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Brett Christiansen
Galveston, TX Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
For your Probate, Estate Planning and Business Legal Needs call Brett at (409) 228-0965. Schedule a free consultation. Virtual options available. www.brett.law
Brett Christiansen is the Managing Shareholder/Partner at Christiansen PLLC | The Chris Law Office. His practice areas are PROBATE, ESTATE PLANNING and BUSINESS. His probate practice encompasses all facets of probate – with a will and intestate (without a will). The primary focus of his family practice is agreed divorce and other agreed family matters; collaborative divorce and pre and post marital agreements. His business practice centers on commercial contracts with an emphasis...
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Schuyler Rockwell Reidel
Galveston, TX Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and International
William H. Bowen School of Law
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Kathleen Ann Collins
Galveston, TX Business Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Kathleen Collins has represented thousands of clients since opening the law office in 1992. She has earned her reputation as a tenacious litigator, fighting for the rights of children. Kathleen Collins has been interviewed on dateline NBC, featured on local and national news stations. She represents clients all over the world. Come to us for peace of mind, we get results.
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James W. George
Galveston, TX Business Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Business and Bankruptcy
University of Wyoming College of Law
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Mark Richardson
Galveston, TX Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
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Cris Rasco
Texas City, TX Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Real Estate
Twenty five years trying cases in Texas. Simply put, I get results for my clients. www.crascolaw.com
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Michael L. Aldous
Santa Fe, TX Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Business and Consumer
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
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Gratia "Grace" P. Schoemakers
HOUSTON, TX Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
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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Kate Thorne
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
(713) 655-1200
One Allen Center
500 Dallas, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
Business and Real Estate
Baylor Law School
Kate Broussard Thorne is an attorney at MehaffyWeber, P.C. in the firm’s business practice group. Kate focuses her practice on estate planning, probate law, elder law, corporate law, real estate transactions, and oil and gas work. While at Baylor Law School, Kate was active in Baylor’s Public Service Program, receiving the distinction of Public Interest Scholar. She was especially involved in the Baylor Veteran’s Clinic and with the Baylor Pro Bono Transactional Team, which gave Kate a unique opportunity to speak with Veterans about their legal problems and gain valuable experience drafting estate planning and business organization documents. She practices...
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Heather McFarlane
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Arbitration & Mediation
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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Andrew Rhoden
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
American University Washington College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Andrew serves as a consultant for a wide variety of business sectors, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies implementing procedures to safeguard them against litigation. He is a certified Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) Level II Civil Rights Investigator and a certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Trainer. Andrew has developed training programs related to workplace harassment prevention; EEOC; COVID-19 safety; and diversity & inclusion. He served on a corporate transaction team that made national news in 2021 for finalizing the acquisition of a $2.3 billion all-cash transaction in Texas.
Due to the passing of family members in Andrew's life, he...
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Raymond Lee Panneton
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, 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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Michael E. Clark
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Business, Administrative, Appeals 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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Ryan Zapalac
League City, TX Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
(832) 390-2949
2600 South Shore Blvd.
Ste. 300-82
League City, TX 77573
Business and Real Estate
The University of Texas School of Law
As a Texan with a large family, a passion for travel and entrepreneurship, familiarity with the ins and outs of moving and renting, and experience with the "dark side" of probate when family members pass without any estate plan, I built Zapalac Law Firm, PLLC, around my own history: we focus on landlord/tenant law, estate planning, probate, business creation and administration, and real estate transactions. In short: Family, Home, and Business.
These ideas are more closely related than they seem. People rent or own property, they operate businesses, they save wealth for the next generation and, inevitably, they pass away and...
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Mark Oxford
League City, TX Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Business, Consumer, Immigration and Insurance Claims
Western Michigan University and Western Michigan University
Attorney Mark Oxford, founder of the Oxford Law Firm, is licensed to practice law in California, Texas and Minnesota. At the firm, our mission is to provide the highest quality legal representation to all of our clients. We handle all cases, no matter how small or large the business, corporation or legal problem. We offer our legal service in English, Arabic language and Russian language. Attorney Oxford, a former civilian employee of the United States Department of Defense, has J.D. degree in law with concentration on Administrative Law, an M.A. degree in National Security and Counter-Terrorism, and an LL.M.degree...
