Thomas J. Henry

Attorney Thomas J. Henry

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1988

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1988
  • J.D.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
• University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, 1985
  • B.S.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Honors: Graduate With Honors

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• “Top Birth Injury Advocate” by Parenting Magazine, 2013
• National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2013
• Legal Superstar, Newsweek Legal Insight, 2015
• “10 Best Attorneys in the Nation” by Newsweek.com, 2014
• Premier Law Firm of 2016, Newsweek Legal Insight
• Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member of Rue Ratings
• Best Lawyers in San Antonio, Scene in S.A. Magazine, 2018, 2019, and 2020

Attorney Roger L. Turk

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1993

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  • J.D.
• Southwest Texas State, San Marcos, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• The American Bar Association

Attorney Ruben G. Herrera

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
  • J.D.
• St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.A.
• Honors: summa cum laude

Attorney Russell W. Endsley

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2000
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
  • J.D. 
  • cum laude
  • Dean’s List
  • Highest Grade Award (Contracts/ Property/ Legal Writing)
• Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Dean’s List

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Texas – American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, July 2018
• 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Texas in High Verdict & Settlements – American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, July 2018
• America’s Top 100 High Stake Litigators in 2018 – America’s Top 100 High Stake Litigators, April 2018
• Top 1% of Attorneys/Lawyers in America – Distinguished Justice Advocates, January 2017
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
• 2018 Highest Arbitration Award $15,300,000.00 in Personal Injury Non-Subscriber Employer Arbitration Proceeding
• Top 10 Court Awards in 2016 / Top Verdict: #10th Highest Court Award in 2016: Brian Beltran vs. United States of America
• No. #21 Jury Verdict for Motor Vehicle Wreck in Texas (Top 25 Texas Verdicts in 2015); VerdictSearch / Texas Lawyer (Verdict was No. #21 in Texas in 2015)
• No. #15 Jury Verdict for Motor Vehicle Wreck in Texas (Top Texas Verdicts of 2013); Verdict Search / Texas Lawyer
• No. #1 Work Place Injury Verdict in Texas in 2013 (Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame); The National Law Journal – “Big Money Wins” and VerdictSearch/Texas Lawyer
• No. #1 Jury Verdict for Back Injury Case in Texas (Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame 2012); VerdictSearch / Texas Lawyer

Attorney Lesley Paniszczyn

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • B.A.
  • Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
  • Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Salesforce Certified Administrator
• Texas Bar Association
• Innocence Project of Texas
• Women’s Law Association

Attorney Curtis W. Fitzgerald

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for The Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  • B.A.

Attorney Laurie Dobson

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Fraternity
• University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Major: Government

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list

Attorney Justin Dean

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
  • J.D.
• Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Majors- Political Science and Philosophy
  • Published in the Philosophical Post

Attorney Richard W. Hunnicutt, III

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education:

• Baylor School of Law, Waco, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Baylor Law Review Write-On Candidate
  • Leon Jaworski Award
  • Abner McCall Evidence Award
  • Moot Court Officer
  • Best Moot Court Brief
  • Mock Trial Team
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• B.A.
  • Intercollegiate Debate Team (Nationally Ranked)

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Top Ten Trucking Trial Lawyers of 2018 – the National Trucking Trial Lawyers Association
• #1 Verdict in Texas 2017 for a Forklift Accident – VerdictSearch / Texas Lawyer (ALM)
• #1 Verdict in Texas for a Car Accident – VerdictSearch / Texas Lawyer (ALM)
• Top 10 Verdict in Texas for 2017 – VerdictSearch / Texas Lawyer (ALM), Co-Counsel

Attorney Robin Trevino

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Varsity Mock Trial, Advocate
  • Moot Court, Advocate
  • South Texas Criminal Justice Project
  • Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
• University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
  • B.A.
  • cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar College

Attorney Peter Zavaletta

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education:

• University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
• J.D.
• University of Texas of Austin, Austin, Texas
• B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Trial Lawyers’ Association

Attorney Gregory A. Stewart

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
• The University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
  • M.B.A.
• University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Other of the Lytae
• Phi Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity

Attorney Jay Scott MacDonald

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Attorney Ilse Marie Kirchgraber

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2017

Education:

• Texas Tech University, 2017
  • J.D.

Attorney Matthew W. Willis

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Dean’s List
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Tutor for Constitutional Law
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
  • B.B.A.
  • Pi Kappa Alpha National Fraternity, Beta Zeta Chapter

Attorney Gregory S. Cotton

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law
  • J.D.
  • summa cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
  • Law Review
  • Board of Barristers
• Texas State University–San Marcos
  • B.A.
  • summa cum laude

Attorney Janie A. Shannon

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
  • M.S.
• University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
  • B.S.

