Staples Lawyers

Alex Shahrestani is the managing partner of Promise Legal PLLC, a law firm dedicated to providing cutting-edge legal solutions for tech startups and emerging businesses. With a background in computer science and law, Alex specializes in intellectual property, data privacy, and startup law, leveraging his technical expertise to deliver innovative, client-focused legal strategies. A thought leader in the tech-legal space, Alex has contributed to key industry conversations through roles at SXSW, EFF-Austin, and the State Bar of Texas. At Promise Legal, he spearheads the integration of technology into legal practice, offering efficient and cost-effective solutions to empower innovators and drive...

I have been practicing law in Austin since 1977. After many years of a litigation-focused practice I have changed that focus to Estate Planning and Probate. I am no longer maintaining a downtown office, so I frequently meet at clients’ homes or offices or at other places convenient for the client. I am able to offer services for much less than I did in the past. I hope that my clients will continue to consult me about the important issues in their lives. If I unable to personally assist them I will recommend appropriate professionals.

Tom is married since 1971 to...

I specialize in all types of Family Law cases. A substantial amount of is in traditional, litigated divorces. I prefer the former because it is (in my opinion) a less expensive and more efficient process which gives the divorcing couple the opportunity to improve their communications, settle their disputes with dignity and preserve valuable family relationships. Even in emotional circumstances, I help resolve your divorce through mediation, allowing you a strong voice in the outcome. But we are also prepared to take your case to court if that will provide the best resolution. I handle divorce cases involving a...

Attorney Wes Hazen comes from a working class family and strives to serve as a role model not only within the legal community but more importantly, his local community in South Austin. For many, the assistance of "quality" legal services is often correlated with the pedigree of an attorney, the prestige of the firm they work with, or the sheer experience a particular practitioner may possess. All fine attributes to possess, but not entirely what truly matters in the practice of law. The true measure of greatness in practicing law, I believe, boils down to three relatively simple principles. First...

Mary Kate Brown is a dedicated attorney committed to providing exceptional legal representation and advocating for her client's best interests. She earned her undergraduate degree from Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Her passion for the law led her to pursue her Juris Doctor from St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, where she honed her legal analysis and advocacy skills. While at St. Mary’s she served as a Staff Writer and an Executive Board Member for the Law Review. During her studies, she gained valuable experience by interning at the Hays County District Attorney’s Office and the Third Court...

Kalani Hawks Villafranca practices U.S. immigration law because she believes everyone deserves to feel like they belong in their home and with their families. She loves helping her clients live the life they want to live, wherever they want to live, with the people who matter most to them.

Abogada Kalani has over a decade of experience as an attorney and for several years was the managing attorney for the Texas Here to Stay/Texas No Nos Vamos coalition. She helped bring free legal clinics to communities throughout Texas and provided guidance to thousands of immigrants seeking to renew their DACA...

Joe Lopez is a personal injury attorney at Joe Lopez Law in Austin, TX. Joe devotes his time and practice to helping people that have been injured as a result of negligence. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Joe has helped many Texans get the compensation they are entitled to either through trial or settlement. His firm is committed to providing excellent representation for victims of automobile accidents, animal attacks, product liability, pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, and more. Joe is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Tom helps military and veterans bring personal injury lawsuits against the government with Whitehurst, Harkness, Brees, Cheng, Alsaffar, & Higginbotham, PLLC. He serves as a co-chair of AYLA-Austin Bar Judicial Program, is a member of the Calvert Inn of Court, and a mock trial coach at UT. Previously, he clerked at the Fifth Circuit. In law school, he was editor-in-chief of the Baylor Law Review. Mr. Jacob has taken on a wide range of medical malpractice and personal injury cases, including failure to diagnose cancer, birth injuries, and traumatic brain injuries. In 2012, he tried to judgment a failure to...

Brooke is a passionate advocate for her clients both inside and outside the courtroom. Brooke understands that when her clients come to see her, they are often dealing with a lot of emotions, sometimes good and sometimes bad, but she handles their case with care and guides them to a solution. Brooke practices family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, adoptions, gestational agreements, pre & post marital agreements, and the list goes on. Brooke also leads the firm's estate planning and probate department. Call Brooke today to see how she and the Branch Law Firm...

Brian Powers has over twenty years of experience in the criminal justice world. For five years, he patrolled the streets as a police officer investigating all offenses and making life and death decisions. Later, Brian went to the University of Iowa where his concentration was on criminal procedure and criminal law. After law school, Brian was a felony prosecutor in the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. He prosecuted exclusively areas involving family violence, dating violence, sexual assault and murders. After leaving the DA’s Office, Brian because a defense attorney where he has spent the...

