 |   | | | Law Firm in Houston, Texas | |
|
| | Address | | Niels Esperson Building, 808 Travis Street, Suite 1800 | | Houston, Texas 77002 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | |
(Main Office)
| Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Coverage, Insurance Litigation, Appellate Practice, State and Federal Courts, Labor and Employment, Bad Faith, Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Practices Liability, Environmental Coverage, Examinations Under Oath, Excess and Surplus Lines, Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation. | | Year Established: 2000 | Firm Profile:
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. is a Texas litigation boutique providing sophisticated representation of disputes and lawsuits in the areas of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, commercial and personal injury litigation, labor and employment law, appellate law, and state and federal appeals. The firm handles lawsuits in all metropolitan jurisdictions in Texas. The firm represents some of the nation's largest property and casualty insurers as well as a wide array of both public and private corporations. | | Firm Size: 90 | Languages:
Spanish. | Representative Clients:
ACE, USA.; American Honda Motor Company; American Industries Life Insurance Company; Camden Property Trust; Century Insurance Group; COMSYS; Dominion Exploration; Emerson; Family Dollar Stores, Inc.; Farmers Insurance Group; Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; FirstWave Marine; Fortis Insurance Company; Great American Insurance Group; Hartford Property & Casualty Insurance Company; Huntsman Petrochemical; HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc.; Inspectorate America, Inc.; Intercontinental Hotel Group; John O'Quinn; Lancer Claims Services; Marsh USA, Inc.; Prudential Property & Casualty Company.; Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group; State Farm Insurance Companies.; St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company; Texas Association of School Boards; Underwriters Reinsurance Company; United Services Automobile Association (USAA); Unitrin Insurance Company; Westport Insurance Corp.; Zurich Insurance Company. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
|
Other Office Locations of Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
| | MANAGING PARTNER | | W. Jackson Wisdom (Managing Partner) born Houston, Texas, September 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif; Named: Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003-2008; "Top Lawyer" by Houston Magazine, 2004-2008; Speaker: "Ethical Issues in Employment Litigation, Advanced Employment Law, University of Houston Law Foundation, April 2006; "Employment Torts," 2006 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources Issues, April 2006; Key Note Speaker, "Employer Bleepers, Bloopers & Blunders," Mid-Marketing Business Summit, April 4, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Christian Legal Society. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation. Email: W. Jackson Wisdom | | PARTNERS | | Christopher W. Martin (Partner) born Plainview, Texas, December 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 2007, Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Texas Top Insurance Litigation Attorney, Chambers USA, 2005, 2006; Named one of "The World's Leading Insurance Lawyers" by Legal Media Group, 2006; one of Top Five "Go To" Insurance Lawyers in Texas by The Texas Lawyer, October 2002; one of the "40 Top Lawyers in Texas Under 40" by September 2001; Super Lawyer, 2004-2006 by Texas Monthly Magazine; Best Lawyers in America, 2006; Editor: The Journal of Texas Insurance Law, State Bar of Texas, 1998—; Author of four legal treatises and more than 90 articles on insurance law and insurance litigation; Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law, University of Houston, 1995—. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; American Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers; International Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Consumer Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Expert Witness in Insurance Matters; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Mediator of Complex Insurance Disputes. Email: Christopher W. Martin | | David D. Disiere (Partner) born Galveston, Texas, May 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., with honors, 1986; J.D., 1992). Listed, "Top Lawyer" by H Magazine, 2007; National Dean's List. Author: "Discovery — Underwriting and Beyond the Claim File: What is There, How You Get It and How and What to Use," Second Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course, Insurance Law Section, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, 2005; "Hot Topics in Property, Liability and Automobile Insurance," Annual Insurance Law Section Meeting, CLE Seminar, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, 2005; "Ethics Jeopardy," Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2006; "The Necessary Mechanics for Handling Automobile Claims," Annual Insurance Law Section Annual Meeting, CLE Seminar, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Non-Subscriber Litigation and Defense. Email: David D. Disiere | | Dale Jefferson (Partner) born Houston, Texas, July 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., with honors, 1983); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Order of the Barristers; Listed: Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2008; Outstanding Lawyers of America; Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law; Member: Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program; Christian Legal Society. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Insurance); Houston Bar Association; Bar of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Employment Law; First Amendment Law; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property; Legal Malpractice; Litigation; Privacy Law; Trial Practice. Email: Dale Jefferson | | Levon G. Hovnatanian (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1982); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1988). Order of the Barristers; Named: Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2008; "Top Lawyer" by H Magazine, 2007; Continuing Legal Education Speaker and Author; Author: "Poetry in Motions: Motion Practice in the Court of Appeals", State Bar Appellate Practice Institute. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Appeals; Original Proceedings; Trial Practice. Email: Levon G. Hovnatanian | | Deborah E. Rank (Partner) born Norwood, Massachusetts, December 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.S., cum laude, 1987); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1991; Ph.D.). Order of Lytae. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Real Estate; Tort Litigation. Email: Deborah E. Rank | | Robert G. Dees (Partner) born Meridian, Mississippi, November 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 1982); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990). Co-Author and Speaker: "Litigation Skills: A Short Course for Legal Assistants, Half Moon, LLC, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: Robert G. Dees | | Jeffrey E. Farrell (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, December 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1990); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Trial Advocacy. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Insurance Law, Aviation); Houston and Austin Bar Associations; Austin Young Lawyer's Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Litigation. Email: Jeffrey E. Farrell | | Elizabeth Mata Kroger (Partner) born Laredo, Texas, May 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Finance, with high honors, 1985; B.A., English Honors Program, with highest honors, 1986; J.D., with honors, 1990). Named: "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005-2008. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation (Director). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation. Email: Elizabeth Mata Kroger | | Martin R. Sadler (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, March 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1980); Baylor University (M.A., 1982); University of Kansas (Post Graduate course work, 1983-1985); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Selected, Insurance Defense Counsel Steering Committee, In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation, 2006; A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, 40 Hour Basic Mediation Training, 2004. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation; Mediator. Email: Martin R. Sadler | | Raul H. Suazo (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, August 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Dallas (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1997). Named: Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2008. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association (Member, Speakers Bureau Committee; Houston City Council Ethics Committee). Practice Areas: Attorney and Professional Liability; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Raul H. Suazo | | James M. Cleary, Jr. (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Member, Virginia Law Review, 1990-1992. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; First Party Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: James M. Cleary, Jr. | | Patrick B. Mosley (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, October 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1982). Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1981, 1982. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Litigation. Email: Patrick B. Mosley | | Brad A. Allen (Partner) born Plattsburgh, New York, September 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). President's Award, Houston Bar Association, 2006-2008; Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006-2008; Professionals on the Fast Track by H Texas Magazine, 2006. Co-Chair and Editor in Chief: TYLA Legal Cancer Guide; TYLA E-News. Member, HYLA Special Olympics Committee. Contributing Author & Editor: "Legal Guide for Cancer Patients," by the Texas Young Lawyers Association, December, 2006; "Fuzzy Logic: Mold Strives for Immortality in Construction Defects Litigation," by The Houston Lawyer (March/April, 2005). Author: CLE publications: "Health Law: What Physicians and their Attorneys Must Know," Houston Bar Association, November 2006; "Ethical Issues in Construction Defect Cases, Construction Defect Claims in Texas," Lorman, January 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Houston Young Lawyers Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Labor and Employment. Email: Brad A. Allen | | Gregory L. Griffith (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, September 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1987); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1992). Order of the Barristers; Contributing Author: "Texas Business Litigation: Forms and Commentary", West, 1997. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and Dallas Bar Associations. (Resident, Dallas Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Gregory L. Griffith | | Mark J. Dyer (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, June 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Baylor and National Order of the Barristers; Named: Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003-2008; "Top Lawyer" by H Magazine, 2007; Member: The College of the State Bar of Texas, 2005—; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Irving Planning and Zoning Commission, 2002—; Baylor Health Care Center of Irving, 2004—. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas and Houston Bar Associations. Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bad Faith Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; General Liability Litigation; Premises Liability Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Railroad/FELA Litigation. Email: Mark J. Dyer | | Kennetha W. Lucas (Partner) born Moberly, Missouri, December 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Psychology; Political Science, 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000). Named: Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers in Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005-2008; Former Co-Editor, "Legalese," The Student Publication of the U of H Law Center. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: Kennetha W. Lucas | | Gary Leonard Pate (Partner) born Augsburg, West Germany, July 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., 1981); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1985); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000). Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2007-2008. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Administrative Defense of Real Estate Agents and Brokers before Texas Real Estate Commission; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Premises Liability Litigation. Email: Gary Leonard Pate | | Alan Powers Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and Dallas Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Alan Powers Moore | | Stephen D. Henninger (Partner) born Ft. Worth, Texas, September 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1989); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Governmental Defense; Insurance Litigation; School Law. Email: Stephen D. Henninger | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Bruce E. Ramage (Senior Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Extending Time for Perfecting Appeal: It May Not Be Over Until You Know It's Over," Appellate Advocate, 1990; Co-Author, "Retaining the Financial Expert," South Texas College of Law, 1998; "Summary Judgments and Defaults in the States Courts of Texas," The Rutter Group of Texas, 1992. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Languages: Latin and Greek. Practice Areas: Appellate Law. Email: Bruce E. Ramage | | Kevin G. Cain (Senior Counsel) born Auckland, New Zealand, November 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Freed-Hardeman University (B.S., 1990; M.Div., 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Order of the Barristers; Adjunct Professor in Appellate Advocacy, South Texas College of Law, 1999; Listed, Who's Who: American Law Students, 1998-1999; Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005-2008; Author: "And Now, The Rest Of The Story...The McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit," Voir Dire, Fall/Winter 2007, Journal of Consumer and Commercial Law, Fall 2007 and The Houston Lawyer, July/August 2007; Author: ""It's lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!" What Constitutes Extreme and Outrageous Behavior in the Workplace?, TYLA eNews, April 2007. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association, Houston Young Lawyers Association; The Garland R. Walker American Inns of Court; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; General Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Kevin G. Cain | | Jamie P. Cooper (Senior Counsel) born Houston, Texas, September 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2000). Associate Editor, Texas Review of Law and Politics; Clerk, Texas Court of Appeals, First District, 2000-2001; Intern, Texas Supreme Court; Intern, Former President George Bush; Intern, Congressman Kika de la Garza. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation. Email: Jamie P. Cooper | | ASSOCIATES | | Holly L. Griffith (Associate) born Texas City, Texas, September 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2005). Honorary Member, Order of the Lytae; Recipient, Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award, Texas Trial and Appellate Procedure, South Texas College of Law; Recipient, Dean's Merit Scholarship, South Texas College of Law. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Tort Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Holly L. Griffith | | Graydon K. Cayce (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1978); Tulane University (J.D., 1981). Author: Health Law: What Physicians and their Attorneys Must Know, Houston Bar Association, November 2006; Co-Chair, Houston Bar Association Historical Committee. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate and Transactional; Database Design and Implementation; Design of Effective Graphics and Demonstratives; Electronic Discovery and Document Management; Insurance Litigation. Email: Graydon K. Cayce | | Christopher K. Harshbarger (Associate) born Carmi, Illinois, September 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1991; J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial and Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Christopher K. Harshbarger | | Carol E. Henry (Associate) born McAllen, Texas, February 8, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Houston (B.B.A., 2002); Baylor University (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation. Email: Carol E. Henry | | Rebecca A. Moore (Associate) born Columbus, Texas, May 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., 1994); Southwest Texas State University (Paralegal Certification, 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Civil Litigation including Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Rebecca A. Moore | | Diana Perez (Associate) born Brownsville, Texas, August 23, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2003). Latinas on the Rise; Mentor for fall 2006 Program; Author: "Texas Supreme Court Declares Mold Not Covered Under Homeowners Policies, published in 2006 by Defense Research Institute, Houston, Texas, fall 2006; Speaker, All Day Ethics Program: Ethical Considerations for Insurance Litigation in Texas, Houston Bar Association, November, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Hispanic Bar Association of Houston. