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Scott Robelen
Plano, TX Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Scott Robelen is a Board-Certified personal injury trial attorney. Scott is a veteran litigator who has tried more than 300 cases to jury verdict over his legal career. Opposing counsel knows and respects that he will take meritorious cases to trial with extreme preparation and skill. Scott has extensive experience handling complex commercial litigation, industrial accident litigation, and catastrophic injury litigation. His verdicts have impacted the policies of police departments, correctional facilities, human resource departments, emergency rooms, universities, insurance, and corporations.
Scott Robelen was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1989 and is licensed to practice in the United...
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William Kennedy
Carrollton, TX Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Real Estate
Oklahoma City University
Bill is a native of Dallas who returned to the area after law school. Bill’s main area of practice is in personal injury litigation with many successful trials to his credit. He dedicates himself to serving the citizens of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. His greatest priority is ensuring that each client receives the legal remedy in their best interest.
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Austin Forrest Hartley
Carrollton, TX Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Texas Tech University School of Law
Austin assists Plaintiffs, Defendants, and transactional clients in a variety of matters and disputes. He is uniquely situated to handle opposing counsel no matter the sophistication or size of his adversary. Austin has significant trial experience and has been successful in obtaining favorable verdicts on behalf of his clients in a variety of matters. He utilizes his large law firm experience while drawing on his client-centered results-driven experiences gained at smaller law firms.
Austin prides himself on being accessible to his clients and is committed to pursuing results that exceed expectations. His intent with every person whom he represents is to...
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Sean S Chalaki
Carrollton, TX Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Appalachian School of Law
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Bobby Devadoss
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative and Employment
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Bobby Devadoss formerly worked as an attorney for the Federal Labor Relations Authority and later took a position with the Federal Aviation Administration before opening his own law firm.
With offices in Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Mr. Devadoss represents federal employees nationwide in disciplinary proceedings ( MSPB), civil rights advocacy ( EEOC) and work injury claims ( OWCP). He also counsels labor unions and governmental agencies.
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Sharon Malchar Easley
Plano, TX Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Bankruptcy
University of Oklahoma College of Law and University of Washington
Sharon M. Easley is a skilled divorce mediator and family law attorney. Having more than 30 years of legal experience, Attorney Easley vigorously works to help her clients resolve their legal goals without suing each other, without fighting, and without expensive lawyers.
Located in Plano, Texas, Sharon offers free consultations to potential clients. For peaceful and affordable mediation services, call 469-406-4320.
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Mr. Robert Timothy Tate
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
For over two decades, Robert "Tim" Tate has dedicated himself to providing competent and trustworthy representation for victims of injuries throughout the state of Texas. Chosen by D Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas, Tim is known for maximizing his clients' cases. Tim's mission in every case is to get the defendant's insurance company to pay top dollar for his client's medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Tim Tate is licensed as an Attorney at Law by the Supreme Court of Texas. Additionally, Tim is a member of the American Association for Justice and the...
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Brian Corrigan
Rockwall, TX Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
SMU Dedman School of Law
Brian Corrigan is a dedicated board certified criminal defense attorney who has devoted himself to representing individuals who have been accused, investigated, or charged with State or Federal Crimes.
Corrigan has tried over 150 jury trials and handled several thousand felony and misdemeanor cases. Vast experience and trial experience in nearly every crime in the Texas Penal Code coupled with intimate understanding of every level of the criminal justice has resulted in repeated dismissals, plea reductions, acquittals, and dropped charges for Corrigan's clients.
Client after client discovers that Corrigan can often drastically minimize or eliminate negative consequences. Corrigan has particularly...
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Roger Doumanian
Dallas, TX Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Trademarks
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Our practice is focused on advising and representing startups, small business owners, and privately held corporations. Our services encompass business formation, corporate and LLC compliance, contract writing, reviewing, and negotiating, as well as trademark registration and maintenance. We pride ourselves in helping clients protect their business interests through personalized legal counsel and representation.
