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Robert Fadem
Houston, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
708 Telephone Road
Houston, TX 77023
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Construction and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Robert Fadem is a plaintiff's trial attorney born and raised in Houston, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. He subsequently graduated from South Texas College of Law in December of 2013 where he was a dean's list student. While in law school at South Texas, Mr. Fadem interned for a prominent commercial litigation firm located in Houston, Texas. Following graduation, Mr. Fadem served as an attorney for Judge Michael Landrum at the 113th Civil District Court where he acquired countless hours of courtroom observation, legal research experience...
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Michael Elton Pierce
Houston, TX Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Maritime and Personal Injury
Baylor Law School
Based in Houston, Texas, Michael Pierce has handled hundreds of cases from filing until settlement or trial. Michael has received recognition for his success, including induction into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocate’s Forum and selection as a Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine for the past 6 years. Michael was also selected by the American Trial Lawyers Association as the top 100 trial lawyers in the nation. Michael’s verdicts have been featured in Verdict Search’s Top Texas Verdicts three times in the past six years.
Michael is licensed to practice law in Texas and Pennsylvania. He has been admitted to the Southern...
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Anna Dean Kamins
Houston, TX Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Houston - Main Campus
Anna Dean Kamins has over 15 years experience in mass tort litigation, including representing those who have been catastrophically injured by dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, and toxic materials. She is experienced in commercial contract disputes and consumer class actions as well as environmental work hazards and transportation injuries. Anna has been involved in some of the largest mass tort lawsuits in the country, representing thousands of injured claimants against major pharmaceutical companies like Wyeth, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen, Bayer, and Astra Zeneca, resulting in significant settlements.
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Michael John Bins
Houston, TX Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationSouth Texas College of Law
Michael was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He studied history and economics at Texas A&M University where he graduated in 2008. He received his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law where he was a quarter-finalist in the Garland R. Walker Memorial mock trial competition.
Since earning his license to practice law in 2012, he has gained substantial experience by ardently representing individuals in insurance disputes, catastrophic injury suits, and eminent domain matters. His passion in representing individuals has led to BE recognized as a Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers in 2016 and 2017. * He has...
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Chris A. Spofford
Houston, TX Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Chris A. Spofford is a Family Law Attorney in Houston who has been defending the rights of men, women and children in Texas Family Law matters for more than 30 years. Over that time, he has handled thousands of divorce and Family Law cases. He has distinguished himself during intense courtroom trials as well as innovating in alternatives to family law litigation, such as divorce mediation and collaborative family law.
Board Certification: Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993; recertified, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013
Admitted to the Bar: 1986, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of...
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Geoffrey Alan Berg
Houston, TX Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Employment
Geoffrey Berg is a partner and founder of Berg Plummer Johnson & Raval, LLP. His areas of practice include Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Government/Private Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense. Geoff has handled every kind of case from representing corporations in complex multi-million dollar commercial disputes to employment matters, arguments over oilfield trade secrets, government and corporate investigations.
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Ronald Wright
Houston, TX Attorney with 19 years of experience
Energy and Real Estate
Michigan State University College of Law
Attorney Ronald Wright is a managing partner of the McCathern office in Houston, Texas. Mr. Wright practices in the areas of real estate, food services, retail electricity, and oil and gas. He regularly advises clients regarding general business and corporate governance matters.
Mr. Wright is experienced in handling complex transactional matters involving mergers & acquisitions, contract negotiation and drafting, corporate governance formalities, finance, and succession planning. Applying a “deal maker” philosophy, Mr. Wright works with his clients to navigate the challenges and risks of negotiating and closing a deal while ensuring his client is well informed and adequately protected. He has...
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Timothy Sifers
Houston, TX Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Tim Sifers is the Managing Partner of the The Potts Law Firm, LLP’s Kansas City Office. Tim has over 16-years of experience practicing in the litigation arena working on personal injury motor vehicle/trucking litigation, medical malpractice and nursing home litigation, securities litigation, consumer protection class actions and product liability litigation in mass torts on a nationwide level.Tim graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in Kansas City. While diligently studying law, he was awarded the American Bar Association National Trial Competition Award and the Order of Barristers for Superior Accomplishment in Trial and Appellate Advocacy.Tim was born and...
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Brittene V Wilson
Houston, TX Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business
University of Houston Law Center
Brittené V. Wilson joined McCathern as an Associate Attorney at the firm’s Houston, Texas office in 2016. She has since been designated as a Senior Associate Attorney and takes an active role in mentoring Law Clerks and helping to hone the skills of fellow associates by sharing her extensive experience with motions practice, mediations, depositions, and trial knowledge.
