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| | Address | | Williams Tower, 64th Floor, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard | | Houston, Texas 77056-6125 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-871-9000 | | Fax: 713-871-8962 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.westmorelandhall.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Westmoreland Hall, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation, Tort and Insurance Defense, Admiralty/Maritime Claims, Insurance Coverage Matters, including: Energy, Marine, General Liability, Business Interruption, Professional Indemnity, Political Risk, Internet Risks, Energy and Petrochemical Claims, Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions, Environmental Coverage Litigation, Professional Liability, | Firm Profile:
The firm's attorneys have developed significant expertise in handling commercial insurance subrogation claims, oil and gas related casualties, maritime personal injury claims and products liability cases. They regularly counsel insurance clients on policy wordings and coverage issues. Working closely with Underwriters representatives, risk managers and corporate executives, our attorneys represent a broad array of regional, national and international corporations, as well as domestic and foreign insurers. Our clients are leaders in insurance, marine, oil and gas development, and petroleum and chemical processing. | | Firm Size: 14 | | Kent E. Westmoreland (Member) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1971); University of Texas (J.D., 1975). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Surplus Lines Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Insurance Coverage Law; Trial Practice. Email: Kent E. Westmoreland | | J. Clifton Hall III (Member) born New Iberia, Louisiana, August 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; 1996, Texas. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1978); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Subrogation and Recovery Actions; Insurance Law; Energy Litigation. Email: J. Clifton Hall III | | Wendy T. Blanchard Hall (Member) born Harvey, Louisiana, June 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana; 1999, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1989); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, Moot Court, 1992-1993. Winner, The Louisiana Law School and Louisiana State Bar Association Mock Trial Competition, 1993. Member, American Trial Lawyers Association Team, 1992-1993. Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Resaerch Institute. Practice Areas: Energy; Oil and Gas Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Defense Litigation. Email: Wendy T. Blanchard Hall | | George H. Lugrin, IV (Member) born Houston, Texas, January 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court, Registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas (B.S.M.E., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Delta Phi; Order of Lytae. Member, South Texas Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: George H. Lugrin, IV | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Erik D. Garza (Senior Counsel) born La Jolla, California, April 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Biomedical Science, 1997); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Houston (Member, Litigation & Federal Practice Sections), American (Member, Intellectual Property Section) and Federal (Member, Litigation Section; Chair, Young Lawyers Division, South Texas Chapter, 2006, 2007; Vice-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2005) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property); Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Sections on: Copyright Law; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation); Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; The Maritime Law Association of the United States; The Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; The Propeller Club of the United States; College of the State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Stobaugh v. Norwegian Cruise Lines, 105 S.W.3d 302 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.); Walter Oil & Gas Corp. v. M/V ORKNEY SPIRIT, 270 F.Supp.2d 855, 2003 AMC 2908 (S.D. Tex. 2003); Phillips Monitors Juarez v. American President Lines, No. H-02-1572 (S.D. Tex. March 20, 2003); Dennis W. Wilson, Jr. v. Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Co., 2002 LHC 02221 (June 11, 2003); DeLeon v. Shih Wei Navigation Co., Ltd., 2007 WL 2021738 (S.D. Tex.2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Transportation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Erik D. Garza | | Gene W. Lafitte, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, August 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana; 1990, California; 1999, District of Columbia; 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., with honors, 1979); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Subrogation; Defense Litigation. Email: Gene W. Lafitte, Jr. | | Karen Klaas Milhollin (Senior Counsel) born Royal Oak, Michigan, November 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; 1991, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1982); Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1985). Midwest Regional Champion, National Quarterfinalist, National Trial Advocacy Team. Editorial Board Honorary Moot Court Society. Winner, Charles Evan Hughes Freshman Moot Court Competition. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage. Email: Karen Klaas Milhollin | | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | | Candace A. Ourso (Senior Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Order of the Barristers. Member: Houston Young Lawyers Association; Houston Mariners Club; Garland Walker Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Maritime Law; Transportation; Torts; Insurance Coverage. Email: Candace A. Ourso | | ASSOCIATES | | Jeffrey E. Fahys (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut; 1999, New York; 2003, Texas. Education: Hobart and William Smith Colleges (B.A., 1990); Emory University (Philosophy, 1994); Pace University (J.D., 1998). Member, Pace Environmental Law Review. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Insurance Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Oilfield Contracts; Energy; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: Jeffrey E. Fahys | | Wesley K. Keel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 2001); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, South Texas Law Review. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Email: Wesley K. Keel | | Ryan M. Parks (Associate) born Carrollton, Texas, June 12, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Geosystems Engineering and Hydrogeology, 2002); University of Houston (J.D., 2005). Member and Vice President, University of Houston Energy & Environmental Law Society. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Energy Bar Association; Society of Petroleum Engineers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Energy; Maritime Law; Insurance Coverage. Email: Ryan M. Parks | | Stephanie E. Rennell (Associate) born Orange, California, March 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana; 2002, Mississippi; 2006, Texas. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Economics and International Relations, cum laude, 1996); Tulane University (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. President, Maritime Law Society. Performing Member, City Ballet of Houston. Member, Boston Ballet II and Tulsa Ballet Theatre. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance; Oilfield Contracts; Energy; Marine Law. Email: Stephanie E. Rennell | | Allyson Lind Wilkinson (Associate) born Johnson City, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., English, 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Brief Writing and Oral Argument Awards, Moot Court. Listed in Who's Who Among American Universities. Briefing Clerk to the Hon. 80th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas. Member: Houston Bar Association (Charitable Arm); State Bar of Texas; Texas Women Lawyers (Director); Houston Bar Foundation (Volunteer). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Indemnity; Insurance Coverage. Email: Allyson Lind Wilkinson | | Amanda J. York (Associate) born Bryan, Texas, June 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana; 2006, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Tulane University (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Oil and Gas Law; Professional Liability. Email: Amanda J. York | Other Office Addresses:
London, England Office: 148 Leadenhall Street, EC3V HQT. Telephone: (0) 207-743-7160. Fax: (0) 207-743-7161.
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