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Amy Hargis
Houston, TX Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Amy Hargis is a Partner at Raizner Slania, where she spends the majority of her time focusing on insurance bad faith litigation, while also pursuing personal injury claims on behalf of victims across the country.
After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at Texas A&M University in 2008, Ms. Hargis attended South Texas College of Law where she graduated with magna cum laude honors in 2011. While in law school, she was a Dean’s Merit Scholar and served both as the Note and Comment Editor for the South Texas Law Review and the Managing Student Editor for the Construction...
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Brent Clark Perry
Houston, TX Attorney with 36 years of experience
(713) 401-9790
2 Houston Center 909 Fannin, Suite 2630
Houston, TX 77010
Business, Energy, Real Estate and Securities
University of Chicago
Over an exemplary 25 year career, Brent C. Perry has distinguished himself as a skilled litigator. His wealth of experience has helped clients in a wide range of business and legal matters solve complex issues. Mr. Perry attended the University of Chicago Law School and graduated in 1989, after which he served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa in Texas. Mr. Perry then joined Baker Botts, LLP in 1990 and Bracewell & Giuliania, LLP in 1993. This gave Mr. Perry valuable hands-on experience that propelled him further in his career. He...
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David Willis
Houston, TX Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationMaritime and Products Liability
South Texas College Of Law
Baylor University (BA 1978)
South Texas College of Law (JD 1982)
State Bar of Texas (Admitted in 1983)
New York State Bar (Admitted in 2005)
Supreme Court of Texas - Briefing Attorney (1983-1984)
Vice President - Harris County Bar Association (1984-1985)
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer (Since 1988)
TOP 100 - The National Trial Lawyers (2018, 2019 & 2020)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Since 1988)
Texas Bar Foundation (Member since 1996)
Awarded the Steven J Sharp Public Service Award 2001 (National Award)
United States Patent Holder
Baylor University - Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Autism (2013)
David P. Willis has gained a national reputation as a...
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Samuel Adamo
Houston, TX Attorney with 56 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
South Texas College Of Law
Sam Adamo is a Houston Criminal Lawyer at the Adamo & Adamo Law Firm. He is board certified by the State of Texas as a criminal defense specialist. He has received national recognition as a criminal defense attorney, while achieving over a 40% dismissal rate for his clients. Sam Adamo handles all types of criminal cases including, but not limited to: DUI & DWI defense, drug defense, domestic violence & assault charges, sexual assault & sex crimes, federal crimes, murder, and many more. If you have been arrested contact the Adamo & Adamo Law Firm to speak with one of...
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Michael David Lore
Houston, TX Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
Michael Lore is the founder of The Lore Law Firm. For over 25 years, his law practice has been representing individuals in all types of labor & employment law, with a concentration on class and collective actions seeking to recover unpaid back overtime wages, to matters involving executive severance negotiations, non-compete provisions, and serious personal injury (work and non-work related). He has handled matters both in the state and federal courts nationwide as well as via related administrative agencies.
Michael and his teams’ efforts have resulted in well over $100 million in recoveries for thousands of individuals nationwide, through pre-suit settlements...
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Charles "Chuck" Sanders
Houston, TX Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Maritime and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Charles Sanders is the co-founder and partner of Rose Sanders Law Firm. Charles excels at litigation and brings the tough approach needed to the courtroom when dealing with opposing counsel. Charles is passionate about helping the injured and fighting for their rights against insurance companies.
Prior to opening Rose Sanders Law Firm with his wife and co-founder, Erica Rose Sanders, Charles served as the manager of the personal injury docket at the Erica Rose Law Firm, PLLC.
Charles started his career as a paralegal for a maritime defense firm in Houston, and then decided to attend law school at Thomas M. Cooley...
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Matthew Compton
Houston, TX Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Houston Law Center
Matthew (Matt) Compton has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated law school from the University of Houston Law Center in 2011 and has been practicing law in the Greater Houston Area since then.