Attorney Bart Behr

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• The Chickasaw Bar Association (Oklahoma)
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education:

• Trial Lawyer’s College, Dubois, Wyoming
• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
  • J.D.
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member

Attorney Pat B. Fossett

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1998

Attorney Jenna Cornejo

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, Dallas, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Young Lawyers Association

Attorney Brandon Adkisson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts
  • J.D.
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • B.S.

Attorney Christopher M. Woolfolk

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law; Austin, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Robert F. Henderson Endowed Presidential Scholarship Recipient
  • Texas Law Fellowship Recipient
  • Helen Hargrave Society & Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
  • Legislative Internship Program & Judicial Internship Program
• University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky
  • B.A.
  • magna cum laude
  • Patterson Scholar (National Achievement Scholarship Program)
  • Mock Trial Team (Executive Board Member/2016 AMTA All-Region Witness)

Attorney Erica Mayon

Bar Admissions:

• Louisiana

Education:

• Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • J.D.
• Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • M.A.
• University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
  • B.A.

Attorney Stefani W. Barton

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
  • summa cum laude
• Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida
  • B.A.
  • magna cum laude

Attorney Rey Laurencio

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education:

• Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • J.D.
• The University of Texas at Austin
  • B.A.
• Lone Star College-CyFair
  • A.A.

Attorney Jerry D. Lee, III

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama
  • B.B.A.

Attorney John T. Ferjak

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
  • J.D.
• Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • B.S.

Attorney Allen Sorrell

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
  • J.D.
• Auburn University
  • B.A.
  • Political Science

Attorney Whitney Salter

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Student Ambassador
  • Treasurer, African Law Student Association
• Saint Augustine’s University, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • B.S.
  • magna cum laude
  • Academic Presidential Scholarship (4 years)
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • 1st Year Student Orientation Leader

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Notary License: State of Texas

Attorney Scott P. Brinkerhoff

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education:

• Southern Methodist University—Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Executive Editor, Science & Technology Law Review
• Southern Methodist University—Cox School of Business, Dallas, Texas
  • M.B.A.
  • Corporate Finance
• Brigham Young University—Marriott School of Management, Provo, Utah
  • B.S.
  • Business Management

Attorney Katarina Hernández McVea

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
  • J.D.

Attorney Mehboobali Pirali

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas
  • J.D.
  • Alumni Association Scholarship Recipient
• University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
  • M.B.A.

Attorney Taylor Thompson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• Baylor School of Law, Waco, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Baylor Academy of the Advocate, St. Andrews, Scotland and Baylor Barrister Society
  • National Security Law Moot Court Competition Team
  • AAP Moot Court Competition- Placed 9th out of 69 teams
• Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Model UN International Competition Team
  • Texas Christian University Moot Court Team
  • Team Championship at the Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association hosted at Baylor

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star
• Coach of the Kelly High School Mock Trial Team
• JCYLA Board of Directors and CLE Committee Member
• Eagle Scout

Attorney Kai Henderson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Education:

• Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Orders of the Barristers Inductee
  • State Bar of Texas Excellence in Appellate Advocacy Award
  • Dean’s List
  • Association of Corporate Counsel Scholar
• University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Dean’s List
  • Women’s Studies Honor Society, President
• Universidad de Veritas, San Jose, Costa Rica, Study Abroad Scholar

Attorney Cynthia Satel

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s School of Law San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Attorney Louis Hakim

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  • J.D.
• DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (2001- present)
• Dallas Bar Association (2000- 2022)
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (2001-2010)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2001-2018)
• American Association for Justice (2007- 2018)

Attorney Julian Antonio Firo

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Thurgood Marshall School of Law
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Attorney Kelly M. Gaytan Torrijos

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Iowa
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• Drake University Law School
• Iowa State University

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Iowa Bar Association
• Texas State Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Texas Young Lawyers Association

Attorney Shawn Pullum

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX
• Duke Center for Law and Technology
• The Center for American and International Law
• Colorado Technical University Online, Colorado Springs, CO
• Southern University & Agricultural & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA

Attorney Andreea Mitrache

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• Wayne State University

Attorney Reid E. Renken

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
  • B.A.

Attorney Noah Radbil

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Attorney Kaitlin Littleberry

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
• Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Houston Bar Association
• Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for 2023
• CALI Award – Lawyering Process
• CALI Award – Civil Rights at a Crossroad
• Constitutional Law
• Juvenile Law

Attorney Andrew S. Chapman

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law
  • J.D.
• The University of Texas at Austin
  • B.A.
  • History and Government

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Association of Corporate Counsel
• Association of Young Lawyers

Attorney Patrice M. Colston

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Southern University Law Center
• Florida State University

Attorney Eric Policastro

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• California

Education:

• Baylor University School of Law
  • J.D.
• Florida State University
  • B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• National Trial Lawyers Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Attorney Riley Daniels

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• J.D.
• Southwestern University
• B.A.

