Panna Maria Lawyers

I am originally from the Greater Houston area, and have settled in Austin with my Criminal Defense Practice. I take pride in giving great legal representation to all of my clients.

Lacy Leonard represents state and federal taxpayers through all stages of a tax controversy, including audit assistance, challenging assessments and seeking refunds of overpaid taxes. Ms. Leonard has over 13 years of substantial trial experience, which allows her to effectively represent clients before the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and in the state and federal district courts. Ms. Leonard also frequently writes and speaks on state tax topics, including the Texas sales tax and Texas franchise tax.

Ms. Leonard tried to verdict and won the first lawsuit challenging a franchise tax assessment under the current...

I attended the University of Texas for both undergrad (B.A. '03) and law school (J.D. '08). During law school, I interned with Justice Harriet O'Neill at the Texas Supreme Court, and I served as an Associate Editor on Texas Law Review. Following law school, I clerked for the Hon. Andrew Austin at the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. After my clerkship, I joined Strasburger & Price, where I concentrated on commercial litigation and administrative law, including contested cases before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. After 10 years of practicing mostly on the defense side, I...

Joey Miller is a transactional attorney in Austin, Texas who focuses on helping creative professionals in the entertainment, small business, and non-profit fields. He was licensed to practice law in Texas in 2011 and opened his private practice in June 2012. He represents musicians, writers, and artists, as well as businesses and non-profits in the creative and technology industries. Joey earned his B.A. in Philosophy and German from Rhodes College (Memphis, Tennessee) in 2008 and his J.D. with a concentration in Intellectual Property from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2011. During college Joey was involved with...

Josh has over two decades of experience guiding insurance companies and other providers of financial services through the complexities of regulatory compliance and corporate transactions. Josh has served as the U.S. general counsel for a top North American insurance and financial services provider, and also previously led non-legal operations and marketing functions at two different industry providers. He uses this extensive background to counsel clients across a vast array of legal, compliance, operations, and marketing challenges, including: Corporate / Transactional Life Insurance & Annuities Insurance Holding Company Act General Insurance Regulatory Reinsurance & Risk Management Executive Management Support Mergers & Acquisitions Distributor Contracting & Regulation Outside General Counsel In the compliance...

John is an unyielding advocate dedicated to defending those injured and in need of justice. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas and works out of our Austin office. John focuses his practice on motor vehicle accidents, premise liability cases, dog bites, products liability cases, and much more. John’s compassion for those who are injured combined with his determination to get the best results possible for his clients make him a valuable ally to victims seeking justice.

John was born and raised in Southeast Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas, where he earned a...

Neil Solomon is a fierce advocate for those who have suffered personal injury. He focuses his practice on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful deaths, gas explosions, automobile and trucking accidents, traumatic brain injury, and more.

Prior to joining Zinda Law Group, Neil practiced law for years with respected defense firms in Texas, representing some of the largest corporations and most powerful insurance companies. Through his many successes, he gained immeasurable insight into defensive strategy. Most importantly, though, he learned as a defense attorney that his true calling is fighting for—not against—individuals and families dealing with personal injury.

Neil now takes tremendous pride in...

Mr Slater was born and raised in Dallas. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas in 1974, and his law degree from St. Mary's School of Law in 1977 and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 1977 and before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas in 1985. Mr. Slater entered private practice in Austin, Texas in 1985. Since that time, he has concentrated on an office practice involving corporate law and commercial transactions and business tort litigation. He has been involved in a broad...

Rand is the principal attorney at Zumwalt Law Group. After heading the bankruptcy and general counsel departments of two medium-sized Texas law firms, Rand decided to open his own law firm, merging the best aspects of both firms with his own strong personal ethics and creative legal mindset. Through Zumwalt Law Group, Rand strives to elevate personal service while taking care of foundational legal issues in a client-focused professional manner. Rand's areas of practice include business litigation, contract law, mergers & acquisitions, copyright and tax law, and legal issues relating to startups and nonprofit formation. Helping Austin startups...

Sanjeev Kumar is the founder and principal at the Kumar Law Firm, which provides a wide range of legal services to entrepreneurs and business owners in the area of business & corporate law and intellectual property along with related areas of interest to clients such as business succession planning, wealth preservation through estate planning, and alternate dispute resolution. Sanjeev understands the issues faced by his clients as he has walked in their shoes. He has been a successful technology professional, entrepreneur and business leader managing teams that were culturally diverse and located in different geographic areas. His...

Providing a wide variety of legal services, including small business advice, family law, probate, litigation, appeals, mediation and arbitration. Additionally, expertise in legal ethics, serving as an expert witness for lawyers and law firms in matters involving legal ethics and malpractice

Experienced business and tax litigation attorney that handles an array of legal matters for business owners and individuals seeking protection for their assets. Handles the following legal matters: Business transactions Tax liens and seizures Mergers and acquisitions Tax collection Corporate litigation Buy-sell agreements Tax appeals, IRS audits Contract litigation

Jack Quentin Nichols is an Austin business lawyer providing business attorney services on small business legal services, business formations, employment, business disputes and litigation. Get legal advice for your business in Austin TX.

We protect families and preserve assets by providing legal services in the areas of family law. Crista M Branch has 19 years of legal experience and have focused specifically on family law for 15 years. The firm handles divorces, custody, child support modifications, termination and adoptions, pre and post-nuptials and grandparent rights cases.

Michael Rowland is the founding member of the Law Offices of Michael R. Rowland and concentrates his practice handling wrongful death, personal injury and insurance litigation. Born and raised in the inner city of San Antonio, Texas, Michael is a graduate of Brackenridge High School. After spending two years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a member of the swim team, Michael went on to obtain his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and Doctorate of Jurisprudence from St. Mary’s University School of Law. Michael is licensed to practice in both Federal and State Courts in...

Founder and principal attorney of R L Wilson, P.C., Law Firm of San Antonio, Texas. Primary practice areas are real estate law including HOA litigation, evictions, water law and construction law.

As the son of a personal injury lawyer, Alec grew up seeing firsthand the importance of helping people who have been injured. Seeing his dad’s clients come visit on holidays ignited the fire that drives Alec to pursue the best results for his clients today. Alec grew up in College Station before he attended Wofford College, where he played baseball all four years. Upon graduation, he then went on to Texas A&M University, where he earned a master’s degree while working with the 2017 Aggie baseball team that reached the College World Series. He then came to Houston, where he worked...

I built this firm upon the ideals of equality, respect, honor and pride. I believe that actions speak louder than words and I should treat people the way I want to be treated. My mother once told me that God gave us two ears and a mouth for a reason…we should listen twice as much as we speak. I try to apply these concepts in my practice to provide better service to our Clients. I received my Juris Doctor from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (a/k/a Texas A&M School of Law), my Bachelor of Arts from University of Texas-Austin...