PARTNERS
Kenneth E. Shore (Partner) born Longview, Texas, October 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1995); University of Texas at Austin (M.P.A. 1996); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2000). Recipient: Hatton W. Sumners Scholar, SMU Class of 2000; Best Brief Award, SMU Moot Court Competition, 1998; American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts II, 1997; Wilson Hearnden Memorial Award, Antitrust Law, 1998. Law Clerk to the Honorable David Folson, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2000-2001. Certified Public Accountant, Texas. Author: "Civil Evidence," 55 S.M.U. L. REV. 719 (2002); "Civil Evidence," 54 S.M.U. L. REV. 1167 (2001); "A History of the 1999 Discovery Rules," 20 REV. LITIG. 89 (2000). Speaker: "Designing and Implementing Effective Job Safety Analysis and Behavior-Based Safety Programs," presented to the Natural Gas Society of East Texas, December 6, 2005; "Managing Rapid Growth in the Energy Service Industry: Avoiding the Financial Pitfalls," presented at the Winter Convention of the Association of Energy Service Companies, February 23, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas (Committee on the Application of the Rules of Evidence); American Bar Association (Business and Energy Law Sections); Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners' Association; Texas Alliance of Energy Producers; Association of Energy Service Contractors (Member, Business Analysis Committee; Chairman, Legal Affairs Committee); Society of Petroleum Engineers; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; Institute of Management Accountants; Institute of Internal Auditors; Financial Executives International (Certified Internal Auditor); Committee on Private Companies; Kilgore College Petroleum (Standards Subcommittee; Technology Advisory Committee). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; Natural Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Exploration; Oil and Gas Finance; Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Leasing; Oilfield Drilling; Oil and Gas Regulation.Email: Kenneth E. Shore
Vance P. Freeman (Partner) born Pasadena, California, November 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2002). Formerly with: Holm Bambace & McCabe, LLP, Houston; Ohashi & Horn, LLP, Dallas. Member: Dallas, Gregg County and American (Member, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; Patent Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Vance P. Freeman
Brian L. Bunt (Partner) born Wichita Falls, Texas, April 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Political Science, 1986); Baylor University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Member, Christian Legal Society. Member: National Mock Trial Team; Moot Court Society. Senior Counsel. College of Master Advocates and Barristers, 2002. Certified Mediator. Member: Gregg County Bar Association (President, 1998); State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Dwayne and Karen Lynch v. Pruitt Baptist Church, et al., 2005 Tex.App. LEXIS 6772 (Tex.App. - Tyler 2005), rehearing denied, 2005 Tex.App. LEXIS 2463; Eastman Chemical Co. v. Niro, Inc., 80 F.Supp.2nd 712 (S.D. Tex. 2000); Janice Liner v. John D. Parker and Trans-Texas Homes Corp., 1999 Tex.App. LEXIS 127 (Tex.App. - Texarkana 1999); Panola County Appraisal Review Board v. John Pepper, 1996 Tex.App. LEXIS 4672 (Tex.App. - Texarkana 1996); Celia Godinet v. Georgia Thomas, M.D., 824 S.W.2d 632 (Tex.App. - Houston [14th District] 1991). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(25%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Oil and Gas Litigation(20%); Personal Injury Defense(20%); Toxic Tort Defense(15%).Email: Brian L. Bunt
ASSOCIATES
Brent Bull (Associate)
Matthew Wolcott (Associate)
Jared Barrett (Associate)
OF COUNSEL
Brandon W. Freeman (Of Counsel)
J. Miles Darby (Of Counsel)