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(Main Office)

Sydow & McDonald's attorneys specialize in complex business transactions and civil and commercial litigation. The firm is located in Houston, Texas, the heart of the energy industry; however, we represent clients in business and financial transactions and in all phases of arbitration and litigation before tribunals across North America. The firm has wide experience in emerging areas of law relating to energy, emissions credits, international trade and dispute resolution, and international litigation.

Statement of Practice

Complex Business Transactions, Entertainment, Alternative Energy, International Transactions and Disputes, Civil Litigation, Business and Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Aviation Law, Consumer Protection, Defamation, Maritime Law, Intellectual Property, Securities, Products Liability, Immigration Law and more.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express

Address

4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2360
Houston, TX 77027-3440, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-622-9700
Telecopier: 713-552-1949

Website

http://www.sydowmcdonald.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Michael D. Sydow, Sr. (Senior Partner) born Cuero, Texas, December 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1973); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with Honors; 1976). Phi Delta Phi; United States Navy General Counsel's Office, Outstanding Student in the Navy's post graduate law program, 1976. Member: Houston Bar Association (Chair, Judicial Liaison Committee, 1989-1990; President's Award, 1989-1990). Federal Bar Association. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation. [Department of Navy, General Counsel's Office]. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French. Practice Areas: Energy; Entertainment; Complex and International Transactions and Finance; Government Contracts; Alternative Energy and Emissions Credits; Civil Litigation and Arbitration.

Kelli McDonald Sydow (Member) born Houston, Texas, June 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., 1984); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. President, Order of the Lytae, 1987-1988. Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1987-1988. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Academic Excellence in Procedure; Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes Award; Cecil N. Cook Memorial Award. Author: Comment, "A Reservation of the Minerals by the State of Texas Includes Coal and Lignite Even Though Recovery Will Destroy or Deplete the Surface Estate, Schwartz v. State, 703 S.W.2d 187 (Tex. 1986)," 28 South Texas Law Review 727, 1987. Co-Author: "Common Law Theories of Lender Liability," VI Corp. Cous. Rev. 23 (2), November 1987; "No Duty: An Historical Perspective on the Judicial Creation of a Privileged Class," Vol. 23 No. 1 Trial Lawyers Forum 17 (1988); "Confidentiality Agreements and Orders: When Should Discoverable Materials Be Kept Secret?" 31 S. Tex. Law Rev. 455 (1990). Speaker: Continuing Legal Education Programs, University of Houston, DTPA and Consumer Law Institute, "Warranties" 1989, 1990 and 1991; Advanced Personal Injury Short Course, "DTPA in Personal Injury Cases," 1990 and 1991; Handling Insurance and Tort Claims, "DTPA in Personal Injury Actions," 1991. Co-Counsel for Plaintiffs in Air Crash Litigation arising out of Continental Airlines Flight 1713, Houston, 1987-1991. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and Italian. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts; Aviation; Business and Commercial Litigation; Consumer Protection; Defamation; FELA; Lender Liability; Maritime Law; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Securities.