Andrews Kurth LLP is a national law firm with approximately 415 attorneys. Founded in 1902 in Houston, Texas, the firm is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Texas. The firm represents a wide variety of local, national and international concerns from its offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Houston, The Woodlands, Austin, London and Beijing. Many of the attorneys of Andrews Kurth LLP have national and international reputations as leaders in their respective practice areas. Proud of the firm's tradition, Andrews Kurth LLP is strongly committed to providing quality legal services with individual attention and personal concern.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Defense (CCID), Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Education Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment and Sports, Environmental Law, Finance, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Patents, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, White Collar Crime, Wills and Probates, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Address

Waterway Plaza Two {newline}Suite 200
10001 Woodloch Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380, (Montgomery Co.)

Phone

Phone: 713-220-4801
Telecopier: 713-220-4815

Website

http://www.andrewskurth.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Biographical data of Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Washington, D.C., New York, New York, London, England and Beijing, China Personnel see Professional Biographies at Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Washington, D.C., New York, New York, London, England and Beijing, China)

PARTNERS

Paul M. Bohannon (Partner) born Cushing, Oklahoma, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1976, New Mexico. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Author: "Superfund and the Banking Industry," Texas Bar Journal, December, 1987; "Bohannon's New Mexico Environmental Handbook" (Butterworths Legal Publishers, 560 pg). Panelist, "Topical Conference on Traditional and Non-Traditional Air Contaminants," Lovelace Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute, 1987. Chairman, Environmental Affairs Committee, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association, 1988-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental Law Committee); State Bar of New Mexico; American Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Committee, 1980). (Also at Houston Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Paul M. Bohannon

Jeffrey T. Kuehnle (Partner) born Richmond, Texas, February 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1994); Baylor University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jeffrey T. Kuehnle

William C. McDonald (Partner) born Athens, Alabama, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: The University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., Political Science, 1982; B.B.A., Finance, with honors, 1982); The University of Houston Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1985). Order of the Coif; Order of Barons; Alpha Chi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Mergers; Stock Acquisitions; Asset Acquisitions; Public and Private Offerings; Corporate Partnership; Contracts; Secured Transactions.Email: William C. McDonald

Craig L. Stahl (Partner) born Riverside, New Jersey, January 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Craig L. Stahl

OF COUNSEL

Derek J. Pfaff (Of Counsel) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Nevada; 2000, Texas. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Executive Note Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Derek J. Pfaff

ASSOCIATES

Michele Rae Blythe (Associate) born December, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Chemistry, 1999); Washington University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Michele Rae Blythe

Emmie West (Associate) born Biloxi, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas Lutheran College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Managing Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Member, Moot Court Board. Note, Construction Contracting: Building Better Law with the Uniform Commercial Code, 52 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 1067 (2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Emmie West

SENIOR ATTORNEY

Andrea Pereira (Senior Attorney) born Lima, Peru, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); Boston College (J.D., 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Andrea Pereira