Houston, TX Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

1706 S Texas 6, Houston, TX 77077

Mr. Aiken was born in Indianapolis, IN but has lived in over four different states and six different cities. This varied background has been of aid when he frequently consults on cases with attorneys from a myriad of jurisdictions. Mr. Aiken graduated from Indiana University with a double major in Economics and Political Science. Mr. Aiken then moved to Houston and graduated cum laud from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law with a Juris Doctor. Upon graduating Mr. Aiken opened up his own firm alongside his classmate Walat Aqrawi. Together, Mr. Aiken and Mr. Aqrawi have built their practice to the point they were able to open a satellite office in Erbil, located in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Their firm is starting on its fifth year in 2020, and has successfully served hundreds of clients in cases ranging from Personal Injury to Immigration to Criminal Defense. Mr. Aiken is well experienced in Employment based and Family based immigration law. In addition, Mr. Aiken has consulted on questions of Immigration consequences in criminal cases in no less than nineteen different states.

Personal Injury Law

5555 San Felipe St, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77056

Since he has been licensed to practice law, Aaron Heckaman has focused his career on representing those who have been the victims of injustice. Aaron has successfully represented individuals across the country in a wide range of cases including toxic tort, pharmaceutical, product liability, and general personal injury claims. Aaron graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information and Operation Management. He then attended South Texas College of Law, where he represented the school in the mock trial program, and served as an associate editor for the Corporate Counsel Review. Prior to joining BPB, Aaron worked for two nationally recognized trial law firms. He is a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, and the Texas Bar College.

Personal Injury Law

6009 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77007

Mr. Lewis was born in Clear Lake, Texas. He received his B.A. from Texas Tech University and then went on to receive his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Mr. Lewis is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions: State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Louisiana, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, and United States District Court, Northern District of Texas. In addition to Lawyers of Distinction, his other awards/memberships include: Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers, Million Dollar Advocates Forum & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Lewis joined Arnold & Itkin LLP in 2016.

Personal Injury Law

9703 Richmond Ave, 200, Houston, TX 77042

Area of Practice: Mass Tort Alison Divine is a civil litigator who seeks accountability and compensation for victims of harmful medical devices or drugs, as well as justice for victims of terrorism. She currently serves on two plaintiff’s law and brief committees for mass tort medical device litigation involving IVC filters and Hernia Mesh. Alison also serves on the law and brief, expert, and discovery committees in a consortium of firms seeking justice for veterans who were victims of terrorism during the Iraq War. At her prior firms, Alison successfully worked to obtain a seven-figure settlement on behalf of almost one hundred pre-trial detainees and prisoners who were subjected to excessive force and routinely put in restraint chairs. She won compensatory damages along with a $250,000 punitive damages award in a FINRA arbitration against an investment advisor. She was a awarded a two year Public Interest Fellowship at the University of Georgia School of Law where she conceived of and created a program to provide free legal counsel to people facing housing insecurity, ultimately supervising law student externs while representing clients facing foreclosure and housing issues. Alison began her law career at a large southeast regional defense firm representing nursing home corporations and other medical providers. Alison was also an Enforcement Attorney for Georgia’s Securities and Business Regulation Division and later worked for a plaintiff’s firm where she practiced litigation and arbitration on behalf of plaintiffs in the areas of securities and constitutional law. As a student, Alison was a finalist in Georgia State University Law School’s Research Writing and Advocacy Moot Court Competition. She was elected Vice President of the GSU Mock Trial Team was a finalist in two consecutive ABA State Mock Trial Competitions, advancing as a semi-finalist in the ABA Regional Competition. She was awarded a Litigation Externship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia where she was sworn in to practice, arguing and winning two appeals. She also served as President of the GSU Intellectual Property Law Society. It is Alison’s goal as a lawyer to help bring forth ongoing and positive change by vigorously advocating on behalf of her clients. She is committed to the ideals of decency and fairness in her relationships with her adversaries and to the full and just administration of the law.

Personal Injury Law

6330 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77023, USA

Mr. Anthony Pusch (Co-Founder Partner)is the fierce, assertive attorney that any client would want on their side. Anthony empathizes deeply and fights zealously for each of his clients. His dedication for justice and fair treatment is evident in his practice area of civil litigation, particularly personal injury cases. Pushed by his unmatched tenacity and resolved commitment to his clients, Anthony makes sure his clients’ needs are met and that Anthony obtains every penny for his clients that they deserve. Anthony is a native Houstonian. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Texas A&M University and then he earned his Law Degree from South Texas College of Law. Since co-founding the Pusch & Wynne Law Firm, Anthony has achieved immense success. Anthony enjoys nothing more than helping individuals defeat insurance companies and wrongdoers to reach tremendous compensation for his clients.

