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Yanine Dominique Krohn
Katy, TX Attorney with 11 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Construction, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Yanine Krohn is an attorney who has been practicing civil litigation in the Greater Houston area for over 8 years. Yanine has successfully represented clients in both jury and bench trials involving various complex litigation matters. Yanine has experience with all phases of litigation, including case evaluation, legal research, case management, discovery, oral depositions, mediations, settlement negotiations, arbitrations, and trial.
In addition to her trial work, Yanine has successfully litigated matters before the Texas First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals. Despite the varied complexity of issues that may arise, Yanine’s goal is always the same – to navigate clients through their...
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Georgia Barker
Katy, TX Attorney with 30 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
The University of Texas School of Law
Georgia Barker was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and has lived in Houston for most of her life. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. In her graduating class at UT Austin, there were 101 men and only 3 women. Ms. Barker earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tulsa, College of Law and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. She was admitted to the Oklahoma State Bar and the following year admitted to the Texas State Bar. She is also admitted to practice in the United...
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John Schmude
Katy, TX Attorney with 16 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
South Texas College of Law
John Schmude is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in family law. As a former Presiding Judge of the 247th Family District Court of Harris County, Texas, he disposed of more than 13,000 cases in every area of family law, including complex divorce cases, modifications, custody actions, adoptions, paternity suits and enforcements. While on the bench, he presided over more than 400 contested family law bench trials, numerous jury trials and thousands of hearings in every area of family law.
Prior to his election to the Bench, John Schmude served as the President of Schmude...
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Miguel Angel Salazar
Brownsville, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Immigration, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Miguel Salazar is the youngest child of Jaime and Maria Salazar. Growing up in a humble home his three older sisters and older brother made sure he remained that way. As the youngest child Miguel had to calculate every move he made and never spoke without purpose. Miguel was very observant of the people around him. This allowed him to develop a keen ability to see the world from many different perspectives. He also developed an admiration for his parents who are both self made entrepreneurs. Their influence has had a major impact into the person...
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Ignacio Gustavo Martinez
Brownsville, TX Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
The University of Texas School of Law
Ignacio G. Martinez es un abogado con licencia en Texas, en la Republica de Mexico y en el Distrito Federal del Sur del Estado de Texas. El Licenciado Martinez curso sus estudios de abogado en el Tec de Monterrey. Cuenta con una Maestria en Derecho Europeo y estudios internacionales de Metodos Legales en la Universidad de Cambridge, Inglaterra. Adicionalmente, tiene el grado de Juris Doctor por la Universidad de Texas en Austin. Sus areas de practica son: lesiones, accidentes de carro, reclamos de seguros, migracion y transacciones internacionales.
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Stephen Gustitis
College Station, TX Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
I'm a Texas Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney in Bryan|College Station and in surrounding Texas Counties. My career began as an assistant district attorney with Brazos County from 1990-1994. In 1994 I started the private practice of law and have practiced exclusively criminal defense.
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Channa Erin Borman
College Station, TX Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Estate Planning and Family
Texas Tech University School of Law
I graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1994 and have been practicing family law ever since. I founded my own boutique practice in 2001. I'm the senior attorney of C.E. Borman & Associates, an established and highly regarded family law practice in Bryan, Texas. We bring a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and a can-do attitude to work every day so that we can be both compassionate allies and aggressive advocates. Our mission is to provide straight talk and honest advice to clients in their pursuit of a better future. I love giving my clients the tools...
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Craig Alan Greening
Waco, TX Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
The University of Texas School of Law
Craig Greening founded Greening Law, PC in 2010. Prior to starting his own practice, he worked at the former district attorney and county attorney's office, where he prosecuted numerous DUI, felonies, and other complex criminal charges. Mr. Greening has been practicing law for over 20 years, and during this time, he has earned a reputation as an aggressive litigator and fierce advocate. He has in-depth knowledge of the criminal justice system as a former prosecutor, and unique insight into the latest defense strategies as a Board Certified specialist in Criminal Trial Law. He brings to each case his high-powered legal...
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Cody L. Cofer
Fort Worth, TX Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Criminal Defense
Texas Tech University School of Law
Cody Cofer is a master of the courtroom. His trial skills have helped thousands of clients get justice. He has been practicing criminal law for more than 16 years. Along the way, he worked as a prosecutor and a federal public defender. His defense style is characterized by imagination and ferocity. As a result of his experience and reputation, he serves as a law professor and is booked throughout Texas to speak to other criminal law attorneys. His cases have been featured on 20/20, Dateline, Snapped, and many other legal news and entertainment programs.
He has obtained dismissals from prosecutors, “No...
