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| | Address | | 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2500 | | Houston, Texas 77056-3000 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-623-0887 | | Fax: 713-960-1527 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bmpllp.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Beirne, Maynard and Parsons represents major companies in civil trials, arbitrations, appeals, and other proceedings throughout Texas, the nation and the world. Areas of litigation practice and industries represented include: Administrative, Aircraft and Aviation, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Appellate, Banking and Financial Services, Chemicals, Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Condemnation/Eminent Domain, Construction, Consumer Products, Electronic Discovery, Energy Litigation, Environmental, Financial Restructuring and Insolvency, Franchise and Distribution, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Litigation and Arbitration, Investigations, Labor and Employment, Maritime Litigation, Mass Tort/Toxic Tort, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Products Liability, Professional Risk, Real Estate, Securities Arbitration and Litigation, Technology Litigation and Transportation/Motor Vehicles. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, founded in 1987, is one of the largest litigation specialty law firms in the U.S. With offices in Houston and Dallas, we are a nationally significant firm with a history of successfully representing Fortune 500 and other companies inside and outside the courtroom in civil trials, appeals, arbitrations, and other proceedings.A cross-section of the world of civil trial work, we represent clients in such industries as energy, healthcare, motor vehicles, aviation, insurance, banking and finance, chemicals, construction, real estate, and more. We have handled lawsuits ranging from product liability to professional liability, from personal injury to business losses, from intellectual property to toxic torts, from environmental to class actions, bankruptcy, and many others. And we have represented clients in nearly every legal forum in the country: local, state, and federal; and in arbitrations throughout the country and the world. Because we are civil trial lawyers, our sole focus is litigation and dispute resolution. While some lawyers and firms go to great lengths to stay out of the courtroom, we prepare and play to win. At the same time, we strive to handle every matter efficiently and effectively. We are sensitive to the costs of litigation — the financial cost, the time and disruption cost, the emotional cost. Thus, we strive to resolve clients' matters in the most innovative, economical, and expeditious manner possible. Our strategies and tactics combine classical principles of successful advocacy with state-of-the-art trial techniques and technology. Because civil trial work is our raison d'etre, it is an arena in which we have enjoyed considerable success. Our track record is the reason for the quality of clients we represent. | | Firm Size: 82 | Representative Clients:
ACE USA, AIG Companies, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Air Liquide, American Suzuki Motor Corporation, BP, The Cessna Aircraft Company, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, CNA Insurance, ConocoPhillips, Corrections Corporation of America, David Weekley Homes, Fireman's Fund, Ford Motor Company, Freightliner Corp., Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers Ltd., Marathon Oil Corp., Mercedes-Benz Truck Company, Mazda North America, Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., Orion Bus Industries, Pfizer Inc., Porsche Cars North America, Pratt & Whitney, Procter & Gamble, Royal & SunAlliance, U.S. Silica Company, Toyota Motor Sales USA, United Technologies, Volvo North America Corp., Wyeth. |
Other Office Locations of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Martin D. Beirne (Partner) born New York, New York, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, Eastern District of California, and District of Columbia. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1966); St. Mary's University (J.D., with honors, 1969). Editor-in-Chief, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1968-1969. Commissioner, Texas Access to Justice Commission. Member: Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Institute for Transnational Arbitration; Defense Research Institute; American Law Institute; Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee); Houston Bar Foundation (Director); American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Energy; Franchises and Franchising; International Law; Securities Litigation; Technology and Science; Transportation; Chemicals; Commercial Litigation. Email: Martin D. Beirne | | William L. Maynard (Partner) born Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1970; J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Order of the Barons; Order of Barristers; Psi Chi; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi. Houston Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Airplane Crash Litigation; Aviation Accidents; Aviation Defense; Aviation Litigation; Helicopter Crash Litigation; Aviation and Aerospace; Class Action Defense; Consumer Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Transportation. Email: William L. Maynard | | Jeffrey R. Parsons (Partner) born Rochester, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1969); Boston University (J.D., 1973). The Network of Trial Law Firms (Chairman, 1993—). Member: State Bar of Texas (Director, 2002-2005); International Association of Defense Counsel; The Network of Trial Law Firms (Chair, 1993-1994); College of the State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Banking Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Franchise Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Law; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Transportation. Email: Jeffrey R. Parsons | | Denise A. Acebo-Hansen (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Texas (J.D., 1992). Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Franchises and Franchising; Health Care; Insurance; Products Liability; Transportation; Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Denise A. Acebo-Hansen | | N. Terry Adams, Jr. (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1987). Editor-in-Chief, South Texas Law Review, 1986-1987; Briefing Attorney for the Hon. Justice Raul Gonzalez, Supreme Court of Texas, 1987-1988; member, Task Force on Jury Reform, 1997; member, Historical Society, Supreme Court of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas (member, Grievance Committee 4D, 1999—; Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section); Houston and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Energy; Franchises and Franchising; Transportation. Email: N. Terry Adams, Jr. | | Gary Alfred (Partner) born Newton, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas Southern University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; Houston Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: Gary Alfred | | Danya W. Blair (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1991; J.D., with honors, 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Transportation. Email: Danya W. Blair | | Hilary C. Borow (Partner) born Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Arizona (M.A., 1983); University of Texas (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law. Email: Hilary C. Borow | | Darin L. Brooks (Partner) born Landstuhl, Germany, March 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi (Historian, 1994-1996). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Litigation Section, 2006-2007; Dispute Resolution Center, 2002-2007; Committee Co-Chair, Lawyers in Public Schools Committee, 2003-2005); Houston Young Lawyer's Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Banking Litigation; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Energy; Franchise Litigation; Franchise Arbitration; International Law; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Darin L. Brooks | | Brit T. Brown (Partner) born Liberty, Texas, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1985; M.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi; Executive Editor, Houston Law Review, 1988-1989; member, The Advocates. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Institute for Energy Law (Advisory Board). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Franchises and Franchising; Dealership Law; Franchise Termination; Franchise Litigation; Franchise Arbitration; International Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Products Liability; Technology and Science; Transportation. Email: Brit T. Brown | | Jay W. Brown (Partner) born Beaumont, Texas, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; member, The Review of Litigation, 1982-1983; member, Board of Advocates, 1983-1984. Member: Houston and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Contract Disputes; Business Torts; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith; Construction Defects; Products Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Law; Energy; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Law; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Jay W. Brown | | David A. Clark (Partner) born Brownsville, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: North Central College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Consumer Law; Franchises and Franchising; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Transportation. Email: David A. Clark | | Joseph S. Cohen (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Banking Litigation; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Law; Franchises and Franchising; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Professional Liability; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration. Email: Joseph S. Cohen | | Clint Alexander Corrie (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1978); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member: Sections on: Torts and Insurance; Business Litigation Committee); State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Franchises and Franchising; Insurance Litigation; International Law; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Tort Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Transportation. Email: Clint Alexander Corrie | | Stephen B. Edmundson (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Technical Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1995-1996. Briefing Attorney, Honorable Eric Andel, Texas Court of Appeals, First District, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; The College of the State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Stephen B. Edmundson | | Benjamin A. Escobar, Jr. (Partner) born El Paso, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Law; Environmental Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Benjamin A. Escobar, Jr. | | David S. Gamble (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; member, Texas International Law Journal, 1973-1975. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Energy; International Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: David S. Gamble | | Pamela Clark Hicks (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1995); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Administrative Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Aviation Litigation; Helicopter Crash Litigation; Aviation Liability; Aviation Defense; Airplane Crash Litigation; Aviation Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Consumer Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Products Liability; Transportation. Email: Pamela Clark Hicks | | Timothy J. Hogan (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1982). Member, Board of Advocates; Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge, James De Anda, 1983-1985. Member: State Bar of Texas; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Consumer Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Timothy J. Hogan | | Jacqueline M. Houlette (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Physical Education, 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Regional Champion and National Quarterfinalist, National Trial Competition, 1992. Recipient: Holtzman & Urquhart Advocate of the Year, 1993; Trial Advocacy Institute Excellence in Advocacy Award, 1993. Executive Justice For Appellate Advocacy, The Advocates, 1992-1993. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Association of Women Attorneys; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Jacqueline M. Houlette | | Kelly H. Kolb (Partner) born Austin, Texas, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1983); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of Texas (Insurance, Employment and Litigation Sections); The Florida Bar (Labor/Employment and Trial Lawyer Sections); Dallas Bar Association (Tort/Insurance and Employment Sections); College of the State Bar of Texas. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Consumer Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Products Liability Defense. Email: Kelly H. Kolb | | Michael B. Lee (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Member, Order of the Barons. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1972. Director and Honorary Life Member, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. Member, Jury Reform Task Force, Supreme Court of Texas, 1996. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association (Sections on Litigation, Banking, Business Law and Federal Practice; Chairman, Federal Practice Section, 2005-2007); Federal Bar Association (Litigation Section Director and Chair of the Federal Tort Law Committee, 2006); American Bar Association. [With U.S. Army Intelligence, Prisoner of War Interrogator, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Environmental Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Law; Employment Litigation; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration. Email: Michael B. Lee | | Scott D. Marrs (Partner) born Beaumont, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Order of Lytae; Board of Advocates; Phi Delta Phi; member, South Texas Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Associations, American Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Banking Litigation; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Franchise Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Law; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Products Liability Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Technology and Science; Transportation. Email: Scott D. Marrs | | Roger L. McCleary (Partner) born Davenport, Iowa, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Gamma Delta. Order of Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Banking Litigation; Chemical Products Liability; Chemical Explosions; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation; International Law; Employment Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Products Liability Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Transportation. Email: Roger L. McCleary | | Sawnie A. McEntire (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Alpha Chi Alpha; Associate Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Southern Methodist University, 1979-1980; member, Environmental Law Institute Associates Program. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Chemical Products Liability; Chemical Explosions; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Sawnie A. McEntire | | Bruce C. Morris (Partner) born Willard, Ohio, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., 1986); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Order of the Lytae; Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas (member, Intellectual Property Law Section); American Bar Association (member, Intellectual Property Law Section; former Chair, Sub-Committee on Trade Secrets and Interference With Contracts). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Energy; Franchise Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Law; Employment Litigation; Technology and Science; Transportation. Email: Bruce C. Morris | | Edward J. Murphy (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1980, Texas; U.S. District Court Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Merchant Marine Academy (B.S., Marine Transportation, 1969); St. John's University (J.D., 1974); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration). Former Senior Vice President, Subsidiaries of The Coastal Corporation. Diplomate, International Commercial Arbitration, the Chartered Institute of Arbitration. Member: State Bar of Texas (Planning Committee for the Advanced Personal Injury Law Course); New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Federal Judiciary Relations Committee); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; The College of the State Bar of Texas (Honored Endowment Scholar, Endowment Fund for Professionalism); Maritime Law Association of the United States; Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Association of Average Adjusters of the United States; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Maritime and Energy Law Committee, 1995-1996); Institute for Transnational Arbitration (Member, Advisory Board). (Board Certified, Civil Trial and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Energy; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; International Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation. Email: Edward J. Murphy | | George B. Murr (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, Plan II Honors Program, 1992; J.D., 1995). Champion, National Mock Trial Competition, Region IX, 1995. Articles Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1994-1995. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (International Litigation Primer, 2002); Houston Bar Association (Board of Trustees, Lawyer Referral Service Representative to the Board); Houston Young Lawyers Association (Board of Directors; Chair, Arts and Entertainment and Membership Committees); Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Construction Litigation; Energy; International Law; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Real Estate Litigation. Email: George B. Murr | | William C. Norvell, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Lamar University (B.A., 1965); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Franchise Litigation. Email: William C. Norvell, Jr. | | Daniel Edward Pellar (Partner) born Hollywood, Florida, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Order of the Lytae; Langdell Scholar. Member, South Texas College Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section); Colorado Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Aviation Defense; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Insurance Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Products Liability Defense; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Daniel Edward Pellar | | Matthew G. Pletcher (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Pepperdine University (B.S., 1984); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Employment, Tort and Compensation, and Appellate Sections); American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association (Litigation Section); Texas Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Employment Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Matthew G. Pletcher | | David A. Pluchinsky (Partner) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, District of Columbia and District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Energy; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Law; Products Liability Defense; Technology and Science. Email: David A. Pluchinsky | | Thomas P. Sartwelle (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1944; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors). (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified as a Medical Professional Liability and Legal Professional Liability Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Consumer Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Thomas P. Sartwelle | | W. Michael Scott (Partner) born Goliad, Texas, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1983); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Finalist: James J. Hippard Mock Trial Competition, 1986. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Insurance Law, 1986. Member: State Bar of Texas (Tort and Litigation Sections); American Bar Association (Tort and Litigation Sections); Houston Bar Association (Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Tort Defense. Email: W. Michael Scott | | Vincent P. Slusher (Partner) born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State and American (Member, Litigation Section; Member, Bankruptcy Committee and Member, Legislation Subcommittee and Litigation Subcommittee, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Vincent P. Slusher | | James E. Smith (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1978); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1982). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Lambda Upsilon; member, Board of Advocates. Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Environmental and Intellectual Property Sections); American Bar Association (Litigation, Natural Resources and Environmental and Intellectual Property Sections); Houston Bar Association (Litigation, Environmental and Intellectual Property Sections). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Chemical Products Liability; Chemical Explosions; Energy; Environmental Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Tort Defense. Email: James E. Smith | | Wm. Bruce Stanfill (Partner) born Scott AFB, Illinois, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1986). Member, Order of the Barons. Member, and Note and Comment Editor, 1984-1985, Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas (Commercial Litigation, Oil & Gas and Appellate Sections; 2003-2004 Special Committee to Nominate ABA Delegates); Houston Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Society of International Law; European Society of International Law; A.A. White Society, University of Houston Law Center. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Environmental Litigation; Franchises and Franchising; Health Care Litigation; International Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Transportation. Email: Wm. Bruce Stanfill | | Blake Tartt (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1929; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1949; J.D., cum laude, 1959). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Woolsack; Research Fellow, Southwestern Legal Foundation; Member, Texas Judicial Council, 1988-1994; member, State Commission on Judicial Conduct 1995-2001; Governor Bill Daniels Statesmanship Award, 2002. Member: State Bar of Texas (Sections on Litigation, Insurance and International Law; President, 1983-1984; Board of Directors, 1972-1975); American Bar Association (Council Member, Senior Lawyers Division, 2008—; House of Delegates, 1978-2003; State Delegate, 1991-2000; Board of Governors, 2000-2003; Sections on Litigation, Torts & Insurance Practice, Public Contract Law, International Law, Individual Rights and Responsibilities; numerous committee chair and other leadership roles); Houston Bar Association; American Law Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Judicature Society (Vice Chair, Texas Chapter, 2004; Board of Directors, 1984-1988); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Institute for Transnational Arbitration (Advisory Board, 1998—); Texas State Judicial Council; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism (Treasurer, 1994-1996); National Judicial College (Board of Visitors). Fellow: American Bar Foundation (State Co-Chair-International; Chair of the Fellows, 1987-1988; Texas State Chair, 1981-1985); Texas Bar Foundation (Chair of the Board, 1974-1975; Chair of the Fellows, 1978-1979); Houston Bar Foundation (Chair, Board of Trustees, 1992-1993). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Energy; Franchise Litigation; Insurance Litigation; International Law; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Transportation. Email: Blake Tartt | | Mark A. Waite (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1991); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, with honors, 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas (Civil Litigation and Construction Law Sections); American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists; Institute for Energy Law (Member, Advisory Board). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Email: Mark A. Waite | | Stephen R. Wedemeyer (Partner) born Grand Prairie, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Management, cum laude, 1991); Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Houston Bar Association (Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Aviation Defense; Aviation Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts. Email: Stephen R. Wedemeyer | | Michael J. Yanochik (Partner) born Chelsea, Massachusetts, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Texas (J.D., honors, 1992). Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section); Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Consumer Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Tort Defense. Email: Michael J. Yanochik | | Lydia S. Zinkhan (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1974); University of Michigan (M.A., English, 1978); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Order of the Barons. Member, Houston Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Lydia S. Zinkhan | | OF COUNSEL | | Lynette Fons (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1975); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Lytae. Editor-in-Chief, South Texas Law Review, 1984. Member: State Bar of Texas (Past Chair, Advertising Review Committee); Houston Bar Association (Vice President; Former Chair, Disaster Relief Committee; Former Chair, Gender Fairness Task Force); American Bar Association; Texas Supreme Court Gender Bias Reform Implementation Committee; Association of Women Attorneys; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Vice President); South Texas College of Law (Immediate Past President, Alumni Association); Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program Inc. (Past President and Chair); Lone Star Legal Aid (Executive Committee); Dispute Resolution Center of Harris County (Past Chair). Practice Areas: Aviation Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Transportation. Email: Lynette Fons | | Clarence E. Kendall, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1920; admitted to bar, 1949, Texas; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1942); University of Texas (LL.B., 1948); New York University (LL.M., 1949). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Energy; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Clarence E. Kendall, Jr. | | Joseph M. Nixon (Of Counsel) born Oxnard, California, September 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1978); St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers; member and Associate Editor, St. Mary's University Law Journal; Member, 1995-2007, Texas House of Representatives (District 133), Chairman, House Committee on Civil Practices and Member, House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Eminent Domain. Email: Joseph M. Nixon | | Henry S. Platts, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Valparaiso, Indiana, 1959; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (B.S., 1982); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Lytae; Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 1999—; Staff Attorney, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas, 2002-2003. Member: State Bar of Texas (Appellate and Insurance Law Sections); American Bar Association (Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Sections); Houston Bar Association (Appellate Practice Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Insurance