Ms. Wilson obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology from Emory University in Atlanta, GA in 2007. During and after college, she worked as a commercial litigation paralegal and later returned to her hometown...
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Keith Morris
Houston, TX Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
University of Houston Law Center
Attorney Keith Morris is the founding attorney of Keith Morris & Stacy Kelly, Attorneys at Law. Mr. Morris graduated from Texas A & M University in 1997. He achieved his Juris Doctor at the University of Houston Law Center in 2001. Since then Mr. Morris has devoted himself to the practice discipline of probate administration as well as litigation involving estates, probate, guardianships, fiduciary duty, commercial, and other general litigation. His firm represents individuals, small businesses, and larger corporations with general legal assistance, mediation, and litigation.
Mr. Morris has been named a 2015 Texas Super Lawyer, an H Texas Magazine...
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Nichole Marie Nech
Houston, TX Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
Nichole Nech is the founder of the Nech Law Firm. Nichole graduated from the South Texas School of Law in May of 2001. After graduation she was hired by a major insurance company to work as in-house legal counsel. She represented insurance companies in claims disputes both in mediation and in court for the next 5 years. During that time she see how injured people were too often taken advantage of by giant insurance companies and she made the decision to leave the comfort of a corporate job to help the “little guy.” In 2006, Nichole founded the Nech...
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Marjorie A. Murphy
Houston, TX Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
I focus my practice in the areas of employment discrimination, family, and immigration law. On the employment front, I passionately and aggressively represent employees with claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, retaliation, and/or unfair wage practices against employers. It is unfortunate, but the reality is that, sometimes, employees still face discrimination and other unfair and unlawful employment practices. I believe that employers who violate employees' legal rights should be punished. I believe that employees should be treated equally and without regard to their race, age, gender, religion, pregnancy-status, or national origin. I also believe an employee should not be...
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Mr. Richard L Spencer
Houston, TX Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Houston - Main Campus
Represents a wide range of: commercial and residential owners, developers and lenders in loans, construction matters, workouts, foreclosures; title issues, lot sales, utilities, platting, development, and zoning issues; Central Appraisal District in ad-valorem tax collection cases; landlords and tenants in leasing matters; Businesses and individuals in commercial trans-actions, complex financings, securities fraud, corporate matters, stock and asset acquisitions.
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Aaron Reimer
Houston, TX Attorney with 17 years of experience
Family
South Texas College of Law
Aaron Reimer earned his undergraduate degree from Dallas Christian College cum laude, with a double major in Theology and Psychology. After graduation, he worked for several years in the banking industry before moving to Houston to attend South Texas College of Law.
While in law school, Aaron clerked for the Honorable Judge Georgia Dempster of the Harris County 308th Family District Court. He also clerked for the Honorable Justice George C. Hanks, Jr., in Houston’s First Court of Appeals.
After graduating from law school, Aaron continued his education at the University of Houston Law Center, pursuing a Masters of Law...
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Erica Helaine Rose
Houston, TX Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Southwestern Law School and University of Houston Law Center
I am passionate about personal injury and family law. A native Houstonian, I graduated from The University of Houston Law Center. Prior, I attended college at Emory University, graduating with a joint degree in English and Creative Writing and a minor in Theater.
During my time at the University of Houston Law Center, I was President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and chaired the Moore’s School of Music Gala. I was also honored and a speaker alongside actress Christine Baranski for the Human Rights Gala. I completed a summer clerkship at the Law Office of Dan Cogdell, a...
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Damon Mathias
Houston, TX Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Southern Methodist University
Attorney Damon Mathias and Attorney Ori Raphael are the Dallas personal injury lawyers at MR Civil Justice. Together, they bring extensive experience to the areas of personal injury. Damon and Ori have handled complex personal injury cases. This wide range of knowledge allows the firm to handle even the most complicated cases for clients throughout Dallas and Chicago. Damon and Ori are always determined to help clients reach the most favorable outcomes possible. Call MR Civil Justice today to begin your case.
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Lynn Margaret Messer
Houston, TX Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Family, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
St. Mary's University School of Law
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Paul Gordon
Houston, TX Attorney with 49 years of experience
Collections, Consumer, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
I have been practicing all aspects of civil litigation for approximately 40 years in Houston. Proud to say that in all those years, I have never had a grievance lodged against me. Happy to help!
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Adam Glenn Schachter
Houston, TX Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Collections and Consumer
Board Certified Bankruptcy Attorney with emphasis in compassionate advice and bankruptcy-as-a-last-option.