Immigration Law

3000 Weslayan St, Houston, TX 77027, USA

At her own law firm in Houston, Texas, Beatriz Trillos Ballerini brings more than 18 years of experience in all manner of immigration law matters to bear on assisting individuals and their families throughout the greater Houston area who are seeking work or citizenship in the United States. While the scope of her immigration and nationality law practice is comprehensive, ranging from temporary work visa acquisition and consular processing to permanent residency and other citizenship matters, she concentrates primarily on special visas, labor certifications, intracompany transfers and other employment-based immigration matters. Fluent in three languages, including her native Spanish, Ms. Trillos Ballerini brings a rich perspective to her clients' cases as a Colombia native who immigrated with her family to the United States when she was young. Ms. Trillos Ballerini earned her law degree from the South Texas College of Law. Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas, she is admitted to practice before all state courts in addition to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She holds membership in the Houston Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas and three chapters of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Widely recognized for her experience and insight, Ms. Trillos Ballerini appears frequently as an authority on immigration law topics on Univision, and she has spoken at conferences in Mexico and Canada and around the U.S.. She is presently actively working as the liaison between the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Customs Border Protection (CBP) Houston and is listed in Houstonia Magazine Top Lawyers of 2015,2016,2017 and 2018.

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.”

Personal Injury Law

1010 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

William Ogden is a dedicated trial lawyer who focuses his practice on achieving justice for individuals who have been injured by defective products and negligent corporate practices. He has distinguished himself as an aggressive litigator, successfully representing individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic injuries as the result of trucking, automotive and transportation-related accidents, including product-liability litigation involving defective tires and airbags. His litigation experience includes injury lawsuits involving defective medical devices and industrial equipment. Mr. Ogden is driven to achieve justice for his clients and will do whatever it takes to hold major corporations accountable for their products and practices. In addition, Mr. Ogden represents business clients in commercial litigation, including breach of commercial contractual disputes. Mr. Ogden practices in state and federal venues across the country.

Family and Divorce Law

6161 Savoy Drive, 1019, Houston, TX 77036

Area of Practice: Child Welfare & Family Law

Family and Divorce Law

6161 Savoy Dr suite 1019, Houston, TX 77036, USA

Area of Practice: Child Welfare & Family Law

Securities Law

4635 Southwest Fwy, ste 900, Houston, TX 77027

Area of Practice: Corporate & Securities Transaction & Litigation Bonnie E. Spencer is the senior lawyer in the firm. She has been practicing as a business, securities, transaction, and litigation attorney on the Houston legal scene since 1980 and has enjoyed serving her many corporate and individual business clients. She believes that it is an adventure and a challenge for her to find the solution to every legal problem brought to her by our clients. Bonnie has long assisted various clients such as individuals who have lost money because of fraud, criminal activity or negligence, broker-dealers needing help to comply with regulatory licensing and compliance, businesses having disagreements with other businesses or investors, individuals with claims against investment firms, SEC, state and FINRA regulatory compliance, capital formation, white collar criminal defense, shareholder/partnership/member disputes, and internal business administrative/control/operational difficulties, and other general company and partnership problems of all types.

Tax Law

2925 Nottingham Street, Houston, TX 77005

Brett Enzor is a Houston-based managing director at Alvarez & Marsal Tax, advising multinational corporations on domestic and cross-border tax structuring. He belongs to the firm’s Global Corporate Transaction Tax and Advisory practice and has nearly three decades of experience. EY accounts for most of that professional history. Enzor held partner/principal roles there for nearly 30 years before moving to Alvarez & Marsal. His last EY position was in Houston, as a principal in International Tax and Transaction Services. An EY tax alert dated August 22, 2025, named him among its Houston Transaction Tax Advisory contacts. The alert addressed proposed changes to FIRPTA rules for certain inbound reorganizations of publicly traded corporations. At both the planning and implementation stages of transactions, Enzor’s work concerns tax structure. He has led those efforts on acquisitions and divestitures, with spin-offs among the latter. Joint ventures, internal reorganizations and cross-border restructurings also appear in his experience, along with legal entity rationalizations. His transaction work does not end at execution: it includes the subsequent integration and operational alignment as well. Enzor’s academic background combines accounting and law. He holds a BBA in accounting from Abilene Christian University. Southern Methodist University awarded his JD, and his LLM in taxation is from New York University.