Litigation. Email: Henry S. Platts, Jr. | | Donald W. Towe (Of Counsel) born Clarksville, Tennessee, 1948; admitted to bar, 1985, Oklahoma; 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Austin Peay State University (B.S., 1970; M.M.E., 1971); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Texas; Oklahoma Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Donald W. Towe | | ASSOCIATES | | Brian T. Bagley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 2001); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi; Comment Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy; Insurance; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Brian T. Bagley | | John K. Broussard (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999) The University of Texas (J.D., 2004). Chief Manuscripts Editor and Editor of the Year Award, 2003, Texas Review of Law and Politics. Member: State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Construction Litigation; Energy; Transportation. Email: John K. Broussard | | Cynthia W. Cole (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2001; B.C.L., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section); Federal and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyers Association; John C. Ford Inn of Court. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Liquidations; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; International Bankruptcy; Workouts; Foreclosures; Out of Court Debt Restructuring. Email: Cynthia W. Cole | | Trey H. Crawford (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 2002); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Order of the Barristers. Member, Computer and Technology Law Review. National Champion, National Trial Advocacy Competition, 2005 and 2006. Best Final Round Advocate. Region 11 Finalist, Best Overall Advocate, 2005; Region 11 Champions, 2006; Region 11 Finalist, 2007, National Trial Competition. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Trey H. Crawford | | Sarah B. Davis (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Davidson College (B.A., Religion, honors program, 2003); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2007); Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (LL.M. Program, Fall, 2007). Moot Court; Mock Trial; Mediation; Client Counseling and Negotiations. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association (Member, Leadership Academy, 2007-2008). Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Energy; Bankruptcy; International Law. Email: Sarah B. Davis | | Scott R. Davis (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2004); St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal. Member, External Advocacy Program (E.A.P.) Mock Trial Team. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Energy; Products Liability Defense. Email: Scott R. Davis | | Brannon C. Dillard (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Order of Barristers. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation. Email: Brannon C. Dillard | | Matthew A. Foytlin (Associate) born Camden, New Jersey, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Matthew A. Foytlin | | Amparo Yanez Guerra (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1999); University of Houston (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Houston Bar Association (Litigation Section); Houston Young Lawyers Association; Hispanic Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Energy; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Tort Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Amparo Yanez Guerra | | Wesley A. Jackson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy; Insurance Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Wesley A. Jackson | | Kristen W. Kelly (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Head Casenote and Comment Editor, Houston International Journal of Law, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to the Hon. Lynn N. Hughes, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2004-2006. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; International Law; Products Liability Defense. Email: Kristen W. Kelly | | Andrew B. McGill (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Aviation Litigation; Airplane Crash Litigation; Aviation Defense; Aviation Products Liability; Helicopter Crash Litigation; Aviation Accidents; Chemical Products Liability; Chemical Explosions; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Transportation. Email: Andrew B. McGill | | Sean P. Milligan (Associate) born El Paso, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: New Mexico State University (B.A., with honors, 2003); St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Senior Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Sean P. Milligan | | J. Seth Moore (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2000); University of Texas at Dallas (M.B.A., 2007). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Dallas Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. (Resident, Dallas, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Foreclosures; Insolvency; International Bankruptcy; Liquidations; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts. Email: J. Seth Moore | | James E. Rogers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Casenotes and Comments Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 2004. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; International Law. Email: James E. Rogers | | David A. Walton (Associate) born Houston, Texas 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Geology, 1998); St. Mary's University (J.D., 2003). Board of Advocates, 2002-2003; Law Clerk, Chambers of the Honorable Hayden W. Head, Jr., Chief U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, 2004; Law Clerk, Chambers of the Honorable Filemon B. Vela, Sr., Senior U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, 2003. Member: State Bar of Texas; American, Federal and Houston Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Texas and Houston Young Lawyers Associations; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC); Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: David A. Walton | | Bruce R. Wilkin (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 2002); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of the Barristers. Executive Editor, 2005-2006 and Articles Editor, 2004, Baylor University Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; Texas and Houston Young Lawyers Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Energy; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Bruce R. Wilkin | | Forrest Wynn (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Order of Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Aviation Defense; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Construction Litigation; Energy; Franchise Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Transportation. Email: Forrest Wynn | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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