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John Bonica
Houston, TX Attorney with 47 years of experience
John R. Bonica's practice is devoted entirely to upstream and midstream oil and gas matters. He is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Wade Faulkner
Salado, TX Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Military
The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School and Baylor Law School
Facing criminal charges is scary for anyone, but especially for military service members. Not only are you faced with a criminal record, but you could also lose everything you planned for in regards to retirement. It is crucial that you retain the services of a Fort Hood military criminal defense attorney who understands how to protect you. Call the Law Office of Wade Faulkner PLLC now to plan your defense.
The Law Office of Wade Faulkner PLLC offers free consultations. During this meeting, their team will go over the challenges you face and what needs to happen to protect your...
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Patrick Luff
Houston, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
University of Michigan Law School
Patrick Luff entered legal practice after several years as a professor of law. During his time at the University of Oklahoma, Arizona State University, and Washington and Lee University, he taught courses on legislation and statutory interpretation, civil procedure, and administrative law. He also spent time a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. Patrick received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Texas in Austin and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated cum laude and served as...
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David Wayne Hodges
Houston, TX Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Appeals, Employment, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
University of Houston - Main Campus
David Hodges, founding partner at Hodges & Foty, LLP, was born in McAllen, Texas, and moved to Cypress when he was seven. He attended Cy-Fair Senior High School, and discovered he wanted to go to law school after participating in a mock trial in his senior government class.
After graduation, he joined the Corps of Cadets and attended Texas A&M University where he earned his B.S. degree in 1989. After graduating from Texas A&M University, he was immediately commissioned in the Navy and deployed to the Persian Gulf. When he transferred from active duty to the Navy Reserves, he...
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Galvin Kennedy
Houston, TX Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Employment and Personal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus
Galvin Kennedy, founding partner at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born in the Chicago, Illinois, area. His parents divorced when he was young and he was influenced by watching his mother work to support her four children. When he was ten years old, his mother moved her family to Houston, Texas.
After graduating from high school, Mr. Kennedy attended Northern Illinois University on a full scholarship as the captain of the university's prestigious national debate team. During his time on the debate team, he was awarded dozens of regional and national speaker awards. He graduated magna cum laude in 1992 with a...
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Tyler Ashley Flood
Houston, TX Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
South Texas College Of Law
Tyler graduated from the famous trial lawyer- law school South Texas College of Law. He played college baseball before attending Texas A&M University and Texas State University where he received a B. S. in Psychology. Tyler is a native Houstonian – born in Sharpstown. Tyler is married to Aimee and has 2 sons, Senator & March. They reside in Houston.
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Javier Marcos Jr.
Houston, TX Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Criminal Defense, Immigration and Personal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
Por más de 19 años, el Abogado de Accidentes, el Abogado Javier Marcos, ha defendido los derechos de los hispanos. Es el abogado de los hispanos. Es un professional con mucho conocimiento y experiencia legal, enfocándose primordialmente en casos de accidentes, litigación. Sabe tomar buenas y rapidas decisiones para atacar al otro lado y cuenta con un record de excelencia.
El Abogado de Accidente Javier Marcos es:
- Primera generación Americano.
- Sus papas son inmigrantes de México.
- Habla los dos idiomas: Inglés y Español.
- Estudió leyes en la Universidad de Houston.
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Jerome Fjeld
Houston, TX Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Florida Coastal School of Law and University of Houston Law Center
Attorney Jerome O. Fjeld is the founding lawyer at Jerome O. Fjeld, PLLC and is a car accident attorney serving Houston and Victoria. He has more than a decade of experience focusing on giving clients a strong chance at recovering compensation after an injury-causing accident involving negligence. Prior to starting our firm, Mr. Fjeld served with the U.S. Navy. During this time, he earned the Navy Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Enlisted Surface Warfare Insignia. Mr. Fjeld has handled hundreds of cases and uses his tenacity to seek the most favorable result. Call Mr. Fjeld today.
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Howard Glass
Houston, TX Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(866) 856-1025
GLASS LAW GROUP, PC
945 McKinney St., #680
Houston, TX 77002
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer
University of Houston - Main Campus
In an award-winning legal general-practice, Mr. Howard Glass, Esq. and his legal Team of Professionals provide and assist clients with a "vast & various range of legal topics, matters, & cases." Skilled & experienced, Mr. Glass was again recognized several times during this year, including his induction into the College of the State Bar of Texas & the Texas Bar's Pro Bono College & "Client Satisfaction" awards by both the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys & the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys. Mr. Glass' downtown Houston-based firm not only practices virtually "every 'traditional' area of Texas State...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Timothy W. Strickland
Houston, TX Attorney with 33 years of experience
Energy and Maritime
University of Houston Law Center
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Katie D. Bell
Houston, TX Lawyer with 20 years of experience
711 Louisiana Street
Suite 1800
Houston, TX 77002
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University and Louisiana State University
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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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Luis F. Hess
Shenandoah, TX Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Immigration and Real Estate
Saint Louis University School of Law
A Houston Attorney licensed in Texas and with over years of experience practicing immigration law and business. Substantial experience handling all areas of Employment-Based (EB) immigration, Family-Based (FB) immigration, Non-Immigrant Visa, and Investment matters.