Family and Divorce Law

3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77068

Bryan Joseph Fagan is an attorney specializing in family law, based in Houston, Texas. He is the owner of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, which is a divorce law firm that specializes in helping individuals navigate the complex legal processes of divorce and family law matters.

Personal Injury Law

1111 North Loop West, Suite 715, Houston, TX 77008

Charles J. Argento has repeatedly, year-after-year, been a recipient of the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings AV classification. Mr. Argento not only receives the award every year, but he also receives the award?s highest classification, the AV Preeminent rating. Only the top five percent of accident attorneys reach this level of rank among peers. From his present status as award winning Houston personal injury attorney, Charles can look back at a long line of hard work and excellence, always delivering the highest levels of professionalism. And Charles?s career hasn?t been only about winning awards. Awards have been a welcome acknowledgement, but the real focus of Charles?s practice has been winning cases. In 30 years of leading a wildly successful legal practice, Charles has built a solid reputation in the legal community and has become a highly respected Houston accident attorney by his most frequent adversary, the insurance companies.

Family and Divorce Law

4801 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX 77056, USA

Charlotte Rainwater is board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The team at The Rainwater Firm has strong client-centered values and will work to fight for every client’s rights and their children’s best interests.

Family and Divorce Law

801 Congress St suite 280, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Dan-Phi V. Nguyen is a native Houstonian who was born and raised in Sharpstown and Sugar Land, Texas in his younger years. He graduated from Houston Baptist University in February 2004 with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and Finance. After working a few years in commercial property management and real estate, he decided to pursue a legal career and attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law (TMSL) where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree, and graduated in May 2010. During his tenure there, he took every opportunity to participate in trial simulation events, mock trials, and moot court competitions. Dan-Phi fell in love with the courtroom since his internship with the Harris County Attorney's Office (Child Protective Division) and developed many meaningful relationships with his mentors where he was offered a job as an Assistant County Attorney two weeks after his admission with the Texas State Bar. For eight years, he tirelessly maintained his position as a civil prosecutor representing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), otherwise known as Children's Protective Services (CPS). He has experience in CPS and family law litigation in both the family courts and juvenile courts of Harris County, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, Brazoria County and Galveston County. He was very active with TMSL Board of Advocates and has been invited every year to act as presiding judge over the mock trial competitions for TMSL's rising lawyers in training. He is further showing an interest in expanding his practice area in handling appellate work on only selective family law and child welfare cases.

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.

Personal Injury Law

1300 McGowen, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77004

The Law Offices of Denise Adkison-Brown, PLLC is here to serve you. We know what it takes to recover from an accident and our job is to help make recovery as easy as possible by taking the stress of dealing with insurance companies off of you. We know that there is never a good time to be involved in a potentially life-altering accident and we strive to make the maze of legal hurdles manageable so you can focus on what is important to you–healing and recovering. We do not believe is passing you from one person to another within our firm. We want you to be confident that you can reach the person most knowledgeable about your case when you need to speak with them. Denise (she/her/hers) serves and supports every member of the community.

Estate Planning Law

700 Louisiana St 41st floor, Houston, TX 77002, USA

In 2010, Mr. Ford achieved the highest distinction available to an attorney practicing in the area of estate planning and probate in Texas. He has become Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which is a coveted recognition bestowed on few attorneys who have demonstrated special competence in this area of law and who have received recommendations from fellow attorneys and judges with whom they have worked. In 2009, Mr. Ford completed the required course-work to become certified to serve as a mediator. In pursuit of this distinction, Mr. Ford attended the world-renowned Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. He attended this intensive course with the goal of being able to conduct mediations in probate and guardianship cases, as few mediators in Texas specialize in these areas. In 2006, Mr. Ford was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on the Guardianship Certification Board, which is a 15-member board that creates policy and oversees the regulation of private professional guardians in the State of Texas. At the inaugural meeting of the GCB, Mr. Ford was elected as the Chair of the Rules Committee, where he has served with distinction since that time. Mr. Ford’s recent distinctions are reflective of a dedication to the areas of estate planning, probate, and guardianship that began early in his education. In law school, Mr. Ford was fortunate to be able to concentrate his education in estate planning and business planning, not unlike a major in undergraduate school. His concentration in estate planning and business planning involved a curriculum designed around an in-depth study of those areas. Additionally, he was able to regularly work one-on-one with professors in those fields so that before he even graduated from law school he had experience in tax planning and will drafting. Mr. Ford graduated from Baylor University with degrees in Accounting and Law. He has also completed several post-graduate courses at Baylor in pursuit of a Masters in Taxation. Following law school, he began his career as a Tax Attorney for a large international accounting and consulting firm, where he assisted clients primarily in the areas of estate and gift tax and personal income tax. The combination of his tax-related degrees and his experience working as a tax attorney have given Mr. Ford a strong background in the areas of estate planning and probate, and he has focused his attention and expertise in these areas ever since. Mr. Ford devotes his knowledge and experience to maintaining the reputation of Ford+Bergner as a leading estate planning and probate firm in Texas.

