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Melissa O'Neal
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
South Texas College of Law
I was born and raised in Northeast Texas and after graduating from East Texas State University in 1996, I worked as a paralegal for Foley & Coley until December of 2000 when I relocated to Houston to attend South Texas College of Law. While in law school, I worked full time for Crain, Caton & James, a large law firm in downtown Houston. In December of 2005, I graduated from South Texas College of Law and passed the Texas Bar in February 2006. I was licensed to practice law by May of 2006.
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Monica Michelle Morgan
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 19 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Consumer and Family
South Texas College of Law
John Sanford Powell III
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Business and Family
University of Houston Law Center and University of Tulsa College of Law
Jeanine Olivares Navarro
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 18 years of experience
11233 Shadow Creek Pkwy
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Pearland, TX 77584
Arbitration & Mediation, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law
Gerald Ray Yoakum
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer, Criminal and Family
South Texas College of Law
James Douglas Gaughan
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Securities
South Texas College of Law
Mark Robert Davis
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal, Divorce and Family
Stanford Law School and South Texas College of Law
Robert L. Leboeuf
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 50 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Matthew B. Edquist
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 42 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Business and Construction
University of Houston Law Center
Nicole Huffman
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 22 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Elder and Estate Planning
The University of Texas School of Law
Adalberto Eduardo Ruiz
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 9 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and Family
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Toni Hays Kersey
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 12 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Consumer and Family
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Shannon Tigner
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Appeals, Criminal and Family
St. Mary's University School of Law
Terance Gregory Hill
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal, Juvenile and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Peggy Sue Bittick
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 28 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Appeals, Business and Family
South Texas College of Law
Gregory L. Donnell
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Elder, Estate Planning and Family
South Texas College of Law
Dietrich Matthew von Biedenfeld
Brazoria County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 13 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and Education
University of Mississippi School of Law and The University of Mississippi School of Law
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Don Sixta
Galveston County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Creighton University School of Law
Wide ranging experience of practicing law in different areas of law, including mediation, trials, appeals and representation of client before boards, as well as experienced in lobbying. Licensed in to practice law in Texas, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and the United States Supreme Court. Experienced in practicing law in Federal District Courts as well as State Courts.
Graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 1973 and started practicing law in 1974. Experienced as a former Deputy County Attorney, as well as a City Counsel Member.
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Todd Wyatt Deatherage
Galveston County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 35 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
St. Mary's University School of Law
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Douglas McAninch
Galveston County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 30 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
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Mary E. Ramos
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfHarris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 19 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Texas Southern University
Mary E. Ramos is a highly respected divorce attorney licensed to practice law in the great State of Texas. With over 18 years of experience, she has built a reputation as a knowledgeable and compassionate family law attorney, dedicated to representing her clients with integrity and expertise.
Mary started her legal career by interning at the 312th Family Court before earning her license to practice law in 2004. She has handled thousands of cases while practicing family law in Texas. She became Board Certified In Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a distinction earned by only the top...
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Heather McFarlane
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Texas - Austin
I am a highly trained, experienced, full-time mediator focusing on complex commercial disputes.
For over 22 years, I have primarily represented businesses when they are involved in lawsuits, both as a plaintiff and defendant. This background gives me insight into how people make decisions.
I arrive at each mediation prepared to facilitate settlement, and I pay careful attention to the people, their interests, and emotions while discussing the facts and legal arguments.
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Samuel B. Edwards
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfHarris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
Georgetown University Law Center and University of Houston Law Center
Sam Edwards is a partner at SSEK and has developed a wide-ranging practice representing individuals and institutions from the United States and almost every continent in the world in investment and financial disputes. Over the last decade, that representation has included hundreds of clients who range from retirees that have lost their life savings, to community banks and credit unions who have been defrauded by Wall Street in investment schemes or bad products, to states and municipalities defrauded by investment banks.
The cases Mr. Edwards has worked on include claims for unsuitable investment recommendations, churning, misrepresentations and outright fraud. The investments...
