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| | Address | | 2122 North Main Avenue, P.O. Box 120480 | | San Antonio, Texas 78212 | | (Bexar Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Goode Casseb Jones Riklin Choate & Watson,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, Appellate Practice, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Legal Malpractice Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Municipal Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Corporate, Banking, Commercial, Bankruptcy Law, Mediation, Employment and Civil Rights Litigation. | | Year Established: 1991 | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Administaff Companies; Alamo Title Insurance of Texas; American Honda Finance Corp.; Associates Financial Life Insurance Co.; Bankers Life and Casualty Company; Budco, Ltd.; City of San Antonio; Crum & Forster Insurance Co.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.; Ford Life Insurance Co.; Ford Motor Credit Co.; G&K Services, Inc.; Goldbeck Company Panoramic Photography; GPM Life Insurance Company; Great American Insurance Cos.; Henkels & McCoy, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Mattei-Westport; New Boston General Hospital; Occidental Insurance Co.; Office Communications Systems, Inc.; The Ohio Casualty Group; Paragon Cable; Pearl Brewing Co.; Primus Automotive Financial Services; RK Group; St. Paul Insurance Co.; Time Warner; Transnation Title Insurance Co. | | John W. Goode, Jr. (1923-1994). | | Joseph Casseb (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, June 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1974); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1977). Delta Theta Phi. Court Coordinator to Judge H.F. Garcia, 144th District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 1976-1978. Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County, Texas, 1978-1981. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, 1981-1983. Mediation training, Attorney Mediators Institute, Dallas, Texas 1997. Member, St. Mary's University Law Alumni Association (Board of Directors, 2003-2006; President, 2003-2004); 2006 St. Mary's Distinguished Law Graduate; St. Mary's University (Board of Trustees, 2004-2005); St. Mary's University Law Foundation (Board of Trustees). Member: San Antonio Bar Association (Director and all offices, 1990-1996; President, 1996-1997); State Bar of Texas (Director, 1998-2001; Chair, Annual Meeting Committee, 2007); San Antonio Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1997-2007; Chair, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Mediation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Secured Collections; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense. Email: Joseph Casseb | | G. Wayne Choate (Member) born Alice, Texas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1996, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977). Assistant General Counsel, Farm Credit Banks of Texas, 1981-1985. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law; Health Law. Email: G. Wayne Choate | | Fred Riley Jones (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1976); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Adrian A. Spears, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1979-1980. Chairman, St. Mary's Law School Board of Advocates, 1979. Assistant District Attorney, Civil Section, Bexar County, 1983. Director, 1990-1995, Treasurer, 1992-1993, Vice President, 1993-1994 and President, 1994-1995, St. Mary's University Law Alumni Association. Member: San Antonio (Chairman, Fee Dispute Committee, 1988-1990; Director, 1990-1993; Treasurer, 1993-1994; Secretary, 1994-1995) and Kendall County (President, 2001-2002) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate Member, 2001—). (Board Certified, Residential Real Estate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation(80%); Commercial Litigation(19%); Professional Liability Defense(1%). Email: Fred Riley Jones | | Rand J. Riklin (Member) born Houston, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1976); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1979); London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England (LL.M., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Comment Editor, Casenote, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1978-1979. Author, Case Note 9, St. Mary's Law Journal 617, 1978. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, St. Mary's University School of Law, 1979. Briefing Attorney, Fourth Court of Civil Appeals, 1979-1986. Member: San Antonio Bar Association (Fee Dispute Committee, 1994—); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury(20%); Commercial Litigation(40%); Qui Tam Litigation(40%). Email: Rand J. Riklin | | Kyle C. Watson (Member) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1982); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1985). Delta Theta Phi; National Order of Barristers; Board of Advocates (Chairman, 1985). Recipient, Leick-Semaan Award for Outstanding Advocate, St. Mary's Law School, 1985. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1989; Treasurer, 1989-1990; 1990-1991); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1991-1993; Chairman of the Board, 1993-1994); American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance; Employment Litigation. Email: Kyle C. Watson | | —————————— | | Cathy A. Kelley (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1973); University of Houston (M.S., 1980; J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Hon. Ronald B. King, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, 1991-1992. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Cathy A. Kelley | | Charles E. Booth (Associate) born Mansfield, Texas, September 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Insurance Defense; Municipal Law. Email: Charles E. Booth | | OF COUNSEL | | John E. Clark (Of Counsel) born Austin, Texas, 1933; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas; 1965, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Lamar University (B.S., 1954); University of Texas (LL.B., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Author, "The Fall of the Duke of Duval," Eakin Press, 1995. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1969-1971. First Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1971-1975 and U.S. Attorney, 1975-1977, Western District of Texas. Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals, 1981-1982. Member, 1983-1994 and Chairman, 1989-1991, National Institute of Corrections Advisory Board. Member, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, 1987-1994. Member, 1993-2000 and Chairman, 1998-1999, Texas Ethics Commission. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; San Antonio Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Gebhardt v. Gallardo, 891 S.W. 2d 327 Tex. App., San Antonio 1995, orig proceeding; Wentworth v. Meyer, 839 S.W. 2d 766 Tex. 1992, orig. proceeding; City of San Antonio v. Fourth Court of Appeals, 820 S.W. 2d 762 Tex. 1991, orig. proceeding. Practice Areas: Qui Tam Litigation(100%); Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation; Mediation; Election Law. Email: John E. Clark | | Michael R. Hedges (Of Counsel) born Amherst, Texas, April 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Psychology, summa cum laude, 1976); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(50%); Corporate Law(5%); Insurance(5%); Real Estate(5%); Personal Injury(35%); Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Michael R. Hedges |
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