Matt is a licensed Patent Attorney and enjoys helping small businesses develop and manage their intellectual property and general small business legal needs.
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Edward C. Okwueze
Houston, TX Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Immigration
Southern University Law Center
Regardless of the legal issue you are facing, Edward Okwueze will fight to protect your rights and best interests. He works tirelessly for his clients.
As a result, he has attained hundreds of dismissals of criminal charges in Texas.
Edward offers free consultations, so call Edward & Associates today at (832) 798-9850 to discuss your case.
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Natasha S. Walker
Houston, TX Attorney with 4 years of experience
Consumer, Insurance Claims, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
The Law Office of Natasha S. Walker handles all types of personal injury matters, including slip and fall incidents and traumatic trucking collisions. We offer compassionate legal representation to injured victims from motor vehicle accidents to premises liability cases.
Natasha S. Walker also has a special interest in tenants' rights advocacy for both residential and commercial tenants and helping them navigate the landlord-tenant laws in Texas. Our firm's approach is to understand our clients' perspectives, motivations, and their personal circumstances to further provide legal guidance and support in overcoming those situations.
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Shannon Lee Boudreaux
Houston, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
Divorce and Family
South Texas College of Law
Shannon Boudreaux has handled numerous high-conflict family law situations, including complex contested divorces, child custody disputes, court order enforcements, and child custody modifications. Shannon has also handled countless LGTBQ related family law matters, from cohabitation agreements to prenups and divorces.
Her passion for advocacy has led courts to enlist her as an amicus attorney, or a court-appointed investigator who recommends to the judge what is in the best interest of the children.
Shannon has built a reputation for excellent and passionate advocacy. She has been named to the 2014 National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, as well as a two-time recipient of...
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Kathryn Karam
Houston, TX Attorney with 17 years of experience
Immigration
The University of Texas School of Law
Kathryn N. Karam is a dedicated and skilled attorney who has practiced immigration law in Texas since 2007. Karam is the founder of The Law Office of Kathryn N. Karam in Houston where she represents clients throughout Harris County facing immigration issues. Before law school, Karam studied Chinese and earned her bachelor of arts in Chinese from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She also earned her certificate in Chinese studies from the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. Karam earned her juris doctor in 2007 from the University of Texas School of Law. ...
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John A. Daspit
Houston, TX Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Houston - Main Campus
Attorney John Daspit provides high-quality legal representation for personal injury lawsuits and claims in Houston, Texas. John Daspit attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting. After graduation, John decided to pursue a law degree at the University of Houston. Before starting Daspit Law Firm, where he serves accident victims, John worked at one of the most prominent law firms in Texas, Fulbright & Jaworski. In the past, Attorney Daspit worked as a defense lawyer, where he learned the ins and outs of legal defense techniques. Today, he uses this...
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Fred Dahr
Houston, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Texas - Austin
Fred Dahr is a Houston-based criminal lawyer who represents clients in criminal litigations from misdemeanors and felonies to appeals, writs of Habeas Corpus, and clearing record cases in state and federal courts. He has won dismissals or acquittals for clients charged with different assault cases, aggravated robbery, driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance, theft, and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
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Jason Palker
Houston, TX Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
St. Mary's University School of Law
Mr. Palker was raised by a single mother and learned the value of hard, honest work from an early age and has unwaveringly been a member of the workforce since age fourteen. Having worked in a wide array of industries (including everything from restaurants, nightlife, events, and healthcare to professional sports), and even after starting multiple companies before the age of twenty, Mr. Palker found his passion for the law in college. In 2012, Mr. Palker discovered his true career path when he obtained a job as a legal assistant. While working as a legal assistant, Mr. Palker was involved...
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Gary Schaffer Miller
Houston, TX Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Gary S Miller is a Houston criminal defense attorney specializing in the defense of all types of cases including drug possessions, assaults and batteries, DWI and DUI, prostitution and theft.
