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| | Address | | 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3700 | | Houston, Texas 77002-2797 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-225-2300 | | Facsimile: 713-225-2340 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.seyfarth.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Seyfarth Shaw LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Advertising and Marketing; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Class Actions; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Communications and Media; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Employee Benefits; Entertainment and the Arts; Environmental Law; Finance; Franchises and Franchising; Government Contracts; Health Care; Immigration and Naturalization; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Investments; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Litigation; Media Law; Divestitures; Occupational Safety and Health; Patents; Products Liability; Real Estate; Securities; Taxation; Toxic Torts; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Trusts and Estates; Unfair Competition; White Collar Crime; Workers Compensation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1995 | | Firm Size: 741 |
Other Office Locations of Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
| | PARTNERS | | Robert J. Carty, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., cum laude, 1987; J.D., 1991; M.B.A., 1992). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. [Captain, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate, 1994-1998]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Robert J. Carty, Jr. | | Walter J. Cicack (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Houston (B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Walter J. Cicack | | Mark W. Coffin (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1981); University College London; University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1984). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law. Adjunct Professor, Advisory Board Member, Health Law and Policy Institute, University of Houston Law Center. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Health Law; Contract Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Economic Development; Banking and Finance. Email: Mark W. Coffin | | John L. Collins (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1990, Wisconsin; 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., with highest honor, 1977); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston, Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: John L. Collins | | David L. Countiss (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Briefing Attorney for Justice Murry B. Cohen, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas, Houston, Texas, 2000-2001. Member: Houston Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Garland Walker Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: David L. Countiss | | Mark J. Oberti (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1990); University of Houston (J.D., 1994). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section). [U.S. Army, 1984-1987, E-4]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; ERISA; General Civil. Email: Mark J. Oberti | | Linda C. Schoonmaker (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Vassar College; Syracuse University (B.A., 1973); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1988). Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons; Phi Delta Phi. Publications Editor, Houston Law Review, 1987-1988. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Property, Federal Civil Procedure and First Amendment Rights. National Merit Scholar. Garwood Fellow, 1985-1988. President, Board of Directors, Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Section). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Linda C. Schoonmaker | | Edwin Sullivan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1992); University of Houston (J.D., 1997). Order of the Barristers. Law Clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Marcia A. Crone (currently a U.S. District Judge), 2000-2002. Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, 1998-2000. Assistant Coach for the University of Houston Law Center Mock Trial Team, 2001-2004, 2005—. Member: Federal Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Garland Walker American Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Dias v. Goodman Mfg., 214 S.W.3d 672 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied); Johnsen v. Baker Hughes, 178 Fed. Appx. 386 (5th Cir. 2006); Esparza v. Telerx Mktg., 174 Fed. Appx. 806 (5th Cir. 2006); Harris-Childs v. Medco Health Solutions of Tex. LLC, 169 Fed. Appx. 913 (5th Cir. 2006); Emerson v. Johnson, 243 F.3d 931 (5th Cir. 2001); Jackson v. Johnson, 217 F.3d 360 (5th Cir. 2000); Molo v. Johnson, 207 F.3d 773 (5th Cir. 2000); Felder v. Johnson, 204 F.3d 168 (5th Cir. 2000); Alexander v. Johnson, 163 F.3d 906 (5th Cir. 1998); Fields v. Johnson, 159 F.3d 914 (5th Cir. 1998); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 235 F.R.D. 347 (S.D. Tex. 2006); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 427 F. Supp. 2d 737 (S.D. Tex. 2006); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 97 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1795 (S.D. Tex. 2006); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 228 F.R.D. 567 (S.D. Tex. 2005); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 86 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P41,971 (S.D. Tex. 2005); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 86 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P41,873 (S.D. Tex. 2004); Colindres v. Quietflex Mfg., 86 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P41,872 (S.D. Tex. 2004); Ledford v. Thomas, 144 F. Supp. 2d 709 (S.D. Tex. 2000); Dias v. Goodman Mfg., 214 S.W.3d 672 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(80%); Litigation(20%). Email: Edwin Sullivan | | Elaine H. Tippitt (Partner) born Alexandria, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Elaine H. Tippitt | | David W. Waddell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1982); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1986). Certified AAA Arbitrator. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Construction Law Section). Practice Areas: Construction; Litigation; Class Action; Products Liability; Consumer Credit; Consumer Fraud; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Banking Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; International Litigation. Email: David W. Waddell | | Timothy M. Watson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1990). Member: Houston Bar Association (Fellow; Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); State Bar of Texas; Houston Volunteer Lawyers Project. Reported Cases: Compton v. Wells Fargo Financial, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist LEXIS 84453 (W.D. Okla. 2006)(Defeating conditional certification of a putative class of financial services employees in a 13-state region because the court ruled that the evidence developed through discovery failed to establish a common plan or scheme to deprive employees of overtime pay, therefore making class treatment inappropriate); Cheryl L. Krause v. Merck-Medco Rx Services of Texas, L.L.C., Cause No. 4-98CV-220; Cause No. 4-98CV-220; United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division (Judge McBride), aff'd, 198 F.3d 241 (5th Cir. 1999)(Defense summary judgment in Americans with Disabilities Act case); Endia Harris-Child v. Medco Health solutions, Inc., et al., Cause No. 4:03-CV-77, In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, aff'd, __ F.3d __ (5th Cir. March 13, 2006)(Defense summary judgment in race discrimination retaliation case); Peter Geiger, et al. v. Merck-Medco Rx Services of Texas, L.L.C.; Cause No. DV99-7184-K In the District Court of Dallas County, Texas; 44th Judicial District (April 2005)(Defense jury verdict in wrongful discharge/retaliation case); Richard Davis v. Merck-Medco Rx services of Texas, L.L.C.; Cause No. DV99-7184 in the 44th Judicial District Court of Dallas County (December 2003)(Defense jury verdict in wrongful discharge/retailiation case). Transactions: Mr. Watson is a partner with a broad range of litigation experience in labor and employment law and complex litigation. He is the head of the Wage and Hour Litigation Group in the Houston office and has significant experience representing employers in wage and hour class and collective actions. His practice also includes the defense of employers in employment discrimination cases under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Texas Labor Code, and other statutory and common law causes of action. Mr. Watson serves at the Houston office representative to the firm's Lawyer Development Committee, which supervises and evaluates associate attorneys. He is active in the firm's Employment Practice Group and is a frequent speaker on employment related topics. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Timothy M. Watson | | OF COUNSEL | | Gloria M. Portela (Of Counsel) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1983, Texas. Education: Loyola University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Gloria M. Portela | | ASSOCIATES | | Kate L. Birenbaum (Associate) born Houston, Texas, October 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Smith College (B.A., Psychology, 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1993). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Kate L. Birenbaum | | Misty C. Blair (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002. Education: Rice University (B.A., Biochemistry, 1998); University of Texas School of Law at Austin (J.D., 2001). Member, Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Team, 2000. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Montgomery County Bar Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; The Woodlands Young Lawyers' Association; Association of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement. Email: Misty C. Blair | | Dennis A. Clifford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston - Clear Lake (B.A., 2001); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barristers. Advocate of the Year, 2004-2005. Assistant Coach, University of Houston Law Center Mock Trial Program. Winner, Hippard Open Mock Trial Competition. Finalist, ATLA Mock Trial Competition. Finalist, Hofheinz Tournament of Champions. Two-Time Semi-Finalist, William Daniel Mock Trial Competition. Recipient, Byron McCoy Excellency in Advocacy Award. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Dennis A. Clifford | | Stephen H. McGuire (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2002); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Dallas, Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Stephen H. McGuire | | Mrs. Seema Mir (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2008, Texas. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 2001; M.S., Industrial Labor Relations and Human Resources); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Gamma Beta Phi National Honorary; Delta Sigma Pi National Business Honorary; Mountain Honorary. Associate Member, Judge John A. Field, Jr. American Inns of Court. Associate Editor, 2003-2004, Executive Symposium Editor, 2004-2005 and Executive Business Editor, 2004-2005, West Virginia Law Review. Presenter: "Updates in Employment Law," 2005; Union Avoidance: It's Organizing Season Again - Are You Ready?" 2006; "The Pitfalls of Poorly Executed Performance Evaluations," 2007. Member: Industrial Relations Student Association, 2001-2003; West Virginia University Presidents and Dean's List, 1997-2005; Women's Law Caucus, 2002-2005; West Virginia University Judicial Board of Appeals, 2003-2005. Facilitator, Charleston Area Legal Explorers Program, 2006-2007. Member: Houston, Kanawha County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Alternative Dispute Resolution; National Labor Relations Act; Commercial Law. Email: Mrs. Seema Mir | | Marjorie Murphy (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2001, Ghana, West Africa; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1995); Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(30%); Labor and Employment(70%). Email: Marjorie Murphy | | Karl E. Neudorfer (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio (inactive), U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, with distinction, 1997; J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Karl E. Neudorfer | | Christina M. Putman (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Bankruptcy Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1999). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Foreclosure; Creditor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice. | | Esteban "Steve" Shardonofsky (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., Classical Studies, summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2005). Order of the Barons. Head Articles Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and Latin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation(20%); Employment Litigation(80%). Email: Esteban "Steve" Shardonofsky | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 1545 Peachtree Street, N.E., One Peachtree Pointe, Suite 700. Telephone: 404-885-1500. Facsimile: 404-892-7056.
Boston, Massachusetts Office: Two Seaport Lane, Suite 300. Telephone: 617-946-4800. Facsimile: 617-946-4801.
Chicago, Illinois Office: 131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 2400. Telephone: 312-460-5000. Facsimile: 312-460-7000.
Los Angeles, California Office: 2029 Century Park East. Telephone: 310-277-7200. Facsimile: 310-201-5219.
New York, N.Y. Office: 620 Eighth Avenue. Telephone: 212-218-5500. Facsimile: 212-218-5526.
Sacramento, California Office: 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350. Telephone: 916-448-0159. Facsimile: 916-558-4839.
San Francisco, California Office: 560 Mission Street, Suite 3100. Telephone: 415-397-2823. Facsimile: 415-397-8549.
Washington, D.C. Office: 975 F Street, N.W. Telephone: 202-463-2400. Facsimile: 202-828-5393.
Brussels, Belgium Office: Boulevard du Souverain 280. Telephone: (32) (2) 647. 60. 25. Fax: (32) (2) 640. 70. 71.
| (For complete biographical data on personnel at Chicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, California, New York, New York, San Francisco, California, Sacramento, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Boston, Massachusetts, and Brussels, Belgium, see Professional Biographies at those locations) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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