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| | Address | | 2400 Two Houston Center, 909 Fannin Street | | Houston, Texas 77010-1014 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-646-5500 | | Fax: 713-752-0337 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.smfs.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein & Alvarado, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Business Litigation and General Commercial Transaction Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial and Construction Litigation, Corporations, Creditors' Rights, Employment, Environmental, ERISA, Finance, Health Care, Insurance Coverage and Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Tort Litigation, Trials and Appeals of Civil Cases in all Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution. | Firm Profile:
Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein & Alvarado, P.C. has, since 1991, served a variety of local, national and international clients in the areas of business litigation and transactions of all types. Members of the Firm endeavor to offer a quality work product in a very responsive manner and to maintain a high caliber of law practice. The Firm's clients have named it among the top 100 law firms in the country in a national law survey. The Firm is FDIC qualified. | | Firm Size: 15 | Clients:
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: HCA Inc. and affiliates; Health Care Indemnity, Inc.; Triad Hospitals, Inc.; Family Life Ins. Co.; The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; CIGNA; Investors Life Ins. Co.; Equistar Chemicals, LP; Enbridge, Inc.; Ft. Dearborn Life Ins. Co.; Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Texas and Illinois; Lyondell Chemical Co.; Shell Oil; Equiva Services, LLC; Motiva Enterprises; TransTexas Gas Corp.; LLC; Ferrostaal Inc.; Balli, Inc.; Balli, PLC; Coral Energy Holding LP; Texas Gas Corp.; Falcon Seaboard Diversified, Inc. and affiliates; Washington Mutual Bank; Gray Investments; Stewart Title Guaranty Co.; Southwood Properties; Northwood Properties; Easterling Development Co.; Xcel Energy; Viking Gas Transmission Co.; J.P. Morgan Chase; Broadspire, Inc.; IBM Credit Corp.; Equiva Trading Co.; Amerus Insurance Company; John Hancock Life Ins. Co.; Marathon Oil. | | SHAREHOLDERS | | George A. Shannon, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; 2006, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., cum laude, 1968; J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate, Commercial and Real Estate Transactions. Email: George A. Shannon, Jr. | | Nancy F. Martin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., with honors, 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Sales; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Nancy F. Martin | | Mark S. Finkelstein (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1977; J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals of Business Disputes in all Courts; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Environmental; Insurance Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution (qualified mediator and arbitrator). Email: Mark S. Finkelstein | | Elizabeth D. (Lisa) Alvarado (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Fifth Circuits. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Collections; ERISA; Insurance Coverage; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Construction; Employment Discrimination. Email: Elizabeth D. (Lisa) Alvarado | | John C. Dunne (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., high honors, 1990); University of Houston (J.D., honors, 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Real Estate Litigation. Email: John C. Dunne | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Carlos A. Mattioli (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 2006, West Virginia; U.S. District, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.B.A., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Certified Public Accountant, 1991. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business and Appellate Litigation; ERISA; Commercial Litigation. Email: Carlos A. Mattioli | | ASSOCIATES | | Alicia M. Matsushima (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1994); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; ERISA. Email: Alicia M. Matsushima | | Scott J. Sherman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2007, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: University of North Texas (B.S., 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Scott J. Sherman | | Megan D. Richardson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Megan D. Richardson | | Micheal A. Sanchez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Stanford University (A.B., Political Science, 2001); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Real Estate. Email: Micheal A. Sanchez | | Claire B. Tapscott (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., cum laude, 1971); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Claire B. Tapscott | | Reesa D. Hedrick (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1980); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Real Estate Title; Real Estate; Energy. Email: Reesa D. Hedrick | | Michelle D. Nickel (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.S.B.A., 1991); Northern Kentucky University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michelle D. Nickel | | Eunsook C. (Meri) Maguire (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Eunsook C. (Meri) Maguire | | Belinda A. Brown (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., Finance; B.A., Liberal Arts Plan II Honors, 2004); University of Houston (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | J. Elliot Alfred (Associate) born Warren, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas at Houston (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1998); University of Houston (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Patents; Trademarks. | | Matthew L. Robey (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1996, Kentucky; 1999, Texas. Education: American University (B.A., 1990); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994); University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. | | OF COUNSEL | | Jeffery R. Koch (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana; 1985, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Energy. Email: Jeffery R. Koch |
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