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Brendin Miguez
Houston, TX Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Brendin Miguez is the founder and lead attorney at The Miguez Law Firm, PLLC. He is a graduate of South Texas College of Law Houston, one of only three schools in the nation that is consistently ranked in the top 10 for trial advocacy by U.S. News & World Report. Prior to attending law school, Brendin’s past displays an impressive history of public service as he worked both as a teacher and served four years in the United States Army as a paralegal. Brendin’s practice draws upon his experiences of serving others in delivering the best possible legal outcomes for...
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Ashley V. Tomlinson
Houston, TX Attorney with 14 years of experience
Family
Tulane University School of Law
Ashley V. Tomlinson is an experienced attorney with Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. She focuses her practice on helping clients with their family related matters. With over ten years of legal experience, Ashley has helped many families with all aspects of family law, including cases involving child abduction under the Hague Convention.
Ashley graduated magna cum laude from Hollins University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French. She earned a Juris Doctorate from Tulane University in New Orleans where she was the Senior Articles Editor for Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, one of the...
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Omar Isam Saman
Houston, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
Since 2003, Omar Saman, P.C. has been the choice of residents throughout Harris County when they need a Houston criminal defense lawyer. With over 20 years of legal experience and an Avvo Clients’ Choice Award in 2018, you can count on Mr. Saman to stand up for your rights and help you avoid a criminal conviction. Whether you were charged with DWI or a violent crime, call their firm today to get started planning your legal defense and avoid a criminal conviction. Mr. Saman remains available by phone 24/7, so you will always have the information you need to feel...
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Laura Cockrell
Houston, TX Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Laura Cockrell graduated early from Texas State University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with Honors, and a Minor in Criminal Justice. During college she was a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society, served on the Honor Code Council, and was elected as a Senator to the Associated Student Government. She earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2012 from South Texas College of Law. During law school, she distinguished herself successfully in multiple advocacy tournaments and competitions as a member of the school’s nationally recognized Mock Trial Team. Additionally, she was selected into membership...
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Mark Anthony Morasch
Houston, TX Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Oklahoma City University School of Law
I am a Houston criminal defense attorney with over 25-years of experience practicing law which includes 6-years as a prosecutor, and I have handled thousands of drug possession cases and DWI cases. My practice is dedicated to defending people charged with Assault, DWI, and Possession of Marijuana or Possession of Controlled Substances.
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Marjorie A. Maxwell
Houston, TX Attorney with 18 years of experience
Family
South Texas College of Law
Marjorie A. Maxwell is a dedicated family law attorney with Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. She focuses her practice on helping clients with family related matters and has extensive experience helping clients with cases, involving child custody disputes with a primary focus on complex marital property characterization and valuation issues.
Marjorie graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2000. She later attended South Texas College of Law and earned her Juris Doctorate degree in 2007. While in law school, she worked for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, interning under the Family...
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Melissa Angelique Aldape
Houston, TX Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Family
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Melissa A. Aldape has been an attorney with Laura Dale and Associates, P.C. since 2019. She is a bilingual attorney, fluent in both English and Spanish, focusing her practice on helping individuals with family related matters. Melissa is licensed to practice law in Texas and is experienced in handling high conflict custody cases as well as property division in highly contested divorces.
Melissa graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Business Administration in 2011. She obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2014 where she was the Secretary...
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Daniel Sheppard
Houston, TX Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationMaritime and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Daniel E. Sheppard loves what he does and has had the opportunity to assist clients with a variety of personal injury matters in Houston.
Daniel fights for the people who need help — the “little guys” who get pushed around by a system that takes advantage of those without resources. Daniel strongly believes that people and corporations should be held accountable for their choices and cannot be allowed avoid the rules, regulations, and responsibility to keep people safe. Daniel takes pride in providing quality service to clients and brings his relentless work ethic into the office and the courtroom.
Although a native...
