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| | Address | | 5111 Center Street | | Houston, Texas 77007 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-869-1155 | Fax: 713-869-8957
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| Essmyer, Tritico & Rainey, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice. Personal Injury, General Civil, Criminal and Appellate Law. General Litigation. Admiralty and Maritime Law, Administrative Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business and Commercial Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Health and Healthcare Law, Insurance Law, Probate and Estate Administration, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Torts. | | Year Established: 1994 | Firm Profile:
Our firm represents and advises clients who are or might become involved in a lawsuit or appeal as a result of a dispute, including prevention and settlement, in such areas as personal injury and employment claims, contract disputes, and family law and commercial matters. | | Firm Size: 6 | Languages:
Spanish. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | Michael M. Essmyer (Member) born Abilene, Texas, December 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, First and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Claims Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fifth, Seventh and Federal Circuits and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Texas A. & M. University (B.S., 1972); Texas Christian University; South Texas College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of Lytae. National Merit Scholar. Recipient: West Publishing Company Award; American Jurisprudence Awards. Author: "Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.," 19 South Texas Law Journal 738, 1978. Briefing Attorney for Justice Pope, Texas Supreme Court, 1980-1981. Listed in Who's Who in America, 2000 —. Member: Houstonian Club; Petroleum Club; The Company on Stage. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Harris County Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (Director, 1986-1987). [Capt., USAF, 1972-1978]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Appellate Practice; Business Law; Complex Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Environmental Law. Email: Michael M. Essmyer | | Christopher L. Tritico (Member) born Houston, Texas, December 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1988). Named: One of Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003-2008; One of the Top Lawyers for the People, H. Texas Magazine, 2005-2008. Author: "Investigative Techniques Every Lawyer Should Know." Publisher: "Teacher Contracts and the Hearing Process: The Road to Victory" The Houston Lawyer, Vol. 34, No. 5, March/April 1997; "Collision Course: When Criminal Law and School Law Meet", Voice for the Defense, Vol. 37, No. 8, October 2008. Regular Speaker, Houston Federation of Teachers. Legal Analyst, KRIV Fox-26 Houston. Presenter, Administrative Rights and Techniques for avoiding False Allegations of Child Abuse Workshops. Talk Radio Host, Houston stations. Trial Lawyer, Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City Bombing Case, 1997. Associate, Richard "Racehorse" Haynes. Represents Notable Athletes: Moses Malone (former Houston Rocket); Gary Sheffield, All-Star Third Baseman for the Florida Marlins and Julio Lugo (former Houston Astro). Represents Houston Federation of Teachers, State of Texas, 1988, Rights of Union Members at Administrative Trials before a Certified Hearing Examiner, the Board of Education for the Houston Independent School District, Texas Education Agency, Employee Federation of North Harris Montgomery Community College District and Teachers' Interest in both Criminal District Court and Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Appeared in Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Night Line, CBS Evening News, Meet the Press, CNN, Fox News Channel, Court TV. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Christopher L. Tritico | | Ron S. Rainey (Member) born Marshall, Texas, May 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., 1980; M.P.A., 1982); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Criminal Law. Email: Ron S. Rainey | | ASSOCIATE | | Frank Daniel (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1999); Texas Southern University (J.D., 2004); Sam Houston State University (M.B.A., Business Administration). Co-Chair, HBA Special Olympics Committee. Lifetime Member, Sons of the Republic of Texas. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Wrongful Death; Consumer Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Frank Daniel | | OF COUNSEL | | Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Galveston, Texas, September 29, 1940; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1962; M.D., 1967); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980). Order of the Lytae. Dean's List. Recipient, Townes Award, 1980. Assistant Lead Articles Editor, South Texas College of Law Review, 1980. Qualified in Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution. Board of Trustees: 1988-1989, and Chairman, 1989, Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library; Texas Medical Center, 1993-1996. President: Houston Academy of Medicine, 1989; Harris County Medical Society, 1993; Texas Medical Association, 2003. Governmental Appointments: Texas Medical Disclosure Panel, 1988-1991; Jury Task Force, Supreme Court of Texas, 1996-1997. Member: Houston Bar Association; American Society of Law and Medicine; American College of Legal Medicine. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Healthcare Law. | | Robert B. Wallis (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, May 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1971). Phi Kappa Phi. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 1970-1971. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, Bates College of Law, 1974-1975. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Civil Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Product Litigation. Email: Robert B. Wallis | The following is a list of reported cases for Michael Essmyer and Christopher Tritico. REPORTED CASES: Goodie v. Houston Independent School Dist., 57 S.W. 3d 646, 158 Ed. Law. Rep. 866 (Tex. App.-Hous. 14th Dist. 2001); Gold v. City of College Station, 40 S.W.3d 637 (Tex. App.-Houston, 1st District 2001); Sarsfield v. State, 11 S.W. 3d 326 (Tex. App. Hous. 14th Dist. 1999); U.S. V. McVeigh, 954 F.Supp. 1441 (D.Colo., 1997); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 161 F.3rd 1226, Cert. Denied, 526 U.S. 1099 (1999) (9th Cir. 1998); Nava v. Reddy Partnership/Quail Chase, 988 S.W. 2d 346 (Tex. App-Houston, 1st Dist. 1999); Pressey v. Patterson, 701 F.Supp. (S.D. Tex. 1998); Worthy v. Collagen Corp., 967 S.W.2d 360 (Tex. 1998); Steele v. Collagen Corp., 63 Cal.Rptr. 2d 879 54 Cal.App. 4th 1474 (Cal. App. 3rd District 1997); Mitchell v. Collagen Corp., 126 F.3rd 902, Cert. Denied, 523 U.S. 1020 (1998) (7th Cir. 1997); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 991 F. Supp. 1185 (N.D. Calif. 1996); Fiore v. Collagen Corp., 930 P. 2d 477, 187 Ariz. 400 (Ariz. App. Div. 1 1996); Green v. Dolsky, 685 A.2d 110, 546 Pa. 400 (Pa. 1996); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 67 F.3rd 1453, Cert. Denied 518 U.S. 1033 (1996) (9th Cir. 1995); Mitchell v. Collagen Corp., 67 F. 3rd 1268, Cert. Denied, 518 U.S. 1030 (1996) (7th Cir. 1995); Worthy v. Collagen Corp., 921 S.W.2d 711 (Tex. App. Dallas 1995); Garcia v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, 902 S.W.2d 728 (Houston 14th Cir. 1995); Rideau v. Jefferson County, 899 F. Supp. 298 (E.D. Tex. 1995); Rideau v. Jefferson County, 902 F. Supp. 1115 (E.D. Tex. 1995); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 974 F.2d 1342, Cert. Denied 509 U.S. 923 (1995) (9th Cir. 1992); Green v. Dolsky, 641 A.2d 600, 433 Pa. Super. 556 (Pa. Superior 1994); Mitchell v. Collagen Corp., 870 F.Supp. 885 (N.D. Ind. 1994); Anderson v. Collins, 18 F.3rd 1208, Cert. Denied, 511 U.S. 1065 (5th Cir. 1994); United States v. Henderson, 19 F.3rd 917, Cert Denied, 513 U.S. 877 (1994) (5th Cir. 1994); King v. Collagen Corp., 983 F.2d 1130, Cert. Denied, 510 U.S. 824 (1993) (1st Cir. 1993); Stamps v. Collagen, 983 F.2d 1416, Cert. Denied, 510 U.S. 824 (1993) (5th Cir. 1993); Reynolds v. State, 856 S.W.2d 547, 84 Ed. Law Rep. 571 (Tex.App.-Hous., 1st Dist. 1993); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 967 F.2d 587 (9th Cir. 1992); Turboff v. Gertner, Aron & Ledet Investments, 840 S.W.2d 603 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1992); Turboff v. Gertner, Aron & Ledet Investments, 763 S.W.2d 827 (Tex. App.-Houston 14th Dist. 1991); American Medical International, Inc. v. Giurintano, 821 S.W.2d 331 (Tex. App-Houston 14th District 1991); Thomas v. Frederick, 766 F.Supp. 540 (W.D. La.-Lafayette 1991); Pressey v. Patterson, 898 F.2d 1018 (5th Circuit 1990); Phillips v. McIntyre, 783 S.W.2d 261 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1989); Herceg v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 814 F.2d 1017, Cert. Denied, 485 U.S. 959 (1988) (5th Circuit 1987); Herceg v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 814 F.2d 1017, Cert. Denied, 484 U.S. 811 (1987) (5th Circuit 1987); Love v. State, 687 S.W.2d 469 (Tex. App.-Hous. 1st District 1985); Herceg v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 503 F.Supp. 1566 (S.D. Tex. 1984); Reese v. State of Texas, 653 S.W. 2d 550 (Tex. App-Beaumont 1983). |
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