Texas Civil Litigation Lawyers

Civil Litigation

321 Texan Trail, 225, Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Alissa A. Adkins is a partner at McDonald & Adkins, LLP in Corpus Christi, Texas, whose practice includes civil litigation in state and federal courts. Her work also includes wills, trusts and estates, including probate litigation, and she has assisted clients with transactional matters. Before joining the firm, Adkins held legal positions in county and municipal government and served as a judge. She spent more than nine years as Chief of Litigation for Nueces County, representing the county in civil cases before state and federal trial and appellate courts. Employment and civil rights matters were prominent parts of that work. The Nueces County Commissioners Court subsequently appointed her to complete James Klager’s unexpired term on County Court at Law No. 4. After her judicial service, she represented the City of Corpus Christi and other governmental entities at McKibben, Martinez, Jarvis & Wood, PLLC. She later served as a senior attorney for the city before entering private practice with McDonald. Adkins began her legal career at a small Austin firm whose work included state-court personal injury cases and federal civil and criminal matters. She also represented women in breast implant settlements, including MDL 926 and the Dow Corning and McGhan bankruptcies. She completed the University of Texas Plan II Honors Program in three years, graduating in 1988, and earned her law degree from the same university in 1991.

Civil Litigation

10701 Corporate Drive, 340-107, Stafford, TX 77477

Allen A. Woodward, Esq. has been a tax consultant for over a decade. His experience includes working with small to mid-sized companies as well as international conglomerates with multi-billion-dollar average annual gross receipts. Allen has worked for leading research and development tax firm alliantgroup LP of Houston, where he was recognized as a top performing associate in 2015, and for Big 4 accounting firm: KPMG LLP, as a member of the Accounting Methods and Credits Services Tax Practice. Allen has represented the interests of companies such as Toyota, Konami, Consolidated Edison, and Allergan Pharmaceuticals; and identified tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives and benefits. Aside from his credentials as an Attorney, Allen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Entrepreneurship from Hampton University, an MBA from Dowling College, and held leadership positions in Fortune 100 Companies such as The Disney Company and Target Corporation. Prior to joining alliantgroup LP, Attorney Woodward served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the United States District Court for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Civil Litigation

700 E Third St., Alice, TX 78332

Ana Gutierrez Lehrman is a trial lawyer with the Gutierrez Law Firm. She is a former prosecutor and she brings extensive trial experience to the firm. Ms. Lehrman represents individuals and families who have been injured or killed in automobile or workplace accidents. Ms. Lehrman has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2018. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 2003, and earned her Juris Doctor from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2009. After graduation, Ms. Lehrman worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Jim Wells and Brooks Counties .

Civil Litigation

2570 Justin Rd suite 240, Highland Village, TX 75077, USA

In 2009, Drew Christman founded a law firm where he practiced law with his partners for nine years. In 2018, he parted ways with his then partners and formed Christman Attorneys, where he continues to provide clients with outstanding legal representation in a variety of practice areas. He was voted “Best Business Attorney” in Denton County in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The firm offers legal services in the practice areas of Business/Corporate, Family Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Real Estate, and Title Escrow Services. Drew got his start as an Assistant Attorney General of Alabama under Hon. William Pryor (now U.S. 11th Cir. Court of Appeals) from 1999-2002. While serving the people of Alabama, he gained extensive experience in constitutional litigation, administrative prosecution, and general civil litigation. Drew also served as a prosecutor in the violent crimes division and public corruption division of the Attorney General’s Office. He was appointed by the Attorney General as general counsel to multiple state boards and agencies, gaining valuable experience in administrative prosecution, defense, and general process. This experience was further enhanced and broadened over the next seven years in private practice as a civil defense litigator with Gidiere, Hinton, Herndon & Christman, representing some of the largest private corporations and insurance companies in the United States (i.e. Travelers Insurance, State Farm Insurance Companies, CVS, Best Buy, Yum! Brands, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of America). Drew has successfully defended multi-million dollar lawsuits involving commercial and residential construction defect, commercial trucking, products liability, civil rights/employment law, medical malpractice, tort litigation, and contract litigation. He has appeared multiple times before the state Supreme Court, and has argued four times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. After 10 years of practice in Alabama, the Christman family moved home to Texas. Drew completed his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, where he was the co-founder of the Gamma Chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi, America’s largest Christian social fraternity. Drew graduated cum laude from Regent University School of Law in 1999. Drew and his wife, Clarissa, have 2 boys, Justus and Austin, and a lovely daughter-in-law, Reese. Drew is a member of Texas Land and Title Association, the Family Section, and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of Texas State Bar. Drew can be reached through his Executive Assistant, Mandi: [email protected]

Civil Litigation

1201 E. Van Buren St., Brownsville, tx 78520

Mr. Trey Martinez was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. After completing high school at St. Joseph’s Academy in Brownsville, Texas, he had the good fortune of attending Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He received two majors, one in political science and one in psychology. He came back to Texas to go to law school at the University of Texas in Austin. While in law school, he was elected as class president. After graduation, he went on to be a law clerk to Judge Reynaldo G. Garza on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon completing his clerkship, he became an Assistant United States Attorney. At the age of 25, besides being one of the youngest prosecutors the United States Government had ever hired, he successfully tried a number of cases to juries. He left the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2000 and has since been a lawyer in private practice doing what he loves best; argue cases to juries, although now he concentrates on civil cases.