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Farrah Martinez
Houston, TX Attorney with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
At Farrah Martinez Law Firm we provide top notch legal representation to everyday people who have been injured as a result of another person’s negligent acts. Farrah was voted one Houston's Top Personal Injury Lawyers in 2015 by Houstonia Magainze. She also is rated Superby by AVVO a national lawyer rating conglomerate. With over a decade of legal experience, Farrah is dedicated to ensuring you receive the compensation you deserve for the losses and injuries you have suffered. We understand that when you have been injured your life is drastically changed. Farrah Martinez is the founding...
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Jacques P. Leeds
Houston, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Attorney Jacques Leeds practices Employment Law (with a specialty in severance agreement review), Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Law. Attorney Leeds has been licensed by the State Bar of Texas since 2014. Attorney Leeds has been licensed by the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas since 2015.
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Kelvin Kesse
Houston, TX Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Securities
Harvard Law School
I am the founding partner of Kesse PLLC, a corporate law firm. Prior to founding Kesse PLLC, I worked at the biggest law firms in the country.
My practice focuses on securities, capital markets, SEC reporting, emerging companies and startups, and general corporate law. I regularly advise clients on public and private securities offerings and financings, including U.S.-Canadian cross-border offerings and other foreign private issuer offerings. I assist clients with IPOs, Regulation A+ offerings, direct listings, follow-on/secondary offerings, private placements, crowdfunding, private company financings, pre-IPO counseling, SPAC formations, IPOs and business combinations (deSPACs), tender offers, emerging company and startup financings,...
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Gary E. Alfred
Houston, TX Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business
The University of Texas School of Law
Gary Alfred is Special Counsel to the Houston office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2017 and represents clients in a wide array of civil litigation and commercial matters. Prior to joining Kean Miller, Mr. Alfred was a partner in a large Texas-based trial and litigation firm. His practice involves products liability, business litigation, commercial and residential construction matters, oil and gas issues, large personal injury defense, professional malpractice, and labor and employment law matters in state and federal court as well as multiple bodies of arbitration. He also has experience mediating cases.
Gary has investigated and litigated cases...
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John W. Clay
Houston, TX Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business
University of Houston Law Center
John Clay has a diverse legal practice advising and representing individuals and multi-national corporations in complex litigation disputes. He is a skilled litigator with first-chair commercial trial and arbitration experience, and has represented clients in multiple areas of litigation including engineering design and construction litigation, civil RICO litigation, class action and multidistrict litigation proceedings, investment disputes, energy litigation, complex contractual disputes, cross-border litigation, transportation liability defense, and employment litigation.
Mr. Clay has represented clients in multiple lawsuits at the state and federal court level and in domestic and international arbitrations. His experience extends to cross-border commercial litigation, including representation of Latin...
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Judith A. Meyer
Houston, TX Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Houston, TX 77002
Arbitration & Mediation, Construction, Employment and Real Estate
Tulane University School of Law
Judith focuses her practice on securities litigation, broker litigation, breach of contract matters, business disputes, mediation and arbitration, construction defect litigation, premises liability and toxic tort defense, employment torts, and commercial real estate matters.
Judith is a qualified mediator for general civil disputes under the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act and has served as a volunteer mediator for the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center.
Judith earned her B.S., magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 1979. She earned her J.D. in 1985 from Tulane University School of Law, where she was articles editor of the Maritime Lawyer and winner of the...
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William W. Ogden
Houston, TX Attorney with 48 years of experience
Administrative, Employment and Energy
The University of Texas School of Law
Bill Ogden is a partner in the Houston office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2017 and practices in the trial and appellate groups. He has extensive courtroom and appellate experience in a wide range of commercial litigation, with concentration in communications and First Amendment law, employment litigation, financial services and energy law. Bill is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is one of the foremost First Amendment attorneys in the state of Texas having represented traditional media such as newspapers, broadcasters, journalists and book publishers, as well as internet...
