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Suite 1400 Eleven Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046-1104 (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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5.0
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Construction Law, Commercial Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Family, Corporate and Securities Law, Trusts, Eminent Domain Law, Lender Liability, Insurance Law, Mediation, Employment Law and Nonprofit Law. Year Established: 1976
Firm Size: 21
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AddressSuite 1400 Eleven Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX 77046-1104, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)
PhonePhone: 713-961-9045
Fax: 713-961-5341
Websitehttp://www.wkpz.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesArlington, Texas Office: 3030 Matlock Road, Suite 201, 76015. Telephone: 817-795-5046. Fax: 800-556-1869.
Albert S. Weycer (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas; 1962, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S.Ch.E., 1956); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1960). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Mortgage Finance.Email: Albert S. Weycer
Richard M. Kaplan (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Houston (J.D., 1976). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Mediation.Email: Richard M. Kaplan
Joseph R. Pulaski (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.F.A., 1959); University of Texas (LL.B., 1964). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mortgage Finance; Commercial Law.Email: Joseph R. Pulaski
J. Gordon Zuber (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1958); University of Texas (LL.B., 1961). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: J. Gordon Zuber
Sanford G. Cohen (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1981). Member, Order of the Lytae. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mortgage Finance.Email: Sanford G. Cohen
Edward L. Rothberg (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Past President, Turnaround Management Association. Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1980-1984. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Out of Court Debt Restructuring.Email: Edward L. Rothberg
Andrew M. Caplan (Shareholder) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Order of the Lytae. Member, South Texas Law Journal, 1981-1982. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Securities; Construction Law; Lender Liability; Trade Secrets; Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements; Mediation.Email: Andrew M. Caplan
O. Frank Sommerville (Shareholder) born Dublin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Tax Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Texas Wesleyan College (B.S., 1974); University of Texas at Arlington (M.P.A., 1984); University of Houston (J.D., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, 1981. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chair, Tax Exempt Organizations Subcommittee, 2002). (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Litigation; Tax Law; Bankruptcy.Email: O. Frank Sommerville
Marilyn S. Sims (Shareholder) born Weimar, Texas; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1992). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1993. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Probate; Tax; Trust and Estate); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Estate; Trust and Probate Law); Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Marilyn S. Sims
Robert C. Beasley (Shareholder) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., 1983); University of Texas (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Banking Law; Real Estate; Employment Law; Corporate and Securities Law.Email: Robert C. Beasley
Paul D. Strug (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 2000, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Washington University (B.A., Economics, 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1996). Named, 2005 Rising Star of Texas Law, Texas Monthly. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Probate Section); American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association; Houston Estate and Financial Forum. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax; Probate and Trust Administration.Email: Paul D. Strug
Tanya Nicole Garrison (Shareholder) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, Southern Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1997); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Order of the Barrons; Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Securities; Construction Law; Lender Liability; Trade Secrets; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements.Email: Tanya Nicole Garrison
Jerrad D. Bloome (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, December 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., Politics and History, 1994); University of Houston (J.D., 1997). Formerly with Schechter and Marshall, LLP. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Wrongful Death.Email: Jerrad D. Bloome
——————————Jonathan D. Saikin (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003); Order of the Barons. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Jonathan D. Saikin
Darla C. Carlisle (Associate) born Greenwood, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Lamar University (B.S., Social Work, 1985); University of Austin (M.S., Social Work, 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Dean's List. Member, Law Review. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts; Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award in Professional Responsibility, Environmental Law, Texas Trial & Appellate Procedure. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate Administration.Email: Darla C. Carlisle
Roslyn Bazzelle (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2003, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Hampton University (B.A., Political Science, 1996); Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Research Editor, Law Review, 1998-1999. Recipient: Premium Excellentia Awards in Oil & Gas, Wills & Trusts, Immigration Law, Juvenile Law, and Sports Law (highest grade award); CALI Award in Wills & Trusts; Student Honoree, Recognition of Scholarship. Member, Philippine American Chamber of Commerce; The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); American Fitness Association of America (AFAA). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Real Estate; Business Transactions; Corporate Planning and Structure; Entertainment Law.
Olivia Carbajal (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Court Appointed Administrator. Ad litem. Guardian of estates. Member: Jimmy Brill Mentorship Group; Disability and Elderly Law; Comerciantes Latinos; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Consejos Legales. Member: Houston, Hispanic and Mexican-American Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Probate; Wills; Administration of Estates; Heirship Proceedings; Guardianship Proceedings; Representation of Beneficiaries.
SENIOR COUNSELDuke Keller, Jr. (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.G.S., Pre-Law, 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Greater Houston Builder's Association; Affiliate Member, Houston Association of Realtors. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section); Houston Bar Association (Member, Real Estate and Construction Sections); Houston Bar Foundation. [U.S. Army and Texas Army National Guard, 1983-1994]. Special Agencies: Department of Defense Top Secret Clearance Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Construction; Business Law Matters; Commercial Law Matters.Email: Duke Keller, Jr.
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