Early Business Lawyers

I am Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. My employment practice is limited to representation of management and high level executives. I am listed as a Best Lawyer in America 2009 in employment law (copyright 2008 by Woodward/White Inc. of Aiken, SC). I was selected as a Super Lawyer for 2004; 2007-09 by Law and Politics Magazine. I also handle commercial litigation in the areas of banking, energy and securities.

As a personal injury law firm, our main goal is to help make your life better after an unfortunate event. Our injury lawyers, malpractice lawyers, and wrongful death lawyers are experienced with these cases and use smart and efficient tactics to get you the money you deserve to help lighten your financial burden. Whether you need a work injury lawyer, accident lawyer, insurance lawyer or another type of attorney, our law firm is proactive and creative in our strategies, so that we can get the results you want in class action lawsuits, business law, or otherwise. We proudly serve Houston,...

The Buchanan Law Office, P.C. is a personal injury law firm committed to protecting and enforcing the rights of those who have been injured by the negligence of others. The firm was founded to provide its clients with access to legal services and the level of representation they deserve when seeking compensation for their personal injuries. Byron was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but was raised in the Houston area. Following his graduation from high school, Byron spent over a decade working as a refinery operator on the Houston Ship Channel. During that time, he earned a degree from the University...

Fort Bend Attorney Travis L. Shaw is a killed litigator at Bibby McWilliams & Kearney, PLLC. He focuses his practice on construction, business, commercial, and can also help clients throughout the Texas area with devising and drafting their business formation and transactional needs. Throughout his years in practice, he has gained a broad range of experience in a number of complex matters. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions in order to protect your business, your assets, and your livelihood.

I, Robert A. "Rob" Swofford, was raised in Nassau Bay, Texas, and completed my high school education at Clear Creek High School in 1983. I pursued my undergraduate studies at Baylor University before earning my law degree from South Texas College of Law in May 1994. During my law school years, I was honored with numerous academic awards. Immediately after graduating, I began my career working alongside the renowned criminal defense attorney Dan Cogdell. In 2006, I was recognized as one of Houston’s Top Lawyers in the field of Criminal Defense. My career has allowed me to personally try cases to...

Concentrating on Employment-Related Disputes in Mediation and Arbitration Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Trained Mediator, Texas Tech University Former Adjunct Professor, Human Resources Law, Texas A & M University – Corpus Christi, College of Business Office and litigation practice involving employer-employee responsibilities, policies, agreements, including arbitration agreements and non-competes, and day-to-day legal advice for employers regarding federal and state employment law mandates involving matters such as discrimination, wage and hour and safety regulations, as well as employment law training for supervisors and employees, representation of employers before administrative agencies, state and federal, in arbitration and court,...

I have dedicated my life to people who need help. I began my career as an assistant attorney general representing the state of Texas in employment actions that required me to develop many aspects of the foundation of what I do today. I learned to practice in state and federal courts. I understood the need of litigation versus the necessity of counseling my client to reach a settlement. I learned how defendants think because I acted in that role.

Today my role is to represent the injured and the parties that have been wronged either by virtue of being...

We are a full service civil litigation firm with a focus on business and consumer law. We also handle immigration cases including business and family petitions and deportation and removal.No matter what legal troubles you’re facing, our staff is sensitive to your circumstances and are here to help. Let our wide range of business and civil legal services bring your issue to a prompt and satisfactory conclusion. We are passionate about what we do and the difference we make and we handle each clients' case as if it were our own.

Clinton earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. He is a proven trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience representing families and individuals in personal injury and family law cases across Texas. Clinton is respected by past clients and his legal peers for his in-depth knowledge of the law and his professionalism. He stays up-to-date on the latest legal developments and on new ways to protect his clients. Clinton is admitted to practice in Texas, the U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit.

Texas Real Estate Litigation Attorney; Real Estate, Business, Civil Litigation; and Estate Planning & Probate

Serving Houston, Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, and surrounding areas.