Graduating from The University of Texas School of Law was the start of my legal training. Prior to law school I worked at Hewlett Packard, and during law school I worked at Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and Ogletree Deakins (formerly Ogeltree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart).

I have been licensed to practice law for 9 years and have been exclusively practicing criminal law in the central Texas (Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties) area for 8 years. Fast response time and accessibility are the strengths of my practice. I have no employees and am...

TCDLA Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year 2014
Board Certified in Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, conferred and recertified since1995
Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, conferred and recertified since 2005
TCDLA Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year 2008
Austin’s Best Unsung Hero, Austin Chronicle 2007
Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly 2003-present
Best Lawyers in America 2006-present
Martindale-Hubble Highest “AV” Rating from both peers and judges
Listed in the Registry of Preeminent Lawyers
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2007
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2006
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2005
President’s Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2004
President’s Award,...

William Morton joined Pless Law Firm in 2022 as Senior Counsel with the Firm’s expansion into the Texas market. Based in the Austin office, he specializes in assisting clients with raw land and developed properties, handling due diligence matters, drafting declarations and other restrictive covenants, construction contracts, and retail and office leasing. Additionally, Bill focuses on representing clients in the acquisition and redevelopment of existing office and retail sites. Prior to Pless Law, Bill worked in both large scale multi-disciplinary law firms and smaller boutique firms focused solely on commercial real estate. He has successfully represented developers from the acquisition stage...

Richard Self joined Pless Law Firm in 2021, bringing six years of expertise in real estate and business transactions. He began his practice working in San Francisco focusing on construction related litigation. Rich went on to receive his masters from the University of Denver in Real Estate Development and then working at a mid-size firm where he provided counsel to real estate clients in a variety of areas including drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, lease amendments, and other transactional agreements. He currently centers his practice around assisting clients with business governance documents, negotiation of commercial leases, loan...

Chris Morrow, The Attorney That Works is an experienced Austin Personal Injury attorney with more than 28 years of injury trial law experience. Chris has handled hundreds of first chair trials in Texas and is the founding attorney of Chris Morrow Law, PLLC. Chris handles all types of personal injury cases, including auto accidents, dog bites, product liability, wrongful death, and more. In addition to being a highly experienced personal injury trial attorney, Chris also genuinely cares for his clients and believes the role of an attorney is to help clients through compassion and direct communication. Chris earned his law...

Accomplished attorney with a strong background in civil litigation. Licensed to practice in Puerto Rico State Courts. Native Spanish speaker

My practice is focused on representing clients in a wide variety of matters pertaining to tax planning, tax controversy, and estate planning. I regularly assist clients with resolving federal and state tax controversies, and have represented individuals, closely held businesses, and large corporations in IRS audits, appeals and litigation in the United States Tax Court and the United States District Court. I have also represented taxpayers in disputes with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. I handle the formation of business entities and non-profit organizations, mergers and acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations, and state and local taxes. Additionally, I have assisted with...

Staring his legal career as a law clerk, and now a practicing family law attorney, Carlos seeks to be a zealous advocate for clients as they face their family law needs. Resolving children's issues such a custody, co-parenting, and possessions schedules are of special interest to Carlos.

My job is to help each client achieve their life and legacy goals. I help you protect your family’s current and future financial security through careful planning. I care about this work because so many people either fail to plan or make simple mistakes that endanger their financial stability. As an estate planning attorney, I help clients plan for both the inevitable and the unexpected by: 1) helping clients achieve their personal, family, and business goals; 2) reduce potential risks and expenses; and 3) providing clients with increased peace of mind. Bringing the experience of managing hundreds of millions of dollars from one generation...

I'm a lawyer based in Austin, Texas, and I primarily help people in Texas apply for Guardianships over a loved one. I help families navigate alternatives and apply for full or limited guardianship if it is in the best interest of everyone involved. Many situations arise where you may feel that a loved one is not capable of handling all aspects of life independently. Situations can include: financial abuse of a relative, dementia, neurodevelopmental disorders, or a child who loses both parents. I also serve courts in Travis County and Williamson County as a court-appointed Attorney Ad Litem, and I...