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John Edward Leslie
Arlington, TX Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business and Collections
Frustrated by big-city lawyers who charge high fees and give impersonal service? I've been practicing law in the DFW area since 1985 and am committed to giving you personal, affordable service. I've been helping businesses from the corner store to Fortune 100 corporations and individuals of moderate to substantial means with their commercial law needs since 1980. I promise you 100% personal service. When you hire John Leslie | PLLC, you work directly with me, and not with a paralegal or clerk. For my business clients, my goal is to provide...
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Brandon Warren
Arlington, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Texas A&M University School of Law
Hi, my name is Brandon Warren. I wanted to take a minute to tell you a little bit about myself, because I think it is important that you feel comfortable with the lawyer you choose to represent you.
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I moved to Fort Worth in May of 2011 to attend Texas A&M School of Law, and I graduated in 2014. By the time I graduated in 2014, I already had gained three years of invaluable experience in bankruptcy law by working as an intern a local bankruptcy firm. Since then, I have represented hundreds of clients, sharpening my...
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Vincent Wisely
Fort Worth, TX Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
More than 30 years of combined experience as a Texas Prosecutor, Texas Narcotics Officer, and State & Federal Criminal Defense Attorney.
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Sean Acker
Arlington, TX Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Collections and Foreclosure Defense
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
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Sean Acker and Brandon Warren formed Acker Warren, P.C. to provide excellent legal service to the Dallas/Fort Worth community. It is Sean and Brandon’s firm belief that excellent legal service extends beyond the confines of the Courtroom. Building client relationships, delivering effective and prompt communication, and treating each client with respect is immensely important to provide the best legal service possible. Sean and Brandon’s goal is to make sure that you do not feel alone during your time of legal need; we move forward together.
From our office in Arlington, we serve clients throughout Tarrant...
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Thomas George Hall Jr
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
I have been Board Certified since 1988. Each year I exceed my continuing legal education requirements by not only attending the state required courses, but I also teach Trial Advocacy and Procedural Law at Texas Tech School of Law as an adjunct professor every summer. I have been selected by a Peer Review Organization and have been awarded the designation of Best Lawyers in America for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from Texas Tech University School of Law. President of the Texas Tech Law School Foundation....
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Patrick R. Kelly
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
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Audrey Hatcher
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 2 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
SMU Dedman School of Law
Audrey Hatcher is an associate attorney at Varghese Summersett, a premier criminal defense firm in North Texas. Audrey focuses on state and federal criminal defense. She helps clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges, including intoxication-related offenses, drug crimes, sex cases, white-collar crimes, thefts, and assaults. Audrey is committed to providing clients with the best possible representation and achieving exceptional results.
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S. Rafe Foreman
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment and Personal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
"S. Rafe Foreman is the 2021 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented each year at the prestigious Educating Advocacy Teachers conference held at Stetson University School of Law.
Rafe, a partner in Hutchison & Foreman PLLC, has been representing people who have been wrongfully accused, discriminated against, and/or physically and emotionally injured, since 1988. He is a trial lawyer, consultant and professor,...
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Veronica Chavez Law
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 29 years of experience
Real Estate
University of Colorado Law School
Veronica Chavez Law has been a Shareholder and Director with Brackett & Ellis, P.C. since 2014, focusing her practice on complex commercial real estate transactions and financial institution representation. Veronica has worked in the legal industry since 1995, working at some of the top law firms in the region as well as serving as general counsel for a corporation. She is licensed to practice law in all state courts in Texas and Colorado.
Veronica has over 25 years of experience handling an array of transactional work for businesses and individuals. She has represented clients in financial transactions, real estate transactions, and...
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Blake Hedgecock
Fort Worth, TX Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Miami School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law
Blake Hedgecock works hard to help fix real estate problems. Mr. Hedgecock represents lenders and borrowers, landowners, developers, landlords and tenants, private equity and public finance. Blake understands real estate finance and analysis, holds advanced degrees in real estate, and has unrivaled experience in solving complex real property issues and challenges facing his clients.
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Kathryn Terese Heflin
Fort Worth, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Texas Tech University School of Law
Kathryn “Katie” Heflin is an associate at Varghese Summersett, where she aggressively defends clients accused of misdemeanor and felony offenses in North Texas. Before joining the criminal defense firm, Katie served more than six years as a prosecutor at the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, where she handled hundreds of cases and had more than 30 jury trials. She now uses that experience and insight to aggressively defend clients accused of misdemeanor and felony offenses. Katie has handled just about every kind of case, ranging from DWI to capital murder. She is tough, tenacious and devoted to achieving the...
