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| | Address | | 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 2200 | | Houston, Texas 77010 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Federal and State Tax, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Securities, Arbitration, Energy, Environmental, Public Utility and Administrative Law, Corporate, Communications, Food and Drug Law, Financial Services, International, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Government Contracts, Real Property, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law, Legislative, Federal and State Insurance Company Practice, Construction Law. | | Year Established: 1924 | | Firm Size: 500 |
Other Office Locations of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF THE FIRM IN HOUSTON, TEXAS | | Paul W. Bishop (Partner) born De Queen, Arkansas, February 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., with honors, 1988); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Baylor Law Review. Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Baylor Law Alumni Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Finance; Corporate. | | Michael S. Bradley (Partner) born Kinston, North Carolina, February 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Catawba College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Georgia (M.A., 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Assistant Attorney General, State Law Department of Georgia, 1982-1985. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1985-1991. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Energy. | | Rachel Giesber Clingman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1989); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1992). Named to: "Top 5 Women in Energy," Energy Law 360; "Top Lawyers," H Magazine. Ranked in Chambers USA, Transportation and Aviation Litigation, National, 2008. Member, Advisory Board of the World Oil Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy and Technology, annually 2005-2008. Past-President, Women's Energy Network in Houston. Board Member, Houston Area Women's Center; Legal Advisory Board, Children at Risk. Member: Greater Houston Partnership; United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast's Alexis de Tocqueville Society, 2006-2008; Advisory Board, Dress for Success Houston. Director, Houston Downtown Alliance. Recipient, BTI Consulting Group's 2007 Client Service Award — an honor bestowed upon only 113 attorneys in the United States. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Partner-in-Charge, Houston Office). Practice Areas: Aviation and Aerospace; Litigation; Energy and Environmental. | | T. Alan Harris (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Tau Delta. Member, Mortar Board Society. Listed in: Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities; Outstanding Young Men of America. Executive Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1989-1990. Author: "Investing in Mexican Banks and Financial Groups Under NAFTA and Regulation K," Latin American Law and Business Report, February, 1994, at 12; "Financial Services In Mexico - Profiting From NAFTA Benefits," How to Profit Under NAFTA (Business and Legal Reports, Inc., 1995). Member: Houston Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; International Trade. | | Gerald D. Higdon (Partner) born Odessa, Texas, November 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1985); University of Texas at Houston (J.D., with honors, 1990). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Guest Lecturer, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, South Texas College of Law. Member, Water Issues Committee, Greater Houston Partnership. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Environmental Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy. | | Chad E. Mills (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1992); University of Houston Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Publishing Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 1997-1998. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Selected as a "Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star," 2008. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law; Energy Finance; Liquefied Natural Gas. Email: Chad E. Mills | | Gerald J. Pels (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: St. Joseph's University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1980); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1982-1983. Author: "Additional Environmental Scouting for the Oil Patch: Texas Prepares to Enter the NORM Fray," Houston Lawyer, Jan./Feb. 1992; "The Federal Toxicity Characteristic Regulation; Expanding the Roster of Hazardous Waste Papers," 21 State Bar of Texas Environmental Law Journal 153, 1991; "A Regulatory Analysis of Storage Tank Legislation: The Texas Perspective," 5 Tex. Real Estate Law Reporter 13, 1989; "Mining Investment in Brazil, Peru and Mexico: A Practical Methodology," 14 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 251, 1984. Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, Environmental Law, Advanced Hazardous Waste Seminar, 1991—. Member: Texas Hazardous Waste Management Society; Texas Registry for Environmental Professionals. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Ranked in Chambers USA, Environment, Texas, 2008. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy. | | Steven L. Roberts (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Named: "Texas Super Lawyers," Maritime Law, Texas Monthly Magazine; "Best Lawyers in America," Maritime Law. Volunteer: Mariners' Club of Houston; Propeller Club of the United States. Served, Board of Directors: Technology for ALL; Archway Academy. Council, Drugs and Alcohol Houston Advisory Board. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Member: Houston, Texas and American Bar Associations; United States Supreme Court Bar Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States. [U.S. Navy]. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Civil Litigation; Subrogation; Energy Law; Qui Tam; Personal Energy. | | Douglas E. Stewart (Partner) born Baytown, Texas, May 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A. from Plan II, with highest honors, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Beta Phi; Order of the Coif. Recognized as One of The Best Lawyers in America. Recognized as Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly. Former Director, Citizens Bankers, Inc. Former Director, Citizens Bank & Trust Company. Former President, Baytown Land Corporation. Selected Honored Member, National Directory of Who's Who. Selected Member, Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders. Selected for the Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Member: Harris County Bar Association; Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Reported Cases: Chavco v. Pybus, 613 SW 2d 806. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Project Financing. Email: Douglas E. Stewart | | Richard T. (Tom) Stilwell (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1991); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1994). Listed, "Texas Super Lawyers' Rising Star" for attorneys under 40, 2004-2007. Member: Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference; Board of Directors, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc.; London Court of International Arbitration. Committee Member: Houston Bar Association John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Serves on the Advisory Boards of the Alley Theater and the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast's Alexis de Tocqueville Society. Selected as "Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star," 2008. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy; Aviation; Hospitality and Leisure; Franchising and Antitrust. Email: Richard T. (Tom) Stilwell | | Annette L. Tripp (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, September 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Order of the Barons. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | Paul B. Turner (Partner) born Richmond, Indiana, December 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1998, District of Columbia; 2006, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with honors, 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, James C. Slaughter Award. Executive Editor, Virginia Law Review. Clerk for the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Member: Seventh, Federal and DC Circuits Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Commodities; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Energy Contracts; Derivatives; Energy Trading; Energy Litigation. Email: Paul B. Turner | | Donald E. Wood (Partner) born Killeen, Texas, October 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S., 1972); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1981-1982. Director, City of Houston Business Development Corporation. Member, Attorneys Taskforce, Texas Savings and Community Bankers Association. Associate Member, Independent Bankers Association. Member, Task Force on Texas Banking Act, Texas Bankers Association. Selected for Houston Edition of Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Director). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking. | | ASSOCIATES OF THE FIRM IN HOUSTON, TEXAS | | Michael W. Barton (Associate) born Yuba City, California; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Accounting, with high honors, 2001; M.Acct., with high honors, 2004; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Certified Public Accountant licensed in Texas. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Association of Attorneys-Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Energy Finance; Taxation; Energy and Environmental. Email: Michael W. Barton | | Alisa C. Brownlow (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, March 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1996); University of Texas (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Alisa C. Brownlow | | David L. Green (Associate) born Houston, Texas, November 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999); Baylor University (J.D., 2002). Member: Baylor Law School Moot Court Society (2000-2002); Baylor Law School Order of the Barristers (2000-2002). Freshman Class President, Baylor Law School Student Bar Association (2000). Member: Travis County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Austin Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law(50%); Litigation(25%); Toxic Torts(25%). Email: David L. Green | | J. Daniel Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997); South Texas College of Law (J.D., Valedictorian, summa cum laude 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy; Shipping; Maritime Law. Email: J. Daniel Johnson | | Xavier D. Jordan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2008, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Biochemistry and Chinese, 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Xavier D. Jordan | | Heather L. Kilby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Women's Energy Network. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Heather L. Kilby | | Jamie L. Liner (Associate) born Houston, Texas, August 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Environmental Sciences, cum laude, 1996); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Order of the Barons (Chancellor, 2000-2001). Alumni Developments Editor, Houston Law Review, 2000-2001. Selected as "Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star," 2008. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Litigation. | | Michael P. Springer (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2003, New Mexico. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1995); Texas Tech University (M.S., 1997; M.B.A., 2000); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Editor and Writer, Texas Bank Lawyer. Editor, Journal of Texas Administrative Law. Selected as "Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star," 2008. Member: Houston Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michael P. Springer | | Jennifer Tjia Foringer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1998); Johns Hopkins University (M.P.H., 2003); Georgetown University (J.D., 2003). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Section); State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy. | | COUNSEL | | Felicia Harris Kyle (Counsel) born Waco, Texas, December 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi; Order of Lytae. Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1996-1997. Law Clerk, Chief Justice John Hill Cayce, Jr., Court of Appeals, Second District of Texas, 1997-1998. Author and Speaker: "Discovering Electronic Information and Data," Texas Association of Defense Counsel Summer Seminar, 2003. Co-Author: "Civil Appeals in Texas: Practicing Under the New Rules of Appellate Procedure," 49 Baylor L. Rev. 867, 1997. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Texas Southern Univ. v. State Street Bank and Trust Co., _ S.W.3d _, 2006 WL 1549744 (Tex. App. _ Houston (1st Dist.) 2006); Glattly v. CMS Viron Corp., 177 S.W.3d 438 (Tex. App. _ Houston (1st Dist.) 2005); Creel v. Houston Indus., Inc., 124 S.W.3d 742 (Tex. App._ Houston (1st Dist.) 2003); Ratisseau v. Ratisseau, 44 S.W.3d 695 (Tex. App. _ Houston (14th Dist.) 2001); Advent Trust Co. v. Hyder, 12 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. App. _ San Antonio 1999). Email: Felicia Harris Kyle | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 999 Peachtree Street, N. E., 30309-3996. Telephone: 404-853-8000.
New York, N.Y. Office: 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, 10036-7703. Telephone: 212-389-5000.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 20004-2415. Telephone: 202-383-0100.
Austin, Texas Office: 701 Brazos Street, Suite 1040, 78701-2559. Telephone: 512-478-1665.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 3600 Maclay Boulevard South, Suite 202, 32312-1267. Telephone: 850-907-2500.
| (For the Names and Biographical Data on the Firm's Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C., New York, New York, Austin, Texas and Tallahassee, Florida Personnel, see Professional Biographies at each of those cities). | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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