Mr. Hess has a proven track record filing labor certification cases with the U.S. Department of Labor and various types of non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions with USCIS and representing privately-held companies.
Mr. Hess is admitted to practice law in all courts of the State of Texas, all Immigration Courts throughout the United States and the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas. He...
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Robert Wayne Cowan
Houston, TX Attorney with 23 years of experience
Asbestos and Employment
South Texas College of Law
Robert Cowan is a partner at Bailey Cowan Heckaman, PLLC where he oversees the firm’s award-winning trial and appellate briefing team. He is involved in all types of cases at BPB, including mesothelioma litigation, drug and medical device injuries, FLSA claims, dangerous products, and commercial litigation. Robert is a graduate of South Texas College of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Juris Doctorate.
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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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Andrew Saul Traub
Austin, TX Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
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Mr. F. Scott de la Garza
Austin, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
300 West Avenue, Suite 1318
Austin, TX 78701
Business and Personal Injury
St. Mary's University School of Law
Mr. de la Garza, a founding partner of DLG Luce, focuses his practice primarily in business litigation and complex civil litigation including business litigation and personal injury law. Prior to joining DLG Luce, Mr. de la Garza practiced with a well-respected litigation firm handling similar matters. Mr. de la Garza has dedicated his legal career to practicing law and litigating throughout Texas and central Texas, including both the San Antonio and Austin local courts. In doing so, he has gained invaluable courtroom experience in both civil and criminal litigation. Prior to practicing law, Mr. de la Garza earned his...
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Eric Harron
Austin, TX Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
California Western School of Law
Eric Harron has tried felony and misdemeanor cases all around central Texas for the last thirteen years. His personal record is five not guilty verdicts in a row all heard in different state courts. He is admitted to practice in all courts in the state of Texas including the misdemeanor county courts, felony district courts as well as the Western District Federal Court. He enjoys fighting for people when they are experiencing the most difficult time in their lives.
On personal level, Eric is an instrument rated private pilot, an avid off road mountain biker and a dedicated family...
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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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Michael Murray
Austin, TX Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Immigration
St. Thomas University School of Law
Michael G. Murray, Esq. is a Miami native, and a cum laude graduate of the University of Florida. He earned his Masters Degree from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, and his J.D. from St.Thomas School of Law in Miami, Florida. While in law school, Mr. Murray received the Book Award in Criminal Procedure, Trial Advocacy, Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating, and the Immigration Law Clinic, where his thesis pertained to criminal waivers for aliens convicted of violent crimes. Mr. Murray has extensive experience in immigration law, representing clients seeking criminal waivers, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, asylum, and naturalization....
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James Reid Perry II
Houston, TX Attorney with 22 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
South Texas College of Law
J. Reid Perry, Attorney at Law, has been providing legal representation services for over 17 years as a solo practitioner. Serving Northwest Houston/Harris County, Montgomery County and Waller County; Reid is dedicated to helping his neighbors find solutions to their legal matters, whether this includes informal or formal mediation, a collaborative approach, or litigation. Reid's number one goal is to provide high-quality affordable legal representation while treating all his clients with dignity and respect. Reid believes most of his clients are best served by finding collaborative solutions to their family law issues, but is willing and able to...
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Stephen V. "Steve" Davis
Austin, TX Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Having graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Doctorate of Law from St. Mary's University Law School, businessmen and women, attorneys, even judges have relied on Mr. Davis' expertise with language and law. He has focused his practice on Real Estate and is currently a Real Estate Broker and Notary Public; formerly Mr. Davis was a Title Fee Office owner/operator, Escrow Officer, Mortgage Broker and Loan Officer.
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Ms. Patricia M. Cofty
Round Rock, TX Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of New Mexico
Compassionate, comprehensive legal services!
Compassionate attorney helping individuals to resolve painful disputes and avoid unnecessary litigation.
Focus is on comprehensive, confidential representation to resolve conflict and prevent unnecessary and expensive litigation.
Skilled mediator, certified in advanced family law.
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Christine Henry Andresen
Austin, TX Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Boston University School of Law
Christine Henry Andresen is the Managing Attorney at CHA Law Group in Austin, Texas. She represents clients in divorce and child custody (SAPCR), litigation, and she also is trained in collaborative divorce. While Christine has a niche in helping LGBTQ+ clients through divorces and other legal issues, she helps straight people get divorced, too!
CHA Law Group also has two associate attorneys, Matthew Carneal and Will Shindler, whose practices focus on divorce and custody (SAPCR) cases,
Christine helps people make babies! She represents adoption and assisted reproductive technology (ART) clients. She also does wills and estate planning.
At CHA Law Group, we are...