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Gratia "Grace" P. Schoemakers
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfHarris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 13 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Estate Planning and Family
Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law and Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
With over 15 years of legal experience, Gratia goes to great lengths to ensure that every one of her clients, no matter the challenges they face, receives the compassion and respect they rightfully deserve. She is committed to personally guiding you through your legal journey, infusing it with her distinctive personal approach, empathy, and unwavering values.
Gratia has assisted numerous clients in crafting their Trusts & Estate Plans, adeptly represented them in both uncontested and contested Probate cases, and provided invaluable support in matters such as Divorce, Paternity, Visitation, Child Support, and Adoption cases. Furthermore, Gratia boasts extensive experience as a...
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Timothy Soefje
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 29 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and Consumer
South Texas College Of Law
• Dallas Office Chair. Professional liability litigation group, including the defense of architects, engineers, design professionals, lawyers, insurance brokers/agents, medical, and other miscellaneous professionals. • Counsel and represent attorneys on ethics and grievance ir. matters. • Represent defendants and corporate plaintiffs in complex construction and business litigation. • Defend product liability, premises liability, trucking, and auto insurance defense claims. • Outside legal consultant for OmniSure Consulting Group, LLP, a national risk management and loss control consulting group assisting national insurance carriers in the A&E and allied health professionals space. • Represent and consult with college-level coaches in contract negotiation, hiring & firing matters, internal compliance, corporate...
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John Schmude
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 15 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & 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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Michael E. Clark
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfHarris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Health Care and White Collar Crime
University of Houston - Main Campus and South Texas College of Law
• Very experienced litigator (over 100 jury trials) who teaches trial skills to lawyers and law students
o Representation in False Claims Act cases; Business and Commercial Litigation cases; Health Care Fraud cases; Environmental cases; Securities law cases; Tax cases; Trade Fraud cases; and other complex litigation matters
o Representation in Internal Investigations
o Representation in Corporate Governance matters
• Part-time academic and widely published
• Editor-in-chief of two legal treatises: one about pharmaceutical and medical device law; the other about corporate criminal liability
• Past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section
• Past Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas
• Past Section Chief of the Financial Crimes...
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Raymond Lee Panneton
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Business, Employment and IP
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Every day, people come to our law firm on their personal or professional darkest day. Generally speaking, this sense of dread is simply due to being overwhelmed by the situation before them. As a lawyer, being able to shoulder our client's burdens and guide them through the litigation process is extremely rewarding.
A native of Fort Hood, Texas, I have built a national litigation practice based on my deep Texas roots. Practicing since 2013, I represent clients across Texas and nationwide facing complex business and intellectual property litigation, including non-compete violations, breach of contract matters, and fraud and misrepresentation.
Whether it's...
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Andrew Philip Slania
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 18 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and International
University of Houston Law Center
Mr. Slania graduated magna cum laude from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2003.
At Saint Louis University, he was a three-year catcher for the baseball team and received the honor of Outstanding Performance from Conference USA.
In 2006, he received his Juris Doctorate from University of Houston Law Center, where he was editor of the Houston Law Review and received the designation of Best Law Review Comment about Corporate Law.
He is currently licensed to practice law in Texas and Arizona and was recognized in the Texas Super Lawyers List by Thomson Reuters in 2022 and Super...
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David Wayne Hodges
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Appeals, Employment and Insurance Claims
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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Kirk G. Smith
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfHarris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
South Texas College of Law
As a partner at Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP (SSEK Law Firm), Kirk G. Smith focuses his practice on securities law. Representing individual and institutional investors against banks, brokerage firms and trust companies, Mr. Smith generally handles cases involving issues such as retirement losses, broker and brokerage firm misconduct, investment derivatives, fraud and financial product failures. He serves clients throughout the U.S.
Before earning a Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law Houston, Mr. Smith attended Loyola University New Orleans. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Previously working as an investment advisor for a large brokerage firm and...
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James M. Hall Jr.
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Products Liability
New York Law School
Jim Hall is a partner in the Houston office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2017 and focuses his practice on commercial, products, and premises liability litigation. An accomplished trial lawyer, he has handled numerous matters before state and federal appellate courts and the United States Supreme Court.
Jim is a certified mediator and was primary counsel in a nationwide “early look program” designed to resolve claims before suit was filed. He earned recognition from Thomson Reuters among the Texas Super Lawyers in civil litigation defense in 2006-2007. Jim is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubble.
