MEMBERS OF FIRM
Cyril J. Smith (1904-1982).
W. James Murdaugh, Jr. (Member) born Sherman, Texas, October 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1969, U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1965); University of Texas (LL.B., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1973-1977. Chief, Bonds and Charitable Trusts Division, Attorney General of Texas, 1975-1977. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. [With USN, active duty, 1968-1973; Comdr., USNR]. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: W. James Murdaugh, Jr.
Herman I. Little, Jr. (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, September 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1966); University of Texas (J.D., 1972). Briefing Attorney for Judge Tom G. Davis, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1972-1973. Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1974-1978. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. [Capt., USMC, 1966-1970]. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: Herman I. Little, Jr.
James D. Bonham (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, October 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1980). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: James D. Bonham
Sara J. Anderson (Member) born Pensacola, Florida, May 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1982); Trinity University (M.A., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: Sara J. Anderson
Lori G. Aylett (Member) born Nashville, Arkansas, September 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., with high honors, 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: Lori G. Aylett
Melissa Parks Kilpatrick (Member) born Enid, Oklahoma, May 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Texas (J.D., 1991). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: Melissa Parks Kilpatrick
Wm. Scott Smith (Member) born Mountain View, California, October 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Author: "Extraterritorial Application of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act," South Texas Law Review, February 1995. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate.Email: Wm. Scott Smith
ASSOCIATE
G. Taylor Goodall, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance(45%); Public Finance(45%); Securities(5%); Real Estate(5%).Email: G. Taylor Goodall, Jr.