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Brad Eric Franklin
Beaumont, TX Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, DUI & DWI and Insurance Claims
South Texas College of Law
Driven by a strong desire to offer high-quality services that make the legal system more accessible to individuals and businesses, Eric Franklin established the law firm of Franklin, Franklin & Associates, serving the Beaumont, Houston, and Wharton, TX areas. He has spent years defending policyholders’ rights following fires, hailstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters. He accepts clients anywhere in Texas. Clients can also connect with him for cases related to:
· Business, Commercial, and construction litigation
· Car, 18-wheeler, and motorcycle accidents
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Michael Ray Walzel
Beaumont, TX Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, Divorce and White Collar Crime
The Walzel Law Firm is a solo practice where personal attention to your case can be expected. Having served the people of Southeast Texas for over 25 years with their legal problems, put experience on your side.
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Mr. Ryan M. Schaper
Beaumont, TX Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Baylor Law School
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Jonathan Vernon
Beaumont, TX Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law
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Kathleen Ann Collins
Galveston, TX Business Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Family and Immigration
Kathleen Collins has represented thousands of clients since opening the law office in 1992. She has earned her reputation as a tenacious litigator, fighting for the rights of children. Kathleen Collins has been interviewed on dateline NBC, featured on local and national news stations. She represents clients all over the world. Come to us for peace of mind, we get results.
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Carey Worrell
Friendswood, TX Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Harvard Law School
Carey Worrell
Owner & Principal Attorney, SimpleLawTX
Carey Worrell is the founder and principal attorney of SimpleLawTX, where she brings over 20 years of comprehensive legal experience to serve clients across multiple practice areas. Her diverse expertise spans probate law, estate planning, business law, real estate, and immigration, making her uniquely qualified to address the varied legal needs of both individuals and businesses in Texas.
Carey began her academic journey at the University of Houston, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2000 with a double major in Political Science and Economics. Her exceptional academic performance earned her admission to Harvard Law School,...
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Peter G. Milne
Tyler, TX Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Elder and Estate Planning
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
At the law firm of Peter G. Milne, P.C., our mission is to provide excellent legal counsel and advocacy in the practice areas of tax law, business law, estate planning, wills, trust and probate law, family law and elder law, including Medicaid planning, guardianships and application for public assistance.
Our satisfied clients include people of all ages and from all walks of life, small and large businesses, nonprofit organizations and trustees. We advise, counsel and represent clients referred by other attorneys, certified public accountants, tax return preparers, financial advisors, past opponents and their legal counsel, and most importantly, by current...
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James Brantley Saunders
McKinney, TX Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Brantley Saunders is a business and real estate attorney in McKinney, TX, specializing in general business advice and litigation, who has been helping individuals and businesses solve legal issues for over 20 years. His experience in over 25 jury trials helps focus his clients on the important issues to attack. It also allows him to see the issues in advance for business planning and avoiding litigation when possible. Setting out a plan for success in litigation or transactional work is his bread and butter. Real estate, business entities, insurance, personal injury and mediation are his primary areas of focus.
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Raymond Hopson Jr.
Royse City, TX Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Juvenile
Texas A&M University - College Station
I still make house calls. I know your time is valuable and sometimes you just can't get away from the baby, work, school, etc. That's why I am willing to come to you. We can have an initial phone consult to discuss your needs then we will set up a time and I will drive to the appointment wherever you are, I will bring all necessary paperwork to get you started. As your case progresses, I will make appointments with you as it becomes necessary. I concentrate in bankruptcy law and criminal law however, my office is a full service...
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Olayinka E. Oladele
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer
(888) 855-1276
Ext. 122
55 Waugh
Ste# 150
Houston, TX 77007
Business, Health Care, IP and Patents
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
I bring a distinctive combination of legal and scientific knowledge to my practice, primarily focusing on but not limited to intellectual property and corporate transactions for clients in the technology, life sciences, and healthcare industries. With a Master of Science in Biotechnology and a Juris Doctor, I am well-prepared to guide clients through complex IP strategies and business development issues, utilizing my dual background in law and science.
In my current position, I assist clients in understanding the complexities of intellectual property protection and corporate transactions. I help with filings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and advise...
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Sameh Aly
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Family and Real Estate
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Sameh Aly is a native Houstonian. He attended Charles H. Milby High School located in the heart of Southeast Houston. Sameh Aly attended the University of Houston-Main Campus where he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree and then went on to earn his Law Degree at Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2007.
All attorneys have law degrees but not every attorney cares as Abogado Aly Team. We have a simple mission at the office of Abogado Aly: Represent the Latino community in the most honest and truthful manner while working as hard as we possibly can to achieve the...
