Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. provides a full range of legal services in its New Orleans and Houston offices to a diverse mix of local, regional, national and international clients. The firm has a strong general civil practice with an emphasis in commercial and construction litigation, bankruptcy, creditors' rights and reorganization, business organizations, transactions and real estate, insurance defense, health and casualty litigation, admiralty and maritime law and litigation, including personal injury, Jones Act Defense, cargo and property damage and maritime financings, employment litigation, business torts, corporate law, commercial transactions, banking law, environmental law and toxic torts, and insurance coverage law and litigation.

Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. commits its partners and associates to effectively and economically representing the interests of its clients. Although all the members of the firm have successfully tried numerous cases, all partners and associates have been extremely active in the prelitigation workout of problems as well as the mediation of disputes both in and out of litigation. The firm has responded to clients' concerns about the increasing costs of litigation by creating the most cost-effective means of problem resolution without compromising the superior quality of its legal services. This always includes up-front budgeting and detailed case management as well as alternative billing methods.

The attorneys at Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. bring a diverse range of talent and experience to the practice of law as reflected in the biographical information that follows.

Address

Suite 2175, 801 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-222-6950
Fax: 713-222-6955

Website

http://www.kingsmillriess.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Marguerite K. Kingsmill (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; 1993, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee and Aix-en-Provence, France (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1981). Member, Moot Court Board. Lecturer, Women in Shipping, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member: Law Practice Management; Women Rainmakers Interest Group) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Women Attorneys; Associated Builders and Contractors; Associated General Contractors; Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Construction Law; Government Contracts; Surety Law; Real Estate; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transactions.Email: Marguerite K. Kingsmill

Michael R.C. Riess (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, February 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S.M., 1979; M.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1983). Beta Alpha Psi. Policy Issuing Agent, First American Title Insurance Co. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the U.S. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Maritime Litigation; Jones Act Defense; Contracts; Personal Injury.Email: Michael R.C. Riess

ASSOCIATES

Christy R. Bergeron (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, February 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana; 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and Louisiana Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University (B.A., Accounting and Finance, 1991; J.D., 1994). Assistant Bar Examiner, Louisiana Supreme Court. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Real Estate Women ("CREW"); Association of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation.

Charles B. Colvin (Associate) born Gadsden, Alabama, April 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana; 1991, Texas; 1994, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1978). Author: "Are There Really Too Many Lawyers?" Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 41, November 4, 1993; "Yes, There Are Too Many Lawyers," Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 42, November 3, 1994. Lecturer, "Attorney Fee Disputes," Tulane Continuing Legal Education, 1991 and 1993. Member: New Orleans Bar Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association (Member: Bar Services Committee; Alternative Dispute Resolution Program; Professionalism and Quality of Life Committee; Legal Malpractice Committee; Group Insurance Committee; Arbitrator, Legal Resources Committee); Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Casualty Insurance; Products Liability; Business Litigation.Email: Charles B. Colvin

Thomas P. Henican (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; Louisiana Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Texas A&M University; University of California, San Diego; Loyola University (B.A., English, 1984; J.D., 1988). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American (Member, Committee for Liaison with EEOC, OFCCP and Department of Justice) Bar Associations; Mariners Club. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Bankruptcy; Employment Law; Maritime Litigation.Email: Thomas P. Henican

Keene R. Kelley (Associate) born Natchez, Mississippi, September 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Geology, 1982); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1989); Tulane University of Louisiana (LL.M., Energy and Environmental Law, with distinction, 1990). Member: Fifth Circuit Bar Association and Louisiana State Bar Association. (Also at New Orleans, Louisiana Office). Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Transactions; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Keene R. Kelley

John V. Nguyen (Associate) born Portland, Oregon, January 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.S.M., Finance, magna cum laude, 1999); Loyola University, New Orleans (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; New Orleans Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation.

Lisa A. Montgomery (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1981); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1984). Semifinalist, Senior Moot Court Trial Competition. Law Clerk to Chief Judge John C. Boutall, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; New Orleans Bar Association; Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. (Also at New Orleans Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Contracts; Maritime Litigation.