonds; Local Government Law; Government Contracts.Email: Charles Manning Williams

COUNSEL

Timothy A. Davidson II (Counsel) born Danbury, Connecticut, August 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Emory University (J.D., 1999). Notes and Comments Editor, Bankruptcy Developments Journal. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Timothy A. Davidson II

Heather C. McLemore (Counsel) born Houston, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1972; J.D., 1998). Recent Developments Editor, Journal of Business Law, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.Email: Heather C. McLemore

Dena Palermo (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1985, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., Accounting, 1980), Boston University (J.D. magna cum laude, 1983). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility, 1983; Book Award in Land Use, 1983. Staff Member, 1981-1982 and Note and Case Editor, 1982-1983, Boston University Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge John V. Singleton, Jr., 1983-1985. Author, comment, "Ascertaining Undefined State Law Under the Erie Doctrine," Factors Etc., Inv. v. Pro Arts, Inc., 62 B.U.L. Rev. 817, 1982. Speaker, "Sanctions Under Tex. R. Civ. P.13," University of Houston Advanced Civil Litigation Seminar, March 1991; "Junk Science as Today's Jewel: Should the Rules be Amended?" American Bar Association Section of Litigation, 17th Annual Fall Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, November 4-7, 1992; "Jury Charge," State Bar of Texas, 9th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, July 1993; "How to Invoke the Court's Power to Control Discovery: A Demonstration," University of Houston Law Center Advanced Civil Discovery, Houston, Texas, June 1994; "Ending Isolation-Keys to Effective Programs," Meeting the Needs of Solo and Small Firm Lawyers, American Bar Association Leadership Summit, Chicago, Illinois, July 14-15, 1995. Member: Houston Bar Association (Director, 1992-1994; Fellow); State Bar of Texas (Life Fellow); Association of Women Attorneys (Director, 1993-1995); Association of Women Attorneys' Foundation (Trustee, 1993-1995; Charter Founder). Reported Cases: Ex Parte Tucci, 859 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1993); King v. Graham Holding Co., Inc., 762 S.W.2d 296 (Tex. App.--Houston (14th Dist.) 1988, no writ). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate.

Hoang Vu (Counsel) born Saigon, Vietnam, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Accounting, 1996; M.S., Accounting, 1996; J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Hoang Vu

ASSOCIATES

Stephanie C. Beauvais (Associate) born Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, South Texas Law Review, 2002-2004. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Stephanie C. Beauvais

Marcela X. Berdion-Straub (Associate) born Austin, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 2005); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member, Southwestern University: National French Honor Society; National Political Science Honor Society. Associate Managing Editor of SMU Law Review, 2008. Author: Article in S.M.U. Law Review (Vol. 60, No. 4, Fall 2007). Member: Houston (Member, International Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Business Transactions(100%).Email: Marcela X. Berdion-Straub

Brett P. Brasher (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1996); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Business Transactions; Real Estate.Email: Brett P. Brasher

Paul W. Breaux (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 2005; B.B.A., with honors, 2005); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Real Estate.Email: Paul W. Breaux

Jeffrey M. Butler (Associate) born Lancaster, California, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Jeffrey M. Butler

M. Michelle Carreras (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., Anthropology and English, 2000); University of Chicago (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law.Email: M. Michelle Carreras

Jerry Chandapillai (Associate) born New York, New York, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 2000); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.

Lauren Chapman (Associate) born Hill A.F.B., Utah; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lauren Chapman

Lauren M. Charboneau (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: The College of New Jersey (B.S., Law and Justice, magna cum laude, 2001); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lauren M. Charboneau

Alison L. Chen (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Government, with Plan I honors, 2000); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2003); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Tax Law.

Brett T. Cooke (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1968; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1991); U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School (1992); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Phi Eta Sigma; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Brett T. Cooke

David L. Curry, Jr. (Associate) born Waco, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Tyler (B.S., History and Political Science, summa cum laude, 2005); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Senior Managing Editor, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 2008. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(100%).Email: David L. Curry, Jr.

Andrew Cyrus (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1980; (Admission pending). Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007).

Marcus W. Deitz (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado; 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1995); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Public Finance.Email: Marcus W. Deitz

Richard D. Deutsch (Associate) born Laredo, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1992; B.J., 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Arbitration.