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Paul Ashley Grinke
Frisco, TX Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
South Texas College of Law
Paul Grinke is Managing Partner of McCathern’s office at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mr. Grinke has broad experience on a national level, litigating complex commercial and catastrophic event claims from both sides of the docket. He has successfully litigated commercial breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and employment covenant claims. In addition, Mr. Grinke prosecutes and defends claims involving personal injury, wrongful death, and disastrous property damage arising from construction defect, product defect, trucking, and liquor liability.
Mr. Grinke leads McCathern’s Construction Defect, Product Liability and related Fire Litigation practices. He has particular expertise in counseling institutional clients involved in tragic...
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Will Stafford
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Energy, Estate Planning and Securities
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Will Stafford is Of Counsel in Crain Caton’s Corporate, Business Transactions and Tax Group. With over a decade of legal experience, Will has developed a broad corporate practice, with an emphasis on securities offerings, business transactions, and general corporate governance. He has extensive experience representing individuals, public and private companies, financial institutions and local governments in a wide variety of matters including capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, early-stage and venture capital investments, technology transactions, commercial contracts, securities regulation and compliance, corporate structuring and formation, and general corporate matters.
Will has represented corporations in the issuance of debt, equity and convertible...
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Scott Daniel Smith
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
Boston University School of Law and South Texas College of Law
Scott D. Smith is a seasoned trial lawyer who has obtained favorable verdicts for clients on both sides of the docket. Mr. Smith has experience in all phases of litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the United States, including resolving a broad array of business and commercial disputes, as well as having extensive experience representing financial advisers and financial institutions in financial services litigation in FINRA and AAA arbitration proceedings. He frequently represents financial advisers and financial institutions in employment disputes, securities enforcement actions, as well as regulatory and compliance matters, and assists his clients...
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Cristina I. Goulet
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 2 years of experience
(713) 844-3089
Pennzoil South Tower
711 Louisiana Street, Suite 1800
Houston, TX 77002
Business, Maritime and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law and Texas A&M University - College Station
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Rachel T. Kubanda
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer
Business and Bankruptcy
South Texas College of Law
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Wallace Anthony Showman
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, Consumer and Securities
New York University School of Law
Mr. Showman has handled numerous complex commercial matters and securities class actions (for both plaintiffs and defendants). He has represented both claimants and respondents in FINRA securities arbitrations. He has also represented clients in FINRA investigations and has conducted internal corporate investigations. He has lectured on securities litigation at NYU and Fordham University. Mr. Showman is also an arbitrator for FINRA customer and employee arbitrations.
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Robert Burford
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Employment, Energy and Securities
University of Houston - Main Campus
With nearly 30 years of complex commercial litigation experience, Robert R. Burford has distinguished himself as an aggressive and successful attorney for his clients. Mr. Burford has handled business disputes of nearly every variety for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Burford has skillfully handled nearly every type of high-stakes business disputes including litigation involving fiduciary duties, securities fraud, mergers and acquisitions, Director’s and Officers’ liability, legal malpractice, oil and gas matters, partnership disputes, intellectual property disputes, theft of trade secrets, healthcare related matters and complex contractual disputes. Mr. Burford graduated from the University of Houston in 1981...
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Jamison Walters
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Business, Collections, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Houston - Main Campus
Jamison’s practice focuses on Commercial Transactions & Litigation, Tax, and Asset Protection. Jamison has handled numerous commercial contract enforcement and collections cases, resulting in dozens of successful judgments, settlements, and awards. While working with H&R Block, Jamison advised hundreds of business clients on a wide array of tax matters and has represented his own clients in IRS controversy matters such as Audits, Offshore Voluntary Disclosures (OVDP), and Offers in Compromise. His experience in Tax and IRS controversy, contract disputes, and collections provides him with the ability to advise clients on asset protection strategies, entity formation, and wills and trusts.
Jamison graduated...
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Seth Hinkley
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Construction and Estate Planning
South Texas College Of Law
Law practice specializing in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting, licensing, commercial leases, construction, real estate, business planning, entity formation, compliance issues, and litigation oversight. Additionally, I provide estate planning services.
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William F. "Bill" Bronson III
Plano, TX Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Tax
Bill Bronson is a former judge. He enjoys going to battle for each client, making the most of the relief available under the IRS Code, IRS Manual, and other laws. He puts his 39 years of experience to work for each client, to present a case to the clients’ best advantage and achieve the best deal possible with the IRS. Mr. Bronson uses the Taxpayer Bill of Rights and 15 other programs to put the IRS on the defensive, with you in control and the IRS responding to your proposals, instead of the other-way-around.