Civil Litigation

530 Lovett Blvd, Houston, TX 77006

Dr. Benjamin L. Hall, III is a Harvard-trained lawyer who founded The Hall Law Firm in 2000. The Hall Law Firm concentrates on litigation matters, including complex construction litigation, complex commercial and contract cases, as well as consumer/personal injury claims. Over the years, Hall and his Firm have generated more than $300,000,000 in recoveries for clients. A member of ABOTA and a life-time member of the NAACP, Ben’s firm motto reflects his commitment to the law: “The Firm Where Right Wins Over Might.” Of all things, Hall prides himself in being a Christian minister. He has been an ordained minister since 1975 and has served the congregation of the Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ since 1974. Hall was the City Attorney for the City of Houston during the administration of Mayor Bob Lanier. For approximately three years, he managed and supervised a 200+ member legal department, as well as an annual budget of $12+ million dollars. Hall has received many scholastic honors, including but not limited to: Rockefellar Scholar to Africa; Duke Merit Scholar; Duke Black Graduate Fellow; DAAD Scholar to Germany and German Research Fellow. Hall is a recognized legal expert in construction law and personal injury litigation. He has received numerous honors and accolades for his services in the legal field, including but not limited to the following: The highest rating for professional competence and ethical standards awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading legal reference manual in the United States (AV Rating); dual board certified which is achieved by less than 1% of all Texas lawyers; four times recognized as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly Magazine; recognized as a Houston Top Lawyer for the People by “H Magazine;” obtained the highest reported verdicts/awards ever obtained as recognized by the legal website “Verdict Search.”

Civil Litigation

2121 N. Pearl St., Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75201

Area of Practice: Complex Commercial Litigation Brad Caldwell is a principal at Caldwell Cassady & Curry. He is a trial lawyer who focuses on patent infringement and complex commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Caldwell’s courtroom success before judges, juries, and arbitration panels includes cases involving digital media, telecommunications and computer networking, data security, computer imaging, medical devices, enterprise software, banking technology, and oilfield services.

Civil Litigation

12912 Hill Country Blvd, Bee Cave, TX 78738, USA

As a representative in the insurance industry for ten years prior to the practice of law, Mr. Dorsett has extensive knowledge of the needs and expectations in the arena of insurers, risk managers and real estate litigants. His practice history includes national representation of companies in the manufacturing, printing and hospitality industries, regional representation of companies in the insurance, hospitality, chemical and food industries, and local representation of companies in the food, construction and real estate industries, as well as other commercial entities and individuals. Mr. Dorsett combines his insurance, food liability, hospitality, real estate, and toxic tort background with litigation management practices that equate to a trustworthy practice in handling loss volume that save costs for his clients. As a previous litigation representative and claims manager, Mr. Dorsett has understanding of the insurer and risk managers’ need to keep costs to a minimum while providing a competent and efficient defense. As an attorney responsible for managing risk on a national, regional and state level, Mr. Dorsett utilizes resources from the Dorsett Johnson & Swift, LLP national network that facilitates saving clients’ legal expenses while providing a centralized defense. The centralized defense method allows for cost savings in medical reviews, discovery, deposition scheduling and docketing. Furthermore, Dorsett Johnson & Swift’s program of having “a single point of contact” affords the client with accountability that is un-equalled. As a first chair attorney and a trial team member, Mr. Dorsett has experience in taking cases to trial before jury, arguing pre-trial motions, motions for directed verdict, jury charges, motions in limine, motions for summary judgment and arguing disputed discovery issues.

Civil Litigation

17480 Dallas Pkwy #200, Dallas, TX 75287, USA

Chad A. Norcross is an attorney and managing owner of Norcross Law in Frisco, Texas, whose stated practice areas are residential real estate and civil litigation. The State Bar of Texas lists him as eligible to practice and records his Texas admission on June 5, 2003. His work has included representing property buyers, sellers, and government entities, preparing transaction documents, and conducting residential real estate closings. Norcross’s real estate experience includes reviewing titles, surveys, inspection reports, settlement statements, and mortgage underwriting conditions. In litigation, he has represented borrowers bringing wrongful foreclosure claims against lenders and government entities and has provided eviction defense. His professional history describes residential eviction proceedings in Justice Court and on appeal to County Court at Law, as well as cases removed to federal court. He also identifies quiet-title suits, partition proceedings, and adverse possession among his areas of real estate work. Before becoming an attorney, Norcross worked as a real estate agent and later as a broker and business owner. He subsequently served as a fee attorney for Stewart Title Company and Attorneys Title Company in Dallas. His management background includes ownership of a title company and a law firm with eight attorneys. Norcross earned his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in May 2001, with a concentration in litigation. He previously earned an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Arlington. He also served as president of the North Texas Bar Association from July 2007 through November 2011.