Attorney John Fredland

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Pennsylvania

Education:

• Vanderbilt University
  • J.D.
• Rice University
  • B.A.

Attorney Bronson T. Yake

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Mississippi State University
• B.S.
• M.S.

Attorney Sarah Douglas

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• University of Houston Law Center
  • J.D.
• Texas State University
  • B.A.

Attorney Bradley Tinger

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• South Carolina
• Arkansas

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina
  • J.D.
  • summa cum laude
  • Presidential Honors Scholar
  • CALI Awards: Civil Procedure I & II, Torts I & II, Property I, Criminal Law, Drafting Commercial Documents
  • August A. Rendigs Moot Court Competition, Quarterfinalist
  • New York City Bar 72nd Annual Moot Court Competition
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • B.S.
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Minor in Mathematics
  • Certificate in Safety Engineering

Attorney Shanna L. Cronin

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Wisconsin
• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Army Court of Criminal Appeals
• Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Education:

• The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • L.L.M.
  • Criminal Law
• Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • J.D.
• Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana
  • B.A.
  • Political Science and Philosophy

Attorney Max Richardson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Missouri
• Illinois

Education:

• SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  • L.L.M.
  • Tax Law
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
  • J.D.
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
  • B.S.

Attorney Travis Venable

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Tennessee
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Education:

• Appalachian School of Law, Grundey, Virginia
  • J.D.
  • Book Award, Trial Advocacy: Highest G.P.A. in Trial Advocacy class
  • 2003 Trial Advocate Award – Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association and Law Student Representative for the Appalachian School of Law
  • Recipient of Two Bronze Key Awards
  • Editor and Contributing Writer for IPSI DIXIT
• East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
  • B.S.S.
  • Associate Justice of the Year
  • Vice President of the Pi Sigma Honor Society
  • Dean Award for Student Leadership

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• National Trial Lawyers – Top 40 Under 40, Texas, Civil Plaintiff (2019)
• America’s Top 100 LLC – America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, South Texas (2019)
• Attorney and Practice Magazine – Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys, Texas (2020)
• America’s Top 100 LLC – America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators, South Texas (2021)
• Lawyers of Distinction: Civil Litigation – Member
• S.A. Scene Magazine – Best Lawyers of San Antonio (2018-2021)

Attorney Xavier Guerra

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas–Pan American, Edinburg, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Attorney Dale Hicks

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for The Western District of Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
  • B.A.
• Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, Illinois
  • A.S.
• University of Houston Law Center, Blakely Advocacy Institute, Mediator Certification

Attorney Karen K. Villarruel

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Indiana (Inactive)

Education:

• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana
  • J.D.
  • Women’s Law Society
  • Heritage Law Scholarship
• University of The Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.B.A.
  • magna cum laude
  • Senate Liaison, Student Government Association
  • Alpha Chi Honor Fraternity
  • Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society
  • Dean’s List

Attorney Chirag N. Desai

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida
  • J.D.
• University of Texas-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.B.M.
  • Alpha Phi Omega
  • Lambda Chi Alpha

Attorney Andrew L. Smith

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for The Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for The Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for The Fifth Circuit

Education:

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
  • J.D.
  • Scholar Award Recipient
• Mays Business School – Texas A&m University, College Station, Texas
  • B.B.A.
  • Mays Business Scholarship Recipient

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Collin County Bar Association
• Collin County Young Lawyers
• Dallas County Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
• Federal Bar Association

Attorney Kevin Gelfand

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • B.S.

Attorney Nick Winkler

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law – Houston, Houston, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Health Law Society
• Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Dean’s List

Attorney Russell T. Jackson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• New Mexico
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • B.A.

Attorney Wesley R. Vasquez

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Missouri (Inactive)
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Education:

• St. Louis University School of Law
  • J.D.
• Western Carolina University
  • B.S.Ed.

Attorney Michael Jacobellis

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education:

• John’s University School of Law, Jamaica, New York
  • J.D.
  • Thomas More Scholarship
  • Articles Editor, St. John’s Law Review
• Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences, Ithaca, New York
  • B.A.

Attorney David Donnel

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas
  • J.D.
  • IL Representative for the Texas A&M Intellectual Property Club
• The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  • B.A.

Attorney Priya B. Patel

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.S.

Attorney Alfredo Navarro

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law; San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Criminal Justice Clinic, Student Attorney
• The University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio, Texas
  • B.A.