Baldwyn R. English, II (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Florida International University (B.B.A., Marketing, 2001); Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Sports Law; Entertainment Law.

Courtney E. Ervin (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., Psychology, 2000); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif; Order of The Barons. Publications Editor, Houston Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Courtney E. Ervin

Taylor P. Evans (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey; 2008, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Utah (B.S.); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., cum laude). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Taylor P. Evans

Tanya A. Fischer (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1962; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., Political Science, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: Tanya A. Fischer

Erin L. Foster (Associate) born Highland, Illinois, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with honors, 2004; J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.

Courtney B. Glaser (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.

Adrian Green (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Florida A. & M. University (M.B.A., 2004); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.

Angel S. Hall (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 2002); Texas Southern University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Lead Articles Editor, Thurgood Marshall Law Review, 2003-2005. Member: State Bar of Texas.

Joshua K. Hancock (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1999); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, Houston Law Review, 2000-2002. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate.

Kevin D. Hardman (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Howard University (B.S., Physics, 1991); Wright State University (M.B.A., Marketing/Health Care Administration, 1995); University of Houston (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kevin D. Hardman

Jordan Hirsch (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with high honors, 2004); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Baron; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas.

M. Dilshad Kasmani (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1999; M.B.A., 2003); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.

Trlica Lanette Cosby Kennedy (Associate) born Irving, Texas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S. and B.A., 1993); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Member, Order of the Barons. Administrative Editor, Houston Law Review, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Trlica Lanette Cosby Kennedy

Kelly M. Kenyon (Associate) born Waco, Texas, March 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Economics and Humanities, with honors, 2003); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Kelly M. Kenyon

Sarah Kittleman (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A, with honors, 2002); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: Sarah Kittleman

Adam Laird (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 2005); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Adam Laird

Georgia M. Lucier (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1968; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Georgia M. Lucier

Emily B. Macey (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., History and Pre-Medicine, 2000); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member, Houston Law Review. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates Taxation.Email: Emily B. Macey

Timothy McConn (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1998); University of Texas (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Timothy McConn

Thomas McCulloch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2004); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: Thomas McCulloch

Mark Merrell (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2002); University of Chicago (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Mark Merrell

Jennie Miller (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 2001); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2008; B.C.L., magna cum laude, 2008). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 2006—. Member, Young Alumni Committee, 2008—. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Jennie Miller

Jesse Myers (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 2003; J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Tennessee Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas.

Grace D. O'Malley (Associate) born Galway, Ireland, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 2000, District of Columbia; 2003, Texas. Education: Boston College (B.A., Economics and Political Science, 1993); Free University of Brussels, Belgium; Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., 1997); Georgetown University (LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation, 2002). Staff Member, Journal of Communications Law and Policy, 1996-1997. Author, "Securities Law Year in Review: Hedge Your Bets," Texas Lawyer, December 19, 2005. Co-Author, "Picking Your Battles: A Guide to Selecting Causes of Action Under Texas Law to Recover for Suitability Violations," Journal of Texas Consumer Law, Fall 2005. Co-CLE Presenter: "Picking Your Battles: A Guide to Selecting Causes of Action Under Texas Law to Recover for Suitability Violations," San Antonio Bar Association, November 2005; CLE on Securities Arbitration, Consumer Law Section, Houston Bar Association, March 2006 and Fort Bend County Bar Association, March 2006. Formerly with Patton Boggs, LLP, Washington, D.C. Member: State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banks and Banking; Real Estate.Email: Grace D. O'Malley

Callie A. Parker (Associate) born Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Callie A. Parker

Estella (Stelli) V. Parsapour (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1998); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2006). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.

Philip H. Peacock (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Philip H. Peacock

Brian Phelps (Associate) born Austin, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2004; B.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.

Cameron P. Pope (Associate) born Howera, New Zealand, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand (B.A., with honors, 1994); University of Houston (M.A., 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Author, "Missing Link(s): Protecting Public Image and Corporate Profits in Cyberspace," 38 Houston L.R. 651 (Summer 2001). Briefing Attorney to Justice J. Harvey Hudson, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: Cameron P. Pope

Michelle Prejean (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Psychology, 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michelle Prejean

Paul S. Radich (Associate) born White Plains, New York, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Order of the Barons. Member, Houston Law Review. Practice Areas: Public Law.Email: Paul S. Radich

Shahreen Rafique (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., Finance and Marketing, 1998); Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 2002). Languages: Bangali and Hindi. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Shahreen Rafique

Raymond G. Randle, Jr. (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1997). Member, University of Scholars program. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Labor and Employment; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Raymond G. Randle, Jr.

