MEMBERS
John M. Zukowski (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, February 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 1981, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 1974); University of Detroit (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; General Civil Litigation.Email: John M. Zukowski
Maurice L. Bresenhan, Jr. (Member) born Marlin, Texas, July 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, Northern District of Mississippi, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Sam Houston State College (B.S., 1963; M.A., 1965); University of Texas (LL.B., 1968). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation; Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; Rice University Student Legal Advisors. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Employment Law; Business Litigation.Email: Maurice L. Bresenhan, Jr.
Donald G. Sinex (Member) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1941; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Oklahoma University (B.B.A., 1964); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1971). Selected for inclusion in: Texas Monthly's 2003-2004 listing of Texas Super Lawyers; Best Lawyers in Houston, H Texas Magazine, July 2004. Chairman, 1993-1994 and Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, Houston Bar Association. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006 - Natural Resources Law. Member: College of the State Bar of Texas; Houston Association of Petroleum Landmen; American Association of Petroleum Landmen. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas.
Marc J. Magids (Member) born Houston, Texas, May 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1977); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1980). Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Advocates. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law; Probate; Trusts; Wills; Estate Planning; Collections; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Marc J. Magids
Pascal Paul Piazza (Member) born Houston, Texas, June 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1982). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction; Oil, Gas and Mineral Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Litigation). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Oil and Gas; Employment Law.Email: Pascal Paul Piazza
ASSOCIATES
Matthew T. Noll (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); University of Houston (J.D., 2004). Author: "Can There be Harmony? Word of Mouth Hiring Practices After September 11, 2001," Volume 4 or Houston Business Tax Law Journal, 2004. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Employment Law; Civil Litigation.
David C. Martin (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.S.E.C.E., 2003); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2008).Email: David C. Martin
Cynthia Keen Perlman (Associate) born Waco, Texas, July 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1986, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas.. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation.Email: Cynthia Keen Perlman
Scott C. Petry (Associate) born New Iberia, Louisiana, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Marketing, 1995); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas.
Brian G. Cano (Associate) born Houston, Texas, September 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1999); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Brian G. Cano
OF COUNSEL
Ronald G. Byrnes (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, January 25, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; 1965, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1955); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1959). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Business Law.Email: Ronald G. Byrnes
Allan R. Lazor (Of Counsel) born Victoria, Texas, August 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas and U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1973); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member, Grievance Committee 4-I, 1994-1998. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Practice.Email: Allan R. Lazor
Aubrey D. Martin, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Dothan, Alabama, January 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1978, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., 1968); University of Houston (J.D., 1972). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Construction Liability; Deceptive Trade Practices.Email: Aubrey D. Martin, Jr.
Susan A. Stanton (Of Counsel) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Sweet Briar College; University of Oklahoma (B.A., with honors, 1965; M.A., with distinction, 1968); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Barons (Recorder, 1991-1992). Managing Editor, Houston Journal of International Law. Member: Commercial Real Estate Women; Women in Real Estate and Finance; Women's Energy Network; Houston Producers Forum; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Leases and Leasing; Office Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Grazing Leasing; Homeowners Association Law; Oil and Gas Law; Upstream Oil and Gas.Email: Susan A. Stanton
Edward Heller (Of Counsel) born Buffalo, New York, December 26, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, New York; 1979, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A.; LL.B.). Practice Areas: Family Business Successions; Estate Planning; Physician Practices; Health Care.Email: Edward Heller