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| | Address | | 818 Pecan Boulevard | | McALLEN, TEXAS 78501 | | (Hidalgo Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3725, McAllen, tx, 78502-3725 | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Atlas & Hall, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Bankruptcy, Business and Corporate, Probate, Wills and Estate Planning, Real Estate and Banking, Employment and Labor Law. Trials. | | Year Established: 1953 | | Firm Size: 27 | Representative Clients:
Texas State Bank; Bentsen Development Co.; McAllen Independent School Dist.; L & F Distributors, Ltd.; The McAllen Monitor; Hidalgo County Commissioners Court; Mobile Video Tapes Inc. d/b/a/ KRGV TV Channel 5; Sunbelt Multimedia Co. (KTLM TV Channel 40); Obra Homes, Inc.; Rioco Real Estate Services L.L.C.; Bert Odgen Motors; St. Paul/Travelers Insurance Cos.; El Paso Corp. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Morris Atlas (Partner) born Houston, Texas, December 25, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1949; LL.B., 1950). Phi Delta Phi. Named, Texas Super Lawyer for 2005-2007; Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member, 1965-1976 (Chairman, 1972, Board of Regents), Pan American University. Member, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 1977-1990. Special Counsel, Texas Senate Civil Justice Reform, 1987. Trustee, 1978—, Vice-President, 1988-1993. Life Member, 1990, President, 1993, University of Texas Law School Foundation. Selected as a Distinguished Alumnus by the Ex-Students' Association of the University of Texas, 1993; Honored by the University of Texas Law Alumni Association with its Outstanding Alumnus Award, 1997. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: General Practice. Email: Morris Atlas | | Robert L. Schwarz (Partner) born Mercedes, Texas, November 27, 1929; admitted to bar, 1955, Texas; 1957, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1953; LL.B., 1955). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Editor, 1954 and Comments Editor, 1955, Baylor Law Review. Author: "Defensive Issues on New and Independent Cause," Vol. VI, page 457, Baylor Law Review; "Jurisdictional Requirements in Annulment Proceedings," Vol. VI, page 184, Baylor Law Review. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Tax Planning; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Robert L. Schwarz | | Gary R. Gurwitz (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, June 29, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1958; LL.B., with honors, 1959). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1958-1959. Member, Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas, 1984-1987. Vice President, Texas Center for Legal Ethics & Professionalism. Member and Former Co-Chairman, State Bar Committee, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Member and Former Chairman, Board of Trustees, South Texas Community College, 1993—. Named, Texas Super Lawyer 2003-2007, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Vice President, 1988); International Association of Defense Counsel. American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Gary R. Gurwitz | | Charles C. Murray (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, February 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1968; J.D., with honors, 1972). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1971-1972. Named, Texas Super Lawyer for 2005-2007, Law & Politics/Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Former Director and Vice President); American College of Trial Lawyers; Texas Law Review Association. American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Charles C. Murray | | A. Kirby Cavin (Partner) born Wichita Falls, Texas, August 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1974-1976. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Banking Law. Email: A. Kirby Cavin | | Mike Mills (Partner) born McAllen, Texas, December 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, District 15-B Grievance Committee, 1989-1995, Vice Chair, 1994-1995. Director, 1992-1995 and Member, Executive Committee, 1995-2003, The University of Texas Law Alumni Association. Member, Advisory Council for TRLA Rio Grande Valley, 2004—. Named, Texas Super Lawyer for 2005-2007, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association (Chairman, Pro-Bono Project, 1988-1995; Director, 1988-1990; President, 1990-1991); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1994-1996). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Mike Mills | | Frederick J. Biel (Partner) born Bremond, Texas, July 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1973). Named, Texas Super Lawyer, 2003-2007, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: Real Estate, Probate and Trust Council; Texas Board of Legal Specialization Real Estate Law Advisory Commission; Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys. Former County Attorney, Bee County, Texas. Former Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Real Estate Law Legal Assistants Advisory Commission (Chairman, 1999-2005). Member: State Bar of Texas (Vice Chairman, Real Estate Forms Committee, 2003-2005); Hidalgo County Bar Association(Co-Chair, Real Estate Section). (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate Law and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Business Law. Email: Frederick J. Biel | | Rex N. Leach (Partner) born Houston, Texas, January 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University; Abilene Christian University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1971); Baylor University (J.D., 1977). Alpha Chi. Former, County-District Attorney, Limestone County, Texas. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Media Law; Governmental Defense. Email: Rex N. Leach | | Lisa Powell (Partner) born McAllen, Texas, June 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Texas (J.D. with honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1982. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Lisa Powell | | Stephen L. Crain (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, October 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1977); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1981); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, School Law Section); Texas Association of School Boards, Council of School Attorneys; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Stephen L. Crain | | John A. Pope, III (Partner) born Rio Grande City, Texas, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1952); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (LL.B., 1955). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Barristers Club. Former Member and Regional Vice-President, 1954, American Law Students Association. Recipient, Paul Smith Award, 1968. Former Charter Member, Rotary Club. Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Former Member, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee. Attorney, Starr County, 1969-1972. State District Judge, Retired, 381st Judicial District, 1995-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John A. Pope, III | | O. C. Hamilton, Jr. (Partner) born Harlingen, Texas, October 11, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1960). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Business Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: O. C. Hamilton, Jr. | | Vicki M. Skaggs (Partner) born Abilene, Texas, February 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barons. Member, Current Board of Directors, Tip of Texas Girl Scouts Council, 2003—. Former Chairman, 12-B Grievance Committee, 1995-2001. Current Member and Former President, Rio Grande Valley Bankruptcy Association, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section); Texas Bar Foundation (Life Member); Hidalgo County Bar Association (Current Member and Former Director, 1984-1988); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Former State Director for District 15, 1991-1993); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Vicki M. Skaggs | | Dan K. Worthington (Partner) born Houston, Texas, June 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Pan American University (B.A., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Named, Texas Super Lawyer for 2004-2007, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: American Legion. Member, State Bar College. Chair, District 12B Grievance Committee, American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice President, Rio Grande Valley Chapter). Member, State Bar Rules of Evidence Committee. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association (Former Director); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Corpus Christi-Rio Grande Valley Area, Current Vice President); Hidalgo County Young Lawyers' Association (Former Director). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Eminent Domain; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dan K. Worthington | | Valorie C. Glass (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, May 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1974; J.D., with honors, 1992); Pan American University (M.Ed., 1988). Named, Texas Super Lawyer for 2003-2007, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2002—); Hidalgo Bar Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Valorie C. Glass | | Sofia A. Ramon (Partner) born Edinburg, Texas, June 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas-Pan American (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Texas (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi. Director, HCBA Representative, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., 1997-1998. Named, Texas Rising Star, Law and Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines, 2004-2006 and Texas Super Lawyer, 2006-2007. Member, Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association, 1995-1997. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association (1997; Current Officer); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Litigation. Email: Sofia A. Ramon | | Daniel G. Gurwitz (Partner) born McAllen, Texas, March 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Former Chairman, Museum of South Texas History. Chairman, McAllen Parks & Recreation Committee. Member, Executive Committee, Alumni Association, University of Texas School of Law. Named, Texas Rising Star, Law and Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines, 2004-2007. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Daniel G. Gurwitz | | Hector J. Torres (Partner) born McAllen, Texas, May 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1984); Arizona State University (J.D., 1990). Current Director, RG Chapter, Habitat For Humanity. Former Adjunct Professor, South Texas College. Former Prosecutor, Hidalgo County District Attorneys Office. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association (Current and Former Director). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Hector J. Torres | | Velma Garza Anderson (Partner) born Corpus Christi, Texas, November 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.S., Engineering Science, 1983); University of Texas (J.D., 1986). Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Banks and Banking. Email: Velma Garza Anderson | | Adriana H. Cardenas (Partner) born Brownsville, Texas, March 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1994); University of Houston (J.D., 1997). Named, Texas Rising Star for 2005-2007, Law & Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association (Former Director, 1999-2001, 2004-2006); Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1999-2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Adriana H. Cardenas | | Judy Lee Wong (Partner) born San Juan, Texas, October 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Pan American University; University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with honors, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Lecturer, University of Texas-Pan American Estate Planning Seminar Series. Former Director, McAllen Chamber of Commerce and McAllen Boys & Girls Club. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Probate, Trust and Estate Section); McAllen Rotary Club (Former Director); Rio Grande Valley Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Guardianships; Estate and Gift Taxation; Wills; Probate. Email: Judy Lee Wong | | ASSOCIATES | | Gregory S. Kazen (Associate) born Laredo, Texas, May 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1993); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1998). Named, Texas Rising Star, Law and Politics, Texas Monthly Magazines, 2007. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Law Section); Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1999-2001). Practice Areas: Family Law; Local Government Law; Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Loans. Email: Gregory S. Kazen | | Debra Goetz Rosenberg (Associate) born New York, N.Y., December 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 2003, Texas. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1985); Cornell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Local Government Law. Email: Debra Goetz Rosenberg | | Susan Sullivan (Associate) born Bryan, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1984); St. Mary's University of San Antonio(J.D., 1989). Member: National Order of the Barristers St. Mary's University; St. Mary's Board of Advocates. Law Clerk to Hon. Filemon B. Vela, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville, Texas, July 1989-August, 1991. Member: Hidalgo County and Cameron County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense; Catastrophic Injury; Personal Injury; Transportation; Trucking Law; Toxic Torts. Email: Susan Sullivan | | Mercedes M. Salinas (Associate) born Roma, Texas, May 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1989); Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi (M.P.A., 1999); St. Mary's University, San Antonio (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Local Government Law. Email: Mercedes M. Salinas | | Nicondra Chargois-Allen (Associate) born Liberty, Texas, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1995); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., Certificate in Criminal Law, 2001). Recipient: President's Achievement Award, 1992-1994; Gardere & Wynne Endowed Outstanding Student Award, 2000; Criminal Law certificate of Concentration, 2001. Listed in Top 40 Under 40, San Antonio Business Journal, 2000. President, Student Bar Association, 2000-2001. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Nicondra Chargois-Allen | | Joseph M. Habbouche (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Toledo (M.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Delta Epsilon Iota National Honor Society. Faculty Senate Member, Academic Programs Committee and Graduate Student Assembly, University of Toledo, 2001-2002. U.S. Attorney's Office, Misdemeanor Trials Section, Washington, D.C., Summer Internship, 2000. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: French, Arabic and Japanese. Practice Areas: General Transactional Law. Email: Joseph M. Habbouche | | Yuri D. Cejas (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, December 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, Defense Research Institute. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Yuri D. Cejas | | Joshua A. Cummings (Associate) born Denton, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas;. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 2003; J. D., 2006). Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Corporate Banking Law; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Joshua A. Cummings | | Marian S. Heina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas-Pan American (B.A., with honors, Program Graduate, cum laude, 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J. D., 2005). Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Hidalgo County, 2006-2007; Judicial Intern, Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals, June 30 - August 8, 2003;. Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; College of the State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Real Estate and Probate Sections). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning; Business Organization. Email: Marian S. Heina | Other Office Addresses:
Starr County Office: 200 North Britton Avenue, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582. Telephone: (956) 488-1896. Fax: (956) 488-6482.
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