Civil Litigation

402 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701, USA

Daniel D. King (“Dan”) is a highly respected state, national and international trial lawyer and mediator with an AV Martindale-Hubbell Pre-Eminent rating. As a trial lawyer, Dan has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. He has been named one of the top Trial Lawyers in Houston, Texas on multiple occasions and a TEXAS SUPER LAWYER by Texas Monthly Magazine and Law & Politics. He has twice received the National Defense Counsel Continuing Excellence Award by OMSNIC and has been named a National Defense Counsel Star of the Year by AAOMS Insurance Company. Dan as well serves as Plaintiff’s counsel in the prosecution and protection of the rights of individuals, privately held corporations and Fortune 500 Companies in complex litigation and class action lawsuits. In addition, he has served as CEO, President and General Counsel of multi-national corporations.

Civil Litigation

900 Jackson St, Dallas, TX 75202

David Clouston has been practicing securities, commercial and employment litigation in Dallas, Texas since 1993. With a reputation for unparalleled advocacy in state and federal court, as well as in various arbitration forums, he works closely with brokerage firms, oil, gas and chemical companies, manufacturers and distributors, real estate brokers and agents, and wholesale/retail businesses in a variety of matters, including litigation avoidance, customer disputes and claims, employment and corporate governance issues, products liability claims, and industry disputes. Mr. Clouston represents clients in cases before the Texas State Securities Board, FINRA, the NYSE, NASDAQ and the SEC, as well as in regulatory and enforcement proceedings before state and federal agencies. After graduating from North Dakota State University, Mr. Clouston attended Baylor Law School. He has co-authored articles on securities, employment and corporate governance issues published in The National Law Journal, Baylor Law Review, Executive Legal Advisor and In-House Texas. For many years he was the monthly securities podcaster for Texas Lawyer. Mr. Clouston was also selected as one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas 2016-2019" and received the award for Securities Litigation and Enforcement.

Civil Litigation

2190 N. Loop West, Ste. 333, Houston, TX 77018

Area of Practice: Consumer Law & Commercial Litigation

Civil Litigation

4306 Yoakum Blvd, Houston, TX 77006

Debra B. Norris is a Houston attorney with a practice focused on construction law at Debra B. Norris, P.C. Her clients include owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals. The State Bar of Texas lists her as a solo practitioner eligible to practice in Texas. Norris worked as an electrical engineer before becoming a lawyer. At Arkla in Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1984 to 1989, she designed power and control systems for new compressor stations and automated existing natural gas compressor stations. Her next engineering position was at Nalco Chemical Company in Sugar Land, Texas, from 1990 to 1994. There, her projects included a wastewater treatment plant and controls for a hazardous waste incinerator. Her legal work has also included intellectual property disputes. During her time at Dry & Tassin in Houston, from 2001 to 2002, her cases involved patents, copyright, Lanham Act claims and unfair competition. At Goldstein & Faucett from 2002 to 2003, she helped independent inventors and small companies license patents or pursue infringement litigation. Norris holds a physics degree from Centenary College and an electrical engineering degree from Louisiana Tech University, both earned in 1984; her law degree followed at the University of Texas in 1998. She has taught construction law to graduate students at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering. Her teaching at the university also included construction law and ethics in the construction management program from 2005 to 2010, and legal aspects of surveying from 2006 to 2010.

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.

Civil Litigation

3040 Post Oak Blvd, 1400, Houston, TX 77056

Fred Johnson is a trial attorney with more than 27 years of experience litigating and trying cases to juries, judges, and arbitrators. He has represented clients as first chair trial attorney in more than 25 jury and bench trials, as lead counsel in contested matters seeking injunctive relief, in arbitrations and mediations. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of matters. Fred has spent most of his career litigating commercial cases involving businesses and individuals in a variety of areas. He has significant experience handling cases involving fiduciary duties, employment contracts, trade secrets, and non-compete agreements. He has handled and tried cases involving the construction industry, manufacturing, employment discrimination and wrongful termination, EEOC and OSHA investigations, legal malpractice, insurance coverage disputes, trust agreements, products liability, and more. He also handles matters seeking temporary restraining orders and injunctions. During his career, he has handled cases in Texas, California, Colorado, Utah, Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, and Delaware. He has represented clients before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, and the Texas Workforce Commission. Fred has also provided counseling and training for clients in the areas of employment /Title VII issues and litigation issues such as contribution and indemnity in Texas.

