Bullard Government & Administrative Lawyers

Hello. I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. I am a graduate of Thomas Edison High School (c/o 1995), UT at Austin (c/o 1999), and TTU Law (c/o 2002). I became a licensed attorney on May 5, 2003.

My practice area focuses on State and Federal Criminal Defense. I have represented clients charged with major drug-trafficking offenses, RICO violations, federal firearms offenses.

My goal in every case is to provide each client with honest and objective advice. Most importantly, I will do everything legally and ethically possible to obtain the goals...

Professional Profile T. Daniel Hollaway Hollaway PC - Attorneys at Law 19 Briar Hollow Lane Suite 230 Houston, Texas 77027 Tel. 713-942-7900 Fax 713-942-8530 www.houstonlaw.com EDUCATION: B.A., Cum Laude, Criminology and Corrections, Sam Houston State University – 1978 J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston, 1990 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 1980 – 1986, U. S. Naval Reserve 1986 – 1987, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Division of Pardons and Paroles 1988 – 1990, Attended law school and served as law clerk to Harris County District Judges Shearn Smith and Davie Wilson 1991 - 1996, Associate attorney at Sullins, Johnston, Rohrbach & Magers, P.C., Houston, Texas 1997 – Present, Attorney and Principal at Hollaway, P.C., Houston, Texas NARRATIVE OF BACKGROUND AND...

I am a Houston native, University of Houston Law Center alumna, Licensed Texas Attorney, Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Psychology at San Jacinto Community College, Houston Community College, and the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

I represent clients in TABC hearings and litigation, protests of original or renewal applications, licensing and certificate concerns, and other TABC procedures.

Attorney Phillip M. Davis has many years of experience prosecuting and defending claims made pursuant to the Defense Base Act (DBA), Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (NAF or NAFI) before the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Benefits Review Board (BRB), and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition, Mr. Davis has extensive experience handling War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA) claims.

Mr. Davis has represented injured workers, employers and insurance carriers in thousands of claims. Currently, Mr. Davis represents injured workers with DBA, LHWCA and NAF claims.

Mr. Davis earned his...

Ryan joined Griffith Firm, now Griffith & Hughes, as an associate in 2016. Prior to attending law school, Ryan graduated from Texas Tech University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management. Ryan attended law school at Texas A&M University where he was inducted into the legal honor society Phi Delta Phi. He received his J.D. from A&M in May of 2016.

Licensed Attorney and Member of the California and five Federal Bars. Subject matter expert in the general Mortgage Industry Expert regarding Reverse Mortgages and the senior demographic. 25 years of experience. CFPB and Federal Agency Audit Preparation and Defense. Expert knowledge of the SAFE ACT, the National Mortgage Licensing System, Dodd-Frank, the CFPB, TILA, RESPA, HOEPA, ECOA, and other mortgage industry regulations. Experienced with HUD or FHA agency audit analysis and response. Admin Law Specialist. Experienced with public companies - SOX and the SEC Medical Marijuana Cooperative Formation and Administration. Expert Witness federally qualified. IMPORTANT...

Randy has successfully represented clients in a variety of civil matters throughout Texas for over 30 years.
In 2006, Randy obtained a $98.8 million verdict for his client in a commercial lawsuit involving tortious interference with contracts and business disparagement.
More recently, he worked with a team of lawyers in Texas and Delaware to defeat a wrongful effort to recover over $200 million from his client.
Randy has represented hundreds of individuals and small businesses in construction defect cases and fighting insurance companies for wrongful coverage denials. He also helps clients who were the victims of fraud in real estate deals.
Randy has...

As a Licensed Nuclear Engineer, Health Physicist, and member of the State Bar of Texas , Mr. Jacobi provides technical assistance to a variety of nuclear and radiological facilities including waste disposal companies, industrial users, uranium miners, transportation companies, oil and gas exploration and production companies, and investment companies who are seeking an expert opinion on the acquisition of nuclear facilities. He offers hands-on technical assistance in the licensing, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear and radiological facilities, including expert guidance on radiation risk assessment, licensing and permitting of nuclear facilities, environmental assessments, nuclear facility closure and decommissioning plans, radiological...

Roger B. Borgelt is a highly regarded Austin lawyer with 24 years' experience in the practice of environmental, energy, administrative, utility and professional licensure law. He represents individuals, landowners, suburban areas, businesses, political subdivisions and institutions before state and federal regulatory agencies, the courts, local governments and the Texas Legislature with consistently favorable results. Mr. Borgelt is listed in Best Lawyers in America 2013 and 2014 and Texas' Best Lawyers. His firm, Borgelt Law, is ranked by U.S. News -- Best Lawyers as a Tier 2 Best Law Firm in the Government Relations Practice Area for its work...