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Stephanie Sabelhaus
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 13 years of experience
(817) 900-3220
300 Throckmorton Street
Suite 1650B
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Divorce and Family
Texas A&M University School of Law
Stephanie Sabelhaus is a senior associate at Varghese Summersett Family Law Group, where she is dedicated to helping clients through some of the most challenging times in their lives. Stephanie has vast experience handling all aspects of family law, including high-conflict divorce, child custody disputes, and complex property divisions. Varghese Summersett Family Law Group serves clients in Fort Worth, Arlington, and the surrounding areas.
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Robert Fred Huseman
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 22 years of experience
(817) 203-2220
One City Place Tower, 300 Throckmorton Street
Suite 1650
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
South Texas College of Law
Robert Huseman is a partner at Varghese Summersett, a top criminal defense firm based in downtown Fort Worth. Prior to becoming a defense attorney, Robert served as a prosecutor for the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office for 18 years. Before that, he was an experienced Houston homicide detective who investigated more than 200 murders. All told, he has more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice system - knowledge and skills that he now uses to aggressively defend people accused of crimes.
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Valeri Jo Stiers Malone
Lubbock, TX Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
Valeri Malone brings two and a half decades of experience to her clients. She is a successful trial lawyer, who has earned the respect of her peers and the trust of her clients.
Valeri is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas Tech School of Law. While in law school, Valeri was selected for early admission to Texas Tech School of Law’s advocacy program, the Board of Barristers and ranked first her in class. She was a National competitor.
She is licensed to practice law in Texas and Oklahoma State and Federal courts. She has also been granted admission...
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Edwardo Meza
Fort Worth, TX Attorney
Criminal Defense, Family, Immigration and Personal Injury
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Mr. Meza is the founder and lead attorney at The Meza Law Firm, PLLC. As a bilingual immigration and criminal defense lawyer, he has devoted his career to representing individuals in both immigration and criminal matters. With years of practice in these intertwined areas of law, Mr. Meza brings a deep understanding of how a criminal charge can impact immigration status—and how to respond swiftly and strategically when such situations arise.
He has guided hundreds of clients through the legal system, assisting both immigrants and U.S. citizens who have been arrested or charged with crimes. His dual focus enables him to...
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Ryan Hardy
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
South Texas College of Law
Ryan Hardy is a dedicated and experienced advocate for his clients. Selected as Super Lawyers Rising Star and a Top Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine, Ryan is devoted to helping folks in need of solid legal representation. Ryan and his team have successfully handled thousands of cases in and around Tarrant County. They believe every client deserves skilled and tailored representation. Ryan and his team are focused on your future.
Ryan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Government/Political Science and a minor in Business Administration. After finishing his undergraduate degree, he...
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Kim Jones Penepacker
Arlington, TX Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBaylor Law School
I am a detail-oriented civil litigator with a passion for helping clients get the compensation they deserve.
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Allen Stewart
Dallas, TX Attorney with 35 years of experience
(866) 440-2460
325 North St. Paul Street
Suite #4000
Dallas, TX 75201-3113
Bankruptcy and Consumer
When my children ask me what I do, I tell them, "I help people." I love helping people. Our firm only represents real people and does not represent large corporations. My philosophy is that large corporations exist purely to make money and have no soul. When the core of one's existence is simply profit and there is no soul to engage one's conscience, wrongful conduct is probably close at hand.
My grandfather and father have been great influences in my life and practice. My grandfather, Curtis Stewart, was a coal miner who, at great personal risk, helped John L. Lewis organize...
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Cynthia L. Williams
Bedford, TX Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Cynthia Williams has been practicing law in Tarrant County since 2000. She opened her private practice in Bedford, Texas in 2003. She worked as a Big-8 Tax CPA for approximately 10 years before becoming an attorney. She has been a Board Certified Tax Attorney since 2005.
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Jeffrey Grass
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Health Care
Florida State University College of Law and St. Mary's University School of Law
For more than 20 years, Attorney Jeffrey C. Grass has committed his life to safeguarding the rights and futures of those who have been accused of crimes. Due to his steadfast commitment to judiciary work, Attorney Grass has representation clients before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas. His successes have led him to an inclusion among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association as well as the 10 Best for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys. Before founding the Law Offices of Jeffrey C. Grass, he served as...
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Jay Joseph Murray
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Jay Murray has been a top-rated Dallas personal injury lawyer for almost three decades. Jay was admitted into the Texas bar in 1995.
He received his Juris Doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University and earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 1992.
During the course of his career, Jay has won a variety of honors. He is a member of the Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum, and he has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He has also been a Super Lawyer since 2004.
Jay serves as a member of the board of directors of the...