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Charles Wesley Livingston II
Houston, TX Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Southern University
Charles W. Livingston, II is a savvy litigator with extensive experience in personal injury litigation and criminal law defense. He dedicates his practice to helping individuals that have suffered significant injury or death resulting from automobile accidents, semi-tractor trailer crashes, chemical exposure and off-shore disasters. He has also defended hundreds of individuals charged with serious felony offenses such as murder, assault, drug possession, fraud and driving while intoxicated. For over 16 years, Mr. Livingston has used his excellent communication and interpersonal skills to resolve complex matters. This has earned him credibility with clients, judges and opposing...
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Brit Mitchell Sneed
Houston, TX Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Maritime and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Brit N. Mitchell is a Texas trial lawyer practicing representing victims of catastrophic personal injuries caused by highway accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, on-the-job accidents/explosions, boat and offshore accidents, defective consumer products, and prescription drugs. Ms. Mitchell has devoted his entire career to passionately assisting people in need and continues in her community outreach endeavors by devoting herself not only to the people of Houston but to those throughout the United States, with an additional focus in California. Ms. Brit Mitchell continues to show her colleagues and community that diligence, discipline, and perseverance are what drive success for...
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Kenichi Yagi
Houston, TX Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business, Collections, Employment and IP
University of Houston Law Center
Kenichi Yagi is an experienced corporate transactional attorney for Adair Myers Stevenson Yagi. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation and advises domestic and international clients in corporate matters, intellectual property disputes, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, insurance coverage, family law, real estate, employment law, and debt collections.
Mr. Yagi was born in Japan and moved to the United States when he was a teenager. He graduated high school in the United States and attended the University of Massachusetts at Lowell where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Yagi graduated magna cum laude and was a member...
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Philip Robert Brinson
Houston, TX Attorney with 31 years of experience
Energy, Entertainment & Sports, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
South Texas College Of Law
Philip Robert Brinson is an experienced trial lawyer who possesses unique skills derived from experience outside of the legal fields that have made him not only a trusted advocate for his clients, but also a formidable adversary in the courtroom. Mr. Brinson has extensive legal experience in a variety of practice areas, including hospitality and dram shop, entertainment, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, employment, oil field services, and business and commercial litigation. Mr. Brinson has litigation experience on both sides of the docket in handling infringement actions in copyright and trademark actions in the entertainment and hospitality industries, including...
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Julie Rivera Rosete
Houston, TX Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Boston University School of Law
Empowering Clients with Experienced Guidance in Divorce and Family Law
Julie Rosete, an exceptional divorce and family law attorney whose passion for justice and unwavering dedication sets her apart. With over 15 years of experience and finely honed litigation skills, Julie returns to the Ramos Law Group, PLLC family, bringing a renewed commitment to serving her clients' needs.
Julie's legal journey began at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where she earned her degree in 2000. She continued her pursuit of excellence at Boston University School of Law, graduating in 2005 as a distinguished G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Recognizing her potential, she completed...
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Charles Hunter
Houston, TX Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, IP and Personal Injury
The University of Texas School of Law
HAYES HUNTER PC has the legal knowledge, skills, and experience to advise clients on Personal Injury and Auto Accident matters in the Houston area.
HAYES HUNTER PC has lawyers with over 15 years of experience in business litigation.
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T. Daniel Hollaway
Houston, TX Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Administrative, Business, Health Care and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
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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
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Ronald Edward Dupree Jr
Houston, TX Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Employment
Florida State University College of Law
I represent employees in legal disputes. If you find yourself in a situation where you need to hire an employment lawyer, you should choose one that is passionate about protecting your legal rights at every opportunity. I established the Dupree Law Firm to be a consistent advocate for employee rights in the workplace.
I began my legal career in the management services division of a large, publicly-traded real estate investment trust. In this role I was responsible for the recruitment, hiring, evaluation, promotion and coaching of all employees reporting to me. As a member of the...
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Devin McNulty
Houston, TX Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury
Southern Methodist University
In Devin’s legal practice, he has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney, a visiting law professor in a foreign country, a judge, and has been in private practice in two states. His wide range of legal experiences helps him relate to his clients and gives him a unique perspective on prosecuting cases. He has engaged in several high-profile cases and received media attention for his cases going back to law school when he did his first jury trial as a law student. He enjoys guiding families through the legal process and helping them receive compensation from the parties responsible for...