I am the Managing Partner of Litigation at Porter Law Firm, where I lead the firm's litigation section with a dedication to excellence, innovation, and client-focused advocacy. With over twenty years of legal experience, I am recognized as a trusted advisor and accomplished trial attorney. I manage the firm's commercial litigation and construction defect matters, while also promoting a culture of collaboration and success. I am known for my strategic insights and unwavering commitment to my clients, having successfully represented individuals and businesses in a diverse array of legal issues, including construction defects, commercial disputes, toxic torts, product liability, personal injury,...

EDWARD J. KAZALEH is an Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator who offers tremendous business, legal and real world expertise to his clients. KAZALEH & ASSOCIATES, LLP provides Legal Representation of BUSINESSES and INDIVIDUALS for REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL, PERSONAL INJURY, LITIGATION, CONSTRUCTION, OIL & GAS, PIPELINE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and certain IMMIGRATION LEGAL MATTERS. Our Clients are in the United States and International. GO TO OUR WEB SITE: www.BizLaw.Pro Our particular strengths are: CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES AND DEFECT LAW & ARBITRATION- REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY LAW - COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADEMARKS & PATENTS...

Linkedin Bio at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smarrs. TRIAL ATTORNEY and ARBITRATOR. Over 20 years of experience in complex international and energy arbitrations and lawsuits: oil & gas, energy, chemical, commercial, international and intellectual property matters, including disputes relating to: upstream and downstream agreements and operations, alternative energy, biofuels, pipelines, supply agreements, exploration, production, refining and processing, service company issues, title, drilling, royalty, transportation, catastrophic events, accounting, international, fiduciary duty, fraud, products liability, environmental, rig and plant construction matters. Represents plaintiffs and defendants (apx 50/50). Also experienced with intellectual property, including disputes involving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets. ...

Attorney Andrew Green is a partner in the Houston office of McCathern who practices in both commercial litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Green represents a diverse range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and individuals, but approaches each client with a simple philosophy: listen closely to the client’s goals and apply a practical and efficient strategy in order to most directly reach a positive result.

Mr. Green has experience in multiple areas of civil litigation across various business sectors, including real estate and commercial development, oil and gas, energy and retail electricity providers, construction, food services, and the...

Saeed Tellawi is a Texas attorney representing the owners of privately held and family owned domestic and international businesses. His practice focuses on transactions & strategic advice related to the entrepreneurial pursuit, including business start-up and partnerships; asset protection; business and real estate acquisitions and sales; succession planning; and a full suite of due diligence services for buyers of companies and commercial real estate. Starting his first company at the age of 18 and being continuously self-employed since then has helped Saeed develop a practical approach to the practices of law and business. Saeed has made significant...

Joseph Tung brings nearly 20 years of business and legal experience to the table that began with investment banking and continued through an appellate judicial clerkship, a regional and national law firm, and a global oilfield services company. In 2009, Joseph started a full-service private practice offering general counsel services for a variety of businesses and investors. His practice areas included corporate, transactional, employment, litigation, intellectual property, mergers, acquisition, and real estate law. By 2016, Tung Law Firm, PLLC now represents a diverse range of clients in many industries ranging from information technology, construction, oil and...

Attorney Tara Arnold grew up in a small town in Louisiana and worked at a local personal injury firm. This experience, along with her mother’s advocacy work on behalf of crime victims, fostered a passion for the law at a young age. Dedicated to success, Tara graduated as valedictorian of her high school class as well as summa cum laude and number one in her college class. She then went on to attend Tulane Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and a member of the Order of the Coif (top 10% of her class). During her...

Hugh A. Putman is a graduate from the University of Houston Law Center, where he served as a student attorney in the UHLC Civil Clinic. Prior to law school, Mr. Putman earned a Bachelor’s Degree, magna cum laude and with University Honors, from the University of Houston. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Putman opened and ran businesses providing him valuable experience in business formation, management, and franchise organizations. Mr. Putman’s practice is focused on labor & employment defense, commercial litigation, corporate law, and estate planning. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Putman established and managed multiple businesses in the Houston...