Amanda Traphagan is a Texas tax attorney who has spent her entire legal career assisting taxpayers with contested tax matters. She has assisted taxpayers against the Texas Comptroller, the Internal Revenue Service, and tax authorities of other states in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts. Amanda Traphagan is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, the United States Tax Court, and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits. Amanda Traphagan's published state tax cases include the Texas Supreme Court cases Combs v. Roark Amusement &...

I'm a Board Certified Administrative Law problem solver: a litigation attorney specializing in administrative law (a special area of law focusing on representation before licensing boards, regulatory agencies, and commissions). I aggressively represent and defend clients at informal settlement conferences (ISC), enforcement committee meetings (EC), the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), Travis County district court, and the courts of appeals, specifically related to these agencies:
•Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
•Texas Medical Board
•Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
•Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
•Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
•Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
•Texas Board of Professional Engineers
•Health and Human Services Commission...

Registered lobbyist Steve Koebele provides public policy representation, counseling, and advocacy for a diverse range of clients composed of market leaders in their respective industries. He successfully improves laws and government toward clear goals: increasing job creation and enhancing economic opportunities. From the best Texas lobbyist office location, Steve Koebele has successfully achieved legal and public policy goals before diverse state agencies.

I spent most of my legal career as an Assistant Attorney General and became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, and became an appellate expert. Most of my time there was spent in Tort Litigation, where I defended doctors, nurses, PA's, and Medical Schools. I also tried premises and general negligence cases. Now I teach at ACC’s paralegal program and practice criminal defense, and personal injury.

I'm from a small town in the piney woods of Southeast Texas where my Mamaw always told me "Tricia, we are just country folk." She was an elegant woman whose lessons gave me solid roots.
When I grew up, I graduated from Texas A&M University where the Lieutenant Governor of Texas told us that as Texans and as Aggies people around the world know and trust us. I earned my Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. Created to educate returning veterans under...

For the past twenty years, Tina Snelling of the Snelling Law Firm has developed a reputation as the lawyer to call when you need someone to solve a complex legal problem-either at trial or on appeal. She has been called the "law lawyer" because of her ability to help navigate difficult legal terrain in contract and tort law, regulatory and administrative law, insurance law, business law and employment and labor law. Trial attorneys frequently call Ms. Snelling to help select juries, prepare and argue the jury charge and to argue all as-a-matter-of-law motions. In fact, during one...

Robert Callahan’s aggressive style of advocacy is a product of Baylor Law School’s trial-centered education and his experience as a prosecutor. His oratory skills are well known throughout the courtrooms of central Texas. Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. After he earned his Juris Doctorate in 2006, Robert joined the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office where he excelled. He was quickly promoted to a misdemeanor Court Chief position, then promoted again to prosecute felony crimes. In 2011, Robert entered private practice with a vision to serve the people of central Texas. In 2012,...

Management "Solutions Lawyer" Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is recognized for her 36 years of work, scholarship, thought leadership, advocacy and community service as a "Top Woman Lawyer;" "Top Rated Lawyer,” and "LEGAL LEADER" in Health Care Law and Labor and Employment Law; “Best Lawyers In Dallas” in Labor and employment, “Tax: ERISA & Employee Benefits,” “Health Care,” and “Business and Commercial Law;” and other accolades. Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, an American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Fellow and Martindale-Hubble AV-Preeminent (highest/top 1%) peer-rated, she helps highly regulated and other performance-sensitive domestic...

I have practiced law continuously since 1993, focusing almost exclusively on the employment relationship. I am admitted to practice law in Florida (Florida Bar) and Texas (State Bar of Texas). I am also admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and numerous federal courts with jurisdiction in Florida and Texas. Since year 2000, I have been Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). I attended the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida, and graduated with a undergraduate Bachelor of Arts...

Experienced in federal sector personnel actions, both Equal Employment and Merit System Protection Board matters. Experience in risk-management for employers with review and implementation of employee-manuals, employee policies documents, personnel orientations in regards to avoidance of wrongful termination claims and workplace efficiency. Also involved in contract negotiations and preparation. Personally handled several trials, both civil and criminal. Negotiated a collective bargaining agreement between American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO and one of the largest Head Start Programs in the United States. Wrote and self-published Concept Deskbook on Employment Law. Represents both defense and plaintiff...

