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802 Rosenberg, P.O. Box 629, Galveston, TX 77553-0629, U.S.A.

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About McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel A Professional Corporation

McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. was established in its current form by V.W. McLeod, Robert Alexander, Ben Powel and Ervin A. Apffel, Jr. in 1965. The firm is known affectionately by its clients as “MAPA.” MAPA is the successor to a long line of law firms that dates back to the first law license ever issued in the State of Texas. From the outset MAPA was not just a Galveston law firm. For example, the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company engaged the firm as its “General Attorney” for the entire state of Texas. MAPA developed an enduring reputation for excellence and professionalism.

MAPA's Houston office is now conveniently located in the Post Oak/Galleria area to better serve the Firm's clients in Houston's commercial center.

When the last of the original founders of the Firm retired in 2010 he passed on the Firm's legacy to a newer generation of attorneys who have turned the Firm into a full-fledged 21st Century law firm. The traditions of professionalism and striving for excellence in all that MAPA does, however, remains a bedrock of the Firm.

 

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Greedy and vindictive. She pursues dollars and not justice. Truly a horrible person. She works for whoever is paying her and doesn’t care about the consequences her actions will have on the people she pretends to “represent”. Should be investigated and disbarred.

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  • Civil Practice 1
    • General Civil Practice
  • Litigation 1
    • Trial Practice
  • Appellate Practice
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law 1
    • Admiralty Law
  • Insurance 1
    • Insurance Law
  • Wills and Probate 1
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  • Real Estate
  • Taxation 1
    • Tax Law
  • Construction Law
  • Labor and Employment 2
    • Employment Law
    • Human Resources Law
  • Intellectual Property 1
    • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Transportation 1
    • Railroad Law
  • Business Law 1
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    • Environmental Litigation
    • Environmental Cost Recovery
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  • Torts 1
    • Toxic Torts
  • Administrative Law 1
    • Public Law
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  • Firm History
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    1965

  • Representative Clients

    REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: AIG, Inc.; America First Insurance Company;Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation); Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO); BNSF Railway Company; BP America Inc.; BP Amoco Chemical Company; BP Products North America Inc.; CITGO Petroleum Corporation; CITGO Refining and Chemicals Inc.; Crown Central Petroleum Corporation; Deep South Insurance Company; Earth-Tech; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; Foremost Insurance Company; Galveston Central Appraisal District; Galveston Railway, Inc.; The Hartford; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Lyondell Chemical Company; LYONDELL-CITGO Refining LP; The Medical Protective Company; The Port of Galveston (Galveston Wharves); South Jersey Industries, Inc.; Southern States Offshore, Inc.; Stewart Title Guaranty Company; Süd-Chemie, Inc.; Texas City Terminal Railway Company; Texas Fair Plan; Texas Farmers Insurance Company; Texas Medical Liability Trust; Texas Municipal League; Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; Unimin Corporation; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Unitrin County Mutual Insurance Company; University of Texas System (Health Institutions); U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company; Utica Mutual Insurance Company; Zurich North America.

    Claims Attorneys: Santa Fe Lines in Texas and Louisiana.
    Counsel for: Continental Insurance Cos.; Port of Galveston; Farmers Insurance Group.

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    http://www.mapalaw.com

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802 RosenbergP.O. Box 629Galveston, TX 77553-0629U.S.A.

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