SHAREHOLDERS
Yasmin Islam Atasi (Shareholder) born Walton-on-Thames, England, June 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., 1986); University of Houston (J.D., 1990). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Yasmin Islam Atasi
Nelson R. Block (Shareholder) born San Antonio, Texas, March 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1976). Briefing Attorney to the Honorable George E. Cire, Texas Court of Civil Appeals, 14th Supreme Judicial District, 1976-1977. Member, City of Houston, Mayor's Land Redevelopment Committee. Member: Houston and American (Member, Commercial Financial Services Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1981-1983; Opinion Letters Committee); Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Houston Commercial Finance Lawyers' Forum (Founder and Chairman); Selden Society (State Correspondent); American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (Former Regent). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Secured Transactions; Corporate; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: Nelson R. Block
Denis C. Braham (Chairman & CEO) born London, England, September 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (B.Sc., 1974); Bates College of Law; University of Houston (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Houston, American (Member, Entertainment and Sports Industries Law Section) and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Sports; Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Denis C. Braham
Jeffery J. Brashier (Shareholder) born September 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., 1974); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Real Estate Secured Lending; Mortgage Banking Law; Real Estate.Email: Jeffery J. Brashier
Melvin A. Dow (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, February 28, 1928; admitted to bar, 1951, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., with honors in Philosophy, 1948); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1951). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1950-1951. Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, 1983-1988. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. [Officer, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Army, 1952-1954]. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Melvin A. Dow
James W. Doyle (Shareholder) born Walton, New York, October 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1976); University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions.Email: James W. Doyle
Michael P. Cash (Shareholder) born Pueblo, Colorado, March 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1982); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Delta Phi; International Order of Barristers. Harvey M. Ritchey Moot Court Society. Author: "Bryant v. INA of Texas: A New Splinter From an Old Log," 37 Baylor Law Review, 1985; "TFEAA: A Step Into The Present," 36 Baylor Law Review, 1984. Faculty: National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Member: Houston and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Arthur Andersen vs. Perry Equipment, 945 S.W. 2d 812 (Tex. 1997); Texas Commerce Bank, N.A.; Trustee vs. United Savings Association of Texas, et al 789 F. Supp. 848 (S.D. Tx. 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Michael P. Cash
Henry L. Ehrlich (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, November 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana; 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1987); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1993). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law.Email: Henry L. Ehrlich
Mark Eisenbraun (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, March 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Trinity College, Oxford University (B.A., 1979; M.A., 1983); University of Texas (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Mark Eisenbraun
Joseph G. Epstein (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1988). Member: Houston (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Reorganization.Email: Joseph G. Epstein
K. Gregory Erwin (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, May 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., with honors, 1970); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Student Works Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance.Email: K. Gregory Erwin
Mark C. Guthrie (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, February 8, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; Texas Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1985). Staff Member, Baylor Law Review, 1984-1985. Member, Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board. Member: Houston (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Law), Fifth Circuit and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Law; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Law); Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mark C. Guthrie
John L. Hill, Jr. (Shareholder) born Breckenridge, Texas; admitted to bar, 1947, Texas. Education: University of Texas (LL.B., with honors, 1947). Phi Delta Phi. Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Recipient: Jaworski Judicial Award; Thomas Jefferson Judicial Award. Secretary of State, Texas, 1966-1968. Attorney General of Texas, 1973-1978. Partner, Hughes and Hill, 1978-1984. Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1984-1987. Recipient: Mr. South Texas Award, 1974; Herbert Harley Award; Leon Green Award; Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Texas; Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Texas Law School, 1997. Member: Travis County, Dallas County and Harris County Bar Associations; International Academy of Trial Lawyers: American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: John L. Hill, Jr.
Warren A. Hoffman (Shareholder) born San Antonio, Texas, July 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1975); University of Houston (J.D., 1978). Delta Theta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1978. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; Corporate; Securities.Email: Warren A. Hoffman
Thomas T. Hutcheson (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, October 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1970); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1973). Offshore Module Chair, Institute for Energy Law's 57th Annual Conference on Oil and Gas Law (2006). Member: Houston (Member, Litigation and Antitrust Sections) and American (Member, Litigation and Appellate Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation and Appellate Sections); Institute for Energy Law (Center for American and International Law); Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution.Email: Thomas T. Hutcheson
Edward T. Laborde, Jr. (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; 1993, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Articles Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Finance.Email: Edward T. Laborde, Jr.
Joshua L. Lebar (Shareholder) born Queens, New York, May 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Joshua L. Lebar
Wade T. Howard (Shareholder) born Del Rio, Texas, December 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., cum laude, 1987); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Wade T. Howard
Ross D. Margraves, Jr. (Shareholder) born Corpus Christi, Texas, October 21, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1963); University of Texas (J.D., 1965). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1989-1994 and Chairman, 1991-1994, Texas A & M University System Board of Regents. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Financial Institutions.Email: Ross D. Margraves, Jr.