St. Mary's University School of Law, 1999, cum laude Mathews and Brancsomb, P.C. 1999-2004 Cox Smith Mathews 2004-2015 (Partner 2007-2015) Dykema Cox Smith 2015-2018 (Partner) Law Office of Rene D. Ruiz, P.C. (2018-present) Board Certified in Administrative Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2013-Present) Chair, Water Committee, ABA Section of Public Utility, Communication, and Transportation (2010-2015) Chair, Water Committee, San Antonio Greater Chamber of Commerce, 2017

Sylvia Borunda Firth is a solo practitioner lawyer in El Paso, Texas specializing in governmental law, administrative law, real estate and general business. Sylvia received her B.B.A. Magna Cum Laude from St. Mary's University in San Antonio and her J.D. for the University of Texas School of Law. Her legal career has been very diverse and she has experience working for governmental entities, as in house corporate counsel and private practice. While in private practice Sylvia has been employed by a medium size firm in addition to her current work at Sylvia Borunda Firth, PLLC.

Sylvia has...

Jessica Castilleja Dunn is a general practitioner lawyer currently serving Central Texas, but her roots stretch to the Rio Grande Valley where she first nurtured a passion for justice. Growing up in a unique and diverse culture offered Jessica experiences that today have shaped her approach and perspective to help serve her clients.

As a former Policy Advisor in the Texas Legislature, Jessica's legal practice has been built on a foundation of experience working on a broad spectrum of issues ranging from animal welfare to criminal justice. Her later experience working with a non-profit organization promoting basic worker's safety and dignity...

I am a 6th generation Texan and blessed because all of those generations were hard-working farm laborers--good people. I was born in the Texas Panhandle, in the small cattle town of Hereford and raised on an onion field in Rio Grande City, right on the Texas-Mexico border.

I studied business and economics for almost 10 years before I decided I needed a law degree to complement my profession as a consultant. Along the way, I learned that business, economics, law and onion fields all have one important thing in common: roots.

My life is God, family, and my profession, and...

LaJuana Acklin is a 2009 graduate of Texas Southern Thurgood Marshall School of Law and she obtained her undergraduate degree from Howard University in 2005. LaJuana possesses over thirteen years of state and federal administrative law experience. LaJuana began her career in private practice representing clients in various civil litigation matters, including color of title and premises liability disputes. Prior to joining Bertolino LLP, LaJuana adjudicated unemployment claims as a hearing officer for the Texas Workforce Commission. She also practiced administrative law at the federal level before the Social Security Administration where she successfully obtained benefits for...

Brad earned his B.A. with honors from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and his J.D. from the University of Houston. His law career started 30 years ago in his small hometown in Texas as a general practice which concentrated on real estate and probate matters. He was later elected to serve as County and District Attorney where he assumed responsibility for all misdemeanor and felony prosecutions. Subsequently he practiced law in Austin, Texas where he developed experience in the areas of personal injury and insurance law. He obtained sizable jury verdicts...

Troy took the exciting opportunity to join the Bertolino LLP team in 2021. He aggressively protects license defense clients whose livelihoods and reputations are under attack by government regulators. Troy works to make sure clients are well-informed about their cases and the options they have available throughout the regulatory complaint process. He brings his considerable government experience as a former regulator to bear in zealously protecting his clients’ legal interests and achieving positive outcomes that protect their livelihood, professional reputation, and careers. Troy also advises clients proactively before complaints are ever received. He works with clients...

Hugh’s experience as an attorney is well rounded. He has civil and criminal trial experience as the result of his career as a city attorney, a municipal prosecutor, an assistant county attorney, and an assistant district attorney where his duties included engaging in all types of litigation ranging from civil rights and employment lawsuits to tort and negligence claims.

In private practice, Hugh has represented individuals and businesses in claims involving the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Age and Sex discrimination, Worker's Compensation Retaliation Cases, Unemployment Disputes and other employment law matters. In regards to small...

Douglas Atkinson was born and raised in Texas and moved to Conroe in 1976. Douglas attended the South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas in 1995. While in law school, he was elected Student Bar President and while he was president he coordinated many community service projects. He realized his passion for criminal law while at the South Texas College of Law while receiving the top grades in his criminal courses. Douglas graduated from law school with a Juris Doctorate in 1998 and received his license to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas in November of 1998....

Steven Goodspeed is a partner at My Church Law firm, a full-service, client-centered and cost-effective firm dedicated to serving churches, private schools, and nonprofit ministries nationwide. He has over 23 years of experience representing nonprofit organizations and is dedicated to delivering high quality legal services and advocating for you.

Susan Morrison is a dedicated employment attorney who has represented both employers and corporate officers in litigation, mediation and arbitration. She provides general counsel advice to business owners, schools, and community colleges across the State of Texas. Susan also investigates employee wrongdoing and provides expert testimony in court.