Criminal Defense Law

701 N Post Oak Rd, Houston, TX 77024, USA

Dustan Neyland is an experienced defense attorney who has tried many types of cases to a jury. After completing law school, Dustan moved back to Texas and was hired as an Assistant District Attorney by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. After prosecuting for the state and learning how the state builds a case against the accused, Dustan left the District Attorney’s Office and opened the law firm of The Law Offices of Dustan Neyland. Dustan has over 10 years of working in law enforcement and criminal justice. He has worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Oklahoma City University Police Department, the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. He has taken the skills that he learned from working for the State and uses those skills to effectively defend his clients. Dustan personally conducts his own investigation of his clients’ cases by interviewing witnesses, reviewing evidence, and visiting the crime scenes.

Labor Law

1601 Westheimer Rd, Suite A, Houston, TX 77006

As a trial lawyer, I routinely see what can go wrong with a client?s business, and for this reason I am uniquely positioned to help clients prevent business and employment disputes by anticipating them and by being proactive. As a certified public accountant who at one time practiced public accounting for a Big Eight accounting firm, I also understand the practical and financial aspects of disputes. In my practice, I assist clients with hiring and termination matters, developing and implementing appropriate employment policies and procedures, and responding to EEOC charges and Department of Labor or Texas Workforce Commission wage audits. I also offer training programs designed to assist my clients in meeting the ongoing challenges associated with federal and state employment laws, which continue to present a moving target. I frequently provide advice to client entities who are in the process of restructuring their business, and I have conducted due diligence investigations in connection with a nationwide roll-up of staffing companies, as well as strategic mergers and initial public offerings of staff leasing and PEO companies.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Environmental Law

600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Gerry Pels, Chair of the Firm-wide Environmental Section - Energy and Industrial, has been one of the leaders of the Texas environmental legal community for over 30 years. His diverse practice focuses on the areas of environmental compliance, counseling, and litigation. During his career, Gerry has consistently led teams working on cutting edge matters of environmental law, including resolving the well-known Cooper v. Aviall litigation and arguing Clean Air Act issues before the 5th Circuit in litigation involving the Texas SIP. Gerry has been consistently recognized in Chambers USA since 2004 as well as in The Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law. He was also an adjunct law professor for seven years teaching both environmental law and an advanced RCRA seminar. Gerry's wide range of experience includes agency negotiations, assessing and counseling air, water, stormwater, and waste permit compliance, representing clients at contested permit, enforcement, and other hearings.

Personal Injury Law

6711 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77069

Greg Baumgartner is the founder of Baumgartner Law Firm, a personal injury law firm based in Houston, Texas. Greg holds double law degrees, is a graduate of Trial Lawyers College, and has been preeminent rated for decades. SuperLawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 10 Truck Accident Lawyers, Top Houston Personal Injury Lawyers, Top Houston Car Accident Lawyers, Top Houston Truck Accident Lawyers, Best Attorneys of American, and numerous others recognized Greg. A member of the Texas and Colorado State Bar Association, Greg is a co-founder of the NW Bar Association in Houston, TX, and is active in many other professional organizations

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.

Personal Injury Law

7 W. Rivercrest Dr, Houston, TX 77042

Area of Practice: Mass Torts

Federal Employers Liability Act & Workmen's Comp for Railway Employees

10000 Memorial Dr 8th floor, Houston, TX 77024, USA

Area of Practice: Federal Employers Liability Act & Workmen's Comp for Railway Employees Weldon Granger received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana and received his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law. He has practiced in the FELA field since law school. In his 45-plus years of service to the employees of all railroad unions he has had the pleasure of managing the law firm of Jones Granger. His involvement with railway labor has given him the opportunity to serve in various capacities on behalf of the labor organizations to include acting as Coordinating Counsel for the designated legal counsel on behalf of most of the organizations during his years with the firm. As one of the founding members of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys he had the privilege of serving as its president and continues to advise in various capacities.