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Keith French
Pearland, TX Business Law Lawyer
Business
University of Virginia School of Law
Keith B. French, Jr. is a seasoned litigator with experience leveraging outstanding research, writing, and analytical abilities to effectively defend and represent clients before state and federal courts. In the course of his practice, Mr. French has acquired experience on a wide variety of civil cases, managing matters from inception through resolution, developing case and trial strategies, preparing discovery, taking and defending depositions, drafting dispositive motions and appellate briefs, and negotiating settlements. Mr. French also has criminal trial experience.
As a former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Mr. French was involved...
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Brant Jeffrey Stogner
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
At the Houston, Texas law firm of Abraham Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, firm partner Brant J. Stogner consistently tries cases to verdict, successfully trying 12 cases in his first three years at the firm. Today, he exclusively represents plaintiffs, focusing his practice on catastrophic personal injury matters, product defect cases, gas explosions, drownings, 18 wheeler and commercial auto accidents. Brant is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in personal injury trial law and received this certification within the first five years of legal practice. In 2009, Brant won the largest verdict in Texas...
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Gary P. Katz
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, IP and Patents
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
When it comes to protecting your intellectual property, experience matters. Katz Law Group, led by Gary Katz, a licensed patent attorney with 23 years of experience, has the experience you deserve. This experience includes ten years in-house with ExxonMobil and over a dozen years working for law firms including small and large firms. Gary has filed and prosecuted several hundred patents for technology startups, mid-size companies as well as several large NYSE companies. Gary is also the Founder & CEO of a cleantech company that is using patented technology to solve our freshwater resource problems. This...
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Cory J.H. Crenshaw
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Business
Texas Tech University School of Law
After serving my community as the District Attorney, judge and federal prosecutor for the past 12 years, I am honored to continue my service to the legal profession by representing YOU. The experienced trial lawyers at Crenshaw Law Firm, PLLC, are focused on ensuring that you are protected and receive justice. Please call us today at (409) 449-LAW1 or visit our website www.crenshaw.law
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Richard D. Weaver
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Insurance Claims, Real Estate and Trademarks
South Texas College Of Law
Board Certified attorney, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Weaver has a focus on real estate law and complex business litigation, holding two board certifications: commercial real estate and residential real estate He has been engaged as an expert by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Businesses and families rely on him. Other Texas attorneys choose Mr. Weaver as their lawyer. He also built a real estate law firm where builders, developers, buyers, and sellers of real estate go when issues arise related to encroachment issues, easements, lien filing, lien removal, title disputes, and construction...
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Charles Marcellus Vethan
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Employment, IP and Trademarks
Southern Methodist University
Texas business attorney, Charles M.R. Vethan, earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence at Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas, Texas, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, Canada. Mr. Vethan served as an editor for The International Lawyer, as well as authored articles on international letters of credit, the role of insurance defense counsel in complex litigation matters, and Implied Licenses in Copyrights. He also presented courses through the National Business Institute to attorneys and CPAs on corporate structure and governance. Mr. Vethan is one of less than 20 attorneys practicing in Texas who are...
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Simon (Trey) Hendershot III
League City,, TX Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Business, Appeals, IP and Tax
South Texas College of Law
As the managing shareholder of Hendershot Cowart P.C., I look out for the best interest of our clients by utilizing our many years of combined experience practicing business law, business litigation, health law, and regulatory compliance.
Our tagline is: "Your Attorneys. Your Team. Your Law Firm for Life." And that's true. It's my approach to client service, and it lays the foundation for our collaboration – now and into the future.
My decision to practice law was inspired by the strong work ethic of my father and grandfather. Being a successful attorney requires dedication and experience. Whether reviewing an employment contract or...