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Robert Epstein
Dallas, TX Attorney with 17 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Robert Epstein is an experienced family law attorney with the strategic capabilities, creativity, and intense drive to resolve challenging cases both in and out of the courtroom. He guides clients with diverse goals and financial circumstances through all types of family law matters. Clients
count on Epstein to outhustle adversaries and create proactive game plans to maintain control of their cases and resolve them favorably. Epstein’s constant communication and supportive nature are highly valued by clients. He has received numerous awards throughout his career.
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Anita Savage
Dallas, TX Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Georgia State University College of Law
Anita helps divorcing clients build a solid foundation for a better future post-divorce. Effective and strong, Anita focuses her practice exclusively on Family Law matters, including divorce litigation, collaborative law, mediation, child support, and modifications. With over 2 decades of law practice and a no-nonsense approach, Anita has proven herself to be an outstanding advocate for her clients and their children.
Divorce is a time of great distress and worry and oftentimes feels overwhelming and out of control. Despite that, you need to make decisions that affect every aspect of your future. Anita helps you understand all of your...
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Darin Michael Klemchuk
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Vanderbilt University Law School and University of Washington School of Law
My chief passion is to revolutionize the way legal services are delivered, particularly intellectual property (IP) and technology law. I am an evangelist for change in how law firms are structured to provide a different kind of experience for not only clients, but also professionals in the legal industry. One of my greatest career achievements is our firm twice winning honors as one of the best places to work in Dallas, as recognized by the Dallas Business Journal in 2010 and 2011. As part of this mission, we have embraced conscious capitalism (sometimes called purposeful capitalism) and...
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Rasha Zeyadeh
Dallas, TX Attorney with 8 years of experience
8750 N Central Expy #1600
Dallas, TX 75231
Employment
Texas Tech University School of Law
Rasha divides her practice between labor and employment litigation and compliance and personal injury and premises liability defense. Rasha began her career at an employee-side labor and employment firm, where she represented plaintiffs in cases involving federal and state discrimination and retaliation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the National Labor Relations Act, breach of contract, non-competition agreements, and other statutes and regulatory bodies. Rasha’s background as an employee-side attorney has been an advantageous...
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Arnold Augur Spencer
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 30 years of experience
White Collar Crime
The University of Texas School of Law
Experienced federal criminal trial lawyer. A former federal prosecutor in Texas. Exclusively practicing in federal criminal court. Lead counsel in hundreds of federal criminal cases. Specializes in mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, health care fraud, conspiracy, and cryptocurrency violations. Extensive experience in federal forfeiture matters, having handled hundreds of forfeiture matters over 25 years. Served as Asset Forfeiture Chief at the United States Attorney's Office. Representing clients involved in cryptocurrency businesses since 2015.
Attorney Spencer is also practicing in white collar crimes defense, and cryptocurrency compliance.
Client focused. Results focused.
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Kim Jones Penepacker
Decatur, TX Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBaylor Law School
I am a detail-oriented civil litigator with a passion for helping clients get the compensation they deserve.
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Jerry D. Andrews
Dallas, TX Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Houston Law Center
Attorney Jerry D. Andrews is board certified in personal injury law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has tried more than 30 jury trials, securing many favorable verdicts and settlements during his career.
You can rely on Mr. Andrews and his team to provide knowledgeable, compassionate representation in personal injury and wrongful death cases. The staff speaks Spanish fluently so we are able to offer excellent legal service to the Spanish-speaking community.
In addition, Mr. Andrews is practicing cases regarding delivery driver accidents including: UPS, FedEx, and Amazon.
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Diren Wickrema Singhe
Dallas, TX Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and Real Estate
Cornell Law School
As the Managing Attorney at Sul Lee Law Firm. Diren Singhe instills a philosophy based on client-centric legal representation rooted in legal ethics, simple pragmatism, and Abraham Lincoln’s observation that the law is fundamentally the best reasoning of the wisest, applied over the ages “to the transactions and business of mankind.”