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Jesse Lotspeich
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Texas Tech University School of Law
Jesse Lotspeich is a partner and personal injury attorney with Barnett Howard & Williams PLLC in Fort Worth. He has over 12 years of experience as a personal injury attorney. He has represented hundreds of accident victims over the years with excellent results.
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Kirby B. Drake
Dallas, TX Attorney with 22 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Wake Forest University School of Law
I am the founder of Kirby Drake Law PLLC located in Dallas, Texas. Since 2002, I have dedicated my career to assisting clients in overcoming their intellectual property (IP) challenges, encompassing issues related to patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. My primary focus is on the patent process, and I am a registered patent attorney. I have also served as the former chair of the State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property (IP) Section and the Women and the Law (WAL) Section.
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Nolan Ryan McConville
Dallas, TX Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
Nolan Ryan Law specializes in various types of personal injury cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Our firm has an illustrious history of successfully securing maximum settlements and judgments on behalf of our clients. With a wealth of experience spanning numerous years and having served countless individuals, Nolan Ryan Law has built an esteemed reputation based on our unwavering dedication to assisting those who have endured harm as a result of others' negligence.
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Michael Patrick Lyons
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(844) 297-8898
Rosewood Court, 2101 Cedar Springs Rd
Suite 1900
Dallas, TX 75201
Free ConsultationAppeals, Consumer, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
As one of the founding partners at Lyons & Simmons, LLP, Attorney Michael Lyons is dedicated to providing top-tier legal services for each and every one of his clients. Currently, he handles a wide range of cases in several practice areas, including those that involve personal injury, products liability, professional liability, wrongful death, and complex business disputes.
Before committing his life to trial work, Lyons attended The University of Texas where he achieved his Bachelor of Arts degree. Following his undergraduate studies, he attended South Texas College of Law where he achieved his Juris Doctorate, graduating cum laude and as a...
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Mr. Ashkan Mehryari
Dallas, TX Attorney with 15 years of experience
(214) 651-1121
1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway
Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and White Collar Crime
Southern Methodist University
Ashkan "Ash" Mehryari is a criminal defense attorney who quickly earned a reputation for being one of the best attorneys in DFW. In his first felony trial, after moving to recuse a district judge for being unfair, he obtained an acquittal for his client in trial with the subsequent judge. He continued to build on this reputation through the years and obtained a full acquittal following a Capital Murder charge in 2020.
Over the years, Ash earned countless awards; however, the greatest testament to his practice is the source of his clients. In addition to former clients, he receives numerous referrals...
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Christopher Whitener Lewis
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and White Collar Crime
Baylor Law School
Frequently found atop lists of the top attorneys in his state, Christopher Lewis is a trial attorney based in Dallas, Texas. He is recognized by past clients and peers alike for his considerable experience and contribution to numerous areas of criminal defense and personal injury law. He possesses both an Avvo 10/10 rating and AV Preeminent rating by Martingdale Hubbell, which is the highest possible rating awarded for the combination of skills and experience in the law.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Evangel University, where he majored in both government and psychology. He was also a four-year letterman for his...
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Ifeyinwa Golibe Ononogbu
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Divorce, Family, Immigration and Personal Injury
American University Washington College of Law
Ify Ononogbu is the principal attorney and the founder of Law Office of Ify Ononogbu in Dallas, Texas, where she practices immigration and family law and assists in reuniting families, custody and divorce. After working and studying law in several countries including the United States, Spain, Colombia and Peru, she opened her own boutique law firm. As an advocate for access to affordable justice as a first-generation American, she is passionate about helping families legally emigrate to the U.S.
Ify is also passionate about being a voice for the voiceless, or marginalized and underrepresented populations in the country, that is what...
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W. Cagney McCormick
Euless, TX Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
St. Mary's University School of Law
Cagney McCormick zealously represents injured plaintiffs across the United States. He is the only Personal Injury attorney in Texas to be licensed in at least 7 states and one federal district.
Mr. McCormick is a native of the South Dallas area growing up in Ellis County. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, and graduated in three years with dual degrees in Government and American Studies. After graduation, Mr. McCormick joined Dell Inc. where he quickly became a top sales representative in the company’s non-commercial department. He attended evening classes at St. Mary’s School of Law in San...
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Kate Stone
Colleyville , TX Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily
Texas A&M University School of Law
Kate is Head of the Family Law and Divorce Division at Hoeller McLaughlin PLLC. She has had extensive success in divorce and family law cases, including child custody cases, grandparents’ rights cases, and child support cases. She devotes her practice to protecting what’s most important to her clients – their family, their children, their money, their assets, and their future.
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Mike Allbee
Dallas, TX Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Kansas School of Law
Mike Allbee focuses on helping people who have been injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, DWI accidents, animal attacks, wrongful death, and other personal injury matters.