Texas Lawyers

Criminal Defense Law

2180 North Loop W, STE 310, Houston, TX 77018

Eric Benavides is a proven trial attorney based out of Houston, TX. He has multiple Not Guilty verdicts and Dismissals to his name. He is a graduate of the prestigious Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Trial College in Huntsville, TX. He is certified to perform the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and has done the certification multiple times. This gives him the benefit of having MORE training that the officers who arrest his clients. Eric was one of the few attorneys in Texas to be named a Super Lawyer Rising Star. He is also continually recognized as one of the Top Lawyers in Houston by both the Houstonia and H-Texas Magainzes. He has earned a perfect 10.0 rating on AVVO, where he currently has a 100% review rating by former clients.

Civil Litigation

104 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301, USA

Eric Yollick founded Yollick Law Firm, P.C. in 1994 and has since guided businesses, property owners, and fiduciaries through high-stakes contract, real estate, financial, and consumer matters. Board certified and trial tested, he blends deep regulatory knowledge with practical insight to advance client goals inside and outside the courtroom. His practice centers on complex commercial litigation, asset and corporate planning, real estate development disputes, regulatory compliance, employment matters, and contested bankruptcy proceedings. Clients also rely on Eric as a mediator and arbitrator when they need a seasoned neutral who understands the business stakes as well as the legal framework.

Personal Injury Law

1150 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA

Erin Copeland currently serves as the court-appointed Lead of the Paragard (birth control) MDL pending in the Northern District of Georgia and Co-Lead of the Suboxone MDL pending in the Northern District of Ohio. She serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee of the Hair Relaxer MDL pending in the Northern District of Illinois. Previously, from 2017 to 2022, Erin served on the Executive Committee for the Essure consolidated state litigation in California, where she and her team oversaw the claims of thousands of women who suffered severe and permanent injuries as a result of the Essure permanent sterilization birth control device. In August 2020, she helped to negotiate a $1.6 billion settlement with Bayer to resolve the Essure litigation. Erin also served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the various female pelvic mesh MDLs pending in the Southern District of West Virginia as well as the Pradaxa litigation pending in the Southern District. In the Pradaxa litigation, Erin served as State-Federal Liaison Counsel to the cases pending in St. Clair County, Illinois. Erin is often invited to speak on a variety of legal issues at both judicial and general legal conferences. She also serves on the board of several legal organizations, including the American Association for Justice and Texas Women Rainmakers. Erin is a native Houstonian who practices with the Houston-based law firm Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs. Erin and her family split time between Houston and Colorado where her son was a competitive snowboarder before attending golf school.

Family and Divorce Law

4606 W Walnut St, Pearland, TX 77584, USA

Corporate and Transactional Law

811 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Evan Shepherd is a corporate transactional associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. His practice focuses on representing public and private company clients and private equity sponsors (including their portfolio companies) in domestic and cross-border transactions, including M&A acquisitions/dispositions, joint ventures, spin-offs, private equity investments, venture capital investments, other strategic investments, securities offerings and related general corporate advice. He currently practices in the firm’s Corporate department, with a specific emphasis on strategic transactions. His corporate representations include Kraft Heinz, NetApp, General Electric, Amazon.com, Mondelez International, Brown Forman, Viavi Solutions and Ziff Davis (formerly J2 Global), among others. Evan received his Juris Doctorate from the NYU School of Law, where he was President of the Student Bar Association, editor of the NYU Law Review and recipient of the Vanderbilt Medal for outstanding contributions to the NYU School of Law, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science (Law & Public Policy) from the University of Louisville, cum laude. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in London, United Kingdom. Evan is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and Texas.