PARTNERS
John J. Deis (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, January 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1993); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Managing Editor 1999-2000 and Member, 1998-2000, Houston Law Review. Author: "A Comedy of Errors: The Unionization of Independent Contracting Physicians," 36 Houston Law Review 951, 1999. Recipient: Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. Award, Outstanding Paper in an Emerging Area of Law, 1999; Blakely Butler Moot Court Champion. Named, "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Rising Stars Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court (AA White Inn of Court). [Lt. U.S. Marine Corps, 1993-1997]. Reported Cases: Duzich v. Advantage Finance Corp., 395 F. 3d 527 (5th Cir. 2004); City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co., 2006 WL 3735943 (Cal. App. 1st Dec. 20, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: John J. Deis
Taylor M. Hicks, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, June 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; 1971, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1966; J.D., magna cum laude, 1969). Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 1968. Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Ben Connally, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1969-1970. Named, One of the Best Attorneys in Business Litigation, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2003-2009. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston, New York State and American (Former Chairman, Energy and Natural Resources Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Duzich v. Advantage Finance Corp., 395 F. 3d 527 (5th Cir. 2004); SRSB-IV, Ltd. v. Continental Savings Assn., 979 F. 2d 39 (5th Cir. 1992); In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative & "ERISA" Litigation, 490 F. Supp. 2d 784 (S.D. Tex. 2007); Logan Farms, Inc. v. Smithfield Foods, Inc., 2006 WL 626397 (S.D. Tex. March 9, 2006); U.S. ex rel. Johnson v. Shell Oil Co., 33 F. Supp. 2d 528 (E.D. Tex. 1999); Dow Chem. Co. v. Union Pacific Corp., 8 F. Supp. 2d 940 (S.D. Tex. 1998); Dayton Independent School Dist. v. U.S. Mineral Products Co., 789 F. Supp. 819 (E.D. Tex. 1992); Water Gardens I, Inc. v. Mainland Savings Association, 1986 WL 15887 (W.D. Tex. Sept. 24, 1986); Union Pacific R.R. v. Novus Int'l, Inc., 113 S.W. 3d 418 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. denied); Radnor Chem. Corp. v. Chevron Phillips Chem. Co., L.P., 2003 WL 22845392 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Nov. 26, 2003); Valero Energy Corp. v. M.W. Kellogg Construction Co., 866 S. W. 2d 252 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 1993, writ denied); Federal Savings & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Kennedy, 732 S. W. 2d 1 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1986, writ ref'd n.r.e.); Texas Imports v. All day, 649 S. W. 2d 730 (Tex. App.--Tyler 1983, writ ref'd n.r.e.). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Antitrust Class Actions.Email: Taylor M. Hicks, Jr.
Brian M. Keller (Partner) born Houston, Texas, March 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Named: One of the Best Attorneys in Commercial Litigation, Inside Houston Magazine, 2002; One of the Best Attorneys in Business Litigation, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; One of the Top "Lawyers for the People" for H Texas Magazine, 2005. Listed in, National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2006-2007 edition. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Crowson v. Davol, Inc., 2004 WL 5495137 (W.D. Tex. May 21, 2004); R.R. Street & Co. Inc. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc., 166 S. W. 3d 232 (Tex. 2005); General Star Indemnity Co. v. Spring Creek Village Apartments Phase V, Inc., 152 S. W. 3d 733 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2004, no pet.). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Brian M. Keller
Gregg C. Laswell (Partner) born Houston, Texas, February 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S.Ch.E., 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1983). Named, "One of the Best Attorneys in Business Litigation," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005 and 2006 and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2005-2009. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Eggen v. Sasol Chem. Indus. Ltd., 122 Fed. Appx. 796 (5th Cir. 2005); Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc. v. Stolt Offshore, S.A., 111 Fed. Appx. 776 (5th Cir. 2004); Schiller v. Physicians Resources Group Inc., 342 F. 3d 563 (5th Cir. 2004); McDuffie v. Estelle, 935 F. 2d 682 (5th Cir. 1991); Partners in Funding Inc. v. Quest Capital Resources, LLC, 2007 WL 471128 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 8, 2007); Longman v. Physicians Resource Group, Inc., 2003 WL 22244675 (N.D. Tex. 2003 Sept. 30, 2003); In re Century Business Svcs. Securities Litig., 2002 WL 32254513 (N.D. Ohio June 27, 2002); Rivera v. AT&T Corp., 141 F.Supp.2d 719 (S.D. Tex. 2001); Leonard v. USA Petroleum Corp., 829 F. Supp. 882 (S.D. Tex 1993); Alten v. Atlantic Financial Federal, 805 F. Supp. 5 (E.D. Pa 1992); Deloitte & Touche LLP v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 951 S.W.2d 394 (Tex. 1997); Edwards v. Lone Star Gas Co., 782 S.W. 2d 840 (Tex. 1990); First Bank v. Tony's Tortilla Factory, 877 S.W. 2d 285 (Tex. 1994); Swank v. Cunningham, 2008 WL 796982 (Tex. App.