Civil Litigation

3811 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219, USA

George Tex Quesada represents personal injury clients throughout Texas and New Mexico. He has successfully handled cases involving traumatic brain injuries, explosions, oil field injuries, truck wrecks, medical negligence and products liability. He also frequently represents small businesses in complex commercial litigation cases. Tex has argued before the Supreme Court of Texas, the Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Eighth Circuit, and received a peer-review rating of AV® Preeminent™ (5.0 out of 5), the highest distinction awarded by Martindale Hubbell. Tex is former President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association and was the first Hispanic President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He often makes presentations at legal seminars across the state. After earning his law degree from Baylor University School of Law, Tex worked for the Supreme Court of Texas. He served on the local Grievance Committee and the State Pattern Jury Charge Committee. Tex grew up in Fort Worth, Laredo, and the Rio Grande Valley. He currently resides in the DFW area, teaches Sunday School and is a long-time supporter of local charities such as the Wilkinson Center. Education: Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1986. ADMISSIONS: State Bar of Texas, 1986, State Bar of New Mexico, 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, Supreme Court of Texas. Traumatic Brain Injuries. Areas of practice: Explosions, Oil Field Injuries, Truck Wrecks, Medical Negligence, Products Liability.

Civil Litigation

770 South Post Oak Lane, 420, Houston, TX 77056

Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Billy Shepherd is a seasoned and highly-regarded litigator with vast experience trying many different types of cases. He attended the University of Virginia, earning academic honors, and graduated with a B.S. from the University’s McIntire School of Commerce in 1982. He then returned to his native New Orleans and obtained an M.B.A. from Loyola University in 1983, where he also earned academic honors. In 1984, Billy moved to Austin to begin law school at the University of Texas School of Law, where he earned a J.D. with honors in 1987. Billy became licensed to practice law later that year, and moved to Houston to join the trial section of Andrews Kurth LLP. In 1992, Billy and other members of the trial section left Andrews Kurth to form Cruse, Scott, Henderson & Allen, L.L.P., which later became Shepherd, Scott, Clawater & Houston, L.L.P. In 2015, Billy formed Shepherd Prewett PLLC with Matthew Prewett. Throughout his many years of litigation and appellate experience, Billy has cultivated a practice that encompasses a broad range of matters, including representation of attorneys and law firms, large corporations, energy companies, insurance companies, and individuals in various types of disputes. He also often consults on ethical issues facing attorneys and their firms in today’s complicated business climate. In addition to having taught trial advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center, Billy has frequently served as a speaker on legal malpractice and ethics issues. Admitted to practice in various state and federal trial courts, Billy is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the Texas Bar Foundation.

Civil Litigation

2323 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019, USA

Greg Jones is the founder of Greg Jones Law, P.A. and is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas. He has offices in both North Carolina and Puerto Rico often associating with other top trial lawyers across the nation in order to get his clients the best representation possible. He focuses his practice on plaintiff personal injury litigation involving product liability claims against pharmaceuticals and medical device manufacturers. He is an active member in a number of local, state and national trial lawyers associations and frequently travels to conferences and lectures, where he consults with other attorneys regarding personal injury representation.

Civil Litigation

77 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478, USA

James L. Gascoyne is an attorney providing legal services covering Civil Litigation: Defense and Personal Injury - General: Defense. James Gascoyne, who practices law in Sugar Land, Texas. Prior to becoming an attorney, he studied at University of Houston Law Center. He graduated in 1978.

Civil Litigation

5760 Legacy Drive, Ste. B3448, Haltom City, TX 76137

Mr. Harlan's accomplished career in Legal and Regulatory Affairs started in 1975 and continues to provide the telecommunication industry with articulate and knowledgeable advice and guidance. His accomplishments in providing counsel to Fortune 100 companies, national utilities, and telecommunication companies such as GTE and MCI Worldcom, include the negotiation and drafting of complex interconnection, resale, unbundling, and collocation agreements to implement the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, facilitating competitive local exchange carriers' entry into the local market. Mr. Harlan successfully negotiated franchise agreements, right-of-way agreements, dark fiber, swap agreements, leases, licenses, joint construction projects, and other contractual arrangements for the engineering and construction of local and long-distance networks while working for GTE and MCI. During his tenure with MCI, Mr. Harlan served as an Associate Counsel in Law and Public Policy, Litigation/Real Estate and received numerous distinguished awards, including MCI's "MAP Award" for recognition and performance in Law and Public Policy in 1998 and 1999. He helped to develop national and statewide strategies favorable to Franchise and Public Right of Way legislation, including uniform rules and policies regarding franchise issues. He helped to develop and implement statewide rules and regulations for the telecommunications industry in numerous states throughout the U.S. His expertise and recognition in the telecom and real estate law industry provided invitations for him to serve as a panelist and guest speaker on many prominent industry-related committees and associations. Mr. Harlan is also a published author on legal issues regarding his experience with the application and interpretation of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 and various State Telecommunication Acts. His previous State's Legislature employment and his multi-year appointment to the Iowa Department of Agriculture as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture/Director of Regulatory Division, further speaks to his legal and regulatory experience and accomplishments. After serving full-time active duty in the United States Air Force, Mr. Harlan earned his Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude degree in 1970, his Master of Arts degree in 1971 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1974.