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Ryan van Steenis
Houston, TX Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business
Washington University School of Law
Ryan van Steenis's practice focuses on complex civil litigation involving commercial disputes, securities litigation, investigations, and white-collar matters. Ryan’s professional philosophy is to go above and beyond expectations (the “ABE” standard) for clients. Ryan works hard to provide clients with sound legal advice and superior legal representation in matters affecting a wide variety of their business or personal interests.
Before working as a lawyer, Ryan worked in several professional service jobs to make ends meet, from retail stores to golf courses. Those efforts taught him the value of “service as a product,” and how excellent service often laid the foundation for...
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Lloyd A. Lim
Houston, TX Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Business
SMU Dedman School of Law
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Timothy W. Strickland
Houston, TX Attorney with 33 years of experience
Energy and Maritime
University of Houston Law Center
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Kevin Shields
Houston, TX Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEducation
Georgetown University Law Center
Serving Texas families in Special Education, Guardianship, and Special Needs Planning.
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Jess Bailey
Houston, TX Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law
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I feel a responsibility to serve not only as an advocate, but also as an educator to my clients. I stress the importance of building a team of trusted advisors, an attorney being just one member of that team. I offer clients a unique combination of high quality legal services in multiple areas of transactional & compliance law including: business general counsel, banking & finance, compliance plans, contract & agreement drafting & negotiation, energy law, entity formation & restructuring, healthcare law, international law, mergers & acquisitions, business succession planning, real estate transactions & finance.
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Frank Jeffrey Vendt Jr.
Richmond, TX Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Southern University Law Center
Frank J. Vendt, Jr., has been meaningfully involved with people that work all types of jobs, people that have various social statuses, and people that live with many different issues. This led him to practice family law.
We have all heard that “nothing takes the place of experience.” Mr. Vendt has been through a divorce himself and has shared custody of his child. He is a Richmond divorce lawyer who understands the battles one faces when it is time to end a marriage (money, children, reputation, failure, et cetera).
Outside of law, Mr. Vendt spends time with his family and in the...
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Barry C. Barnett
Houston, TX Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP
Harvard University
Clients and colleagues call Barry Barnett an “incredibly gifted lawyer” (Chambers and Partners) who is “magic in the courtroom” (Who’s Who Legal), “the top antitrust lawyer in Texas” (Chambers and Partners), and “a person of unquestioned integrity” (David J. Beck, founder of Beck Redden).
Barnett is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, and Lawdragon has named him one of the top 500 lawyers in the United States three years in a row. Best Lawyers in America has honored him as “Lawyer of the Year” for Bet-the-Company Litigation (2019 and 2017) and Patent Litigation (2020) in Houston. Based in...
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Matthew Brian Ploeger
Houston, TX Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Personal Injury
Stanford Law School
Matthew Ploeger is dedicated to serving Sutliff & Stout’s clients with diligence, skill, and commitment. He enjoys the intellectual challenges, but even more importantly, finds great satisfaction in helping people understand and navigate the legal system and championing them in the courts.
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Matthew Ploeger began his legal career serving as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Nathan L. Hecht, the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. He then joined the appellate practice group at a major law firm, where, for over ten years, he handled all manner of appeals and worked closely with trial teams, providing crucial support...
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James Bartlett Jr
Houston, TX Attorney with 28 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business and Energy
South Texas College of Law
James “Jim” Bartlett, Jr. is an experienced trial lawyer who also offers deal negotiation services to his corporate clients, including all aspects of drafting and completion of the related contractual agreements. Jim has successfully represented numerous corporations and other business entities in complex litigation matters throughout and outside the United States for over 22 years, including nine years as a partner in a national Am Law 200 firm.
Jim received his law degree from South Texas College of Law, where he served on the Law Review. During his time in law school, he was also a member of numerous varsity...
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Mr Eric S Southward
Houston, TX Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Specialize in Federal Debt related legal problems. We handle debt defense, repayment plans, debt reorganization and consolidation through Federal Bankruptcy. We offer Federal Student Loan Defense and help people with income driven repayment plans and student loan forgiveness