--Eastland March 27, 2008); Castle Texas Exploration Co. v. Kent Circle Investments, LLC, 2007 WL 687463 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi March 8, 2007); Cantu v. AT&T Broadband, 2006 WL 332622 (Tex. App.--San Antonio Feb. 15, 2006); Huynh v. Nguyen, 180 S.W. 3d 608 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.); Gallardo v. TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc., 2004 WL 1932662 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Aug. 31, 2004); Weatherly v. Deloitte & Touche, 905 S.W. 2d 642 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Thompson v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 902 S.W. 2d 13 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Pioneer Chlor Alkali Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co., 879 S.W. 2d 920 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1994); United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mueller Engineering Corp., 809 S.W. 2d 597 (Tex. App-Corpus Christi 1991); Wilson v. United Texas Transmission Co., 797 S.W. 2d 231 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1990); Enserch Corp. v. Houston Oil & Minerals Corp., 743 S.W. 2d 654 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Energy Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Civil Appeals.Email: Gregg C. Laswell
Stephen M. Loftin (Partner) born Houston, Texas, November 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Named, "One of Best Attorneys in Business Litigation," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006 and Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2004-2009. Author and Speaker, "Extraordinary Remedies," 24th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, Defense Research Institute, Inc. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: New Process Steel Corp. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 91 Fed. Appx. 895 (5th Cir. 2003); Crowson v. Davol, Inc., 2004 WL 5495137 (W.D. Tex. May 21, 2004); Dow Chem. Co. v. Union Pacific Corp., 8 F. Supp. 2d 940 (S.D. Tex. 1998); Dayton Independent School Dist. v. U.S. Mineral Products Co., 789 F. Supp. 819 (E.D. Tex. 1992); Duke Energy Field Services, Inc. v. King Ranch, Inc., 2004 WL 2247423 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Oct. 7, 2004); Union Pacific R.R. v. Novus Int'l, Inc., 113 S.W. 3d 418 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. denied); Tejas Power Corp. v. Amerada Hess Corp., 1999 WL 605550 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 12, 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Energy Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation.Email: Stephen M. Loftin
Matthew C. Rawlinson (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1993); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barrons. Editor in Chief, 1998-1999 and Member, 1997-1999, Houston Law Review. Author: "Staying Alive?: The Survivability and Assignability of a Deceptive Trade Practice Cause of Action in Texas," 36 Houston Law Review 351, 1999. Named, "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Rising Stars Magazine, 2004-2009. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Logan Farms, Inc. v. Smithfield Foods, Inc., 2006 WL 626397 (S.D. Tex. March 9, 2006); Radnor Chem. Corp. v. Chevron Phillips Chem. Co., L.P., 2003 WL 22845392 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Nov. 26, 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: Matthew C. Rawlinson
Laura B. Rowe (Partner) born Houston, Texas, February 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1992). Staff Attorney to Justice Priscilla R. Owen, Supreme Court of Texas, 1995-1996. Named: "Best Attorney in Appellate," Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2005-2006; "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Rising Stars Magazine 2004. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Appellate; Advocacy); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources; Energy; Environmental); State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. U.S. Liquids, Inc., 88 Fed. Appx. 725 (5th Cir. 2004); Duzich v. Advantage Finance Corp., 395 F. 3d 527 (5th Cir. 2004); New Process Steel Corp. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 91 Fed. Appx. 895 (5th Cir. 2003); U.S. ex rel. Wright v. Agip Petroleum, 2006 WL 3813709 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 27, 2006); R.R. Street & Co. Inc. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc., 166 S.W. 3d 232 (Tex. 2005); Geodyne Energy Income Production P'ship I-E v. Newton Corp., 161 S.W. 3d 482 (Tex. 2005); King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman, 118 S.W. 3d 742 (Tex. 2003); Mobil Oil Corp. v. Ellender, 968 S.W. 2d 917 (Tex. 1998); Swank v. Cunningham, 2008 WL 796982 (Tex. App.--Eastland March 27, 2008); Valley Forge Ins. Co. v. Hicks Thomas & Lilienstern, L.L.P., 174 S.W.3d 254 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, pet. denied); Duke Energy Field Services, Inc. v. King Ranch, Inc., 2004 WL 2247423 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Oct. 7, 2004); Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 118 S.W. 3d 60 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, pet. denied); In re BP America Production Co., 97 S.W. 3d 366 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, orig. proceeding); Radnor Chem. Corp. v. Chevron Phillips Chem. Co., L.P., 2003 WL 22845392 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Nov. 26, 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Appeals; Oil and Gas Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Laura B. Rowe