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John Thomas McDowell
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
John graduated with his Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. He has experience handling a wide range of cases involving business and corporate law, estate planning, insurance litigation, personal injury litigation, and product defects. John is an experienced legal advocate who has a strong record of case successes. As an accomplished attorney, he has earned inclusion in the list of SuperLawyers, a distinction that only 5% of lawyers receive every year. John is admitted to practice in various federal and appeals courts all across Texas.
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John Havins
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
I regularly represent business partners who are embroiled in shareholder and partner disputes. I also represent clients regarding the enforceability of non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-compete provisions found in employment contracts and purchase/sale agreements. I represent a broad spectrum of clients found in the oil and gas, financial services, real estate sales and services, lending, commercial freight forwarding, commercial manufacturing and distribution, telecommunications, insurance, and construction industries. Specialties Shareholder and partner disputes; enforceability of non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-compete provisions, breach of commercial contracts. Represents clients in the following industries: Oil and gas, real estate sales and services, lending, commercial freight...
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Martin Valko
Dallas, TX Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Attorney Martin Valko of Dallas immigration law firm of Chavez & Valko, LLP, represents individuals and families from around the world, private and publicly traded companies in employment-based immigration, international Olympic and professional athletes, car racers, artists, and musicians in various non-immigrant and immigrant matters, and visas to foreign countries.
Martin Valko has a first hand knowledge about the U.S. immigration laws as he has been through the entire process – from being a high-school exchange student, college student to an H-1B worker to his permanent residency and dual citizenship. Martin's clients greatly appreciate his in-depth understanding of the complex...
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Rashmi Parthasarathi
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
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Mark A Nacol
Dallas, TX Business Law Lawyer with 51 years of experience
(972) 690-3333
Walnut Glen Tower
8144 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and IP
South Texas College Of Law
Attorney Mark Nacol has been serving clients in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex for over 30 years. Mark offers legal advice and representation in a broad scope of practice areas, with an emphasis on the following:
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law & Divorce
- Fathers Rights
- Business Transactions
- Intellectual Property
- Probate Law and Will Contests
- Real Estate Litigation
Mark Nacol has a reputation as a smart and tough advocate who has a natural ability to communicate...
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Michael Raymond Cramer
Fort Worth, TX Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Family and Personal Injury
SMU Dedman School of Law
Michael R. Cramer’s practice includes extensive experience in business law, civil and commercial litigation, employment law, corporate law, construction law, real estate, civil defense and estate planning. Attorney Cramer has more than 21 years of practice. Michael developed a statewide practice focused on litigation. His cases range from breach of contract to construction delay claims against the State of Texas. He also works with Family Law and Divorce cases. His business litigation practice includes the representation of corporations of all sizes. Michael has considerable experience in assisting corporations to avoid litigation through consultancy and risk avoidance. He counsels business...
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Tom Kirkendall
Houston (The Woodlands), TX Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Bankruptcy
I have been involved in the planning, trial and appeal of complex business litigation matters for the past 30 years.
I have represented a wide variety of clients in complex business litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas and the United States. My practice has involved trials and appeals in such diverse litigation areas as corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, securities and business fraud, white collar-business criminal cases, anti-trust, real estate, construction, oil and gas, insurance disputes, civil rights, First Amendment issues, defense of civil and criminal contempt matters, and defense of individuals in NCAA Infractions Committee hearings. I maintain an...
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Mark T. Mansfield
Hurst, TX Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
1550 Norwood Drive, Suite 107
Hurst, TX 76054
Business, Consumer, IP and Probate
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Mark has been licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas to practice in Texas state courts since November 1, 2013. Mark attended the University of North Texas in Denton, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in August 2005. He studied law at Texas Wesleyan School of Law and graduated with his Juris Doctor in May 2013, after which the school became Texas A&M University School of Law in the fall of 2013. Mark served in the United States Army from August 2005 until July 2009. He was stationed in Germany most of that...
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Mr. Monty Jon Buhrow
Hurst, TX Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Construction, Consumer and Insurance Claims
Texas A&M University School of Law
Admissions
Supreme Court of Texas
Northern District of Texas
Eastern District of Texas
Western District of Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Education
J.D., Texas A&M School of Law, formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2003
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1996
Certified Mediator
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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Industry Associations
Apartment Association of Tarrant County
Texas Apartment Association
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Experience
Before opening the firm in 2004, Monty was associated with small plaintiff-oriented law firms in the North Dallas area. The vast majority of his legal career has been spent representing individuals and small business...
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Carey Thompson
Fort Worth, TX Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Social Security Disability
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Carey Thompson has been practicing Social Security Disability Law Since 2008 after he graduated from Texas Wesleyan School of Law, now known as Texas A&M school of Law in Fort Worth, TX. While at Texas Wesleyan he served on Law Review. Prior to going to Law School, Mr. Thompson was a High School Band Director for four years using his degree in Music Education from Michigan State University. Prior to Attending Michigan State, he attended Aledo Schools from Kindergarten to graduate. Mr.Thompson feels strongly about serving the people of Tarrant County.