Following an early life spent all over the world from Europe to South America, California, and New York, Diren started his career as an executive at an energy industry startup in Houston before moving onto international commercial and intellectual property ligation, construction and design professional liability, fiduciary litigation, and then...
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Dominique M. Williams
Dallas, TX Attorney with 3 years of experience
3030 Lyndon B Johnson FWY
STE 220
Dallas, TX 75234
Business, Communications, IP and Trademarks
Tulane University School of Law
A New Orleans native, Dominique received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Loyola University New Orleans. After taking a gap year to move to Oakland, California, Dominique returned to New Orleans and continued her undergraduate education while also working full time to put herself through school.
Following her undergraduate education, Dominique went on to receive her Juris Doctor from Tulane University New Orleans, where she focused primarily on corporate and intellectual property law. During law school, Dominique demonstrated her ability to balance her coursework with extracurriculars. Ms. Williams served as a member of Tulane’s Black Law Student’s Association Mock...
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Jeffrey Joseph
Dallas, TX Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Oklahoma City University
Attorney Jeffrey Beltz established The Beltz Law firm with one thing in mind, “to provide affordable and effective legal service when it counts the most.” This goal has become our driving force as a law firm.
We understand that searching for an attorney is something that you would rather not have to do. We also understand that if you have begun your search to find the right attorney, that there are many choices out there with firms promising you everything under the sun to try to get your business. We respect our clients more than that. Being involved in litigation is...
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Julie E. Johnson
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Since 1991, attorney Julie Johnson has represented thousands of people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As a seasoned trial lawyer, she provides highly effective courtroom representation along with unmatched settlement results for her clients. She handles a broad spectrum of legal matters, including cases that involve personal injury, including car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, Due to her vast experience she often serves as a mediator to facilitate settlement of a wide variety of disputes. If you have been injured in a life changing car crash, suffered a serious fall and injury or have been hurt on the...
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Derk A. Wadas
Allen, TX Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Vermont Law School
I have been practicing criminal law and procedure exclusively for the past twenty one years, first as a criminal prosecutor for six years and, as a defense attorney since 2005. I have been Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2011, and devote my practice to the defense of others. I have been selected as every year since 2017 as a Texas Super Lawyer in Criminal Law.
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Barry S. Hersh
Dallas, TX Attorney with 26 years of experience
12377 Merit Dr
#880
Dallas, TX 75251
Employment
The University of Texas School of Law
Described by one of Texas' premier law firms as a "real go-getter who is tenacious and effective," Barry consistently ranks as a favorite choice among individuals and small businesses confronted with workplace disputes. In 2006, Barry earned the distinction of being named as one of D Magazine's “Best Lawyers under 40 in Dallas." Texas lawyers named Barry a “Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star” in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He is named a "Texas Super Lawyer" for Employment Litigation - Plaintiffs for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2016 and 2017, D Magazine recognized...
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Aaron Nadeem Siddique
Euless, TX Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
St. Thomas University School of Law
Aaron attended the University of Texas at Austin where he received a degree in Political Science and certification in Business from the acclaimed McCombs School of Business.
He received his law degree, graduating cum laude from St. Thomas University School of Law. During law school, Aaron argued mock appeals as a member and competitor of the St. Thomas Moot Court Competition Team. Additionally, Aaron interned for the Honorable Michael A. Robinson of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
Aaron began his legal career with the Florida-based law firm Dell and Schaefer, P.A. where he worked as a legal clerk...
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John Price
Dallas, TX Attorney with 52 years of experience
Antitrust, IP and Securities
University of Kansas School of Law
John A. Price has over four decades of legal experience, including first chair trial experience on a variety of complex business and commercial litigation matters with special emphasis on the areas of antitrust and unfair/deceptive trade practices, business torts, securities fraud, intellectual property, minority shareholder, regulatory, products liability, environmental, and a wide spectrum of business disputes. He is ranked AV Preeminent with 5 out of 5 for legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell in a peer-reviewed rating. He is certified in civil litigation by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, licensed to practice law in Kansas, Texas and...