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Diana Perez | | Adel Sander (Associate) born Baku, Azerbaijan, July 4, 2980; admitted to bar, 2005; Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.B.A., Finance, summa cum laude, 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Order of the Lytae; Assistant Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Adel Sander | | Leslie Tan (Associate) born Greensburg, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston, American and Asian American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Leslie Tan | | Clara Toman (Associate) born Durango, Mexico, April 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Lytae; Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage. Email: Clara Toman | | Vasilia Wilkes (Associate) born Houston, Texas, January 24, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2002); St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Vasilia Wilkes | | Ethan Carlyle (Associate) born Houston, Texas, March 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1998); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Order of the Lytae; Articles Editor, Fort NE South Texas Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: Ethan Carlyle | | Patrick M. Kemp (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Alpha Chi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Member, Golden Key. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Litigation. Email: Patrick M. Kemp | | OF COUNSEL | | Jeffrey Tinkham (Of Counsel) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U. S. District Court, Firth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1979); University of Houston School of Law (J.D., 1984). Order of the Barons; Associate Editor, Houston Bar Review; Author: "Bankruptcy Basics: Property of the Estate and Jurisdiction," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, January, 2004. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights. Email: Jeffrey Tinkham | | Melinda L. Elder (Of Counsel) born Austin, Texas, April 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1990); University of Houston College of Law (J.D., 1993); University of North Texas (M.S., 1995). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Analysis; Insurance Litigation. Email: Melinda L. Elder | | Todd M. Lonergan (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, December 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and Georgia; U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1973); Seattle University School of Law (formerly University of Puget Sound) (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Tort Defense. Email: Todd M. Lonergan | | David Quan (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, August 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1991, California; U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U. S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1982); University of Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (M. Pub. Aff., 1989); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1987). Friars Society, University of Texas at Austin; Speaker, Norwegian Consulate at Offshore Technology Conference, "American Employment Law Considerations for Norwegian-Based Companies,"May 2007; Panel Member, Asian American Bar Association, "What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Wage and Hour Law," August 2006; Contributor, ADVANCE for Nurses, "QÆ Column," June 2006; Presenter, Texas Bankers Association, "HR Hotspots: Nine Compliance Nightmares," May 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Asian American Bar Association of Houston; State Bar of California. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law Counseling and Litigation. Email: David Quan | | Kyle R. Sears (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, January 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1980); University of Houston School of Law (J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Ownership Litigation; Construction Litigation; Contract Litigation; General Business and Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Kyle R. Sears | | Dana T. Williams (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, March 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Lamar University (B.B.A., 1991); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society; Sigma Iota Epsilon Management Honor Society. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association (Member Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation. Email: Dana T. Williams | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Austin, Texas Office: One Congress Plaza, 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1070, 78701. Telephone: 512-610-4400. Fax: 512-610-4401. Email: wisdom@mdjwlaw.com. URL: http://www.mdjwlaw.com.
Dallas, Texas Office: Founders Square Building, 900 Jackson Street, Suite 710, 75202. Telephone: 214-420-5500. Fax: 214-420-5501. Email: wisdom@mdjwlaw.com. URL: http://www.mdjwlaw.com.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
|
