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| | Address | | Bank of America Center, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4600 | | Houston, Texas 77001-2732 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713.222.1470 | | Fax: 713.222.1475 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.munsch.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Business Litigation, Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights and Real Estate. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
In 1985, six attorneys left one of the largest law firms in Dallas to form Munsch Hardt. Their idea was to create a new type of law firm, one that did not operate like the old guard firms. They envisioned a firm that was more energetic, agile and responsive; a firm that focused on the practice areas, industries and needs critical to a new generation of business leaders. Building on the philosophy of our founders, we are now one of the dominant players in Texas with more than 100 attorneys in three offices. Today, Munsch Hardt is truly the ... Right Firm. Right Now. At Munsch Hardt, we exceed client expectations. Clients are at the center of everything we do and superior client service is the top priority of the firm. We provide quality legal services and strategic business advice to companies of all sizes. Whether you're a big business with middle-market projects or a growing company seeking cost-effective results, we maintain the highest standards of excellence. Munsch Hardt values a team based structure. We are a multispecialty firm where experienced practitioners work together in cross-disciplinary teams to solve legal problems. The talent and experience our attorneys bring to the table is instrumental in building solid solutions that drive long lasting results. Munsch Hardt remains true to the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders. The building blocks our founding attorneys instilled are preserved in our culture. That foundation keeps us at the cutting edge of innovation so that we can quickly and creatively respond to the needs of our multifaceted industries. We are committed to staying ahead of the curve and to taking the lead in shaping the future. Munsch Hardt maintains an open culture. We provide meaningful opportunities for our attorneys to grow practices and to attain ownership in the firm. To achieve this goal, we strive to provide an environment where every individual is encouraged to voice their ideas and opinions as well as to hear and discuss the thoughts of fellow employees. We realize that, although we have learned a lot over the years, we can always learn more. Munsch Hardt is committed to increasing its diversity and to serving its community. We recognize our responsibility to enhance our firm's diversity through attorney and staff recruitment and retention, and to serve our community through our leadership, monetary and in-kind contributions and pro bono efforts on behalf of public institutions and charitable organizations. | | Firm Size: 106 | Languages:
Chinese, Croatian, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese. | Rate Information:
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 American Express |
Other Office Locations of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Ben B. Floyd (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, November 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971); University of Houston Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1974). Listed: International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, Law Business Research Limited Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2004-2008; Who's Who Legal: Texas, Law Business Research Limited, 2007-2008. Member, Management Committee. Former Member, Compensation Committee. Former Co-Chair, Committee on Conventions of Cross-Border Insolvency Financing, International Insolvency Institute. Member, INSOL. Standing Panel of Trustees, International National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Southern District of Texas. Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston (Member, Bankruptcy Section), American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law Section; Member, International Law and Practice Section) and International (Former Co-Chair and Delegate to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law's Working Group on Insolvency Law, Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors Rights Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Bankruptcy Law Section); The College of the State Bar of Texas). Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Creditor Bankruptcy; Cross Border Insolvencies. Email: Ben B. Floyd | | Stewart Hoffer (Shareholder) born Beaumont, Texas, March 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1991); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994). Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2003-2007; Top Lawyers in Houston, Texas, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Honorable Hayden W. Head, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Stewart Hoffer | | Mary W. Koks (Shareholder) born August 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1975; Master of Arts in Government, 1977); University of Houston Law Center (Master of Law in Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, 1996); South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981). Listed: Best Lawyers in America in Environmental Law, Woodward/White Inc., 2007-2008; Best Lawyers in Texas, Texas Lawyer, 2006-2007; Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2008. Vice-Chair, Appaloosa Committee, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Member and Volunteer, Spondylitis Association of America. Author: "Bankruptcy Impacts on Environmental Claims." Member: Houston Bar Association (Past Chair, Environmental Section); State Bar of Texas (Chair Elect, Environmental Section, 2007-2008). (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Energy/Oil and Gas; Bankruptcy. Email: Mary W. Koks | | Randall A. Rios (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1982); South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988). Listed: Lawyers for the People, Texas, 2007-2008; Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2005-2008; Top Lawyers in Houston, Texas, 2007-2008. Associate Managing Editor, South Texas College Law Review, 1987-1988. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Member: Houston (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Committee Member, Bankruptcy Section; Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights. Email: Randall A. Rios | | Fred Wahrlich (Shareholder) born Norwalk, Connecticut, December 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: American Technical Institute (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1981); South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1984) Order of Barristers. Listed in: Madison Who's Who, 2006-2007; Business Litigation Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2008; Super Lawyers, Key Professional Media, Inc., 2006-2007. Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Texas Law Review, 1983-1984. Assistant General Counsel and Acting General Counsel for TransTexas Gas Corporation. Briefing Attorney, Texas Court of Appeals, First Supreme Judicial District, 1984-1985. Executive Director, South Texas Board of Advocates. Member, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas. Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston (Litigation Section) and American (Litigation and Torts and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations; Bar Associations of the Fifth Circuit; State Bar of Texas (Antitrust and Business Litigation, Bankruptcy Law, Business Law and Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Bankruptcy Litigation; Construction Litigation; Director and Officer Litigation; Energy/Oil and Gas; Environmental Litigation; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Fred Wahrlich | | ASSOCIATES | | Ruth A. Brenton (Associate) born Houston, Texas, March 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1986); St. Mary's University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1998). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Environmental and Natural Resources, Family Law and Litigation Sections). Transactions: Experience includes representation of oil and gas producers in cases involving royalty and development issues, representation of a major natural gas producer in a case in the Texas Rio Grande Valley concerning property damage and groundwater contamination claims, as well as representation of clients CERCLA, RCRA, toxic tort and other environmental claims; Has also represented clients in commercial disputes, consisting of a dispute relating to an arena management contract, disputed real estate and business transactions and other general commercial litigation matters; Also includes representation of clients in marital dissolution, the protection of separate property and the division of community assets. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Energy/Oil and Gas; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Ruth A. Brenton | | James R. Ketchum (Associate) born October 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Baylor University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1996) Omicron Delta Epsilon Honors Economic Society; FMA National Honors Society; Phi Beta Lambda (Alumni Relations Officer); South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, 2002) Phi Delta Phi Honors. Listed, Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2007-2008. Assistant Articles Editor, South Texas College Law Review, 2001-2002. Officer, Who's Who: American Law Students Second Career Student's Association. Member: Phi Delta Phi Alumni Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Member: Houston (Commercial, Consumer Law and Real Estate Sections) and American (Business Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Business Law and Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Sections). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions; Residential Subdivisions; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing; Medical Facilities/Nursing Home. Email: James R. Ketchum | | Gregory R. Koush (Associate) born New York, New York, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts in American Government and Psychology, magna cum laude, 2000) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 2007). Recipient: Baker Botts, LLP Award, Best Houston Law Review Paper in the Area of Employment Law, 2006; LEX Award, Highest Grade in Legal Analysis, Research and Communication, University of Houston. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 2006-2007. Team Captain, Men's Varsity Golf Team, Georgetown University. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Land Acquisitions. Email: Gregory R. Koush | | Lynn Chuang Kramer (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, 1999); The University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 2002). Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2006-2008. Managing Editor, Texas International Law Journal, The University of Texas School of Law, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to the Honorable Leif M. Clark, United States Bankruptcy Judge of the Western District of Texas. Treasurer, Houston Network, International Women's Insolvency Restructuring Confederation, 2005-2007. Member, Moller/Foltz Inns of Court. Member: Houston Bar Association (Counsel Member, Bankruptcy Section, 2007-2009); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Asian-Pacific Interest; Bankruptcy Law); Asian American Bar Association of Houston (Vice President of Programs, 2007-2008). Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Email: Lynn Chuang Kramer | | Timothy Million (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Iowa State University (Bachelor of Science in Finance, with distinction, 1996); University of Houston (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2005). Rising Star, Scene in San Antonio Monthly, 2007. Member, Turnaround Management Association. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member: Bankruptcy Law Section; Young Lawyers Committee); San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Timothy Million | | OF COUNSEL | | Ruth A. Van Meter (Of Counsel) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (Bachelor of Arts in History, 1985); Texas Tech University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: Chapter 1, "Pre-Filing Problems," Southern Methodist University Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1990; "Materials For Panel Discussion On Workout Of Non-Performing Loans," Southern Methodist University Sixth Annual Institute on Commercial Lending, April 1990. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute; Citizens for Animal Protection. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Reorganization and Creditors' Rights. Email: Ruth A. Van Meter | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Dallas, Texas Office: 3800 Lincoln Plaza, 500 N. Akard Street. Telephone: 214.855.7500. Fax: 214.855.7584.
Austin, Texas Office: 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2900. Telephone: 512.391.6100. Fax: 512.391.6149.
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