Sylvia Mayer is an arbitrator, mediator, and attorney with over 30 years of legal experience in courts nationwide. As a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and a TMCA Credentialed Advanced Mediator, Sylvia Mayer serves on several arbitration and mediation rosters. While Sylvia Mayer has served as neutral in a wide variety of disputes, she frequently serves as mediator or arbitrator in disputes involving bankruptcy, business separations, complex commercial litigation, contracts, corporate governance, energy, fiduciary duties, healthcare, oil and gas, personal injury, and consumer issues. An experienced mediator and arbitrator, Sylvia Mayer has served as neutral in...

As Partner at Potts Law Firm, Matthew Tabakman uses his litigation experience to pursue property insurance and personal injury claims on behalf of his clients. Having practiced law in Central Florida since 2002, Matt has handled these types of cases from the time they are pre-suit claims, through the litigation process to negotiated settlement or jury verdict.

Matt studied political science at the State University of New York at Binghamton and international affairs at The George Washington University before pursuing his Juris Doctorate at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While in law school, he participated in competitions...

I am a Senior Attorney at Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, bringing over 25 years of experience in intellectual property to the table. I earned a B.S. in Chemistry, cum laude, from the University of Louisville, pursued graduate studies in nuclear physical chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and received my law degree from the University of Dayton. My clients and resources are located throughout the world because phone, email, and AV-platforms have permitted this flexibility. My work in intellectual property involves counseling as well as drafting and prosecuting hundreds of domestic and foreign patent, trademark, and copyright applications for clients ranging...

Nick has been practicing law since 2014, representing businesses and individuals before the courts and in negotiations. Now, his primary practice regards residential construction transactions and litigation. He takes a tailored approach to each client matter. In complex cases, he leverages sophisticated strategies, hard work, and his firm's veteran team members. With smaller issues, he focuses on achieving efficient and swift solutions without "breaking the bank." In every case, he prioritizes communication with clients and integrity. Nick grew up in rural Northeast Texas in the dairy farming community. Later, he obtained his accounting and law degrees from The University of Texas...

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...

Internationally-acclaimed author and litigator David Barranco graduated with honors from the University of Texas’ Plan II Program in 1994 and from UT’s Law School in 1997. Based in Alamo Heights, Texas, David helps artists, writers, investors, designers, and other innovators reap (and retain) the financial rewards from their original creations. In 1993, David was named UT’s most outstanding liberal arts student; in 1997 he won the Willie Morris Award, which recognizes a superlative “call to intellectualism, vigorous defense of civil liberties, and overall pursuit of excellence.” After covering Microsoft's antitrust trial for the London Sunday Times, Mr. Barranco began his...

My practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration. I represent clients in high-stakes, high-dollar disputes involving breach of contract, employment law, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, insurance coverage, securities disputes, class actions, and whistleblower claims. I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants before state and federal courts, and in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

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...

Josh is the Managing Partner and CEO of Phillips Golden LLP and head of its Real Estate Section. Josh’s practice centers on advising and counseling real estate entrepreneurs, investors and businesses through all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions & dispositions, development, leasing (retail, office, industrial, and ground leases, build to suit and telecommunications), purchase and sale agreements, private development agreements, construction contracts, management agreements, and related due diligence matters. A significant portion of his time is devoted to representation of developer equity investors in the formation of pass-through entities (e.g., LLCs, limited partnerships and joint...

Before starting his own law practice, Don worked for a well-regarded corporate law firm, for a state attorney general, and as a judicial law clerk. He has seen first-hand how the law is made, how it is shaped by court decisions, and how it affects business clients. Don began his legal career with a one-year clerkship at the Texas Supreme Court, which is Texas's highest court and focuses on civil (not criminal) cases. Law clerks help the Court evaluate which of the roughly one thousand petitions filed each year should be granted and help the Justices write their opinions. His private practice...