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| | Address | | 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, 61st Floor | | Houston, Texas 77056 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-960-0303 | | Telecopy: 713-892-4800 |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Nathan Sommers Jacobs,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Trials in all State and Federal Courts, Banking, Commercial Transactions, Corporate, Tax, Real Estate and Commercial Bankruptcy. | | Year Established: 1971 | | Firm Size: 18 | | Marvin D. Nathan (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, January 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas. Education: University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1966). Phi Delta Phi; Member, Order of the Barons. Editor in Chief, Houston Law Review, 1965-1966. Member, Honors Program, U.S. Department of Justice, 1966-1968. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Leasing; Finance; Apartment Projects; Shopping Center Development; Industrial Development; Residential Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Development; Business Organization; Business Formation; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Employment; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements. Email: Marvin D. Nathan | | Ronald J. Sommers (Shareholder) born New York, New York July 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1970); University of Houston (J.D., 1973). Member, Order of the Barons. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston, Continuing Legal Education Programs, 1981, 1985. Panel Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Southern District of Texas, 1979—. Lecturer: Redemption and Reaffirmation Under the Bankruptcy Code, Texas State Bar Association, 1984; Executory Contracts, 1985, Exemptions Under Sec. 522, Houston Bar Association. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11. Email: Ronald J. Sommers | | Ann C. Jacobs (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, February 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas and New York. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Public Finance; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Transactions; Tax Exempt Finance; Health Care. Email: Ann C. Jacobs | | William T. Johnson (Shareholder) born Lynchburg, Virginia, October 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1978); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, Order of the Coif, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Real Estate Lending; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Transactions. Email: William T. Johnson | | David M. Washburn (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Virginia, March 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Section on: Taxation) and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Business Law). (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Law; Securities; Taxation. Email: David M. Washburn | | George R. Gibson (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, December 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1991); University of Houston (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: George R. Gibson | | Andrew H. Dillon (Shareholder) born New York, New York, February 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2003, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Apartment Projects; Shopping Center Development; Residential Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Development. Email: Andrew H. Dillon | | —————————— | | Gretchen Gauer McCord (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Gretchen Gauer McCord | | Michael T. Ballases (Associate) born Houston, Texas, August 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Michael T. Ballases | | Anna Paula Mayer (Associate) born Kettering, Ohio, December 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); Texas Tech Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Lending. Email: Anna Paula Mayer | | Seth A. Miller (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, January 2, 1978; (Admission pending). Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Seth A. Miller | | Paul S. Roslyn (Associate) born Roslyn Heights, New York, May 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2001); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Paul S. Roslyn | | Lauren A. Reeves (Associate) born Marshall, Texas, February 10, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 2004); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate Lending. Email: Lauren A. Reeves | | OF COUNSEL | | A. Kent Altsuler (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, July 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1993); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation; Breach of Contract; Fraud; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Declaratory Judgment; Negligence; Defamation; Product Liability; Property Damage; Environmental Contamination; Emergency Response; Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Arbitration; Trade Secrets; Fraudulent Transfers. Email: A. Kent Altsuler | | Christopher L. Martin (Of Counsel) born Abilene, Texas, December 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: General Corporate and Transactional Matters; Commercial Transactions; Private Equity Investments; Financing Arrangements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Insurance and Reinsurance; Structural Issues. Email: Christopher L. Martin | | Michael Jay Kuper (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, November 30, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1963); University of Texas Law School (J.D., 1966). Quizmaster and Associate Editor, University of Texas Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Labor Law. Email: Michael Jay Kuper | | Susan J. Brandt (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern, District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1977). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Author: Note, "Alternative Proposals for the Regulation of an Emergency Strike in the Health Care Industry, Vanderbilt Law Review, October, 1977. Member: Houston Bar Association and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bankruptcy Conference. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Susan J. Brandt | | Gwendolyn Flynt Smith (Of Counsel) born Brenham, Texas, May 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1975); University of Texas (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law; Office Leasing; Industrial Leasing. Email: Gwendolyn Flynt Smith |
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