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Rogge Dunn
Dallas, TX Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Rogge Dunn represents ultra-high net worth individuals, Fortune 500, executives, as well as General Counsels, private equity firms, coaches, professional athletes, Olympic gold medal winners, Judges and University Presidents.
Rogge formed the Rogge Dunn Group PC, a team of experienced Dallas employment attorneys. If you are in need of a Dallas trial attorney that can handle employment, defamation, business, financial, sexual harassment, or wrongful death cases, the Rogge Dunn Group PC can help. Check out our website to learn more about our practice areas, experience, and capabilities.
One of the highest testaments to Dunn’s abilities is the fact that many...
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Adam Kielich
Bedford, TX Lawyer with 11 years of experience
2205 Martin Drive, Suite 200-K
Bedford, TX 76021
Employment
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Front Range Injury Attorneys helps people across Colorado get compensated for personal injury claims caused by someone else's negligence. We help clients with car accidents and other auto collisions, slip and fall injuries, product liability claims and workers' compensation. Visit our website to learn more about how we can help you.
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Deontae D. Wherry
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Employment
Texas Tech University School of Law
Deontae D. Wherry is a trial attorney in the Dallas office of Rob Wiley, P.C. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Wherry worked as a litigation attorney, zealously advocating for clients in civil, criminal, and family law cases. Mr. Wherry currently focuses on representing employees in employment and labor disputes. He is devoted to ensuring that justice is served for his clients.
Mr. Wherry is a proud Red Raider. Mr. Wherry graduated from Texas Tech University, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Later, Mr. Wherry received both his Doctor of Jurisprudence and Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech...
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Austin P. Campbell
Dallas, TX Attorney with 9 years of experience
Employment
Vanderbilt University Law School
Austin P. Campbell is a trial attorney in the Dallas office of Rob Wiley, P.C. Mr. Campbell graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 2016. At Vanderbilt, Mr. Campbell was on the Dean’s List and was an Articles Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. His student note, Riding a “Friendly Elephant?” How African Nations Can Make the Best of Economic Partnership with China , was published in March 2016.
Mr. Campbell discovered his passion for helping employees navigate the world of employment law at Vanderbilt, where he was a member of the Labor and Employment Law Society and...
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Maryssa Jane Simpson
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
The University of Texas School of Law
Maryssa Simpson is a trial lawyer and partner in The Potts Law Firm’s Dallas office. Maryssa grew up in the small town of Bridgeport, Texas and is from a family of trial lawyers. Her background gave her a passion for trial work, and she carries that forward in her practice.
Maryssa graduated from Baylor University and received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. During law school, Maryssa was an advocate for a national championship mock trial team and received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award. While at UT, Maryssa also won Best Advocate...
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Tyler Gregston
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Employment
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Keith Spencer
Plano, TX Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Immigration and Workers' Comp
Keith Spencer is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law. That Board Certification mark of excellence and distinguished accomplishment is attained by only one in ten Texas attorneys, and indicates that Keith has substantial, relevant experience and has demonstrated the same in family law cases. Keith was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987. Mr. Spencer is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and holds Bachelor’s and Masters degrees in Communications from the University of North Texas. Keith is a Board Certified Family Law specialist. Mr. Spencer has practiced Family Law in Tarrant...
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Michael W. Eaton
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Real Estate and Tax
A 4th generation Texas lawyer with over 35 years of experience, I serve clients in throughout Texas. I have extensive experience in real estate, tax, and business formation, start-up, and operation. I have litigated well over 500 cases to completion, including trying to verdict or judgment over 100 cases. I was named Texas Lawyer Litigator of the Week for a Bexar County tax trial I won after only twenty-three minutes of jury deliberation. On the transactional front, I have closed over 200 LIHTC projects in eight (8) different states, and more than 150 other affordable and market rate transactions....