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Timothy Soefje
Houston , TX Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Products Liability
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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Benjamin R. Roberts
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
Mr. Roberts founded Benjamin Roberts Law, PLLC in 2018. He is a third-generation Texan and a native Houstonian. Since founding his firm, Mr. Roberts has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of those injured as a result of another’s negligence. Mr. Roberts takes special interest in battling insurance companies for fair and just results on behalf of his clients.
Since 2015, Mr. Roberts Mr. Roberts been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, and in 2019 he was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for substantial settlement achieved in product liability case. In addition, Mr. Roberts was selected by...
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Thomas Ajamie
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Antitrust and Securities
University of Notre Dame
Tom Ajamie is an internationally-recognized trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration. The authoritative Chambers USA has described Tom as “relentless, energetic and intelligent” and a “hard-working and successful trial lawyer who never quits.” He has handled a number of high-profile cases, including groundbreaking securities and financial cases, cross-border litigation, business contract disputes and employment issues. Tom has won two of the largest awards ever handed down by an arbitration panel for investors, including a $429.5 million award. He has also won a record $112 million civil RICO jury verdict.
Tom is regularly invited to...
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Eleanor Curry
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law and Florida A&M University College of Law
Attorney Eleanor “Cori” Curry graduated from Florida A&M University where she earned her Master of Business Administration in five years. She later went on to earn her law degree from South Texas College of Law.
She is an entrepreneur by trade, as well as an attorney who has a passion for entrepreneurship and giving back to the community.
Her career started off by managing the ophthalmology practice of Florence Wooten M.D., PA, while simultaneously working as a commercial and residential real estate broker and marketing and education liaison at her family’s brokerage firm, Pathway Real Estate Advisors.
After earning her...
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David Sacks
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Real Estate
South Texas College Of Law
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For more than 30 years, Sacks Law Firm has helped people who couldn't help themselves to solve vexing legal problems. Civil appeals have made up a large portion of the law practice. Business litigation, business transactions and general litigation are also significant areas.
Attorney David J. Sacks, the founder and operator of the firm, is Board Certified in the area of Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Learn more about his background through this link:
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Sacks Law Firm Exists For Clients: Individuals, Companies And Law Firms Seeking Consulting Services
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Ky Andrew Jurgensen
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
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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Natasha S. Walker
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 3 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Insurance Claims
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
The Law Office of Natasha S. Walker handles all types of personal injury matters, including slip and fall incidents and traumatic trucking collisions. We offer compassionate legal representation to injured victims from motor vehicle accidents to premises liability cases.
Natasha S. Walker also has a special interest in tenants' rights advocacy for both residential and commercial tenants and helping them navigate the landlord-tenant laws in Texas. Our firm's approach is to understand our clients' perspectives, motivations, and their personal circumstances to further provide legal guidance and support in overcoming those situations.
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Carl Stenberg
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 4 years of experience
(832) 579-0058
1980 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 100 - #5134
Houston, TX 77056
Business, Immigration and Real Estate
University of Texas - Austin and Queen Mary University of London
I am an experienced transactional attorney focusing on trusts & estates, real estate and immigration-related matters. Prior to opening Stenberg Law, PLLC, I worked as a private equity associate at some of the world's leading law firms.
My practice revolves around helping people plan and guide them through their legal needs in the areas of trusts & estates, real estate, and immigration law.
Every legal matter requires unique attention, and my law firm is dedicated to giving every client the attention their case deserves.
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Jaclyn Denise Patton
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Business
South Texas College of Law
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Jason Aron Itkin
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Insurance Claims
The University of Texas School of Law
Jason is one of the nation's top trial lawyers for one reason: when he represents a client, he's all in. No matter how tough the fight. No matter how big the challenge. When it matters most, he's there for people who have been wronged. He takes every case personally, treating each client like family while he fights to rebuild their lives.
When people need to win, they call Jason. He's won several verdicts and settlements worth more than $100 million, dozens of results worth more than $10 million, and more than 200 results worth $1 million or more. In total,...
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Matthew Compton
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Houston Law Center
Matthew (Matt) Compton has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated law school from the University of Houston Law Center in 2011 and has been practicing law in the Greater Houston Area since then.
Matt is a licensed Patent Attorney and enjoys helping small businesses develop and manage their intellectual property and general small business legal needs.
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John J Davis III
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law
John Davis is a founder and Managing Member at Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC. He practices and oversees the firm’s intellectual property, residential and commercial property, commercial transactions, and litigation practice areas. For his clients, John focuses on business problems and solutions, including entity creation, financing, mergers & acquisitions, entity reorganizations, dispute resolution, and corporate best practices and business strategy. His experience includes providing assistance in the creation of companies and commercialization of technologies, including identifying and filing appropriate intellectual property protections in patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as the enforcement of such rights. He also serves as counsel,...
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Michael David Lore
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer and Employment
South Texas College Of Law
Michael Lore is the founder of The Lore Law Firm. For over 25 years, his law practice has been representing individuals in all types of labor & employment law, with a concentration on class and collective actions seeking to recover unpaid back overtime wages, to matters involving executive severance negotiations, non-compete provisions, and serious personal injury (work and non-work related). He has handled matters both in the state and federal courts nationwide as well as via related administrative agencies.
Michael and his teams’ efforts have resulted in well over $100 million in recoveries for thousands of individuals nationwide, through pre-suit settlements...
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Katie L. Cowart
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
1800 Bering Drive
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77057
Business
South Texas College of Law
Originally from Virginia, Ms. Cowart received her undergraduate degree from Bluefield College and relocated to Houston, Texas to attend South Texas College of Law. Ms. Cowart received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas in 2005 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that same year. Additionally, Ms. Cowart was admitted to the State Bar of Oklahoma in 2012. While attending South Texas, Ms. Cowart was a member of the varsity mock trial and moot court teams. Ms. Cowart received the best brief award at the J. Braxton Craven National Moot Court Tournament in 2004. Ms. Cowart is...
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Walter Clark Martin
Houston, TX Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
South Texas College of Law
Clark Martin has a diverse background making him a well-rounded individual. Clark worked his way through college at Texas State University as a Weld Inspection Technician for Shaw Pipeline Services, Ltd. Clark has traveled through Western and Easter European countries, as well as the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He continued his education at Texas State University obtaining a Master of Arts degree majoring in Legal Studies. Clark had the privilege of working for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as a Veteran Affairs Assistant helping veterans obtain vital services. He also worked for the then Texas...
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Tatiauna J Holland
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business and Immigration
Southern University Law Center
Tatiauna Holland is the owner and managing attorney of Holland Law Firm, PLLC. Tatiauna opened the Holland Law Firm in 2014 with the idea that real people with real problems want sound, solid legal advice. They want an attorney who can give straightforward solutions. She is determined to not be another attorney in a black or gray suit. She works diligently as an ally and guide through each client's immigration, business, and criminal defense needs. Tatiauna brings a wealth of diverse legal experience to private practice, including personal injury, family, criminal defense, immigration, and business law. Before...
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Douglas Travis Gilman
Pearland, TX Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
South Texas College of Law
Mr.Gilman is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas (since May 2005), and the Southern Federal District of Texas (since October 2005). Mr. Gilman holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from Texas A&M University in 1996. He also possesses a United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer’s License (Third Mate, Unlimited Tonnage). After graduating from Texas A&M, Mr. Gilman worked on the waterfront in the Port of Houston, where he served as in-house Port Captain and Stevedore Superintendent for Gulf Stream Marine, Inc., one of the largest break-bulk general cargo stevedores in the Gulf Coast Region....
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Terrell William Proctor
Houston, TX Business Law Lawyer with 61 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law
Lic. Atty. Texas 1963; Mediator since 1992; CLE Instructor; former: Municipal Judge; Assoc. Dist. Judge; City Atty; City Secretary; Bar Pres. 2 Bar Associations; Board of several Bar Associations.; Published author; Pres. several Civic Assoc., religious leader; national award winning writer; nominated for Texas Artist of the Year; Public Speaker; Board Chairman, Curator and Gen. Counsel non-profit Proctor Museum of Natural Science; expert witness on attorney's fees and ethics, and on Paleontology and natural science in general; & Public Speaker.