Vincent L. Marino (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, April 29, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1971, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Houston (B.A., with honors, 1966); Bates College of Law, University of Houston (J.D., with honors, 1968). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Theta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; The Order of the Barons (Chancellor, 1967, Baron Sergeant, 1967 and Chief Baron, 1968). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1970. Associate Justice, The Advocates (Moot Court Society), 1967. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [USAF, Reserves, 1968-1974]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Business Law; Taxation; Probate; Investments.Email: Vincent L. Marino
Gail J. McDonald (Shareholder) born Port Arthur, Texas, November 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 1967); Columbia University (M.A., 1968); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Gail J. McDonald
W. Ted Minick (Shareholder) born Savannah, Georgia, September 20, 1940; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Eastern Washington State College (B.A., cum laude, 1965); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Former Chairman, Grievance Committee for Sixth Bar District). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: W. Ted Minick
Barry E. Putterman (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, November 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1980). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Comment and Note Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Leasing; Commercial Transactions; Loans.Email: Barry E. Putterman
Graciela Saenz (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., Spanish, 1984); Universidad Panamericana, Mexico (D.F., Mexican Legal Studies Program, 1984); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Public Finance.Email: Graciela Saenz
Teresa Letson Schneider (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, June 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Teresa Letson Schneider
Stephen W. Schueler (Shareholder) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1965); University of Texas (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta; Moot Court Board. Member: Houston (Founding Member, Construction Litigation Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Construction Litigation Subcommittee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Stephen W. Schueler
Robert C. Shaddox (Shareholder) born Searcy, Arkansas, September 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1990, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (B.S.C.E., 1981); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1987). Member: Houston, Colorado and Federal Circuit Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Robert C. Shaddox
Michael P. Springer (Shareholder) born October 18, 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). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Law; Loans; Real Estate.Email: Michael P. Springer
Douglas E. Stewart (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with highest honors, 1976); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Douglas E. Stewart
Louis M. Stoler (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1976); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1979). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate.Email: Louis M. Stoler
Frederick J. Tuthill (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1974); University of Texas (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Frederick J. Tuthill
Frank S. Wu (Shareholder) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Texas (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston Bar Association; Asian American Chinese Professional Foundation; Yale Alumni Association. Languages: Taiwanese, Chinese (Mandarin). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.Email: Frank S. Wu
ASSOCIATES
Kathryn E. Blackney (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., Finance and Marketing, 2003); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Investment.Email: Kathryn E. Blackney
Nathan Block (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, March 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Texas State University-San Marcos (B.A., Political Science, 1994); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: Nathan Block
Alisa C. Brownlow (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1996); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2005). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Finance; Banks and Banking.Email: Alisa C. Brownlow
Polin Chieu (Associate) born Tainan, Taiwan, June 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.M.E., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Polin Chieu
Ira Domnitz (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Ira Domnitz
Joseph Kilian B. Fonlon (Associate) born London, England, March 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Columbia Union College (B.S., Biochemistry, 1997); College of William & Mary, Mason School of Business (M.B.A., 2007); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Joseph Kilian B. Fonlon
Jennifer T. Foringer (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2003); Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (M.P.H., 2003). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy.Email: Jennifer T. Foringer
Emily M. Herbster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Communication Studies, 2003; Spanish, 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Emily M. Herbster
James S. Lloyd (Associate) born Flagstaff, Arizona, March 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Texas (M.L.I.S., with honors, 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: James S. Lloyd
Carmen Ng (Associate) born Hong Kong, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S., Biology, 1999; M.S., Biology, 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Chinese Mandarin; Chinese Cantonese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Carmen Ng
Justin J. Presnal (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Justin J. Presnal
Robert J. Montoya (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar College; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert J. Montoya
Carolyn A. Rupprath (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 2000); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Credit Law.Email: Carolyn A. Rupprath
Andrew J. Schumacher (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1997); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Andrew J. Schumacher
Sunita P. Shirodkar (Associate) born Bolton, England, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., English, 2005); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law.Email: Sunita P. Shirodkar
David F. Staas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with high honors, 1998); Texas A & M University (M.S., 1996); University of Texas (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: David F. Staas
Khannan Suntharam (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2002, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Harvey Mudd College (B.S., Engineering, 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Khannan Suntharam
Tom Van Arsdel (Associate) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Tom Van Arsdel
Erick Wang (Associate) born Santa Clara, California, April 1, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 2002); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Erick Wang
Justin B. Whitley (Associate) born Sapulpa, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Justin B. Whitley
Norasha Lynn Williams (Associate) born Houston, Texas, December 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., cum laude, 1993); Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Norasha Lynn Williams
OF COUNSEL
Anthony James Eppert (Of Counsel) born Lansing, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan; 2000, Illinois; 2003, Colorado; 2004, California. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Former Law Clerk to Judge Suhrheinrich, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Formerly with: National Association of Stock Plan Professionals; National Center for Employee Ownership; National Institute of Pension Administrators. Co-Chair, Board of Directors, ASPPA/IRS Los Angeles Benefits Conference, 2006-2008. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Employment Tax; Corporate Law.Email: Anthony James Eppert
Herbert D. Simons (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1957); Harvard University (J.D., 1960). Phi Beta Kappa. Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Herbert D. Simons
Walter H. Walne, III (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, February 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., English, 1969); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1973). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law.Email: Walter H. Walne, III