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Scott Martin Hendler
Austin, TX Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(800) 443-6353
901 S. MoPac Expressway
Bldg 1, STE 300
Austin, TX 78746
Free ConsultationConsumer, International and Personal Injury
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
I would describe myself as a Trial Lawyer, Negotiator, Business Owner, Human Rights Advocate, Humanitarian, Animal-lover, Adventurer, Fitness enthusiast, Swimmer, Scuba Diver, and Cyclist.
My legal career began in 1989, fueled by a passion to use my skills as a trial lawyer to stand up for people against power. In 1993, I founded my own law firm, initially called HendlerLaw, which has since evolved into Hendler Flores Law, co-founded with my law partner Lulu Flores. In my practice, I focus on understanding my clients’ struggles and challenges, and helping them navigate the emotional, financial, and physical aftermath of their injuries and...
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Sandra Castro Ritz
Austin, TX Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
The University of Texas School of Law
Sandra earned her B.A. in Political Science and Communications from Texas A&I University and her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. As a law student, she gained excellent trial experience as a student attorney for the Juvenile Public Defender’s office and then for the Federal Public Defender’s office, where she discovered her passion for criminal defense. Upon being licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1995, Ms. Ritz joined the Law Office of Joseph A. Turner, trying cases in both federal and state courts. Ms. Ritz's dedication to practicing criminal defense led her to open...
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Matthew J. Booth
AUSTIN, TX Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
St. Mary's University School of Law
My practice is centered around developing strategies for and safeguarding the Intellectual Property (IP) of various businesses, whether they are privately held or publicly traded. This includes everything from the initial identification and acquisition of IP to its licensing and enforcement. My work encompasses the preparation, prosecution, and litigation of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; the licensing of these rights; providing opinions on their validity and infringement; handling trade secrets, agreements, and related litigation; managing OEM and distribution agreements; overseeing technology sharing and joint development agreements; engaging in commercial and business litigation; and negotiating other general business agreements.
I have a deep...
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Ryan Browne
Austin, TX Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
Southern Methodist University
Over the decades, Ryan Browne’s representation of victims in car and truck accidents generated hundreds of millions of dollars of settlements and verdicts. Ryan is as comfortable in the courtroom as he is at the office.
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Justin Pless
Austin, TX Attorney
Business and Real Estate
University of Colorado - Denver
Justin D. Pless founded Pless Law Firm in 2009. He dedicates his practice to helping clients navigate complex commercial real estate transactions, development projects, and corporate law matters. Justin divides his time between the firm’s offices in Colorado and Texas.
Justin represents a broad range of clients throughout the United States in commercial real estate transactions and development projects including leasing, purchase and sale, financing, construction, and land use matters. Justin’s practice also includes the formation and structuring of business entities and joint ventures. Recognized for his legal acumen, Justin has published numerous articles and has previously taught continuing legal education...
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Calleigh Olson
Austin, TX Attorney
Real Estate
University of Akron School of Law
Calleigh Olson joined Pless Law Firm in 2022 and is based in the Firm’s Denver office. Calleigh’s practice focuses on leasing, corporate governance, and development matters.
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Christopher Perry Campbell
Austin, TX Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Real Estate and Tax
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Christopher Campbell joined Pless Law Firm in 2023 as Senior Counsel. Based in the Denver office, he specializes in assisting clients with acquisitions, dispositions, equity investments, syndications, fund formation, leasing, capital structuring, financing, 1031 exchange, and tenant-in-common structuring and finance. In his twenty years of practice, Chris has regularly worked with asset management firms, private equity funds, opportunity funds, local and regional owners and operators, investment banks, financial institutions, private lenders, investors, institutional owners, and high net worth investors throughout the country on multifamily, office, hotel, mixed-use, retail and industrial projects.
Chris has also successfully represented landlords and tenants in structuring...
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Angelica Rolong Cormier
Austin, TX Attorney with 10 years of experience
Family
Texas Tech University School of Law
Angelica is driven to help families navigate difficult journeys, make sound decisions and successfully transition into the next phase of their lives. Her clients include millennials, professionals and their spouses, who value a constructive and intelligent approach to family law. Anglica was named a 2022 Top Attorney in Austin by Austin Monthly, and a 2023 “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in America© in Family Law. Angelica is a past member of the 2019-2020 State Bar of Texas Leadership Class and is a member of the Diversity in the Profession Committee of the State Bar of Texas. She speaks fluent...
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Carolyn H Young
Austin, TX Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Divorce and Family
The University of Texas School of Law
Carolyn H Young has been a Divorce Attorney and Family Law sole practitioner in central Texas for more than twenty-four years. While delivering highly competent, diligent, and ethical representation, Carolyn provides the personal attention required to meet each client’s individual needs and concerns. Her goal is to offer comfortable access to her clients during a difficult time while ensuring they receive dependable and honorable legal counsel.
Carolyn grew up in Midland, Texas and received her undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University. Carolyn was accepted into the first class of coeds to attend Washington & Lee University in almost 240 years....