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Jorge Luis Gomez
Houston, TX Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Immigration and Personal Injury
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Paige E. Melendez
Houston, TX Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Employment
The University of Texas School of Law
Ms. Melendez is committed to listening to each client's story, evaluating it, and proposing and executing practical steps to meet client goals. The cornerstone to a successful attorney-client relationship, in Ms. Melendez’s opinion, is creating clear lines of communication to help build trust between her and her clients. Ms. Melendez has always known she wanted to become a lawyer. At every key juncture in her life, when asked what she wanted to do with her future, she always responded that she wanted to become an attorney. However, as she neared the end of her undergraduate career at Texas A&M University,...
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Tri Minh Nguyen
Houston, TX Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Real Estate and Securities
University of Houston Law Center
At Tri Nguyen Law Office PC we bring our 19 years of legal experience, insight and business knowledge to serve your Houston small and medium business and to increase the value you will receive from engaging with us.
As we specialize in serving small and medium companies, we have aligned our services with your interests through activities such as our fixed price arrangements, the adoption of the latest communication technologies, continuous learning, and serving as a business partner without a ticking clock in the background.
Yes, we work on a fixed price arrangement with no billable hour or hourly rate. After over...
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Kelly McDermott Walne
Houston, TX Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Kelly M. Walne was born and raised in Houston, Texas. After graduating from The Kinkaid School as a Commended National Merit Scholar and four-year letterman, Kelly went on to double-major at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was Chairman of the Student Events Center Board.
Thereafter, he attended South Texas College of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar, named to the Dean’s List, received multiple AmJur awards for excellence in the classroom and, ultimately, participated in the school’s esteemed Moot Court advocacy program. As a brief writer, Kelly won multiple Best Brief awards at both state...
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Hank Stout
Houston, TX Attorney
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Maritime, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Hank Stout co-founded Sutliff & Stout, Injury & Accident Law Firm because he wanted to help real people with real problems. Raised in a small West Texas town, Hank was taught the value of hard work, determination, fairness, and helping others.
As a Board-Certified personal injury lawyer, Hank has spent the last decade helping others who were harmed by the carelessness of others.
Hank has been selected by Thomson Reuters as a Super Lawyer since 2012.
He has also been recognized as one of Houston’s top personal injury lawyers by H Magazine and Houstonia Magazine.
While Hank appreciates of this recognition, he is most...
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Adam Ramji
Houston, TX Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Please call our VERY easy number 24 Hours a day. Choosing an attorney to represent you may be confusing. Who do I choose? Why should I choose them? My name is Adam and I am am ALSO a doctor. We have NO fees to you. We take a percentage of the settlement at the end. My law firm started from the ground up to represent injured people. When I used to see patients, my practice was only catered to injured victims. My dad use to do the same thing...so it runs in the...
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John Grubb
Houston, TX Attorney with 52 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce and Family
South Texas College of Law
My practice is focused on cases that require my individual attention, through analysis of my clients facts, and then using my skill, effort, strategy and wisdom to work with my client to obtain the best results.
I do not do a high volume of cases. Instead I like to work with my clients on a one on one basis so that I can help them in a difficult time in their life. I cannot do this is I and handling 10 cases in Court day, or am 3 weeks behind on returning client's phone calls.
Instead I work...
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Ryan A. DeHoyos
Houston, TX Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Ryan DeHoyos is a personal injury attorney serving residents of Houston, TX and Pearland, TX who have been severely injured. Ryan believes in compassionate, focused, legal advice tailored to the unique needs of the client.
A large part of Ryan's practice is serving as a Pearland, TX car accident attorney to help injured victims maximize their conversation.
Since the start of his law career, Ryan has been committed to working tirelessly for each and every client that has been a victim of a personal injury due to the negligence of someone else. If you have been involved in any type...
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Brian B. Winegar
Houston, TX Attorney with 12 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus
Brian Winegar joined Perdue & Kidd in 2010 after serving the Texas Department of State Health Services as a Regional Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for over four years. Prior to moving to Texas, he worked in the non-profit healthcare sector in New York. In his spare time, Brian volunteers for the HBA Special Olympics Committee and is active in supporting RISE School of Houston. Brian is also an involved member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church, and he and his wife Cate are looking forward to welcoming their fourth child.
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Jim Mac Perdue Jr
Houston, TX Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Jim M. Perdue, Jr. is a partner in Perdue & Kidd, with a national practice focusing on trying lawsuits, from cases involving defective medical products and pharmaceutical liability claims to catastrophic injuries of all types. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Medical Professional Liability by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He currently serves on the Rules Advisory Committee of the Texas Supreme Court. Mr. Perdue is both an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and Fellow in the International Society of...
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Susan Soussan
Houston, TX Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Energy
University of Houston Law Center and The University of Texas School of Law
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John Havins
Houston, TX 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...