MEMBERS OF FIRM
Clifford L. Harrison (Member) born Georgetown, Texas, July 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1978); University of Houston (J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston, 1993. Faculty, Texas College of Trial Advocacy 1991-1994. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance Corporate Counsel. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).Email: Clifford L. Harrison
James M. Bettis, Jr. (Member) born Houston, Texas, June 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: James M. Bettis, Jr.
Richard W. Staff (Member) born Alice, Texas, April 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.J., cum laude, 1977); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif; Order of Barons. Co-Author: "Administrative Enforcement of Legal Lending Limits: National Bank Directors and the OCC's Tangled Web," 106 Banking Law Journal 116, 1989. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.Email: Richard W. Staff
D. Mitchell McFarland (Member) born Houston, Texas, November 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel.Email: D. Mitchell McFarland
Jeff Weems (Member) born Lafayette, Louisiana, September 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1989). Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1988-1989. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Petroleum Institute.Email: Jeff Weems
Robert B. Boemer (Member) born Houston, Texas, February 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1992, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University; University of Houston (B.S., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: Colorado and Houston Bar Associations; Transportation Lawyers Association.Email: Robert B. Boemer
Thad K. Jenks (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, February 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1995); Duke University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel.Email: Thad K. Jenks
Paul D. Sculley (Member) born Silver Spring, Maryland, November 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1995); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Barons. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association.Email: Paul D. Sculley
B. Lee Wertz, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1990); Baylor University (J.D., 1996). Order of Barristers. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: B. Lee Wertz, Jr.
ASSOCIATES
Frank N. Ban (Associate) born Houston, Texas, November 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: Frank N. Ban
Laura J. Beckman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1990); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association (President, 2004-2005); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Chair, Board of Directors, 2003-2004); Houston Bar Association.Email: Laura J. Beckman
Jennifer Bickley (Associate) born Vernon, Texas, November 18, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Agriculture Development, 2002); South Texas of College Law (J.D., 2006). Order of Barristers; Order of the Lytae. Member, South Texas Law Review, 2004-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas.
Kerry R. McEniry (Associate) born Sioux City, Iowa, February 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Tulsa (B.F.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 2003). National Order of Barristers. Note Editor, American Indian Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: Texas Young Lawyers Association.Email: Kerry R. McEniry
Carrie Schadle (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Vassar College (B.A., high honors, 1990); Pratt School of Information and Library Science (M.L.S., high honors, 1995); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: Carrie Schadle
Stephan D. Selinidis (Associate) born Port Arthur, Texas, December 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Economics, 2003); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of the Lytae. Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: Stephan D. Selinidis
Eleanor K. Vernon (Associate) born Oxford, Mississippi, September 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., English and Philosophy, summa cum laude, 2001); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association.