We Are Local and We Love to Serve Our Local Austin Community

We are a local accident and injury law firm. We know our way around Austin, and we focus on doing great work and maintaining good relationships with our neighbors. Our approach is designed to meet the specific needs of our clients and to keep up with ever-changing laws of personal injury.

We believe our success depends not on the size of our firm but rather our accomplishments for our clients. We’re not afraid to take on the insurance giants and represent the little guy. Our office is small enough that...

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...

The Eggleston Law Firm, PC, was founded by the husband-and-wife team of Bryan and Janice Eggleston. The pair met at the Texas A&M School of Law, formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law, in Fort Worth, Texas. The two were involved in the school’s Innocence Project, which examined actual innocence claims and post-conviction litigation actions. Together, they are parents to two sons. Bryan and Janice have focused their law firm on family law issues as they are aware of how complex — and often conflict-laden — divorce can be. Both attorneys have years of experience representing clients in negotiated and litigated divorce cases. They...

The Eggleston Law Firm, PC, was founded by the husband-and-wife team of Bryan and Janice Eggleston. The pair met at the Texas A&M School of Law, formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law, in Fort Worth, Texas. The two were involved in the school’s Innocence Project, which examined actual innocence claims and post-conviction litigation actions. Together, they are parents to two sons. Bryan and Janice have focused their law firm on family law issues as they are aware of how complex — and often conflict-laden — divorce can be. Both attorneys have years of experience representing clients in negotiated and litigated divorce cases. They...

A skilled and industrious family law attorney, Matthew J. Hill is a partner at the law firm Eggleston Law Firm, PC, based in Austin, Texas. He serves the areas of San Marcos, Austin, Bee Cave, Spicewood, New Braunfels, Travis County, Williamson County and Hays County. He is licensed to practice in Texas since 2006 and his areas of practice include: Family law High net worth divorce Child support Custody and visitation litigation Mr. Hill has a unique approach to cases, which has often proven beneficial to his clients. With an ability to think unconventionally, he has defended his clients in federal cases that were resolved...

Drew Gibbs has settled or tried cases for over a thousand clients helping them recover fair and just compensation for their injuries. On his path to becoming a board certified personal injury trial lawyer, Drew started in public service, trying dozens of cases for the State of Texas as a county prosecutor. He then added to this valuable jury trial experience by working as an insurance defense attorney representing many of the same insurance giants he now dedicates his career to fighting against. Drew Gibbs not only has acquired an elite level of successful trial experience, he has seen and...

Pedro is a personal injury attorney who handles cases throughout Texas and New Mexico. He is committed to the pursuit of justice for clients who have experienced a life-altering injury because of someone else’s negligence. His case experience includes catastrophic injuries and wrongful death cases in the oilfield and crashes involving 18-wheeler trucks and commercial vehicles. Pedro brings a strategic advantage to his oilfield cases with first-hand knowledge after having worked in both the oilfield and in oil refineries. His dad, brother and many family members still work in the oilfield today. Pedro’s background helps him in understanding not only how...

Chad Inderman is a senior partner in the law firm and manages the firm’s litigation practice. Chad grew up in rural Central Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University. He has been a member of the law firm since he graduated with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law. Chad connects with our clients in ways very few attorneys do – human being to human being – usually maintaining a lifelong friendship with the clients after their case is over. Chad’s goal in every case is to take care of our clients in their time of need. His drive to...

Samantha is a dedicated family law attorney with a diverse background in the law and a heart for helping families navigate their legal challenges. A Texas native, Samantha began her legal career in legal services where she handled family law cases in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border. This experience enabled Samantha to develop as a strong advocate and client-centered attorney. Prior to specializing in family law, Samantha worked in civil litigation and policy initiatives spanning immigrants' rights, employment, education, voting rights, housing, and estate planning. This diverse experience uniquely equips Samantha to approach family law cases with a...

Stephen Foster is one of the premiere attorneys practicing in Texas. He has been honored by superlawyers.com as well as other organizations for his achievements. He has tried well over 150 cases to a jury and is well known for his work in Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation, and Real Estate. Stephen Foster has appeared as a commentator on television and has written legal columns for major newspapers.

Collin White is a licensed Texas attorney who earned a B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University and later graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law. While in law school, he attended night classes while also working full-time which afforded him the opportunity to gain practical experience working as a legal assistant in Fort Worth and Irving, Texas. After becoming licensed to practice law, he spent time in firms in Dallas, Williamson County, and Travis handling family law, probate, estate planning, and real estate matters. In his free time, he enjoys spending time at his home in Hutto with his wonderful...