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| | Address | | 1401 McKinney, Suite 1700 | | Houston, Texas 77010 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-658-2323 | | Facsimile: 713-658-1921 Cable Address: "Craincaton" | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.craincaton.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Crain, Caton & James,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Construction, Corporate, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Federal Taxation, Finance, Financial Institutions, General Civil Practice, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor Law, Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, School, Securities, Tax, Trial and Appeal of Civil Cases in all Courts. | | Year Established: 1912 | Firm Profile:
Crain, Caton & James, PC was established in Houston in 1912. It has since expanded its areas of practice to become a full-service law firm, with a tradition and reputation for providing quality legal services. The firm's primary areas of practice include civil and commercial litigation, personal injury, banking, tax, corporate, employment and labor, estate planning and probate, creditor's rights and bankruptcy, environmental, intellectual property, oil and gas and real estate law. The Firm utilizes paraprofessionals and state-of-the-art technology and management systems to provide economical solutions to client problems. | | Firm Size: 34 | Representative Clients:
Brazoria County, Texas; Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC; CenterPoint Energy, Inc.; Crown Cork & Seal, Inc.; Curves International, Inc.; ERM Southwest; Gulf Reduction Corporation; Green Diesel, LLC; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.; Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation; Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.; National Oilwell Varco, Inc.; Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc.; Pelican Importing and Exporting Company; Salomon, Smith, Barney, Inc.; San Luis Development Corp.; SI Group, Inc.; Sterling Bank; Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc.; UPS Capital Business Credit; Whitney National Bank. | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Newton M. Crain, Jr. (1914-1983). | | Frank E. Caton (1929-1984). | | Allen James (1928-1988). | | Jonathan T. Bickham (Member) born San Tome, Venezuela, July 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1983). Member: Houston, American and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; International Energy Law; International Trade; International Transactions; Latin America Trade; Project Development. Email: Jonathan T. Bickham | | Reuven M. Bisk (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (M.A., 1980); University of Texas (M.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1984). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1986. Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1986—. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Hebrew and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Law; Securities; Real Estate. Email: Reuven M. Bisk | | Kelly D. Brown (Member) born Redding, California, June 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1991). Tau Beta Pi. Phi Kappa Phi. Professional Engineer, Texas, 1991. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section). Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation. Email: Kelly D. Brown | | C. Vance Christopher (Member) born Pasadena, California, November 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1978); University of Texas (J.D., 1981). Texas Monthly Super Lawyer, November 2003. Harris County Assistant District Attorney, 1981-1985. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: C. Vance Christopher | | Sharon Brand Gardner (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts; Estate; Fiduciary Litigation; Guardianship. Email: Sharon Brand Gardner | | Larry D. George (Member) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976); Georgetown University Legal Center (LL.M., 1977). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate. Email: Larry D. George | | David L. Griffis (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, May 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1968; J.D., with honors, 1974). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: General Business; Corporate Tax; Real Estate. Email: David L. Griffis | | Francis G. Harmon, III (Member) born Austin, Texas, October 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Washington and Lee University (A.B., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1972). Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas, 1973-1980. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Francis G. Harmon, III | | Jeffrey I. Horowitz (Member) born Houston, Texas, May 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Texas (J.D., 1985). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate. Email: Jeffrey I. Horowitz | | James E. Hudson, III (Member) born Dallas, Texas, February 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1998, North Dakota; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; Fifth Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S.M.E., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1996). Articles Editor, International Law Journal, 1996. Author: "The U.S.-Japan Agreement for Eighteen Month Publication of U.S. Patent Applications: How Should It Be Implemented?" 5 Journal of International Law Practice 57, 1995; "The TRIPs Agreement in Action: Japan in the Hotseat," Currents: International Trade Law Journal, Winter 1995, 11, 1995; Note, "The U.S.-Japan Agreement for Eighteen Month Publication of U.S. Patent Applications: How Should it be Implemented?", 5 J. Int'l L. & Prac. 87, 1996; "A survey of the Texas Unfair-Competition Tort of Comon-Law Misappropriation," 50 Baylor L. Rev. 921, 1998. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: King Empire, Inc. v. Milan Court Yard Hones, LP ET.AL. 173 F.Supp2d. 649 (S.D.Tex 200); Seatrax, Inc. v. Sonbeck Intern., Inc., 200 F.3d358 (5th Cir. 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Litigation. Email: James E. Hudson, III | | William P. Jensen (Member) born Newport, Rhode Island, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Law Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1985); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: William P. Jensen | | Thomas H. Kennerly (Member) born Houston, Texas, November 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1963); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1966). Member, City of Houston Ethics Committee, 1985-1990. