PARTNERS
James F. Stephenson, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University, College Station (B.B.A., Finance, 1970); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1974). Member: Moot Court; Order of the Barons. Weekly Family YMCA Board of Managers, 1982-1989, 2001. Stella Link Redevelopment Association, 1988-1993. Director, Texas Youth Academy, 1989-1995, and Holy Trinity Episcopal School 2003. Member: State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Association. [Captain, U.S., Army Reserve, 1970-1978]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Loans; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; International Trade; Taxation; Partnership Law.
Juliana Alger Fournier (Partner) born Stanford, California; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., with distinction, Political Science, 1983); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1986). Director: The PARC non-profit recreational ministry, 2001-2006; Ricky Deci Memorial Foundation, 2001; Interfaith Ministries Refugee Services, 1999-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.
Jennifer M. Elskes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Texas (J.D., 1979). Former Board Member of Attorneys in Tax and Probate, Rice University Business and Professional Women, Charter 100. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Business and Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate.
ASSOCIATE
Andrew Browning (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Corporate Communication, 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007) Order of the Lytae. Articles Editor, "Currents: International Trade Law Journal," Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Taxation.
RETIRED PARTNER
Raymond J. Snokhous (Retired Partner) born West, Texas; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: Hill Junior College (A.A.); University of Houston (B.B.A., 1951); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1952). Honorary Consul, Czech Republic for the Southern Half of Texas, 1994 Advisory Panel, Energy and Environmental Technology Transfer to Central and Eastern Europe, 1993 Member: Texas Diabetes Council, 1993; Board of Directors, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, 1995; Executive Committee Board, Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1988-1991; President, Greater Houston Port Bureau, 1987-1989. Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, 1983-1995; Director of State Relations, Gulf Oil Corporation, U.S. Operations, 1952-1983. [U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Infantry Division, 1952-1954]. (Retired).