Allen H. Rustay (Partner) born Houston, Texas, August 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1993); Baylor University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Barristers; Moot Court Society (Vice-President). Notes and Comments Editor, 1996-1997 and Member, 1995-1997, Baylor Law Review. Named, "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2009. Presenter: "It's the End of the World as We Know it...Again - House Bill 4 and its Impact on Litigation in Texas," Houston Club, June 2004; "Burying the Hatchet with the Handle Sticking Out - Drafting and Enforcing Settlement Agreements in Texas, Akin Gump, October 2003. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Nip v. Checkpoint Systems, Inc., 154 S.W.3d 767 (Tex.App.-Houston [14 Dist.], 2004, no pet.); Finger Furniture Co. Inc v. Commonwealth Ins. Co., 404 F.3d 312, 5th Cir. (Tex. 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Energy Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Allen H. Rustay
John B. Thomas (Partner) born Saginaw, Michigan, September 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., with honors, 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., with honors, 1986). Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986-1987. Named: "One of the Best Attorneys in Environmental Law," Inside Houston Magazine, 2002; "One of the Best Attorneys in Business Litigation," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2003-2009; "Top Attorney in the areas of Environment and Environment: Litigation," Chambers USA, 2006 and 2007. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. U.S. Liquids, Inc., 88 Fed. Appx. 725 (5th Cir. 2004); PaineWebber Inc. v. Chase Manhattan Private Bank (Switzerland), 260 F. 3d 453 (5th Cir. 2001); Kona Technology Corp. v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 225 F. 3d 595 (5th Cir. 2000); R.R. Street & Co. Inc. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc., 166 S.W. 3d 232 (Tex. 2005); King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman, 118 S.W. 3d 742 (Tex. 2003); City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co., 2006 WL 3735943 (Cal. App. 1st Dec. 20, 2006); Valley Forge Ins. Co. v. Hicks Thomas & Lilienstern, L.L.P., 174 S.W. 3d 254 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, pet. denied); In re BP America Production Co., 97 S.W. 3d 366 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, orig. proceeding). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Actions.Email: John B. Thomas
Wade H. Whilden, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, October 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1990); University of Houston (J.D., 1994). Named, "One of the Best Attorneys in Business Litigation," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004, 2005 and Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2004-2007. Member: Houston Bar Association (Past Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee); State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court (Founding Member, AA White Inn of Court). Reported Cases: City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co., 2006 WL 3735943 (Cal. App. 1st Dec. 20, 2006); River Oaks Property Owners, Inc. v. Jamail, 1996 WL 112230 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] March 12, 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Wade H. Whilden, Jr.
SENIOR COUNSEL
J. Stephen Barrick (Senior Counsel) born Lubbock, Texas, January 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1989); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Notes and Comments Editor, Houston Law Review, 1995-1996. Judicial Clerkship to the Honorable John D. Rainey, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1996-1998. Author: "Moriel and the Exemplary Damages Act: Texas Tag-Team Overhauls Punitive Damages," 32 Houston L. Rev. 1059 (1995). Named, "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2007. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Walker Int'l Holdings, Ltd. v. Republic of Congo, 415 F. 3d 413 (5th Cir. 2005); Schiller v. Physicians Resource Group Inc., 342 F. 3d 563 (5th Cir. 2003); Great Host Int'l, Inc. v. Massey-Fair Indus. Co., 2007 WL 667169 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 28, 2007); U.S. ex rel. Wright v. Agip Petroleum Co., 2006 WL 3813709 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 27, 2006); In re Century Business Servs. Sec. Litig., 2002 WL 32254513 (N.D. Ohio June 27, 2002); In re Century Business Servs. Sec. Litig., 158 F. Supp. 2d 776 (N.D. Ohio 2001); Chu v. Hong, 51 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 636, 2008 WL 821041 (Tex. March 28, 2008); Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger, 2008 WL 184240 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 17, 2008, no pet. h.); Moon v. Lesikar, 230 S.W. 3d 800 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied); Lesikar v. Moon, 237 S.W. 3d 361, 2007 WL 2142072 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied); In re Lesikar, 2007 WL 1624965 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] June 07, 2007, orig. proceeding); In re Lesikar, 2007 WL 177347 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 25, 2007, orig. proceeding); BACM 2001-1 San Felipe Road Ltd. P'ship v. Trafalgar Holdings I, Ltd., 218 S.W. 3d 137 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied); Citgo Refining and Mktg., Inc. v. Garza, 187 S.W. 3d 45 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 2005 pet dism'd by agr.); Castle Texas Oil and Gas Ltd P'ship v. Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration and Prod., 2005 WL 1797065 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi July 28, 2005, pet. Dism'd by agr.); Norris v. Starbuck's Corp., 2004 WL 352701 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi Feb. 26, 2004, no pet.); Mauskar v. Hardgrove, 2003 WL 21403464 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] June 19, 2003, no pet.); Citgo Refining and Mktg., Inc. v. Garza, 94 S.W. 3d 322 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 2002, no pet.). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: J. Stephen Barrick
Eric Grant (Senior Counsel) born Redwood City, California; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1996, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1986; J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts and Constitutional Law. Judicial Clerkships: Hon. Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Hon. Warren E. Burger (retired); Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States. Author of scholarly articles on constitutional law that have appeared in the Northwestern University Law Review, in Constitutional Commentary and in The heritage Guide to the Constitution. Master, Schwartz/Levi American Inn of Court (UC Davis). (Also at Sacramento, California Office) (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Osborn v. Haley, 549 U.S. 225 (2007); Sighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil, 39 Cal. 4th 205, 138 P 3d 220 (2006). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Environmental Law and Land Use; Civil Rights; Campaigns and Elections; Religious Liberties.Email: Eric Grant
Frederick M. Knapp, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Marlin, Texas, October 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1964; L.L.B., 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Houston, Fifth Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. U.S. Liquids, Inc., 88 Fed. Appx. 725 (5th Cir. 2004); New Process Steel Corp. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 91 Fed. Appx. 895 (5th Cir. 2003); Kona Technology Corp. v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 225 F. 3d 595 (5th Cir. 2000); Transamerican Refining Corp. v. Dravo Corp., 952 F. 2d 898 (5th Cir. 1992); In re Taxable Municipal Bond Securities Litigation, 964 F. 2d 1144 (5th Cir. 1992); Mahone v. Addicks Utility Dist. of Harris County, 836 F. 2d 921 (5th Cir. 1988); Saucedo v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 670 F. 2d 634 (5th Cir. 1982); Belmont Place Assocs. v. Blyth, Eastman, Dillon & Co., Inc., 565 F. 2d 1322 (5th Cir. 1978); Ernst & Ernst v. U.S. Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of Tex., 457 F. 2d 1399 (5th Cir. 1972); In re Westec Corp., 449 F. 2d 243 (5th Cir. 1971); Carpenter v. Hall, 311 F. Supp. 1099 (S.D. Tex. 1970); El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Berryman, 858 S.W. 2d 362 (Tex. 1993); Garcia v. Robinson, 817 S.W. 2d 59 (Tex. 1991); Fretz Construction Co. v. Southern Nat'l Bank of Houston, 626 S.W. 2d 478 (Tex. 1982); Dillon v. Lintz, 582 S.W. 2d 394 (Tex. 1979); Swank v. Cunningham, 2008 WL 796982 (Tex. App.--Eastland March 27, 2008); Union Pacific R.R. v. Novus Int'l, Inc., 113 S.W. 3d 418 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. denied); Izen v. Nichols, 944 S.W. 2d 683 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1997, no writ); Green Light Co., Inc. v. Moore, 485 S.W. 2d 360 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1972, no writ). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Frederick M. Knapp, Jr.
ASSOCIATE
Jay N. Gross (Associate) born Houston, Texas, August 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude with distinction in the major, 1982); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1985). Former Board Member, American Jewish Committee, Houston Chapter. Author, "Antitrust Modernization Commission,"; National Law Journal (publication pending). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. U.S. Liquids, Inc., 88 Fed. Appx. 725 (5th Cir. 2004); Nutro Products Corp. v. NCNB Texas National Bank, 35 F. 3d 1021 (5th Cir. 1994); Phillips v. Phillips, 820 S.W. 2d 785 (Tex. 1991); Gill Savings Association v. Chair King, Inc., 797 S.W. 2d 31 (Tex. 1990); Oliver v. Rogers, 976 S.W. 2d 792 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, pet. denied); Resolution Trust Corp. v. Chair King, Inc., 827 S.W. 2d 546 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1992, no writ); Grocers Supply Co., Inc. v. Intercity Inv. Props., Inc., 795 S.W. 2d 225 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1990, no writ); Grocers Supply Co., Inc. v. Powell, 775 S.W. 2d 76 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1989, no writ); A.G. Services, Inc. v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., 757 S.W. 2d 503 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1988, writ denied). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Jay N. Gross