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Charter Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas-Mexico Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Investments; Corporate Law. Email: Thomas H. Kennerly | | C. Henry Kollenberg (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appeals. Email: C. Henry Kollenberg | | A. Branton Kotch (Member) born Houston, Texas, November 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate and Estate Planning Law. Email: A. Branton Kotch | | George W. Lederer, Jr. (Member) born Houston, Texas, September 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Plan II Honors Program, 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Associate General Counsel: Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., 1979-1987; Jackson & Walker, 1987-1991. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: George W. Lederer, Jr. | | Charles D. Maynard, Jr. (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, September 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1976, Arkansas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1972); University of Texas (J.D., 1975). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Oil and Gas; Finance; Business Organizations. Email: Charles D. Maynard, Jr. | | Robert E. "Robin" Morse, III (Member) born Houston, Texas, March 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Robert E. "Robin" Morse, III | | Peter G. Nemeth (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Structured Finance; Commercial Finance; Commercial Transactions; Energy; Real Estate; Commercial Loans. Email: Peter G. Nemeth | | Sarah Patel Pacheco (Member) born Middleton, Nova Scotia, January 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (Acctg., 1990); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1993). Co-Author: Texas Probate Practice Guide, Texas Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Practice Guide, West Publication. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates Litigation; Administration; Taxation; Guardianship; Estate Planning. Email: Sarah Patel Pacheco | | Peter C. Smart (Member) born Lake Forest, Illinois, September 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1975; M.S., 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1992). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Lender Liability; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets. Email: Peter C. Smart | | Darlene Payne Smith (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Past President, Attorneys in Tax and Probate. Past Vice President, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, State Bar of Texas. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation (Former Chair, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2001). Practice Areas: Probate; Trust; Guardianship; Administration; Litigation. Email: Darlene Payne Smith | | Kimberly R. Stuart (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, April 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1991); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of Barristers. Member, South Texas Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Kimberly R. Stuart | | Helen B. Wils (Member) born Brooklyn, N.Y., August 31, 1944; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: State University of New York at Cortland (B.A., 1965); Purdue University (M.A., 1968); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Attorneys in Tax and Probate; Disability and Elder Law Attorneys' Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration; Probate and Trust Litigation; Guardianship. Email: Helen B. Wils | | Robert R. Wisner (Member) born La Chappelle St. Mesmin, France, August 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1978; J.D., 1980). Author, "Usury and Texas Credit Laws," First through Eighth Editions 1992-2006. Co-Author: "Texas Mortgage Lending Law & Practices Deskbook," Second Edition, 2006; "Residential Real Estate Lending: Applicability of Common Federal Disclosure Requirements," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, 1986; "The Texas Credit Code - 1993 Legislation," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, 1994; "New Texas Predatory Lending Law," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, 2002; "New Texas Consumer Loan Laws and Issues," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, 2002; "Manufactured Home Developments in Texas," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, 2002; "Real Estate Transactions in Texas," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, 2002; "Pre-Payment Penalties and Due on Sale Restrictions in Texas Consumer Transactions under State and Federal Laws," Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report Winter, 2006; "Truth in Lending - A Whirlwind Year," The Business Lawyer, 1996. Director, Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Member, Conference on Consumer Finance Law. Member: Houston and American (Member: Housing Finance Subcommittee and Truth-in-Lending Subcommittee of Consumer Financial Services Committee; Commercial and Real Estate Lending and Retail Banking and Consumer Law Subcommittees of the Banking Law Committee, Business Law Section; Real Estate Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Endowment Fund Scholar of State Bar College. (Board Certified, Residential Real Estate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Loans. Email: Robert R. Wisner | | —————————— | | Allison T. Beckham (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with highest honors, 2002); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Co-Editor in Chief, Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, University of Texas, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to Hon. Tom Price, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Allison T. Beckham | | Jason Davis (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Vice Magister, Wood Inn, Phi Delta Phi, 2001-2002. Assistant Articles Editor and Member, South Texas Law Review. Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Texas, 1999. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Litigation. Email: Jason Davis | | Tania J. Hovel (Associate) born New Brunswick, Canada, May 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2005). Recipient, LEX Award in Property I. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Houston Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Tania J. Hovel | | Dana F. Murphy (Associate) born Paris, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%). Email: Dana F. Murphy | | Michael F. Northcutt, Jr. (Associate) born Longview, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., History, 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2002). Environmental Attorney, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ"), Water Quality Section. Executive Director, TCEQ. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Michael F. Northcutt, Jr. | | Mindy McGehee Riseden (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 2000); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2003). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Appellate; Litigation). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Civil Litigation. |
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