Attorney Charlton P. Hornsby

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for The Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for The Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas
  • B.A.
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer

Attorney Blake Harmon

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• South Texas College of Law; Houston, TX
  • J.D.
• Texas A&M University; College Station, TX
  • B.S.
  • Varsity Mock Trial Team
  • Corps of Cadets Leadership Excellence Program
  • Corps of Cadets Honor Roll
  • Certificate in Leadership Study and Development
  • 4-Time Recipient, Scholarship (Sul Ross Scholarship given by B.J. & Lowell Raun ’50)
  • Scholarship (Christopher David Breen ’96 Memorial Scholarship)

Attorney Shawn P. Dawson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • Texas Health Law Conference, Austin, Texas
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
  • magna cum laude
  • Dean’s List
  • Academic Achievement Scholarship
  • Justin DeSpain Memorial Scholarship
  • Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society
  • Lambda Alpha Epsilon Criminal Justice Academic Fraternity

Attorney Carroll H. McHaney, III

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Attorney Krista N. Lopez

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
  • Dean’s Fellowship
• St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.A.

Attorney Richard Harrison

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• District of Columbia
• Washington
• U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court of the Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court of the District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey

Education:

• Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • J.D.
  • Founder of the Southern University Trial Advocacy Board
  • Symposium Editor for the Journal of Race, Gender & Poverty Vol. 3
  • Chair Person of the Grade Appeals Committee
  • Research Assistant to Prof. Stanley Halpin
• University of La Verne, La Verne, California
  • M.P.A.
• Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • B.S.
  • Dean’s List
  • President & Finance Chair of the National Society of Black Engineers
  • Vice President of the National Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Vice President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Attorney Charbel El Kareh, PhD

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education:

• SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  • LL.M
• Paris-Sud University, Jean Monnet Law School, Paris, France
  • Ph.D.
  • First Class Honors
• La Sagesse University Law School, Beirut, Lebanon
  • DEA
• La Sagesse University Law School, Beirut, Lebanon
  • LL.B

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Beirut Bar Association

Attorney Janice Spencer

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Louisiana

Education:

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • ll.M.
• Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica
  • lec
  • Principal’s Honor Roll
  • The Michael March Memorial Prize for The Law of Remedies
  • The Arthur Schoenfeld Memorial Prize for The Law of Succession
  • The Bruce B. Barker Memorial Prize for Civil Procedure and Practice Ii
  • The Beresford Hay Prize for The Law of Succession
  • The Grant, Stewart, Phillips & Co. prize for Outstanding Performance In Civil Procedure and Practice
• University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
  • ll.B.
• University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
  • B.A.

Attorney Jonathon W. Cappo

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• University of Oklahoma College of Law; Normal, Oklahoma
  • J.D.
  • Dean’s List (five Semesters)
• Baylor University; Waco, Texas
  • B.A.
  • Dean’s List (six Semesters)
  • Outstanding Student in Political Science Award

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member of The Texas Young Lawyers Association

Attorney Katharine Simms

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
  • B.S.
  • Human Communication

Attorney Manuel Acuna-Neely

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • J.D.
• St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas
  • B.A.

Attorney Ryan Boettcher

Bar Admissions:

• Texas

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
  • J.D.
  • First Year Negotiations Competition First Year Mock Trial Competition
  • Completed Excellence in Legal Research Program
• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
  • B.A.
  • Dean’s List Army Rotc
  • NAU Band

Attorney Sonya Jackson

Bar Admissions:

• Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Education:

• John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia
  • J.D.
• Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
  • B.B.A.

Attorney Susanne M. Nelson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas United States District
• Court for the Northern District of Texas

Education:

• Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Caruso School of Law, Malibu, CA
  • L.L.M.
  • Dispute Resolution
• South Texas College of Law
  • J.D.
  • summa cum laude
• University of Texas at Austin; University of Houston
  • B.A.
  • Political Science with Psychology minor
  • cum laude

Attorney Keith O. Dews

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Texas (pending)
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education:

• Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • J.D.
  • Member, National Trial Competition Team (ATLA Regional Finalist)
  • Member, Moot Court Honor Society
  • Chairman, Samuel Polsky Moot Court Competition Writing Committee
  • Who’s Who: American Law Students (16th Edition)
  • Garfinkle & Corbman Scholarship in Trial Advocacy (1st Recipient)
  • Barristers’ Award for Trial Advocacy (2x Award Winner)
  • Victor A. Jaczun Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
  • Award for Outstanding Oral Advocate
• Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • B.A.
  • Eta Sigma Phi Honor Society (Classics)
  • President, Tulane University College of Arts & Sciences Honor Board
  • Presenter at the Third Annual Conference on Black/Jewish Relations held at Dillard University
  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges