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| Looper, Reed & McGraw,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Federal and State Securities, Federal, State and International Taxation, Corporate and Partnerships, Natural Resources, Banking, Real Estate, Environmental Compliance and Toxic Tort Litigation, Business and General Litigation including Business Related Criminal, Probate and Family Law. | | Year Established: 1985 | | Firm Size: 34 | Representative Clients:
ABG; Adplex; Berkeley Eye Center ; Bray International USA, Inc.; CEMEX, Inc.;Choice Energy; L.P.;Colonial Bank, N.A.; Copano Energy, L.L.C.; Craftsman Fabricated Glass, Ltd.; Encana Oil and Gas USA, Inc.; Energy XXI USA, Inc.; Express Jet Airlines, Inc.; Fisk Electric Co.; GuideOne Insurance Companies; Health Texas Provider Network; Invesco Realty Advisors; Jani-King International, Inc.; Lehman Development, Ltd.; Levcor, Inc.; Main Street Equity Ventures; McDonald Technologies, Inc.; Medical Properties, Trust, Inc.; M-I, L.L.C. d/b/a M-I SWACO; Pediatrix, Inc.; Pavestone Company; Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.; Plains Exploration & Production, Inc.; Presbyterian Plano Center for Diagnostics & Surgery; Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall; Primera Companies; Programming Concepts, Inc.; Rizk Construction Co. / Rizk Interests, Ltd.; Summers Group, Inc. d/b/a Rexel Summers; Safeway Inc.; Service Corporation International (SCI); Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.; Stewart Title Corporation; U.S. Bank National Association; Voest-Alpine Trading U.S.A. Corporation; Waste Management, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Verizon Southwest Group. |
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| | Ben L. Aderholt (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, September 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southwestern University and University of Texas (B.A., 1964); University of Texas (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Editorial Board, Construction Law Review, South Texas Law School and State Bar, 2002—. Contributing Author: "Creditors Rights in Texas and Forms Manual," 2d ed., 1985, State Bar of Texas. Member: Houston Bar Association (President, 1991-1992); State Bar of Texas (Director, 1993-1995; Governing Council, Construction Section, 2002—). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Ben L. Aderholt | | Sofia Adrogué, P.C. (Member) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Listed in: "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine; Texas Lawyers Top "40 under 40"; H Texas "Houston's Top Lawyers"; "Houston's Top Professionals on the Fast Track"; Top 20 "Elite" Women, Hispanic Business Magazine; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who of American Women. Recipient, Texas Spirit/Legend, The Houston Chronicle & KHOU-TV, 2007; U.S. Jaycees, 10 Outstanding Young Americans, Texas Jaycees, 5 Outstanding Young Texans, and Houston Jaycees, 5 Outstanding Young Houstonians, ABC Channel 13 2005 "Women of Distinction," YWCA Woman of Achievement (2005). Chief Articles Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 1990-1991. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1991-1992. Adjunct Professor, U.H. Law Center, Mass Torts. Frequent CLE speaker (over 100 speeches since 1997) on topics such as business torts, the selection, retention and use of experts, managing complex litigation, as well as joint ventures in litigation. Chair of CLE Programs: the Houston Bar Association; the State Bar of Texas; South Texas College of Law; and the University of Houston Law Center. Prolific author (over 60 publications since 1997) on topics such as business litigation, expert testimony, and mass torts class actions, for the ABA Business Torts Journal, The Fifth Circuit Reporter (quarterly), The Houston Law Review, The Houston Lawyer, The Review of Litigation, The Texas Lawyer, The Texas Tech Law Review (annually), The Trial Diplomacy Journal, and The Trial Lawyer. Member, Harvard Business School OPM Program, 2006. Member: Houston and American (Reporter, Fifth Circuit, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; Association of Women Attorneys (Member, Texas Chapter); Hispanic Bar Association (Member, Houston Chapter); Mexican American Bar Association (Member, Houston Chapter). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(25%); Civil Litigation(25%); Toxic Torts(25%); Health Care(25%). Email: Sofia Adrogué, P.C. | | Daryl W. Bailey (Member) born Watervliet, Michigan, June 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1979); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1992-1997. Co-author and Speaker: "Title Law In Texas," N.B.I., 1998; "Title Examination," N.B.I., 2001; "Title Examination," N.B.I., 2002. Author: "Title Insurance—think of it as a horse of different color," Houston Business Journal, Vol. 36 No. 19, September 16, 2005. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate, Litigation and Real Estate, Probate and Trust Sections); Texas Land Title Association (Member, Judiciary and Defense Counsel Committees); College of the State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Ojeda De Toca v. Wise, 748 S.W.2d 449 (Tex. 1988). Manhattan Construction v. Hood Lanco, Inc., et al., 762 S.W.2d 617 (Tex. App. -- Houston [14th Dist.] 1988, writ denied). Martinka v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, 836 S.W.2d 773 (Tex. App. -- Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, writ denied). First National Petroleum Corp. v. Lloyd, 908 S.W.2d 23 (Tex. App. -- Houston [1st Dist.] 1995, no writ). Practice Areas: Commercial; Consumer; Employment; Arbitration; Business Litigation; Title Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Daryl W. Bailey | | Aaron Ball (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; 2000, Illinois; 2001, District of Columbia; 2005, Texas; 2007, New York; 2008, England and Wales. Education: Butler University (B.A., highest honors, 1993); American University (J.D., 1997); DePaul University (LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 2002). Author: "Margin Tax: Some Firms Ready to Trade LP Status," Houston Business Journal, 2008; Dallas Business Journal, 2008; "Oil Slick: Companies Avoid Slips on Foreign Oil and Gas Tax Rules," Houston Business Journal, 2007; "House's Pending Energy Bill: It'll Increase Dependency," The National Law Journal, 2007; "Feel The Heat: Bio Fuels Are A Hot Investment, But Don't Get Burned," Houston Lawyer, 2007; "Attorneys head back to school to spark interest in career path," (highlighting Aaron's participation in a pro bono program working with underprivileged schools) Houston Business Journal, 2007; "Pending Business Legislation and TIC Structures," BIZ Radio, 2006; "A Business Lawyer's Guide to Equity Compensation Issues," University of Texas School of Law, 2006; "Acquiring a Business: The Basics," Houston Association of Legal Professionals, 2006; "New Rules for Compensatory Transfers of Partnership Interests," Chamberlain Hrdlicka 28th Annual Tax and Business Planning Seminar, 2005; "The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002: Implications for Companies Involved in Rebate Programs," Best Practices in Medicaid, Managed Care and Medicare (national pharmaceutical company conference), 2004; "House Bill Permanently Bans State and Local Taxes on Internet Access," WORLD eBUSINESS LAW REPORT, 2003; "Sea Clammers Doctrine: Reeling in Employment Tax Claims in Worker Misclassification Cases," DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal, Spring 2003; "A Merger Mystery: Outlining a Legislative Solution for the Problem of Distinguishing Deductible Expenses from Capital Expenditures Discussed in Wells Fargo v. Commissioner," DePaul Business Law Journal, Fall 2001. State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention: Speaker, 1999-2001. Adjunct Professor, DePaul College of Law, 2004. Leadership Houston Graduate, Class XXVI. Member, Houston Lawyer Editorial Board. Chairman, Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau. Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, Houston Bar Association. Member: International Association for Energy Economics, Houston Chapter; Independent Petroleum Association of America. Advisory Board, Institute for Energy Law; Petroleum Club of Houston; Association for Corporate Growth, Houston Chapter. Member: Law Society of England and Wales; Houston Bar Association; Illinois and New York State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin. Transactions: BVI Corporation; U.S. Subsidiary of British Company by German Manufacturer. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; International Business Law; International Joint Ventures; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities. Email: Aaron Ball | | James G. Blain, II (Member) born Dallas, Texas, August 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1972); University of Washington (B.A., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member, Order of the Barons, 1977-1979. Recipient, William Stout Graduate Fellowship, 1975. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Note, "Government Suits For Wreck Removal Expenses—Not Subject to Limitation," 15 Houston Law Review 772, 1978. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, 1998-2000. Moot Court Coach, University of Houston Law Center 2001-2003. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Association. Email: James G. Blain, II | | Jack H. Emmott III (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1971); University of Texas (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Scouting for the Disabled (Vice-Chairperson 1991, Chairperson 1992; Chairperson, Friends of Scouting, 1993). Houston Mayor's Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities (Vice-Chairperson 1993; Chairperson 1994 and 1995). Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association (Chairman, Judicare Committee, presently known as Elder Care, 1989-1990; Member, Family Law Section; Chair, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, 2008-2009; Chair Elect, Collaborative Law Section, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Entertainment and Sports Law; Litigation-Regular; Real Estate; Probate and Trust Law); College of the State Bar of Texas; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists (Director, 1999-2005; Treasurer, 2003-2005; President-Elect, 2005-2006; President, 2006-2007); Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; The Alliance of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys (Director, 2001-2005; President, 2004); International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, Inc.; Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (Houston Chapter; Treasurer, 1985-1986; Vice President, 1986-1987; President, 1987-1988; Board of Directors, 1988-1993); National Institute of Sports Professionals. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Collaborative Law; Mediation; Civil Trial Practice; Probate and Guardianship Litigation; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jack H. Emmott III | | D. Scott Funk (Member) born San Marcos, Texas, February 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with high honors, 1985; J.D., with honors, 1989). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Consumer; Fraud; General Practice; Oil and Gas; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Shareholder Disputes; Trade Secrets; Personal Injury Defense; General Civil Litigation. Email: D. Scott Funk | | James Cary Gray (Member) born Dallas, Texas, May 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1979; B.Acc., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer, 1983). National Mock Trial Team (Regional Champs, National Quarter Finalists, 1983). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit . Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Consumer Litigation. Email: James Cary Gray | | John Joseph (J.J.) Hardig, Jr. (Member) born Houston, Texas, May 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Varsity Moot Court. Recipient, Dean's Student Advocacy Award. Briefing Attorney, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas, Houston, 1999-2000. Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Appellate) and American Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: John Joseph (J.J.) Hardig, Jr. | | Lew W. Harpold (Partner) born Nevada, Missouri, September 26, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; 1960, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1971, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.. Education: Rice University (B.S., 1956); South Texas College of Law (LL.B., 1959). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law); College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Transactions. Email: Lew W. Harpold | | Jeffrey D. Hopkins (Member) born Cynthiana, Kentucky, February 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2007, New York. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1992); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1997). Order of the Barons. Research Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to Hon. Paul C. Murphy, Chief Justice, 14th District Court of Appeals, 1997-1998. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Finance; Corporate Organization; Incorporation. Email: Jeffrey D. Hopkins | | Charles Benjamin Koerth (Member) born Houston, Texas, October 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit including Tax Court. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., in Accounting and Finance, 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Certified Public Accountant, Houston Chapter, Texas, 1992. Member: Houston (Member, Taxation Section) American (Member, Taxation Section) and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Taxation Section); Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Reported Cases: Alexander vs. United States, 44 F 3d 328 (5th Cir. 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Tax Planning; Tax Litigation; Estate Planning and Probate. Email: Charles Benjamin Koerth | | A.M. "Andy" Landry, III (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Southwestern University; Baylor University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1991). Alpha Chi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Barristers (Sergeant at Arms, 1991). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Christian Legal Society; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Email: A.M. "Andy" Landry, III | | Donald R. Looper (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, September 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Colorado; 1980, U.S. Tax Court and Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1974; M.P.A., tax accounting, 1976); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Delta Phi; Order of Barons. Listed in: Who's Who in the World; Super Lawyer Selection. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Comment, "Section 2036 Inclusions in Community Property States: Complete Interspousal Gifts Could Be Impossible," 15 Houston Law Review 632, 1978; "Formation of Partnerships and Transactions Between Partners and Partnerships," Advanced Tax Law Course, State Bar of Texas; article "Biofuels are Hot Investment; Don't Get Burned," 2007 Houston Business Journal. Member: Houston Bar Association (Director, Taxation Section, 1985-1987). Transactions: Business acquisitions, including refineries, pipelines, and construction assets, in numerous countries in Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, China, Libya, Moldova, Cyprus, Panama, Caribbean and South America; structured commodity trading organization in Brazil; offshore transactions; sanctions advice for Libya, Vietnam, Iraq, Iran; Energy industry representation. Practice Areas: International Law; Partnerships Law; Business Tax Planning Law. Email: Donald R. Looper | | Kate H. McConnico (Member) born Houston, Texas, October 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Cape Town (Junior Semester Study Abroad, 1991-1992); Vassar College (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member, Leadership Houston, Class 25. NITA Deposition Skills Seminar, 2001. Graduate, ABA Family Law Advocacy Institute, 2005. Co-Chair, Team 6, Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law Inns of Court. Member and Team Leader, Burta Rhoads Raborn Inns of Court. Speaker: Texas Bar Association Family Law Practice Skills Seminar, April 15, 2005; McConnico/Fox, "Punitive Damages in Texas," 1995, Chapter 41, Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Thurgood Marshall Law Review, Vol. 21, Number 3, 1996 Symposium; Fox/McConnico, "Corporate Shell Games - Piercing the Corporate Veil in the Modern Age," T.T.L.A. Staying in the Current Seminar, November 1996; Fox/McConnico, "Energizing the 6th Amendment: Confrontation and Compulsory Process Before the Jury," American Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Seminar, Reno, Nevada, Spring 1996; "Demystifying the Law," Texas Lawyer, 1996. Past Docent, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Author, "Knife Fight," Texas Monthly, September 1990. Past President, Vassar College Alumni Club of Houston (Annual Student Interviewer, 8 years). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation; Member, Board of Directors, Family Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation; Pro Bono College). (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law(95%); Guardian Ad Litem(5%). Email: Kate H. McConnico | | James M. McGraw (Member) born Houston, Texas, January 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972); University of Houston (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Executive Editor, Houston Law Review, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston College of Law, 1980. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: James M. McGraw | | Richard K. McInnis (Member) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, September 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi; 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S Supreme Court.. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Member, Mississippi Law Research Institute. Member: State Bar of Texas; The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association. Fellow: Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate(90%); Finance; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Business Transactions(10%). Email: Richard K. McInnis | | Gary A. Messersmith (Member) born Marion, Indiana, November 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1971); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law(25%); Corporation(25%); Oil and Gas Law(15%); Real Property(35%). Email: Gary A. Messersmith | | Robbie S. Morris (Member) born Houston, Texas, September 21, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas and U.S. District Courts, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1967); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Real Property; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Transactions; Business Organizations; Lending; Oil and Gas. Email: Robbie S. Morris | | William W. Morris (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, February 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., 1969); University of Houston (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Speaker: "Child Support: Getting It, Calculating It and Changing It", S.T.C.L., 2001; "How to Set Child Support," Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1996-1997 and 2000; "Joint Managing Conservatorship: New Presumptions and Religious Issues," S.T.C.L., 1996-1997; "How to Successfully Prove Up a Modification," S.T.C.L., 1998; "Ethics - How to Avoid the M Word," State Bar of Texas, 1998; "Child Support - Establishing Withholding and Drafting Enforceable Decrees," Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2000; Family Law for General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, S.T.C.L., 1999; "Legislative Update," Houston Bar Association, 2000. Adjunct Professor, Marital Property Rights and Family Law, University of Houston, 1986-1987, 1991-1992. Associate Judge, 247th Family District Court, 1982-1993. Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. C.L.E. Member: Houston (Member, Speakers Committee; President, Family Law Section, 1997-1998) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Family Law Formbook Committee, 1996-2002; Family Law Council, 1986-1993; Legislative Committee, 1986—); Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists (Director, 1990-1991, 1994-1995; President, 1996-1997). (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Email: William W. Morris | | James J. Ormiston (Member) born Warner Robins, Georgia, October 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: St. Mary's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Texas (J.D., 1987). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Consumer Litigation. Email: James J. Ormiston | | James L. Reed, Jr. (Member) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma, April 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1976); South Texas College of Law; University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member, Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Law; Securities Litigation. Email: James L. Reed, Jr. | | Kenneth D. Rhodes (Member) born Laurel, Mississippi, August 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.C.J., 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Order of Lytae. Member: Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Compensation); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. | | Joseph W. Royce (Member) born Tyler, Texas, November 26, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Tyler Junior College (A.A., 1960); Southwestern University (B.A., 1963); University of Texas (J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge John V. Singleton, Jr., Southern District of Texas, 1966-1967. Member: Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Construction Industry; Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Probate and Trust Law. Email: Joseph W. Royce | | William R. Rustam (Member) born Liverpool, England, February 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1990); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation. | | George A. Rustay (Member) born Houston, Texas, October 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1967); University of Texas (J.D., 1970). President, Houston Chapter, 1984-1985 and Director, 1982-1984, Texas Association of Civil Trial Specialists. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; The College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Civil Trial Specialists - Houston Chapter; Texas Association of Mediators; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists. (Board Certified, Civil Trial and Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law(70%); Civil Mediation(20%); Family Mediation(5%); Business Litigation(5%). Email: George A. Rustay | | Robert Terry Sabom (Member) born Houston, Texas, July 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1967; LL.B., 1968). Member: State Bar of Texas. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures(75%); Intellectual Property Licensing(10%); Taxation(10%); ERISA(5%). Email: Robert Terry Sabom | | Kyle W. Sanders (Member) born Houston, Texas, September 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1993); University of Houston (J.D., 1996). Author and Panelist: How to Calculate, Prove and Present Financial Issues, (2008 Advanced Family Law Course); Evidence and Discovery, (2006 Advanced Family Law Course); Author, Responding and Objecting to Written Discovery (2006 Marriage Dissolution Institute); Co-author and Speaker, Economic Contribution (2005 University of Houston Law Foundation - Family Law Practice Seminar); Speaker, Direct and Cross-examination (2005 Advanced Family Law Course-Boot Camp); Author and Speaker, Preparing for Trial and the Trial Notebook (2005 South Texas College of Law Family Law Conference); Co-author and Speaker, How to Qualify for and Pass the Family Law Board Certification Exam (2004 Advanced Family Law Course); Co-author and Speaker, Economic Contribution, Reimbursement and Tracing, (2004 South Texas College of Law-Family Law Conference); Co-author and Speaker, How to Qualify for and Pass the Family Law Board Certification Exam, (2003 Advanced Family Law Course); Co-author and Speaker, Economic Contribution, (2003 University of Houston Law Foundation-Family Law Practice Seminar); Technology in Law, (2003 Houston Bar Association-Family Law Section); Author and Speaker, The Impact of Bankruptcy on Dissolution of Marriage in Texas, (2002 National Business Institute); Co-author, Trusts in Family Law, (2001 Advanced Family Law Drafting). Member: Houston Bar Association (Director, Family Law Section, 2001-2004); State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists (Director, 2004—); Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law. Email: Kyle W. Sanders | | Joel C. Thompson (Member) born Atlanta, Texas, March 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi; Baylor Order of Barristers. Author: "Bad Faith and the Injured Worker," State Bar Seminar, 1988; "Bad Faith Litigation, A Plaintiff's Perspective," University of Houston Law Center, 1989; "Prosecuting the First Party Insurance Case," State Bar Seminar, 1989; "Breach of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: A Plaintiff's Perspective," P.E.S.I. Seminar, 1989; "A Plaintiff's Perspective of Bad Faith," University of Houston Law Center, 1990; "Texas Automobile Accident Litigation," P.E.S.I., 1990; "Informal Benefits Conference," Advanced Workers Compensation Course, State Bar, 1990; "Reading the Crystal Ball, Texas Worker's Compensation," State Bar School Law Section, 1990; "Insurance Bad Faith," State Bar of Texas, advanced Personal Injury, 1991, 1992. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Associate Board of Directors, 1988-1989); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Society of Law and Medicine. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Email: Joel C. Thompson | | —————————— | | Michael A. Ackal, III (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, April 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., Biology, 2000); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Michael A. Ackal, III | | Melissa T. Carter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: South Texas College of Law (J.D., with honors). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Collaborative Family Law; Community Property Law; Divorce; Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Divorce Taxation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Family Arbitration; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; International Family Law; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Palimony; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: Melissa T. Carter | | Pahvel Cyrus Chin (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2002); Northeastern University (J.D., 2005); Temple University Beasley School of Law (LL.M., Tax, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation. Email: Pahvel Cyrus Chin | | Stephen A. Cooney (Associate) born Houston, Texas, August 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Email: Stephen A. Cooney | | Travis Crabtree (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, January 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; U. S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.J., 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Editor, Houston Law Review, 1999-2000. Author, "Southworth vs. Grebe: The Inquisition of the First Amendment," 36 Houston Law Review 1093, 1999. Member: Houston Bar Association; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; RTNDA, Society of Professional Journalists. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Appeals; Commercial Contingency Fee. Email: Travis Crabtree | | Jorge Gutierrez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1994); Baylor University School of law (J.D., 2007). Email: Jorge Gutierrez | | Jonathan M. Hyman (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A. in History, cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member, Tulane Sports Lawyers Journal, 1999-2000. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(100%). Email: Jonathan M. Hyman | | Ellie Parsa (Associate) born Tehran, Iran; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., cum laude 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Ellie Parsa | | Joshua R. Walker (Associate) born Galveston, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2001); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Houston and Galveston Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense. | | OF COUNSEL | | Joe E. Coleman (Of Counsel) born Teague, Texas, August 27, 1934; admitted to bar, 1957, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1955; J.D., 1957). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Editors, Baylor University Law Review, 1956-57. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate. Email: Joe E. Coleman | | Philip A. Masquelette (Of Counsel) born Port Arthur, Texas, January 16, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1953, U.S. Tax Court; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Texas A. & M. University; Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; Tulane University of Louisiana (B.B.A., 1945); University of Texas (M.B.A., 1947); University of Houston (LL.B., 1952); Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University (1960). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation, Houston Bar Foundation. Email: Philip A. Masquelette | | Jack M. Rains (Of Counsel) born Waco, Texas, November 23, 1937; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1960, Named Distinguished Alumnus, 1987); University of Houston (J.D., 1967, Named Distinguished Alumnus, 1987). Listed in: Who's Who in the World (1982); Who's Who in America (1982); Who's Who in American Law (1977); Who's Who in Real Estate (1982); Who's Who in Construction. Secretary of State of Texas, 1987-1989. Chairman, Governor's Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform, 1989. Member, Texas Space Industry Development Commission, 1987-1989. Founding Chairman, Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, 1997-1999. Member: Texas Space Industry Development Commission, 1987-1989; Veteran's Land Board, 1983-1985; Host Committee for 1990 Economic Summit of Industrial Nations. Director and Vice President of Trees for Houston. Founder and Former Chairman of the Board, 3D/International (A Multi-Disciplined, Multi-National Environmental Design Firm). Named: Honorary AIA, Houston Chapter, American Institute of Architect, 1997. Lifetime Director, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, 1998. Practice Areas: Environmental; Construction; International; Public Law. Email: Jack M. Rains | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Dallas, Texas Office: 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4100. Telephone: 214-954-4135. Telefax: 214-953-1332.
| (For Complete Biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at Dallas, Texas) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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