|   | | Law Firm in McAllen, Texas | A Limited Liability Partnership |
| | Address | | 1101 Chicago | | McALLEN, TEXAS 78501 | | (Hidalgo Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Toxic Torts, Oil and Gas, Probate and Trusts, Banking, Estate Planning, Wills, Real Estate Law and Business Formation and Planning, Construction Law, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Estate Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate. | | Year Established: 1982 | Firm Profile:
Located in McAllen, Texas, Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez, L.L.P., offers full legal services to its clients with its general civil litigation and transactional practice. Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez attorneys have represented their clients' interests in civil litigation matters in both state and federal courts throughout the State of Texas. | | Firm Size: 10 | Languages:
Spanish. | Representative Clients:
JPMorgan Chase; International Bank of Commerce; Bank of America; Shell Western E & P. Inc.; Conoco Oil Co.; Atofina Petrochemicals, Inc.; AIG Insurance; Federal Express Corporation; Werner Trucking; Simon Property Group; Goodman Global Holdings, Inc.; ABN Amro Mortgage; Citifinancial; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Bill Ellis, Jr. (Member) born Laredo, Texas, October 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University; University of Texas (B.B.A., 1963); University of Texas (J.D., 1966). Member, Mission Rotary Club (President, 1982-1983). Current Member and Board of Trustees and Chair, 1987-1990, The University of Texas-Pan American Foundation. Board of Trustees and Vice-President, 2003—, Mission Regional Medical Center Foundation. Member: Hidalgo County (Director, 1978-1980) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Real Estate, Probate and Trust); The College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers; Rio Grande Valley Estate Planning Council; The (NAELA), National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Fellow, Dean Page Keeton. Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Planning. Email: Bill Ellis, Jr. | | Thomas D. Koeneke (Member) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.S.B.A., 1973); Baylor University (J.D., 1978). Delta Theta Phi; Director - Images for Conservation Fund, Inc. Member: Interlegal-International Network of Attorneys, Hidalgo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Real Estate, Probate and Trust; Taxation); College of the State Bar of Texas; Rio Grande Valley Estate Planning Council; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers; Baylor University Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: Thomas D. Koeneke | | Edmundo O. Ramirez (Member) born Laredo, Texas, February 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Sam Houston University (B.S., 1982); University of Houston (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: "Reinventing the Role of Local Counsel," Texas Bar Journal, May 2005. Member: Hidalgo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Civil Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: In re Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 2005 WL 2456558 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); In re Shell E&P, Inc., and SWEPI, L.P., 2005 WL 2085337 (Tex.App.-San Antonio); In re Dominion Resources, Inc., 2005 WL 310778 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); Alpha Masonry, Inc. v. Peterson Construction, Inc., et al, 2005 WL 91689 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); In re Allied Chemical Corporation, et al., 2004 WL 2554872 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); Gutierrez v. Elizondo, 139 S.W.3d 768; SWEPI, L.P. v. Camden Resources, Inc., 139 S.W.3d 332; In re SWEPI LP., 2004 WL 730752 (Tex.App.-San Antonio); American Financial Trading Corporation v. Bauer, 2004 WL 171561 (Tex-App.-Corpus); Dizdar v. Moreno, 2003 WL 22478606 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); In Re SWEPI L.P.; 103 S.W.3d 578; Bolding v. Maupin, 2003 WL 131576 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); In the Matter of the Estate of Jorge Figueroa-Gomez, 76 S.W.3d 533; Adams v. H & H Meat Products, Inc., 41 S.W.3d 762; In the Matter of the Estates of Garcia-Chapa, 33 S.W.3d 859; In re John Profanchik, 31 S.W.3d 381; Duperier v. Texas State Bank, 28 S.W.3d 740; In the Estate of Sergio E. Martinez Ayala, 19 S.W.3d 477; In re: Fina Oil and Chemical Company, 1999 WL 33589153 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christie); Ecoban Capital, Ltd. v. Farias, 1997 WL 33760896 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Tamez, 960 S.W.2d 125; Simon Property Group v. The May Department Stores Company, 943 S.W.2d 64; Fina Oil & Chemical Co. v. Alonso, et al., 941 S.W.2d 287; Republic Royalty Company v. Evins, 931 S.W.2d 338; R.T.A., International, Inc. v. Cano, 915 S.W.2d 149; Cecil v. T.M.E. Investments, Inc., 893 S.W.2d 38 Graham v. Pazos, 821 S.W.2d 162; First City Bank of Houston v. Salinas, 754 S.W.2d 497; Vasquez v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al., 325 F.3d 665; Vasqiez v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 192 F.Supp.2d 730. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Civil Litigation; Banking Law. Email: Edmundo O. Ramirez | | Brent A. Bishop (Member) born Manassas, Virginia, April 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Hidalgo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Planning; Real Estate; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Surety Law; Construction Law; Corporate Organization. Email: Brent A. Bishop | | ASSOCIATES | | Minerva I. Zamora (Associate) born Edinburg, Texas, October 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: St. Edwards University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999); Baylor University (J.D., 2002). Co-Author: "Reinventing the Role of Local Counsel," Texas Bar Journal, May 2005. Member: Hidalgo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Probate Litigation; Commercial Law. Email: Minerva I. Zamora | | Richard Mark Schreiber (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 2002); St. Mary's University (J.D., 2006). Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. | | Jaime Aranda (Associate) born Harlingen, Texas, August 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1999); Baylor University (J.D., 2007). Member: Hidalgo County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil; Oil and Gas; Commercial Litigation; Estate Litigation. Email: Jaime Aranda | | OF COUNSEL | | John P. Franke II (Of Counsel) born Brownsville, Texas, February 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1998); Saint Mary's University (J.D., 2001). Member: Hidalgo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust); Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Business Organization; Real Estate; Oil and Gas. Email: John P. Franke II | | Rita Beth Whatley (Of Counsel) born Pearl, Texas, November, 19, 1929; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1981, Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas Women's University; University of Texas; John Carroll University (B.A., 1967); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1976). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Sections). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mineral Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Family Law; Wills; Probate Law. | | Barbara Segovia de Alarcon (Of Counsel) born Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, May 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Mexico. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Universidad De Monterrey, Division De Ciencias Juridicas (Licenciado En Derecho, 1983); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (Master in Comparative Jurisprudence, 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Notary Public, 1990. Colegio de Notarios Publicos de Nuevo Laredo. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Law; Commercial Law; Foreign Investments Law; International Law. |
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