Labor Law

440 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Jackie Armstrong graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1987. She brought with her, pre-lawschool training in municipal law and lobbying from the Texas Municipal League. Also, as an investigator working with the Texas Attorney General and U.S. Dept. Of Justice, she learned how to build evidentiary cases unassailable by the most sophisticated defendants and their attorneys. After years associated with top rated trial firms, Ms. Armstrong opened her employment civil rights practice in January, 1991. She effectively communicates her earnest belief in her clients’ causes to jurors, judges and arbitrators. Defending clients against overly broad non-compete agreements is a sub-specialty. But successes are not only realized in the courtroom. Jackie Armstrong devotes as much energy to successfully resolving disputes through settlement when warranted. Ms. Armstrong is also a tenacious negotiator and has assisted many executives with severance and employment agreements.

Personal Injury Law

3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77098

Family and Divorce Law

5301 Katy Freeway, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77007

Jed attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas where he received his bachelor?s degree in 2000. In 2005, Jed earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law Houston and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas that same year. Jed is admitted to practice law in state district courts in Texas and the United States District Court ? Southern District of Texas. Jed is a member of the Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, and the Houston Young Lawyers Association. Jed has been recognized on multiple occasions in Texas Monthly Magazine, Super Lawyers ? Rising Stars Edition, and has been a guest speaker at South Texas College of Law. Jed?s practice focuses primarily on litigation of contested Family Law cases involving divorce, division of property, complex assets and estates, and contested custody cases. Jed has significant experience representing clients in highly litigated cases involving all areas of Family Law including high net worth estates, complex assets, and significantly contested custody cases. Jed has built a reputation as a quality Houston family law attorney, zealous advocate and an honest and trusted adviser to his clients.

Civil Litigation

16310 Creeksouth Rd, Houston, TX 77068, USA

Personal Injury Law

440 Louisiana St #1450, Houston, TX 77002, USA

From an early age, Joel wanted to be one thing - a lawyer. In law school, he won virtually every award and achieved almost every honor possible. After graduating, Joel worked for an elite international law firm in Houston, Texas. For the next several years, he repeatedly defended large corporations in multiple high-stakes and high-profile lawsuits. In 2010, he started a new law firm with two of his former colleagues. In 2013, he started representing individuals who had suffered catastrophic personal injuries or lost a loved one due to the wrongful conduct of companies. Between 2013 and 2022, Joel moved away from defending companies and focused, instead, on suing them. In August 2022, Joel founded Simon Perdue for one purpose: fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. To get the Justice his clients deserve, Joel uses a combination of hard work, intelligence, and grit. He has used these skills to take on everyone from the Boy Scouts of America to some of the country’s largest oil and trucking companies. In addition to recovering millions of dollars for clients, Joel takes his commitment and relationship with each client seriously. He gives every client his personal cell number so they may reach him 24/7. Further, no client owes Joel a dime unless and until he fights and gets money for his clients. Simon Perdue’s other legal professionals share Joel’s commitment to fight and be there for each of the firm’s clients. Joel is a member of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, New Mexico’s 1st Judicial District Bar Association, and the Houston Bar Association. Since 2014, Joel has as received numerous awards and been repeatedly recognized for his passionate representation of his clients, including from America’s Best Advocates, Texas Monthly, Best of the Best and the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.

Public Law & Finance

711 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002

John Brantley has experience advising United States and international companies on the risks and benefits of expansion and operation out-bound from, and in-bound to, the U.S. He has knowledge of the cultural and practical side of international operations acquired through personal experience on the ground in Central Asia, China, the Middle East, South America and the United Kingdom. Additionally, John has advised international companies (including state owned enterprises), private equity firms and strategic buyers and sellers on the intricacies of investing in the securities of U.S. public and private companies in traditional and auction transactions. This experience, coupled with his market knowledge, enables him to identify the factors critical to the success of a transaction at an early stage so that strategies may be developed to improve outcomes. His securities experience includes private and public offerings in the U.S. and internationally of debt and equity securities for state-owned and private enterprises, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings for listing in the U.S. and London. John’s evaluation of disclosure issues is based on knowledge of the unique disclosure issues applicable in the oil and gas, chemical and banking industries acquired through years of practice. He advises boards of directors and committees on disclosure and corporate governance issues, issues regarding board structure and composition, executive compensation, director independence and fiduciary duties in a variety of contexts. His knowledge enables him to provide perspective to clients in successfully resolving governance disputes among management, the board of directors and the stockholders.

Personal Injury Law

2402 Rosedale Street, Houston, TX 77004

Estate Planning Law

3701 Kirby Dr suite 1000, Houston, TX 77098, USA

Houston attorney Karen Walker practices in the areas of estate planning and probate. Her practice includes preparation of wills, trusts, marital property agreements, family limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, and other estate planning and asset protection matters. In addition, she assists clients in the areas of estate administration, trust administration, and probate.