Civil Litigation

1201 Main St, Ste 1300, Dallas, TX 75202

Few trial lawyers in the country have as much complex litigation experience as Jeff Tillotson. Even fewer have as much trial experience in complex multi-party cases. Over the past decade, Jeff has acted as lead lawyer in over a dozen major multi-party cases, brought in courts in nine different states, for clients such as: the nation’s largest consumer finance company; its third largest bank; its second largest credit card issuer; and forty of the nation’s leading industrial concerns. These cases involved all possible aspects of complex litigation involving multiple parties, competing venues, extensive discovery, complex strategy and intense media scrutiny. The cases were profiled everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Nightline to CBS Evening News and People magazine.

Civil Litigation

2828 N. Harwood Street, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201

Jeffrey King is a partner in the firm's Fort Worth office where he is a member of the oil, gas, and resources practice group. He has tried many cases to jury verdicts as well as to the bench and before arbitration panels. Jeffrey has represented a variety of oil and gas producers in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels in Texas, California, Kansas, Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wyoming, as well as before the Supreme Courts of Texas, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. He also has extensive experience in multi-district and class action litigation.

Civil Litigation

5922 Mapleshade Ln, Dallas, TX 75252

Jeffrey S. Lynch is a Dallas attorney at The Lynch Law Firm whose practice focuses on business and commercial litigation and family law. His corporate work includes business disputes, defense litigation, government compliance and tort defense. In family matters, he represents clients in complex and high-asset divorces and handles child custody and child and spousal support agreements. He also undertakes a limited amount of personal injury representation. Lynch’s clients have included small-business owners, corporations and individuals with complex financial estates. His trial experience extends beyond those current practice areas. His firm biography describes past cases involving wrongful death, transportation, oil and gas, securities fraud, product liability, probate, bankruptcy and legal and medical malpractice. He has represented clients on both sides of litigation. Although based in Dallas, he has also tried cases and handled litigation in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut and New Mexico. The State Bar of Texas records his Texas license date as May 9, 1975. It also lists board certification in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. His firm biography reports more than 300 cases tried to jury verdicts, as well as bench trials and more than 40 appeals in state and federal courts. Outside his casework, Lynch has taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law and has served as a National Institute for Trial Advocacy teaching instructor.

Civil Litigation

16310 Creeksouth Rd, Houston, TX 77068, USA

Civil Litigation

5468 La Sierra, Dallas, 75231, United States

Joe Byrne is first and foremost a trial lawyer. He has been afforded the privilege of representing clients in trials in numerous different states and in most counties in Texas. Joe frequently handles complicated, high-stakes cases throughout the U.S., often representing individuals and businesses in the energy industry including oil and gas operators and oilfield service providers, pipeline companies, electric companies and virtually every aspect of propane sales, distributions and services. Joe believes that a good attorney is one who persuasively educates and communicates with jurors to reach a favorable verdict. Joe’s litigation practice emphasizes wrongful death and personal injury disputes, in particular disputes related to the oil and gas, construction and transportation industries, including fires and explosions. He has represented individuals and businesses in employment disputes, insurance cases and both personal injury and commercial litigation matters in trials, on appeals, and in arbitration proceedings. He attended Texas Tech University, where he earned both his B.A. and his J.D.

Civil Litigation

2001 Ross Ave, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201

Lewis is routinely engaged to provide clients with practical and efficient solutions to complex litigation, compliance, investigation and enforcement matters across a wide range of subject matter areas and industries including financial services, technology, energy, transportation and healthcare. In addition to his federal clerkship and top-tier private practice experience, Lewis spent 10 years in executive level in-house counsel positions at two Fortune 50 global companies operating in the financial services, energy and technology sectors. In these leadership roles, Lewis regularly interfaced with the board of directors and outside regulatory agencies and managed global compliance programs, high-stakes litigation, government and internal investigations and regulatory affairs. <br> <br> Lewis is skilled in complex commercial litigation, white collar defense and regulatory enforcement and counsels clients on wide range of matters across several industries. Lewis’ in-house experience makes him particularly skilled at defining the specific needs of his clients at the front-end of each engagement. He works closely with his clients to fully understand business objectives in order to design a legal strategy that is appropriately risk-based and tailored to maximize efficiency and minimize the disruption caused by litigation and regulatory issues Lewis has appeared in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state trial and appellate courts and has conducted investigations in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe. He also holds advanced industry certifications in the areas of anti-corruption compliance, anti-money laundering compliance, fintech compliance and cybersecurity risk management.