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Garrick A Farria
Fort Worth, TX Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
2100 N. Main Street
Suite 228
Fort Worth, TX 76164
Business, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
Texas A&M University School of Law
The Farria Law Group offers skilled legal representation in all areas of corporate law matters and from all levels of complexity, including labor and employment law issues, immigration, sports and entertainment law, and corporate law.
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Eric James Smith
Arlington, TX Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Elder and Family
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Economics, Baylor University
Juris Doctor, Baylor University School of Law
Clerked with the Dallas Probate Court under the Honorable Judge Nikki DeShazo. Served as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) following children through the termination of their parents' rights.
Worked with Arlington elder law attorney Charles Kennedy on probate, guardianship, and bankruptcy matters. Worked as an Attorney Advisor to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance, closing loans for homeowners and businesses in the wake of the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
Prior to law school, spent 5 years as a web and database programmer for companies including...
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Bonnie Sudderth
FORT WORTH, TX Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Business and Appeals
The University of Texas School of Law
Bonnie Sudderth, former Chief Judge of the Fort Worth Municipal Courts, was first elected to the 352nd District Court bench in the March 1996 primary. (She had no opponent in the November general election.) Although her term was scheduled to commence on January 1, 1997, the bench was vacant at the time of her election. Consequently, shortly after the primary, Texas Governor George W. Bush appointed her to fill the vacancy for the remainder of 1996. Having continuously served that court until January 7, 2015, Judge Sudderth was the longest-serving judge in the history of that court. Since January 8,...
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Stephen O'Rear
Fort Worth, TX Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Energy and Insurance Claims
St. Mary's University School of Law
The practice consists of handling cases for various private individuals and corporations. The cases handled involve the following theories of law: General negligence, personal injury, automobile accidents, products liability, insurance claims, fraud, deceptive trade practices, breach of warranty, contracts, business disputes, residential and commercial real estate, oil and gas and construction liability.
The most important goal of the firm is to provide quality legal work that is responsive to our clients' needs at a competitive cost and to handle our clients' cases efficiently and economically while giving each of our clients the attention that they deserve.
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John Childers
Fort Worth, TX Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Energy and Real Estate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Mr. Childers joined Freeman Mills PC with more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He began his career as an independent field landman performing all aspects of onshore land services for domestic exploration and production companies. From 2006 to 2015 he held the following positions with independent domestic upstream operating companies: Land Manager, Land Manager and General Counsel, Vice President - Land, Executive Vice-President - Exploration and Production, Chief Operating Officer and President.
During his tenure in the energy business, Mr. Childers has been charged with leading the management of exploration and production operations, the acquisition...
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Whitney Young Zwieg
Weatherford, TX Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Oklahoma City University
Whitney has been in the practice of law for 20 years. She specializes in Estate Planning, Probate and Business Incorporation.
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Shawn A. Latchford
Ft. Worth, TX Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(817) 377-9111
Nelson Bumgardner Albritton P.C.
3131 West 7th. Street Suite 300
Ft. Worth, TX 76092
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, IP and Personal Injury
Baylor Law School and Albion College
Shawn’s practice includes a wide variety of civil litigation including: intellectual property litigation (patent, trademark, and trade secret), commercial litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and employment law. This broad practice has given him experience in many different aspects of litigation including: case assessment and research, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, hearing presentation, and trial presentation. Shawn has tried multiple jury trials to successful verdict as lead trial counsel and has been selected by Thomas Reuters as a Rising Star in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
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John Milton Groce Jr.
Fort Worth, TX Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Consumer and Personal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
John M. Groce, Jr. was born in Waco and raised in Colleyville before he started working as a young paralegal with his father and grandfather.
John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 from Baylor University, with a major in English and a minor in Rhetoric & Argumentation before attending Texas Tech University School of Law, where he graduated in 1995 with a Juris Doctor degree.
John was later admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1995. During his time as an attorney, he has had extensive trial experience in personal injury law.
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Violet Nwokoye (N'Okoye)
Arlington, TX Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Family and Immigration
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University and Nnamdi Zik University
Welcome to Nwokoye Law Firm. My name is Violet Nwokoye — I am an attorney, licensed psychotherapist, and a dedicated advocate for individuals, families, and small businesses throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area. With over 22 years of experience in the legal field and a profound understanding of the personal aspects of each case, I am here to assist you in overcoming life’s challenges with clarity, care, and confidence.
I understand that contacting a lawyer often occurs during times of stress. That’s why my approach is to listen first. I make it a priority to grasp not only the legal intricacies of...