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| | Address | | 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 | | Houston, Texas 77010-3095 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Admiralty, Antitrust, Arbitration and Mediation, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Corporate and Securities, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Family Law, Finance, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Zoning, Litigation, Municipal Law (Including Municipal Bonds), Oil and Gas, Patent, Trademark and Copyright, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Law, Public Private Partnerships, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital. | | Year Established: 1919 | Firm Profile:
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is a full-service, international law firm serving the needs of businesses, governments, non-profit organizations and individual clients around the world. Fulbright is one of the largest law firms in the United States with nearly 900 attorneys and more than 50 integrated practice areas. There are eight Fulbright offices throughout the United States and international offices in London, Munich and Hong Kong. The firm's growth, since its founding in 1919, has been built on a strong belief in the personal relationship between client and attorney and a desire to excel on behalf of every client. Our success practicing those ideals every day can be measured in part by the recognition that the firm consistently receives from peers and clients. Recent Rankings of Fulbright & Jaworski: Top 20 corporate law firms in the U.S., Corporate Board Member, 2004. "A-Team" of top tier U.S. law firms for client service, BTI Consulting Group, 2004. Ranked among the top law firms for dispute resolution, Global Counsel Dispute Resolution Handbook, 2004. "Arbitration Elite," the world's top 17 firms, The American Lawyer, 2001. Fourth in the U.S. for trademarks issued in 2003, Intellectual Property Today, 2004. Third in the U.S. for number of municipal bonds issued in 2003 both as underwriter's counsel, The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard, 2004. Top 50 M & A law firms for 2002, The New York Law Journal. | | Firm Size: 880 |
Other Office Locations of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Beijing, China
Hong Kong, China
London, England
Munich, Germany
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| | R. C. Fulbright (1881-1940). | | Leon Jaworski (1905-1982). | | PARTNERS | | Edward B. Adams, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1991); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Edward B. Adams, Jr. | | Linda L. Addison (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 2007, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Plan II Honors Program, 1973); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1976). Named by National Law Journal as one of the "50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America" in 2007, one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" in 2006, and one of "America's Top 50 Women Litigators," 2001. Named by Texas Lawyer as the Go-To Lawyer for Commercial Litigation, 2007. Named one of the "500 Leading Litigators in America" and one of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America" by Lawdragon, 2006. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, 2003-2007; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who of American Women; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Author of numerous legal articles and various publications including: Texas Evidence (Thomson West 2007). Trustee: University of Texas Law School Foundation, 1994-2006; Texas Bar Foundation, 2003-2006. Member: Executive Committee, Chancellor's Council, University of Texas System, 1999—; Board of Visitors, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2006—; Board of Directors, Holocaust Museum, Houston, 2000—. Panel of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association. Life Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; American Law Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation; Civil Litigation; International Arbitration; International Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Corporate Governance. Email: Linda L. Addison | | Joshua P. Agrons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1979); Washington University (M.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Finance(60%); Corporate Law(40%). Email: Joshua P. Agrons | | John R. Allender (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, Texas. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1972); University of San Diego (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Taxation Examiner, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986—. Director, Catholic Charities, Galveston-Houston Diocese. Member: Houston Bar Association (Section of Taxation, Chairman, 1979); State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas (Section of Taxation, Chairman, 1990-1991). Trustee, Southwest Research Institute. Special Agencies: President of the Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House, Houston. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions(50%); Taxation(30%); Corporate Law(10%); Employee Benefits(10%); Business Law; International Law. Email: John R. Allender | | C. Mark Baker (Co-Head of International Department and Arbitration Practice Group) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U. S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Third Circuits; U.S. District Court, District Court of Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Duke University (J.D., with highest honors, 1984). Recognized as one of the 100 most Influential Lawyers in America by The National Law Journal. Listed in: Chambers, PLC, Who's Who Legal, International Arbitration; The Best Lawyers in America; Texas Super Lawyers. Law Clerk, Hon. John R. Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1984-1985. Past Vice-President and Director, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute. Advisory Director, Southwestern Legal Foundation's Institute of Transnational Arbitration. Member: Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee; American Arbitration Association (Member, Board of Directors; International Panel; Large Complex Claims Panel; Commercial Panel, National Sports Resolution Panel); Southern District of Texas ADR Panel. Arbitrator and Mediator, Word Intellectual Property Association. Texas Qualified Mediator. Qualified Mediator: Centre for Dispute Resolution (England); London Court of Arbitration: Board Member and Panel Mediator and Arbitrator; Center for Public Resources (CPR). Arbitrator and Mediator. Member: State Bar Of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; International Bar Association; London Court of International Arbitration (Court Member); Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London, England); Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Energy(30%); International Law(30%); Alternative Dispute Resolution(10%); Construction Law(10%); Litigation(10%); Natural Resources(10%). Email: C. Mark Baker | | Evelyn H. Biery (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., 1968); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Former Chair, American College of Bankruptcy. Director, International Insolvency Institute. Former Texas Chair, Society of International Business Fellows. Member: State Bar of Texas (Former Chair, Business Law Section; Member, Business Bankruptcy Law Committee); Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Former Director); American College of Bankruptcy (Former Chair). (Head, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Department) (Also at San Antonio, Texas). Practice Areas: Banking Law(30%); Business Law(30%); Creditors Rights(20%); Corporate Reorganization(20%); Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; International; Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Evelyn H. Biery | | Nancy T. Bowen (Partner) born Tallahassee, Florida; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Florida State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1981); Georgetown University (LL.M., with distinction, 1990). Practice Areas: Taxation(100%); Energy; Real Estate; Utility Law; Automotive; Computer and Data Services; Defense; Pharmaceuticals. Email: Nancy T. Bowen | | Brian A. Bradshaw (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1991); University of Houston (M.B.A., 1995; J.D., 1995). Order of the Barons. Editor, University of Houston Law Review. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Energy; Structured Finance; Business Acquisitions; International Law. Email: Brian A. Bradshaw | | Reagan M. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., B.A., 1978); University of Texas (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Practice; Civil Appeals; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Energy; Insurance. Email: Reagan M. Brown | | Richard N. Carrell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1965); University of Virginia (J.D., 1970). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard N. Carrell | | Stephen K. Carroll (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2007, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1971); University of Texas (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain(90%); Real Estate Litigation(10%); Condemnation; Real Estate Title; Right of Way Easements. Email: Stephen K. Carroll | | William H. Caudill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1973); University of Texas (M.P.A., 1977; J.D., with high honors, 1978). Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chair, Tax Section, 1991-1992); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section; Partnerships Committee; Vice Chair, 1999-2003, Chair C.L.E. Subcommittee, 1997-1999). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: William H. Caudill | | Shauna Johnson Clark (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1990); Tulane Law School (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Shauna Johnson Clark | | Zack A. Clement (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia; 1976, District of Columbia; 1979, Illinois; 1985, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas. [Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy Reserve, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Litigation; Business Restructuring; Business Litigation. Email: Zack A. Clement | | Lawrence H. Clore (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 31, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 1966); University of Texas (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas (Former Chair, Labor and Employment Section). [U.S. Army, Medical Service Corps., 1969-1971]. (Board Certified, Labor Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Arbitration and ADR; Civil Rights; Class Actions; Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Lawrence H. Clore | | Richard P. Colquitt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Litigation; Litigation. Email: Richard P. Colquitt | | Michael W. Conlon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Catholic University of America (A.B., 1968); Duke University (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Energy; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Michael W. Conlon | | David Wilks Corban (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1986); A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute (Qualified Mediator, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Torch Bearer. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Toxic Torts; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: David Wilks Corban | | Heather M. Corken (Partner) born Kalamazoo, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Environmental; Energy; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Occupational Safety and Health; Real Estate; Toxic Torts. Email: Heather M. Corken | | Robert F. Corrigan, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Taxation; Health Care. Email: Robert F. Corrigan, Jr. | | R. Richard Coston (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1967); University of Houston (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: R. Richard Coston | | M. Carter Crow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1988); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Litigation. Email: M. Carter Crow | | Christopher E.H. Dack (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1963); University of Texas (J.D., 1970). Member: State Bar of Texas; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Finance. Email: Christopher E.H. Dack | | Otway B. Denny, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.A., 1971); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Past President, Houston Young Lawyers Association and Houston Bar Association. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Director, State Bar of Texas; Chair of the Board, 1995-1996; Chair, Board of Trustees, Houston Bar Foundation; Chair, Board of Trustees, Texas Bar Foundation; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts. Email: Otway B. Denny, Jr. | | Arthur L. Dent III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Class Action Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Railway Labor Law. Email: Arthur L. Dent III | | Stephen C. Dillard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas; American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts; Products Liability. Email: Stephen C. Dillard | | Kathleen R. Ellison (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Oklahoma; 1985, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Finance; Government; Non-Profit Organizations. Email: Kathleen R. Ellison | | Stephen M. Fernelius (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Torts; Toxic Torts. Email: Stephen M. Fernelius | | Stewart W. Gagnon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1971); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1974). Recipient: Dan R. Price Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law, 1994; Houston Bar Association Volunteer of the Year, 2002; Houston Bar Association President's Award, 1988, 1996, 2002; Frank J. Scurlock Award for Outstanding Contribution to Legal Services for the Poor. Burta Rhoades Raborn Family Law Inns Court. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Council, 1989-2001); Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists Association (President, 1986-1987); Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (President, 1988-1989). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Stewart W. Gagnon | | Frank T. Garcia (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Order of the Barons. Member, Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Finance; Project Finance; Business Law; Corporate Finance; Energy; Energy Finance; Commercial Law. Email: Frank T. Garcia | | Deborah A. Gitomer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1979); St. Mary's University (LL.B., 1982). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Oil and Gas. Email: Deborah A. Gitomer | | Thomas C. Godbold (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas C. Godbold | | Joseph M. Graham, Jr. (Partner) born Brockton, Massachusetts, July 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 2005, Texas. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1990); University of Chicago (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joseph M. Graham, Jr. | | William R. Greendyke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1979). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, 1987-2004 and Chief Judge, Texas, 2002-2004, Southern District, Texas, 1987-2004. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Business Restructuring; Business Litigation. Email: William R. Greendyke | | Edmund Lee Haag III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Southern, Western, Eastern and Northern District of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian College (B.S., 1971); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1972-1973). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Electric Cooperative Bar Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Energy; Banking Law; Business Law; Intellectual Property; Real Estate; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Edmund Lee Haag III | | Eric B. Hall (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (B.S., cum laude, 1985); University of Texas (M.S., 1986; Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1989; J.D., with high honors, 1999). Sigma Xi. Chancellors. Order of the Coif. Member: Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Law. Email: Eric B. Hall | | Robert S. Harrell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Joe Ingraham, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Intellectual Property; Professional Liability. Email: Robert S. Harrell | | Peggy A. Heeg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky; 1987, District of Columbia; 2000, Texas. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Member: Energy and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Securities and Exchange Commission; Corporate Governance. Email: Peggy A. Heeg | | Robert S. Hoffman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1983); Baylor University (J.D., 1986). Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Probate, Trusts & Estates) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate Litigation. Email: Robert S. Hoffman | | Henry W. Hope (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1966, Virginia; 1966, Texas. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1962); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1966). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editoral Board, Grorge Washington Law Review. Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation; Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas; Virginia State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; International Law; Technology and Science Transfer. Email: Henry W. Hope | | Warren Huang (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1993); Columbia University (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Asian American Bar Association of Houston. Practice Areas: Appellate; Litigation. Email: Warren Huang | | Richard D. Huff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1969); Duke University (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: Richard D. Huff | | Charles W. Hurd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif; Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Torts; Insurance Litigation. Email: Charles W. Hurd | | David R. Iler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management; American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device; Health Care. Email: David R. Iler | | Michael P. Irvin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972); University of Houston (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Real Estate. Email: Michael P. Irvin | | Debbi M. Johnstone (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1982, Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1977); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Health Law, 1995—; Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2007; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Healthcare Law, 2005-2007. Law Clerk, Judge William I. Garrard, Court of Appeals of Indiana, 1980-1981. Member: Houston Bar Association (Chair, Health Law Section, 2004-2005); State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Health Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Health Law(100%). Email: Debbi M. Johnstone | | Frank G. Jones (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.S., 1963); University of Texas (LL.B., 1966). Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; International Association of Defense Counsel; Products Liability Advisory Counsel; Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Construction Law; International Dispute Resolution; Class Action Defense. Email: Frank G. Jones | | John F. Kapacinskas (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1996, Minnesota. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, with distinction, 1988; J.D., with high distinction, 1991). Practice Areas: Health Law Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: John F. Kapacinskas | | Andrius R. Kontrimas (Partner) born Ames, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, Texas. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with highest honors, 1982); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Tax Law; International Law. Email: Andrius R. Kontrimas | | Layne E. Kruse (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.A., 1973); London School of Economics (M.Sc., 1974); Yale University (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk, Chief Judge John R. Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chair, Antitrust and Business Litigation Section, 1992-1993). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Securities. Email: Layne E. Kruse | | Stephen A. Kuntz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: North Texas State University (B.B.A., 1977); University of Texas (M.P.A., 1978; J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Stephen A. Kuntz | | George F. Kutzschbach (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Real Estate; Finance. Email: George F. Kutzschbach | | William S. Lee (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1972; LL.B., 1975); New York University (LL.M., 1979). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: William S. Lee | | Edward C. Lewis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1988); University of Texas (J.D., 1992). Special Agencies: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Justice. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Pollution; Climate Change. Email: Edward C. Lewis | | Gene G. Lewis (Partner) born Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, 1980); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Gene G. Lewis | | Nancy June Locke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1971); University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio (M.S., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). President, Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Co-Editor: Harris County Bench Book. Member, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Law; Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Nancy June Locke | | Gerry Lowry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Products; Latex Allergy Litigation; Toxic Torts; Silicosis Litigation; General Liability Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Gerry Lowry | | Katherine Dudas Mackillop (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Garland Walker American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Appellate; Litigation; Product Liability; Class Actions; Insurance; Health Care; Energy. Email: Katherine Dudas Mackillop | | William P. Maines (Partner) born May 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1980); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1984). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Antitrust; RICO; Business Litigation; Professional Liability; Class Actions. Email: William P. Maines | | Barclay Arendall Manley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1971); University of Houston (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability. Email: Barclay Arendall Manley | | Daniel L. Mark (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1977); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1982; M.B.A., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Section of Business Law). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Commercial Transactions; Securities Law; Corporate Finance; Technology Law; Sports Facilities Development. Email: Daniel L. Mark | | Daniel M. McClure (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., with highest honors, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation(90%). Email: Daniel M. McClure | | Kent H. McMahan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas and Tennessee. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1968); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Section on Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law, 1987-1988). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Tax; Business Law; Family Business. Email: Kent H. McMahan | | Laura J. McMahon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with distinction in curriculum, 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Board Member: Association for Community Television, Houston and Houston Women in Technology Forum. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Mergers and Acquisitions; International Law; Securities; Energy. Email: Laura J. McMahon | | Mark Stephen Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Washington; 1987, Texas. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1983); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1986); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Mark Stephen Miller | | John M. Mings (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1986); Duke University (J.D., 1989). Special Agencies: United States Patent and Trademark Office. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Litigation. Email: John M. Mings | | Karen M. Nakfoor (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Karen M. Nakfoor | | Eva Fromm O'Brien (Partner) born Herne, Germany; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., Chem. Eng., 1978); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: German, French. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts. Email: Eva Fromm O'Brien | | Shawn R. O'Brien (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana; 1998, Texas. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., 1993); Loyola University, New Orleans (J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Member, 1995-1996, Casenote/Index Editor, 1996-1997, Loyola Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1996. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Shawn R. O'Brien | | Kevin Michael O'Gorman (Partner) born December 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Law Clerk to the Honorable Howell Cobb, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: International Arbitration; Litigation; Energy; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: Kevin Michael O'Gorman | | D. Dudley Oldham (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Member: National Judicial College Advisory Council; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1990-1991; Lawyers for Civil Justice (President, Executive Committee and Director, 1989-1998); Defense Research Institute (Member, Executive Committee, 1991-1992; Director, 1989-1992; Chairman, Aerospace Committee, 1984-1987); American Counsel Association (Director, 1983-1985, 1990-1993); Maritime Law Association of the United States. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Energy; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Products Liability; Environmental Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: D. Dudley Oldham | | Cecil Jay Olmstead, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1968); Yale University (J.D., 1976). Member: State Bar of Texas; The American Law Institute; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Finance. Email: Cecil Jay Olmstead, III | | Stephen P. Pate (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Litigation. Email: Stephen P. Pate | | Edward J. Patterson, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance; Construction Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Edward J. Patterson, III | | Thomas D. Paul, Ph.D. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Carroll College (A.B., 1970); Indiana University (M.S., 1975; Ph.D., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Licensing; Technology Transfers; Technology and Science; Biotechnology. Email: Thomas D. Paul, Ph.D. | | Gerard G. Pecht (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1980, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1975); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1978). Order of Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulations; Business Law; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation. Email: Gerard G. Pecht | | David Peterman (Partner) born January 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1982; J.D., with honors, 1985). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Transactions; International; Technology Companies; Emerging Companies; Energy; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications Law; Venture Capital; Private Equity. Email: David Peterman | | Robert W. Phillpott, Jr. (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana; 1999, Texas. Education: Loyola University (B.B.A., 1991; J.D., magna cum laude, 1997); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Robert W. Phillpott, Jr. | | Charles D. Powell (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1976); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1979). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Best Lawyers in Houston - Intellectual Property; Insider Houston Magazine. Author: "Foreign Joint Ventures," Global Trade, June, 1994. Author and Lecturer: "Securities Law for the Non-Securities Professional," Practicing Law Institute, 1987; "Acquisition of Businesses in Texas," Practicing Law Institute, 1986. Founder, Director and Member, Houston Entrepreneurs Foundation. Securities Counsel, Houston Technology Center. Director, MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas, Inc. Counsel, The Houston Angel Network, Inc. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member: Securities Law Committee; Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Computer Law); Houston Law Technology Collaborators; TechLaw Group, Inc. Practice Areas: Technology Law; Venture Capital; Securities. Email: Charles D. Powell | | Andrew Price (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); University of Texas, Austin (J.D., with honors, 1997). Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration and ADR; Class Actions; Construction; Energy; Intellectual Property and Technology; Professional Liability; Securities. Email: Andrew Price | | John C. Rawls (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, California. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1979); University of Texas (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property. Email: John C. Rawls | | James W. Repass (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1980); George Washington University (J.D., 1986). Tau Beta Pi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property; Technology and Science Transfers. Email: James W. Repass | | Ed Rhyne (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985); New York University (LL.M., 1986). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Banking Law; Business Law; Private Equity; Fund Formations. Email: Ed Rhyne | | Anne M. Rodgers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1987); University of Chicago (J.D., 1990). Member: Houston (Counsel Member, Antitrust Law Section, 2001—) and American (Vice-Chair, Robinson-Patman Act Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 2001—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Litigation; Antitrust; Trade Regulation. Email: Anne M. Rodgers | | Arthur H. Rogers, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1967); Harvard University (J.D., 1970). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Arthur H. Rogers, III | | Stephanie M. Schroepfer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1982); University of Texas (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Stephanie M. Schroepfer | | William P.M. Schwind (Partner) born Santa Monica, California; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1993); Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1996). Articles and Notes Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1995-1996. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Petrochemicals; Electric Power. Email: William P.M. Schwind | | J. Todd Shields (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1969); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1972). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Energy; Oil and Gas. Email: J. Todd Shields | | William B. Sing (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas. [1st Lt., USAR (Hon. Discharged)]. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate; Project Finance. Email: William B. Sing | | Joseph C. Sleeth, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Council of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1990-1994. Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Business Law; Probate. Email: Joseph C. Sleeth, Jr. | | Joy M. Soloway (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Brockport (B.S., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Appellate Practice. Email: Joy M. Soloway | | Ross Staine, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1981); University of Texas (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Project Finance; Commercial Law; Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Ross Staine, Jr. | | Charles Louis Strauss (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, Board of Directors and Wish Volunteer, Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana. Member: Global Missions Work Team, Chapelwood United Methodist Church; Chapelwood Global Advisory Committee. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; International Law; Partnership Law. Email: Charles Louis Strauss | | Robert J. Swift (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1972); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management; American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care. Email: Robert J. Swift | | Jasper G. Taylor III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Florida (B.B.A., 1973); Duke University (J.D., 1978). Member: State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Taxation Litigation. Email: Jasper G. Taylor III | | T. Neil Thomas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Administrative Law. Email: T. Neil Thomas | | Kevin Trautner (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, July 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Kevin Trautner | | Terriann Trostle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.S., 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate; Arbitration and ADR; Class Actions; Business Litigation. Email: Terriann Trostle | | David J. Van Susteren (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Member, Houston Law Review Board of Directors. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections of Litigation and Antitrust; Energy Litigation Committee). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Law; Energy; Litigation; Securities. Email: David J. Van Susteren | | Jack M. Vaughan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1969); University of Houston (J.D., 1974). Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow: College of Law Practice Management; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Jack M. Vaughan | | Charles B. Walker, Jr. (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (B.S., 1992); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Intellectual Property Bar Association (Former Board Member, Treasurer and Secretary); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(80%); Technology Law(5%); Technology Protection(10%); Technology Transfers(5%). Email: Charles B. Walker, Jr. | | John A. Watson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1971). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Energy; Finance; Insurance; Securities. Email: John A. Watson | | Fredric A. Weber (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1970); Yale University (J.D., 1976). Governing Director and Vice-President for Development, Houston Symphony Society, 2001-2003. Member: State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers (Director, 1988-1989; Treasurer, 1989-1990; President-Elect, 1990-1991; President, 1991-1992); American College of Bond Counsel (Treasurer, 2003-2004; Vice-President, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Finance; Municipal Law; Public Finance; Government; Investments; Securities. Email: Fredric A. Weber | | Richard J. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons; Order of Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts; Commercial Arbitration; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Energy. Email: Richard J. Wilson | | Jeffrey Stephen Wolff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Missouri (B.J., 1978); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Liaison Committee, Codification of Texas Rules of Evidence); Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Jeffrey Stephen Wolff | | William D. Wood (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; International Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate Member). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Energy; International Litigation; Trial Practice; Civil Litigation; Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; International Arbitration. Email: William D. Wood | | T. J. Wray (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employment Defense; Employment Contracts; Labor and Employment; Management Labor Law; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination Defense. Email: T. J. Wray | | Kevin W. Yankowsky (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Texas (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Kevin W. Yankowsky | | Richard S. Zembek (Partner) born Binghamton, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Union College (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1992); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1996). Member: HIPLA; AIPLA; IEEE. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%, 20). Email: Richard S. Zembek | | SENIOR PARTNER | | William R. Pakalka (Senior Partner) born Aberdeen, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1969; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Delta Phi; Order of St. John; Order of the Coif. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Energy; White Collar Crime; Complex Commercial Litigation; Government Investigations. Email: William R. Pakalka | | RETIRED PARTNERS | | William Kendall Adam (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1966). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; American College of Investment Counsel. [U.S. Navy Supply Corps., 1960-1962, Lt., Retd.]. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Finance; Secured Finance. Email: William Kendall Adam | | Richard P. Bogatto (Retired Partner) born Galveston, Texas, August 14, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1955); University of Texas (LL.B., 1958). Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Richard P. Bogatto | | Charles D. Boston (Retired Partner) born Shamrock, Texas, November 12, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, Texas. Education: West Texas State University (B.S., 1949); University of Texas (LL.B., 1956). Phi Delta Phi; Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Care; Medical Malpractice. Email: Charles D. Boston | | W. Fred Cameron (Retired Partner) born Atlanta, Texas, March 6, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1962). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: W. Fred Cameron | | Lynn P. Carter (Retired Partner) born Houston, Texas, January 24, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Real Estate. Email: Lynn P. Carter | | Alton F. Curry (Retired Partner) born Dallas, Texas, August 21, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Phi Alpha Delta. Special Assistant to Attorney General of Texas, 1964-1965, 1971-1972. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, International Center for Arbitratio |
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