Civil Litigation

227 SH 75 N, Suite 230, Huntsville, TX 77320

High School Education: Huntsville High School, 1968 Undergraduate Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1973); Varsity Football Letterman Legal Education: St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1976); Law Review, Executive Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1975 - 76; Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; John M. Harlan Society, 1976 Admitted to Practice: 1976, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas Legal Memberships: Houston, Walker County, Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, District 3B Grievance Committee, 1994-1997; Panel Chair, 1997-2000); The Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; Sustaining Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice Board Certifications: Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986, re-certified 2011 Previous Legal Experience: Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1976-1977; Associate Attorney, Fulbright & Jaworski, 1977 – 1979; Davis, Davis, Durham & Park, 1979-1989 Professional Honors: Named in, Texas Super Lawyers, by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003 – 04, 2007 – 15; Received AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell – The Highest Possible Rating; inducted into American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2011.

Civil Litigation

10113 N 10th Street, Suite A, McAllen, TX 78504

Marcus Barrera is a practicing attorney with Barrera, Sanchez & Associates, P.C., based in McAllen, Texas. He graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with a B.A. in Economics. After working in management at West Bend de Mexico, a maquiladora based in McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, he enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Texas – Pan American in 1990. In 1991 he then enrolled in law school at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. In 1994 he graduated from both the University of Texas – Pan American and from Texas Southern University Law School with a Masters in Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate, respectively. Mr. Barrera graduated in the top 11 percent of his law school class, served as a law clerk at the Texas Supreme Court, and was voted in by his peers as the Articles Editor of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review. He was also inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society. Mr. Barrera has been the managing partner of Barrera, Sanchez & Associates, P.C., since its inception in 1997. The firm’s practice includes the following areas: general litigation, corporate, insurance, governmental/school law, personal injury and family law. Mr. Barrera also serves as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of McAllen, Texas. He was appointed by the McAllen City Commission to this Judgeship in 2016. Mr. Barrera has served as Past President of the Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association and as a Director of the Hidalgo County Bar Association. Mr. Barrera has also served two terms on the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors as the representative for Hidalgo, Cameron and Webb Counties. Each year, the top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows (or members) of the Texas Bar Foundation – Mr. Barrera was nominated and selected as a Lifetime Fellow of the prestigious Texas Bar Foundation in 2000. Mr. Barrera served as Mayor Pro Tem for the City of McAllen from 2007 to 2009. He was elected as a McAllen City Commissioner in 2001. That same year, Mr. Barrera was also selected by the University of Texas -Pan American as a Distinguished Alumnus. He has also served as President and Chairman of the McAllen Development Corporation and the McAllen Audit and Investment Committee, respectively. He has also served as a Trustee on the McAllen – Hidalgo – Anzaludua Bridge Board for several years. Mr. Barrera was a co-founder and Past President of the Community Council of the Rio Grande Valley, a non-profit agency providing social services to disadvantaged individuals valley wide. Mr. Barrera was also selected by the Tejano Monument, Inc., to represent them in establishing the largest monument at the Texas State Capital grounds – The Tejano Monument. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the McAllen Education Foundation, the McAllen Economic Development Corporation and Rio Bank.

Civil Litigation

337 Garden Oaks Blvd., Suite 67701, Houston, 77081, United States

www.carminatilaw.com

Civil Litigation

10940 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77064

Mark Lanier is consistently recognized as one of the top civil trial lawyers in America. Best known as a zealous advocate for individuals in personal injury and product liability claims against major corporations, Mark brings passion, creativity and an unparalleled ability to connect with juries in courtrooms across the nation. During the past 30 years, Mark has taken on some of the biggest challenges in the legal field. In doing so, he has achieved some of the largest verdicts in history, accomplishments that have changed business practices to protect the public and have gained justice for the victims of dangerous drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products. In addition, he has successfully represented a select number of clients in claims involving fraud, breach of contract and other forms of business litigation. These results cumulatively put Mark close to $20 billion in verdicts during his highly acclaimed career. Mark’s success in the courtroom and perspectives on litigation have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Bloomberg News and the Houston Chronicle, among many other publications. He is also a frequent guest on news and business programs for a wide range of broadcast and cable networks.

