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| | Address | | 3200 Travis, Fourth Floor | | Houston, Texas 77006 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Hagans Burdine Montgomery & Rustay,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice, Business and Personal Injury Litigation, Patent and Intellectual Property in State and Federal Courts. | | Firm Size: 7 | 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
| | William Fred Hagans (Member) born Waco, Texas, June 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Co-Author: "Class Actions in Arbitration," The Review of Litigation, University of Texas School of Law, Spring 2006. Panelist in: "Ethics of Lawyer/Judge Interactions," The Ethics Course, Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, South Texas College of Law, Houston, January 2008; Webcast, "Advocacy and Negotiation Techniques in Mediation," State Bar of Texas, Austin, February 2008. Speaker: "Law Marketing and Ethics," South Texas College of Law 2008 Civil Trial Law Conference, Houston, February 2008; "Indirect Liability," State Bar of Texas Causes of Action Seminar, Dallas and Houston, April-May 2008. Speaker: "The Future of Litigation Ethics," Symposium 2006 and "Class Actions in Arbitration," Spring 2006, The Review of Litigation, University of Texas School of Law; Panel on The Future of Litigation Ethics, The Review of Litigation Symposium, University of Texas School of Law, February 2006; "Law Marketing and Ethics," Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, South Texas College of Law CLE, February 2006; "Litigation in the Future: Arbitration, Mediation, and Even Jury Trials," Houston Bar Association CLE, March 2006; "Jury Trials in Commercial Litigation Cases - Jury Selection, Witness Preparation, Jury Persuasion," Texas Trial Lawyers Association Commercial Litigation Seminar, Dallas, TX, October 2006; "Disciplinary Rule Changes and Most Frequent Committee Complaints," HBA Bench Bar Conferences, Galveston, TX, April 21, 2005; "Ethical Intricacies of the Attorney/Judge Relationship - What's O.K. and What's Not," 26th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, Houston, TX, November 2003; "Litigation Management from the Plaintiff's Perspective," Purple Sage Ranch Litigation/Environmental Meeting, Bandera, TX, September 2003; "Trying the Mold Case: Plaintiff Defense and Judicial Perspectives," Texas Bar Continuing Legal Education, Houston, TX; "Trial Experience (Ballard) and Daubert (scientific evidence)," ABA TTEL and Products Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ; "Growing Mold, Diminishing Value," ABA Litigation Conference," Houston, TX; "Mold Claims and a View from the Plaintiff's Bar," ABA Tort Trial & Ins. Section, Austin, TX; "Mold Litigation/The Plaintiff's Perspective, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel," St. Louis, MO; "Trying the Bad Faith Case," University of Houston CLE, Houston and Dallas, TX, June 2003; "Closing Argument Demonstration," South Texas College of Law, February 21, 2003, Houston, TX; "Insurance Company Liability for Coverage and Bad Faith Cases Involving Mold and Mold Exposure," 15th Annual Construction Law Conference San Antonio, TX, State Bar of Texas, 2002; "Ethical Considerations and Malpractice Prevention in Civil Litigation," March, 2002; Texas Mortgage Bankers Association, MOLD-Ballard Case & Mold Related Litigation, Dallas, April, 2002; "Daubert/Frye: The Critical Hurdle in this Evolving Area Perspectives from Both Sides of the Aisle," Mealey's Mold Litigation Conference, May, 2002; "Ballard vs. Farmers-Mold," ATLA Bad Faith Seminar, Atlanta, GA, July 2002. Panel Member: "Mold in the Courtroom: New Governmental Standards, Scientific Issues and Evidence;" "In the Trenches with Mold: The Anatomy of a Toxic Mold Trial," American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, March 2003, Phoenix, AZ. Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel, Glomar Java Sea Disaster Litigation, Houston, Texas, 1983-1986. Member, Federal Court Advisory Council, 1986-1992. Vice-Chair, Houston Bar Association, Litigation Section, 1993-1994. President, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Gulf Coast Chapter, 1999. Advisory Council, The Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 2000-2002. Member: Planning Committee, South Texas College of Law Center for Responsibility; State Bar of Texas Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Program, 1993-1994; Administration of Justice Committee, Houston Bar Association, 1992-1993; Professional Committee of the State Bar of Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, 1991-1993. Member, Supreme Court Task Force Committee for Revision of Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, 1991-1993. Co-Chairman, Texas Supreme Court Committee on Professionalism, 1989-1991. Member, State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee, 2000-2003; Member, Advisory Council, The Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 2000-2002. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Texas Lawyers Creed Committee, 1994-1995; Professionalism Committee, 2000-2003; Judiciary Relations Committee, 2004-2007); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Houston Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; National Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Professional Liability(15%); Personal Injury(25%); Patent Law(5%); Intellectual Property(5%). Email: William Fred Hagans | | Scott G. Burdine (Member) born Galveston, Texas, August 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1982; J.D., 1985). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of Barristers. President, Board of Advocates, 1984-1985. Member, National Mock Trial Team. Winner: Geary and Brice Moot Court Competition; Kemp Smith Mock Trial Competition; W. Page Keeton Mock Trial Competition. Member, University of Texas Law School Executive Committee, 1993-2003. President, University of Texas Law School, Alumni Association, 1998. Speaker: "Ethical Considerations and Malpractice Prevention in Litigation," Litigation and Trial Tactics Course, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2003; "Attorney Malpractice: Disciplinary Rules of Procedure," Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, 2004; "Ethical Considerations and Malpractice Prevention in a Litigation Practice," Advanced Civil Litigation Course, University of Houston Law Foundation Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminars, May 2003-April 2004; "Current Ethical Issues for the Litigation Attorney," Advanced Civil Litigation Seminar, May 2005; "Malpractice and Ethical Considerations for Transactional Lawyers," University of Houston Law Foundation Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, November 2004; "Legal Malpractice—The Plaintiffs Perspective," South Texas College of Law Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, February 2004; "Litigating Contract Disputes," Euron Lawyers Conference, 1993; "Litigating Contract Disputes. Member: Houston (Member, Professionalism Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (Treasurer, 2005-2006). Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: In re Certain Underwirters at Lloyd's, 18 S.W. 3d 867 (Tex. App. Beaumont 2000); Stinger v. Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., 830 S.W. 2d 715 (Tex.App. Houston {14th Dist.} 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Scott G. Burdine | | Kendall C. Montgomery (Member) born Houston, Texas, November 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1991, Ohio; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 1981); University of Texas (J.D., 1984). Member, The Review of Litigation. Member: Houston, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Valores Corporativos, S.A. de C.V. v. McLane Co., Inc., et al., 945 S.W.2d 160 (Tex. App. -San Antonio 1997, writ denied); Maritime Overseas Corp. v. Ellis, 971 S.W.2d 402 (Tex. 1998) et al; Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. Swanson, 959 S.W. 2d 171 (Tex. 1997); Exxon Corp. v. Choo, 881 S.W.2d 301 (Tex. 1994); Tenneco, Inc. v. Salyer, 739 S.W.2d 448 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Kendall C. Montgomery | | Jennifer Beth Rustay (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, January 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Barristers. President, Moot Court, 1996-1997. Notes and Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to Hon. Sam Johnson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Speaker: "The Future of Litigation Ethics," Symposium 2006 and "Class Actions in Arbitration," Spring 2006, The Review of Litigation, University of Texas School of Law; "Ethics in Business Litigation," South Texas School of Law Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, 2003; "Sanctions for Discovery Abuse," University of Houston Advanced Evidence and Discovery Continuing Legal Education, July and October 2003. Member, Planning Committee, State Bar of Texas Advanced Mold Litigation Course, February 2003. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Women in the Law Section); Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Women Lawyers (Chair, Judicial Screening Committee); Houston Lawyer Referral Service (Member, Board of Trustees). Fellow, Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Jennifer Beth Rustay | | Carl D. Kulhanek, Jr. (Member) born Houston, Texas, January 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Dean's Achievement Award for Evidence. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Carl D. Kulhanek, Jr. | | Jared I. Levinthal (Member) born Temple, Texas, September 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., Sociology, 1994); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1997) Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "Chapter 95 Civil Practices & Remedies Code: Owning Commercial Property in a Tort Reformed Texas," September 2004. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jared I. Levinthal | | Paula Janecek Mathers (Member) born Zlin, Czech Republic, June 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Prairie View A. & M. University (B.A., 1994); South Texas College of Law ( J.D., 1997). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Czech. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Paula Janecek Mathers |
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