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The Bennett Law Firm, P.C. Profile |
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| | Location | | 515 Louisiana, Suite 200 | | Houston, Texas 77002 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| The Bennett Law Firm, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Legal Malpractice Defense and Legal Ethics, before licensing/regulatory Boards and Courts of Law. | | Year Established: 1980 | Firm Profile:
The Bennett Law Firm is a Professional Corporation engaged in the practice of law on a national basis. We appreciate the opportunity to present to you information regarding the legal services rendered by the Firm. Please visit www.bennettlawfirm.com for further information.The Bennett Law Firm, either thru its attorneys or through its "Of Counsel" relationship with former General Counsel of the State Bar of Texas, Captain Steve Peterson and Former Assistant United States Attorney and Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist Skip Cornelius has the capability of providing a full range of litigation services to all manner of business entities, individuals, and organizations. We invite you to review the listing of specific areas of our services for specific and detailed information and documents. Whether it is a question over professional liability, criminal or civil investigations, grand jury subpoenas, or Medicare and Medicaid regulations, we hope that you will review the information provided and contact us if further answers are needed. Please remember that the information provided does presume to create an attorney-client relationship or provide you a legal opinion of your specific legal issue. Also keep in mind that Mr. Bennett is Board Certified in Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as is Skip Cornelius Board Certified in Criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, while no other member of the Firm are Board Certified. This does not mean nor imply that members of the Firm are specialized in other areas of the Law.It is recommended that if you want to get information about your specific legal problem or question, please contact our office so that an appointment can be arranged. We look forward to being of service to you. | | Firm Size: 6 | Languages:
Spanish. | 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
Saturday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Sunday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation
| | Robert S. Bennett (Member) born Phillips, Texas, November 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., 1974). Order of Barristers. Author: "Tapes and Transcripts in Federal Court," Texas Bar Journal, April, 1979; "Mobile Home Syndrome in Texas," The Texas Trial Lawyers Forum, Fall, 1982; "Expunction: How Your Client Can Say He Wasn't Arrested—When He Was," 22 Houston Lawyer, No. 2, October, 1984; "Corporate Criminal Liability," 1987; "The Nature of Criminal Corporate Liability," The Texas Trial Lawyers Forum, 1988; "The Small Law Firm and Strategic Alliances," The Houston Lawyer, January/February, 1996; "Is the Fox Guarding the Chicken Coop?" Texas Lawyer, July, 1996; "DA, Bar Counsel Spar Over Dropped Barratry Charges," Texas Lawyer, September, 1998; "Just What Is Barratry Anyway?" Texas Lawyer, January, 1999; "A Debate Over How Lawyers Have to Operate," Texas Lawyer, July, 2000; "Trial Demonstration: Direct and Cross of Legal Malpractice Expert," Advanced Expert Witness II Course, February, 2002; "First the Accountants, Then the Executives, Next the Lawyers — Criminal Exposure for Dealings with Enron," 2002; "Should the State Bar of Texas Chief Disciplinary Counsel Enter the Enron Mess?" 2002; "BOLE Doesn't Appreciate Haste or a Bad Memory," Texas Lawyer, May, 2002; "Professional Responsibility: Understanding the Grievance Process and How to Avoid It," Advanced Business Litigation, August, 2002. Contributing Editor, Docket Call, 1989-1990. Trial Attorney, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1974-1975. Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Texas, 1976-1979. Former President, University of Houston Law Alumni Association. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors); Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors). Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Consumer and Commercial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Professional Licensing(25%, 100); Professional Licensing Regulation(25%, 100); Health Care Fraud(25%, 20); Health Care Licensing(25%, 100). Email: Robert S. Bennett | | OF COUNSEL | | Steven D. Peterson (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, December 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Louisiana. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1965); University of Houston (LL.B., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. First Assistant General Counsel, 1979-1985 and General Counsel, 1985-1989, State Bar of Texas. Member: New Orleans, Travis County, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Organization of Bar Counsel. [Captain, JAGC, USNR, 1967—]. (Also Of Counsel to Oster & Wegener, Slidell, Louisiana). | | R. P. (Skip) Cornelius (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1971). Instructor: District Attorney Training Seminars, 1973-1981; Attorney General's Trial Advocacy Institute, 1981. Assistant District Attorney, 1972-1984. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1980-1982. (Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). | | ASSOCIATE | | Renée E. Moeller-Taylor (Associate) born Spokane, Washington, September 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women (B.A., English Literature, 1973); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Dean's Honor List, 1994-1995, South Texas College of Law. Who's Who Among American Student Leaders: 1972 and 1973. Editor-in-Chief, University Literary Magazine, 1972-1973. Member, Speech Arts Forum. Member, Legal Assistant Division, Houston Legal Assistants Association, 1983. Author: "BOLE Doesn't Appreciate Haste or Bad Memory," Texas Lawyer, May 2002. Co-Author: "Examining Legal Expert," State Bar Continuing Legal Education, Houston, Spring, 2002; "Due Process Rights Still Given Short Shift Under New Disciplinary Procedures: A Short Overview," Texas Lawyer, April 2004. Co-Author with Robert Bennett: "Is It Possible to Settle Mass Tort Cases and Not Receive Your Fees?"; "What every lawyer should know about the State Bar of Texas—Professional Enhancement Program," The Houston Lawyer, July/August 2003, Vol. 41, No. 1; "Attorneys and the Texas Disciplinary System, Point: A Continuing Denial of Due Process," San Antonio Lawyer, Nov/Dec 2004; "New Disciplinary Rules Deny Lawyers Due Process," Texas Lawyer, April 24, 2004; "BOLE Doesn't Appreciate Haste or a Bad Memory," (Reprint from Texas Lawyer, May 2002); "Trial Demonstration: Direct and Cross of Legal malpractice Expert, State Bar of Texas Expert Witness Course," (2/2002). Author: "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & What Corporate Counsel Should Know." State Bar of Texas: Certification Program: Sept 1997 §646(b) Tex. Prob. C.: Certification to receive court appointments as a Guardian Ad Litem; Harvard Facilitated Negotiation Clinic, 1994; Mediation Certificate: 1994: §154.052 Tex.Civ.Prac.& Rem. C.; West Law On-Line Computerized Research Training; Lexis/Nexis On-Line Computerized Research Training; Mathew Bender CD-Rom Research Training. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Law Student Division, 1993); Federal Bar for the Southern District of Texas State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Email: Renée E. Moeller-Taylor | | CONTRACT ATTORNEYS | | Robert M. Hardy, Jr. (Contract Attorney) born Houston, Texas, August 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1968); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Member, Houston Law Review. Ambassador, State of Nevada, Texas Republican Convention, 1992. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Financial Institutions Law; Bank Fraud; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bond Claims; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Contract Disputes; Commercial Fraud; Embezzlement. | | Mrs. Sherri Katz (Contract Attorney) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1992, Oklahoma; 2006, Texas. Education: Southern Nazarene University (B.S., Psychology, cum laude, 1989); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1992). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, 2003-2006. Assistant Federal Public Defender and Research and Writing Specialist, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, 1999-2003. Assistant Municipal Counselor, City of Oklahoma, 1992-1999. Practice Areas: Health Care; Criminal Law; General Practice; Professional Practices. Email: Mrs. Sherri Katz |
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