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| | Address | | 5847 San Felipe, Suite 4600 | | Houston, Texas 77057 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-871-8822 | | Fax: 713-871-8844 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.brlpc.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Admiralty and Maritime Law; Energy; Insurance Defense; Government Contracts; Business Law; International Business Law; Insurance Coverage Defense; Personal Injury; Contracts; Charter Parties; Maritime Finance; Maritime Regulation; Marine Insurance; Shipbuilding and Repair; Maritime Liens; Carriage of Goods by Sea; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Construction Law; Business Law; Transportation and Trucking Law; Climate Change. | | Year Established: 1997 | | Firm Size: 7 | | —————————— | | Michael K. Bell (Member) born Fort Benning, Georgia, October 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia; 1975, Maryland; 1980, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Coast Guard Academy (B.S., with honors, 1967); George Washington Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1974). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; State Bar of Texas; Virginia State, Maryland State, American and International Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Propeller Club of the United States; Houston Mariners Club. [Lt. Cmdr. U.S. Coast Guard, 1967-1979]. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Business Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Transportation; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Insurance; Government Contracts; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Michael K. Bell | | Robert J. Ryniker (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 17, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, New Jersey; 1984, Texas. Education: New York State Maritime College (B.S., with honors, 1965); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Associate Editor, Fordham Law Review, 1970-1971. Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Business Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Transportation; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Insurance; Government Contracts; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Aviation Law. Email: Robert J. Ryniker | | Keith B. Letourneau (Member) born Miami, Florida, July 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia; 1996, Texas. Education: U.S. Coast Guard Academy (B.S., honors, 1980); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member: Houston and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Circuits; Maritime Law Association. [Comdr. USCG (Retired)]. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Government Contracts; Litigation; Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Defense; Transportation; Corporate Law; Personal Injury; Insurance; Regulatory Law; Administrative Law. Email: Keith B. Letourneau | | Douglas J. Shoemaker (Member) born Peoria, Illinois, June 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Bradley University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Houston Mariners Club. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Douglas J. Shoemaker | | —————————— | | Mitchell R. Machann (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2002). President, Delta Theta Phi, 2000-2001. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Houston Mariners Club. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Transportation; Litigation. | | Brendan Cummings (Associate) born Guelph, Ontario, Canada, August 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., cum laude, 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Editor-in-Chief, Environmental & Energy Law and Policy Journal, 2006-2007. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Propeller Club of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Climate Change; Environmental Law; Commercial Law; Energy. | | —————————— | | John B. Geddie (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., July 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1968); Baylor University (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Baylor University Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The College of the State Bar of Texas; Association of Board Certified Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Business Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Transportation; Aviation Law; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Construction Law; Construction Arbitration. |
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