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BoyarMiller offers comprehensive legal services through its business and litigation groups. The firm's clients include multinational companies, middle-market businesses and entrepreneurs based regionally, nationally and internationally. The firm is comprised of two practice groups, The Business Group and The Litigation Group. The Business Group's clients are often entrepreneurial in focus and, regardless of size, seek collaborative and strategic representation. The Business Group specializes in corporate, real estate, and finance and capital formation. The Litigation Group specializes in business, real estate and employment litigation. Industry experience includes Construction, Consulting, Energy, Environmental Services, Financial Institutions, Food Processing & Distribution, Hospitals and Medical Practices, Hospitality and Lodging, Insurance Agencies, Manufacturing and Distribution, Oilfield Services, Real Estate, Restaurants, Steel, Technology, Telecommunications and Venture Capital.

Statement of Practice

Corporate/Commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Entity Formation and Structuring, Real Estate, Finance and Capital Formation, Hospitality, General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Civil RICO, Antitrust Litigation, Securities Fraud Litigation, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, Employment and Personnel.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

The Whitney Bank Building
4265 San Felipe, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77027, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-850-7766
Telecopier: 713-552-1758

Website

http://www.boyarmiller.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

SHAREHOLDERS

J. William Boyar (Chairman of the Firm) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Member: Moot Court Board, 1974-1976; Urban Land Institute. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Planning; Capital Formation; Real Estate; Hospitality; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance.Email: J. William Boyar

Gary W. Miller (Shareholder) born Waco, Texas, October 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Affiliate Member, Independent Insurance Agents of Houston. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Foundation; Houston Area Factors' Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Factoring; Capital Formation; Contract Negotiation.Email: Gary W. Miller

David M. Bond (Shareholder) born Helena, Arkansas, July 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1993, U.S. Tax Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Columbia University (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University. Instructor, University of Houston, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Securities Litigation; RICO.Email: David M. Bond

Timothy J. Heinrich (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, November 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Washington University (B.A., Philosophy, History, with honors, 1984); University of Texas (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law.Email: Timothy J. Heinrich

Steven Dean Kesten (Shareholder) born Glendale, West Virginia, January 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with high honors, 1987); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Venture Capital.Email: Steven Dean Kesten

Christopher P. Hanslik (Vice Chairman) born Bryan, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Order of the Barristers. Member: Federal Relations Committee, Greater Houston Partnership; Speakers Committee, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Post Oak YMCA Pony League; Young Friends of the Ronald McDonald House; Hispanic Scholarship Committee of Greater Houston. President, Houston Chapter, SMU Alumni Association. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Natural Resources; Water Law; Intellectual Property; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: Christopher P. Hanslik

Lee A. Collins (Shareholder) born Shreveport, Louisiana, August 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1991); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1994). Associate Editor, South Texas Law Review. Member: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Mediation.Email: Lee A. Collins

Stephen Lane Johnson (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, December 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Corporate and Real Estate Sections); Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Transactional; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Capital Formation; Corporate Finance.Email: Stephen Lane Johnson

Matthew S. Veech (Shareholder) born Bryan, Texas, August 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1997-1998. Briefing Attorney to the Hon. Adele Hedges, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas, 1998-1999. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Corporate Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Matthew S. Veech

OF COUNSEL

Brad R. Scarborough (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1991); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1993. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate.

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Gus J. Bourgeois, III (Senior Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 2001, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., History, cum laude, 1990; B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Author: "Recent Developments in Gaming Law," Louisiana State Bar Association Recent Developments Manual, 1999. Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana, 1996-1999. Member: Louisiana State, Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Practice Areas: Corporate; Employment.Email: Gus J. Bourgeois, III

W. Taylor Hayden (Associate) born December 1, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2004); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2007).Email: W. Taylor Hayden

Craig D. Dillard (Senior Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, November 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, Louisiana and Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Indiana State University (B.B.A., Finance, 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). South Texas Order of the Barristers. Officer, Board of Advocates, 2002-2003; Dean's List. Member: Louisiana and Houston Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Craig D. Dillard

Jennifer Hebert (Associate) born Nederland, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2005). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennifer Hebert

Forrest D. Gordon (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2003); University of Houston (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Forrest D. Gordon

Andrew D. Pearce (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, March 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Andrew D. Pearce

Michel Perez (Associate) born Bogota, Colombia, South America, December 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Thomas Edison State College (B.A., History, 2003); South Texas College of Law ( J.D., 2006). Member: Christian Legal Society; Hispanic Bar Association of Houston. [Former Airborne Ranger, U.S. Army, Savannah, Georgia]. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Michel Perez

Blake D. Royal (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, October 2, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: Houston Bar Association and State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Blake D. Royal