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| | Address | JP Morgan/Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street
Suite 1600 | | Houston, Texas 77002-2911 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-227-8008 | | Facsimile: 713-227-9508 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.shb.com | |
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| | Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative and Regulatory, Advertising and Promotion, Arbitration and ADR, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Financial Services, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Biotechnology, Class Actions, Commercial/UCC, Consumer Financial Services, Construction Law, Corporate and Business, Corporate Governance, E-Discovery, Employee Benefits and ERISA, Employment and Labor Relations, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Franchising and Distribution, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment Management and Fund Formation, Life Sciences, Non-Profit and Tax Exempt, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Products Liability Litigation, Public Policy, Real Estate, Tax, Telecommunications and Broadcast, Transportation, Tort and Toxic Tort, White Collar Crime. | | Firm Size: 526 |
Other Office Locations of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Irvine, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
London, England
Geneva, Switzerland
| | PARTNERS | | Kristi Belt (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., magna cum laude, 1997); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Houston and American (Member, Section of Litigation, Woman Advocates Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Kristi Belt | | Walter R. Brookhart (Partner) born Carlisle, PA; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Virginia (B.S. in Chem., with Distinction, 1971; M.S. in Chem., 1978; J.D., 1979). Sigma Xi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Lychnos Society. Editor, Current International Legal Aspects of Licensing and Intellectual Property, American Bar Association Press, 1980. Author: "Recent Developments Related to Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition and Covenants Not to Compete for the Texas Practitioner," Tex. Int. Pro. Law J., Vol. 2, No. 3, p.271 (1994). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston and American Intellectual Property Law Associations; Intellectual Property Owners Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: Walter R. Brookhart | | T. Lynne Eckels (Partner) born Santa Monica, CA; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1980); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: T. Lynne Eckels | | Peter M. Henk (Partner) born Chicago, IL; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 2007, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Class Actions; Appellate Practice; International Litigation. Email: Peter M. Henk | | James A. Hurd, Jr. (Partner) born Leavenworth, KS; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Virgin Islands and Territorial Courts of United States Virgin Islands; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2008, Texas. Education: Howard University (B.A., 1968); University of Maryland (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Government Enforcement and Compliance; White Collar. Email: James A. Hurd, Jr. | | Derek J. Lisk (Partner) born Rockville, CT; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., with highest honors, 1971); University of Houston (M.A., 1974; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Editor-in-Chief, Houston Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: Comment, "Some Real Property Hazard Insurance Problems for Texas Mortgagors and Mortgagees," 24 Houston Law Review 717 (1987); "Confidentiality of Arbitrations," 63 Tex. B.J. 234 (2000); "Actual and Apparent Authority in Texas," Houston Lawyer, July-August 2000; "Challenging Arbitration Awards in Texas Courts," 64 Tex. B.J. 534 (2001); "Passing the Hat for CERCLA Cleanup Costs: If You Clean Up, Will Others Chip In?" Metro. Corp. Counsel (April 2004). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Torts. Email: Derek J. Lisk | | M. Scott Michelman (Partner) born Fort Benning, GA; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1992); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1996). Email: M. Scott Michelman | | Manuel López (Partner) born Weslaco, TX; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1989); Yale Law School (J.D., 1992). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Manuel López | | Elmore James Shepherd, III (Partner) born New Orleans, LA; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern Eastern Districts of Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1992); Tulane Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Email: Elmore James Shepherd, III | | Gene M. Williams (Partner) born Littlefield, TX; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Delta Theta Phi. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America. Member: Houston, Jefferson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Executive Director, I3stf; Representative, ISOC Technology Committee; Vice-Chair, Pharmaceutical Committee FICC; Vice-Chair, Civil Trial Specialization Committee). (Board Certified, Civil Trial and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Defense; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device; Hospital Liability; Nursing Home Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Gene M. Williams | | OF COUNSEL | | Vicky J. Alvarez (Of Counsel) born Toledo, OH; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1990); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1994). Fellow: Houston Young Lawyers Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Vicky J. Alvarez | | P. Randall Crump (Of Counsel) born Carthage, TX; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1988). Order of the Barons. Executive Editor, Houston Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: Houston, Panola County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: McDaniel v. Yarborough, 898 S.W.2d 251 (Tex. 1995); Harris County Appraisal District v. Bradford Realty, Ltd., 919 S.W.2d. 131 (Tex. App-Houston (14th Dist.) 1994, no writ). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law. Email: P. Randall Crump | | Marlene C. Williams (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, LA; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Loyola University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Texas (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section); American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Houston Bar Association (Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Marlene C. Williams | | STAFF ATTORNEY | | Kerry J. Manning (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; 1997, Missouri, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri; 1999, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1991); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1995). Member: Houston, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Kerry J. Manning | | ASSOCIATES | | Hunter K. Ahern (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of New Mexico; University of Houston (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Hunter K. Ahern | | Beth M. Bassani (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2002, Kansas; 2003, Texas. Education: Drake University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1996); University of Kansas (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Beth M. Bassani | | Nicholas N. Deutsch (Associate) born Phoenix, AZ; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Texas at Houston (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Torts. Email: Nicholas N. Deutsch | | Valerie L. Folsom (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Fellow, Houston Young Lawyers. Member: Houston and American (Vice Chair, Law and Technology Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Business Litigation; E-Discovery, Data and Document Management. Email: Valerie L. Folsom | | Kathleen A. Frazier (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Kathleen A. Frazier | | Keenya A. Harrold (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2006, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Houston, Jackson County, American and National Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Tort. Email: Keenya A. Harrold | | David S. Hartnett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Houston College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Torts. Email: David S. Hartnett | | Nancy Lynn Leverett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1989); Middlebury College (M.A., 1997); University of Houston Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Nancy Lynn Leverett | | Christy Martin Liddle (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2008, Florida. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Member: Texas Young Lawyers Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Appellate Practice. Email: Christy Martin Liddle | | Lynnea L. Myers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Redlands (B.A., with honors, 2001); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Products Liability. Email: Lynnea L. Myers | | Marni M. Otjen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1994); George Washington University (M.A., 1996); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Torts. Email: Marni M. Otjen | | Robert H. Reckers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Email: Robert H. Reckers | | Jennise E. Walker-Stubbs (Associate) born Baytown, TX; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1998); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Jennise E. Walker-Stubbs | | Scott E. Woloson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Scott E. Woloson | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Kansas City, Missouri Office: 2555 Grand Boulevard, 64108-2613. Telephone: 816-474-6550. Facsimile: 816-421-5547.
Washington, D.C. Office: Hamilton Square, 600 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800, 20005-2004. Telephone: 202-783-8400. Facsimile: 202-783-4211.
Miami, Florida Office: Miami Center, Suite 2400, 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, 33131-4332. Telephone: 305-358-5171. Facsimile: 305-358-7470.
Tampa, Florida Office: 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2900, 33602-5810. Telephone: 813-202-7100. Facsimile: 813-221-8837.
San Francisco, California Office: 333 Bush Street, Suite 600, 94104-2828. Telephone: 415-544-1900. Facsimile: 415-391-0281.
Irvine, California Office: Jamboree Center, 5 Park Plaza, Suite 1600, 92614-2546. Telephone: 949-475-1500. Facsimile: 949-475-0016.
London, England Office: 25 Cannon Street, EC4M 5SE. Telephone: 011-44-02-07-332 4500. Facsimile: 011-44-02-07-332 4501.
Geneva, Switzerland Office: 118, rue du Rhône, 1204. Telephone: 011-41-22-787-2000. Facsimile: 011-41-22-786-5008.
| (For complete Biographical Data on other personnel see Professional Biographies at Kansas City, Missouri, Irvine and San Francisco, California, Washington, D.C., Miami and Tampa, Florida, London, England and Geneva, Switzerland. For a list of Representative Clients, see Professional Biographies at Kansas City, Missouri) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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