Civil Litigation

815 WALKER ST, STE 1440, HOUSTON, TX 77002-5716

A former chief prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience trying civil jury trials and arbitrations, Mr. Henneman brings a trial lawyer’s perspective to every case. Over the past two decades, Mr. Henneman has handled a broad range of litigation in some of the most complex areas of the law, including fiduciary litigation, non-competition and trade secret disputes, injunctive actions, product liability suits, first amendment claims, employment matters, whistleblower suits and securities arbitrations. Mr. Henneman has served as regional and national litigation counsel for several large securities firms, and has represented clients in courts and before arbitration panels in over 30 states. His litigation and arbitration practice focuses on complex securities and business disputes of all types. He earned his B.A. from Northwestern University before attending The University of Texas School of Law, where he earned his J.D.

Civil Litigation

1145 Santa Fe Drive, 875, Weatherford, TX 76086

Michael Parker's experience has earned him a reputation as the go-to source when dealing with fraud recovery matters. With a background in military service in both the Texas and California Reserves and a legal career spanning decades, Mr. Parker's approach to the law couples strategy and a deep understanding of systems that perpetrate fraud. Before starting his legal career, Mr. Parker spent more than a decade as a private investigator and worked in the special investigative unit of a major insurance company. His hands-on experience provides his clients with aggressive representation in complex fraud matters. Mr. Parker frequently speaks on insurance industry matters across the nation, including fraud, organized crime, and bad faith claims. Currently, Mr. Parker is a lieutenant colonel (LTC) in the Texas State Guard and provides legal advice to soldiers as a Judge Advocate General's Corps Trial Defense Service member. Since its establishment in 2001, Mr. Parker's law firm has expanded to California, Texas, New York, and Oklahoma, enabling him to service clients nationwide.

Civil Litigation

1145 Santa Fe Dr, #875, Weatherford, TX 76086

Michael Parker's experience has earned him a reputation as the go-to source when dealing with fraud recovery matters. With a background in military service in both the Texas and California Reserves and a legal career spanning decades, Mr. Parker's approach to the law couples strategy and a deep understanding of systems that perpetrate fraud. Before starting his legal career, Mr. Parker spent more than a decade as a private investigator and worked in the special investigative unit of a major insurance company. His hands-on experience provides his clients with aggressive representation in complex fraud matters. Mr. Parker frequently speaks on insurance industry matters across the nation, including fraud, organized crime, and bad faith claims. Currently, Mr. Parker is a lieutenant colonel (LTC) in the Texas State Guard and provides legal advice to soldiers as a Judge Advocate General's Corps Trial Defense Service member. Since its establishment in 2001, Mr. Parker's law firm has expanded to California, Texas, New York, and Oklahoma, enabling him to service clients nationwide.

Civil Litigation

6280 Delaware St suite a, Beaumont, TX 77706, USA

Mike had an interesting childhood growing up as the son of an oil field worker. He lived in numerous places across the country and world including Texas, Alaska, Singapore and the Middle East. He graduated from high school at the Singapore American School, and it was during his attendance there, where he first learned the importance of government and the rule of law from his favorite teacher. From that point forward, Mike’s goal was to become an attorney. Mike was the first person in his family to attend college and enrolled at Lamar University. He had learned the importance of a good work ethic from his father and knew that his ability to complete his degree required getting a job. Mike was and always has been a people person, so he found that police work not only provided an income, but it also was the first job he had where he was able to help people. Mike’s experience as a police officer enabled him to see another side of the legal system and furthered his desire to become an attorney. Since becoming an attorney over thirty-five years ago, Mike’s focus throughout his career has remained on helping people who have been wronged. He has handled a wide variety of cases including individuals injured in accidents, citizens harmed by financial institutions misusing their money, people harmed by the use of tobacco products and insured homeowners and business owners whose properties were damaged by hurricanes and windstorms. Of his many successes, one was in the 1990’s when he was part of the team that sued the tobacco industry which resulted in a historic civil litigation settlement of $15.3 billion, plus an additional $3.3 billion for legal costs. Mike’s work ethic and professional relationships resulted in the settlement of thousands of cases on behalf of the insureds against their insurance companies following Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. Mike has been affiliated with several law firms prior to establishing the Ramsey Law Firm in April 2016. He started his career at Townsley, Bush & Ramsey where he worked from 1981 – 1988, was a partner at Bush, Lewis Ramsey & Roebuck from 1989 – 1995, served as an equity partner at Provost Umphrey Law Firm from 1995 – 2005, and was Of Counsel to Mostyn Law, where he managed the firm’s Beaumont office from 2005-2015. Mike is among approximately 10% of attorneys in Texas who are Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mike believes community involvement and support is an important commitment to make, and to that end has served as Chair of the Lamar University Board of Regents, a Director of Community Bank of Texas and in 2001 was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Mike has been married to Myla for over 40 years and together they have three children, Katherine (attorney), Melissa (Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist) and Michael (Chief of Staff to State Representative Ramón Romero, Jr.). Mike enjoys traveling, spending time with his family and friends, and playing with his two miniature Australian Shepherd dogs.