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Stanley Santire
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 52 years of experience
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University of Texas - Austin
A professional mediator with extensive trial experience, Stanley Santire is a highly experienced with advanced training in Alternative Dispute Resolution, He is dedicated to assisting lawyers and their client in resolving disputes. His several decades of experience includes construction, employment matters, non-compete-agreements, trade secrets, and business transactions. With an extensive background as a trial lawyer active in State and Federal Courts he understands the risks and issues that confront litigants. He is credentialed as an Advanced Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Prior to establishing the Santire Law Firm, PLLC Stanley was Chief Legal Counsel...
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Ky Andrew Jurgensen
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 14 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Business, Health Care and Probate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Ky Jurgensen is an experienced business and probate litigation attorney with an additional focus on estate administration.
"I was attracted to probate work because, for many clients, it’s the first time they’ve worked with an attorney. They are going through a difficult personal loss and, in the midst of that, they must also complete a reckoning of their loved one’s estate. It is a complicated process. As an attorney, I can help people through that process and make it more manageable. Personally, that is very rewarding."
Ky has advised and assisted numerous estate executors and beneficiaries through probate disputes, from contested wills...
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Jeff Joyce
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Appeals and Real Estate
The University of Texas School of Law
Jeff Joyce protects the critical business interests of his clients with over 30 years of experience in commercial litigation and the essential ingredients of sound judgment and a tenacious mindset. His representation of loan servicers, loan originators, financial institutions, real estate-based entities, insurance companies, manufacturing and distribution companies, and technology-based enterprises has earned him a strong reputation as a business lawyer.
Recognized as a leader in the legal community, Jeff matches his experience and background with the entrepreneurial practice of law and the flexibility that affords his clients the opportunity to reach a reasonable business solution for their legal problems. Jeff...
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Amanda Gordon
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
South Texas College of Law
It’s no secret that litigation can be stressful, complicated and expensive. That’s why business owners appreciate Amanda’s candid, no nonsense approach to litigation. Always mindful of the big picture, Amanda tailors strategies specific to her client’s goals, and confidently navigates cases as efficiently as possible so her clients can get back to what is most important to them – running their business.
Amanda represents companies of all shapes and sizes in litigation involving contract claims, business torts, real estate disputes, residential and commercial defects, mechanic’s and materialman’s liens and bond claims, commercial and consumer collection, and foreclosures.
Amanda is also a...
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Judith A. Meyer
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Construction, Employment and Real Estate
Tulane University School of Law
Judith Meyer is a partner in the Houston office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2017 and focuses her practice on securities litigation, broker litigation, breach of contract matters, business disputes, mediation and arbitration, construction defect litigation, premises liability and toxic tort defense, employment torts, and commercial real estate matters.
Judith is a qualified mediator for general civil disputes under the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act and has served as a volunteer mediator for the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center.
Judith earned her B.S., magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 1979. She earned her J.D. in 1985 from...
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Shelly A. Merchant
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfArbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Houston Law Center
The Law Office of Shelly A. Merchant represents individuals in Deer Park, Pasadena, La Porte, Houston, and surrounding areas in a wide range of general practice matters including family law, bankruptcy, probate and much more. We are a small firm in a small-town suburb of Houston providing clients with a friendly atmosphere and personalized service in addressing their legal concerns. We listen to your needs and work to understand your individual legal situation to help you through a difficult situation. Our attorneys are more than willing to tackle the unique challenges your case presents and to determine and execute the...
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Fredreck S Hudgens
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 21 years of experience
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South Texas College of Law
At The Hudgens Law Firm P.C., our accomplished and professional staff work quickly to overcome every hurdle our clients face. Attorney Fredreck S. “Field” Hudgens has nearly two decades of experience in the areas of litigation, mediation and arbitration, real estate and construction law, construction defects, business and corporate law, and a variety of other legal fields. No matter the legal struggle that you face, Mr. Hudgens and his staff will use their thorough understanding of the law to protect your interests decisively.
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Susan Soussan
Harris County, TX Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Energy
University of Houston Law Center and The University of Texas School of Law