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Carmiann S. Céspedes
Dallas, TX Lawyer
Free ConsultationImmigration and Tax
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras
I offer services in U.S. immigration law worldwide and divorce cases in Puerto Rico. In my immigration practice I dedicate my days to helping couples obtain K1 visas and their corresponding adjustment of status. Waivers (601A), removal of conditions petitions and naturalization procedures are also part of my daily work. I also have hands on experience with employment based immigration as for example, TN and H1B visas. Additionally, I have extensive experience handling U visa petitions. I have helped thousands of people worldwide in their cases in USCIS and U.S. Embassies and Consulates. In my practice in Puerto Rico I...
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Justin Bryan
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business and Securities
Texas Tech University School of Law
Attorney Justin N. Bryan joined the McCathern Dallas office in 2016 and his legal practice focuses on Business and Securities Litigation, but he has experience in many areas of law. Mr. Bryan represents defendants in complex multi-million dollar litigation and has also recovered millions of dollars for plaintiffs.
Mr. Bryan is a graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock where he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Advanced Legal Research and Property and was a member of Phi Delta Phi, an international legal honor society. He received his Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and...
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Robert Keating
Dallas, TX Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Southern Methodist University
Attorney Rob Keating has successfully represented individuals charged with crimes ranging from serious felony offenses to minor municipal citations in counties all across Texas.
Rob has a unique perspective gained by his broad life experiences prior to becoming an attorney. Shortly after his graduation from high school in Decatur, Texas, he joined the US Navy where he served for ten years aboard attack submarines. After leaving the Navy, he worked as a corporate trainer and developed his public speaking skills before attending law school. While in law school at Southern Methodist University, Rob gained valuable experience as...
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Farbod Farnia
Dallas, TX Attorney with 14 years of experience
Appeals and Business
SMU Dedman School of Law
Farbod Farnia leads the Appellate Litigation Section at McCathern. Mr. Farnia represents parties in civil appeals and original proceedings in a broad array of cases from multiple practice areas. He has successfully prosecuted and defended appeals in cases including constitutional law, labor & employment disputes, non-subscriber negligence actions, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Farnia has been named a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2014 and 2015. His clients include individuals, small businesses, and large corporations, whom he has guided through both the trial and appellate stages of litigation.
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David L. Leon
Dallas, TX Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications and Real Estate
We are a Dallas, Texas based firm offering business (formation, franchises, contracts, buying and selling), real estate (deeds, title), estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney), probate (letters testamentary, small estate affidavit, heirship affidavit), and immigration (family and business.) English, Spanish and German services offered.
David L. Leon graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1992, and SMU Law in 1996 and is licensed in Texas and New York.
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Ricky Recordo Robinson Jr.
Euless, TX Lawyer
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Southern University Law Center
Mr. Robinson is a personal injury attorney at McCormick Law Firm.
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Karen-Lee Pollak
Dallas, TX Attorney with 25 years of experience
Immigration
University of Witwatersrand
Karen-Lee Pollak leads the Immigration Practice Group. Her education has taken place literally worldwide and from coast to coast. She obtained her law degree in South Africa and is licensed by the State Bar of California and State Bar of Texas. As an immigrant herself and the former chair of the immigration practice of the Dallas office of a large international law firm, Ms. Pollak understands what a critical and life-changing decision it is moving family or employees to the United States. Karen-Lee focuses on both family and corporate based immigration representing athletes, spouses, authors, individuals and Fortune 500 corporations...
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Clint Davis
Fort Worth, TX Attorney with 9 years of experience
600 Bailey Avenue
Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Free ConsultationBusiness
Texas A&M University School of Law
Clint Davis is a Senior Associate Attorney at the Underwood Law Firm in Fort Worth, Texas. Clint has nearly a decade of experience in estate planning, probate, guardianship cases, and civil and business litigation. Clint has made it his goal to guarantee that individuals in Texas can depend on him to safeguard their families and organizations.
With future planning, Clint understands that everybody's legacy is individually unique. Clint works with clients to create custom estate plans that best address people's issues. His objective with every arrangement is to assist clients with leaving their legacy while ensuring heirs avoid lengthy, painful...