Civil Litigation

2905 Sackett Street, Houston, TX 77098

Trial attorney Mike Gallagher has rightfully earned a reputation for excellence in successfully handling major litigation for many years. Mr. Gallagher’s areas of practice include Aviation, Environmental, Litigation: Personal Injury, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources. Mr. Gallagher attended the University of Texas and earned his J.D. in 1965. In addition to being admitted to the Texas bar, Mr. Gallagher has also been admitted to the following federal courts: U.S. Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Texas Eastern District Court, Texas Northern District Court, Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court and the Texas Western District Court. In addition to Lawyers of Distinction, Mike Gallagher is a member of the following professional legal organizations: American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers, American Board of Trial Advocates and Best Lawyers in America.

Civil Litigation

4236 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX 75209

Area of Practice: Business Litigation Michael Y. Kim founded MKim Legal on April 1, 2015, and is the Founding and Managing Partner. Mr. Kim was born in Dallas, Texas, and he grew up in Arlington, Texas. Mr. Kim graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. in Finance. Mr. Kim earned his Juris Doctorate degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. While in law school, Mr. Kim was on the St. Mary’s Law Journal and the Board of Advocates, and Mr. Kim was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. Mr. Kim’s practice focuses on general civil litigation, business and complex commercial litigation, business formations, business and commercial transactions, public and private employment disputes, first party insurance claims, bad faith insurance claims, contractual disputes, fraud and fiduciary duty claims, landlord/tenant disputes, consumer and deceptive trade practice claims, and constitutional employment claims. Over the years, Mr. Kim has represented clients both as plaintiffs and defendants, and he has handled lawsuits, arbitrations, administrative hearings, and due process hearings all over the State of Texas, as well as the State of Colorado. Mr. Kim has represented a vast array of clients from individuals, small businesses, and commercial property owners in litigation and/or transactional matters to educational leaders in administrative and due process hearings to Fortune 500 companies in the prosecution and defense of a variety of legal claims. Mr. Kim is licensed in the State of Texas and the State of Colorado. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Colorado, the Dallas Bar Association, the Dallas Asian American Bar Association, the Tarrant County Bar Association, and the Denver Bar Association, as well as the VP of Legal for The Korean American Professional Network and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. He is also a founding member of the Arlington Young Lawyers Association and a former member of Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, and the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kim has been selected each year as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor recognizing the top 2.5% of lawyers in the State of Texas, from 2013 through 2020.

Civil Litigation

2615 Calder Ave #400, Beaumont, TX 77702, USA

Mitchell A. Toups is a Beaumont, Texas, attorney whose State Bar profile lists personal injury litigation and an affiliation with Weller Green Toups & Terrell LLP. His Texas license dates to May 13, 1983, and the bar lists him as eligible to practice. Among his past cases is the National Football League players’ concussion litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Toups represented the Armstrong Objectors, a group of settlement class members challenging the June 25, 2014 class action settlement agreement. In a declaration filed that October, he named Ramon Armstrong, Nathaniel Newton Jr., Larry Brown and Kenneth Davis among his clients. He described himself at the time as a firm partner with his principal office in Beaumont. A later filing sets out the limits of that representation. In May 2018, Toups stated that Weller, Green, Toups & Terrell had represented 28 class members for purposes of settlement objections. The firm was not handling their individual settlement-benefit claims: those former clients were filing on their own or using other counsel. Toups also sought fees for what he described as the objectors’ improvements to the settlement. His 2014 declaration listed licenses in Texas and New York and admission to the United States Supreme Court and Court of Federal Claims. It also listed five federal appeals courts and federal district courts in Texas, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Civil Litigation

1201 E Van Buren St, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA

Norton A. Colvin, Jr. was born and raised in San Benito, Texas. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Finance from McCombs Business School and from St. Mary’s University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He was fortunate to be partners with Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez (35 years) and Mitchell C. Chaney (30 years) and blessed to be married to Lynn A. Colvin for 47 years.

Civil Litigation

2021 McKinney Avenue,, 2000, Dallas, TX 75201

PENNY REID is a partner in Sidley’s Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice and also serves in the Office of General Counsel of the firm. Penny focuses on coordinating and taking to trial complex civil litigations in state and federal courts throughout the country, including securities fraud, class actions, employment litigations and bankruptcy litigations. As a result of her accounting background, Penny is often called upon to handle matters involving accounting disputes and related internal investigations for major corporations. Penny also has extensive experience handling large domestic and international arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). She has argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals and the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas.

Civil Litigation

555 N. Carancahua, 1400, Corpus Christi, TX 78401