Carroll R. Ray (Associate) born 1952; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1974); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate.Email: Carroll R. Ray

Mitchell Reid (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Biology, 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 2001-2002. Author: "United States v. Dickerson: Uncovering Miranda's Once Hidden and Esoteric Constitutionality," 38 Hous. L. Rev. 1343, Winter 2001. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mitchell Reid

Joseph Rovira (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 2005); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2008). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Joseph Rovira

Patrick D. Sanders (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., Engineering Sciences, 1993); Chapman University (M.S., 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas. [Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1989-1999]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Patrick D. Sanders

Kelly S. Sandill (Associate) born San Diego, California, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Mercer University (B.A., Political Science, 1998); University of Houston (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kelly S. Sandill

Lisa M. Schrader (Associate) born Frederick, Maryland, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Business Management, summa cum laude, 1999); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Taxation.Email: Lisa M. Schrader

Mark D. Shelley, II (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Auburn University (B.Ch.E., summa cum laude, 1993; Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2000); Texas A & M University (M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1995); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Kappa Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Member, Houston Journal of International Law. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Mark D. Shelley, II

Rachel Spears (Associate) born Corpus Christi, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, New York. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 1998; M.S., 2000); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2003); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., 2005). Dean's List. Member: Houston and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning.Email: Rachel Spears

M. Katherine Strahan (Associate) born Liberty, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1991); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employee Benefits; Health Care.Email: M. Katherine Strahan

Peter Su (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 1994); University of Houston (J.D., 2008). Certified Public Accountant, California, 1997. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Taxation(100%).Email: Peter Su

Daniel J. Swendsen (Associate) born Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Washington and Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Finance, 2002); Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 2006). Member: Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Business Transactions.Email: Daniel J. Swendsen

Ebon Holt Swofford (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Lytae. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ebon Holt Swofford

Harve Truskett (Associate) born Scottsbluff, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Order of the Barons. Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Harve Truskett

Kelly A. Ultis (Associate) born Misawa, Japan; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1998); Texas Women's University (M.S., 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Compensation; Executive Compensation.

Basil A. Umari (Associate) born Beirut, Lebanon, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Amherst College (B.A., Philosophy and Mathematics, cum laude, 1997); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Texas Law Review, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: Basil A. Umari

George J. Vlahakos (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1998); University of Texas at Houston (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.Email: George J. Vlahakos

Alexander D. White (Associate) born Urbana, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Bradley University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Alexander D. White

Mary Woodard Smith (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Mary Woodard Smith

Chasless L. Yancy (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Columbia University (J.D., 2001). Phi Sigma Tau; Pi Gamma Mu. Aquinas Scholar. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Litigation.Email: Chasless L. Yancy

SENIOR ATTORNEYS

Courtney P. Cochran (Senior Attorney) born Houston, Texas, November 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., Marketing, 1995); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, National Moot Court Team. Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Courtney P. Cochran

Jon W. Daly (Senior Attorney) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Florida (B.A., English, cum laude, 2000); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Jon W. Daly

J. Marshall Horton (Senior Attorney) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Fellow: Houston Young Lawyers Association. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Section on Labor and Employment, 2009—); State Bar of Texas.Email: J. Marshall Horton

Peter K. Jameson (Senior Attorney) born Houston, Texas, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law.Email: Peter K. Jameson

Allison Donnell Mantor (Senior Attorney) born Corpus Christi, Texas, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1985; J.D., with high honors, 1989). Chancellors. Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Partnership Taxation; Corporate Taxation; Business Taxation; Real Estate Investment Taxation; Federal Income Tax.Email: Allison Donnell Mantor

Margo M. White (Senior Attorney) born Houston, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.A., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Member, Order of the Lytae. Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: Margo M. White

Shae H. Wilson (Senior Attorney) born Nacogdoches, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member, Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Shae H. Wilson

STAFF ATTORNEY

C. Bonnie R. McMurtry (Staff Attorney) born Houston, Texas, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1987; J.D., 1990). Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Oil & Gas; Environmental) and American (Member, Environmental Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: C. Bonnie R. McMurtry