Rising Star Lawyers

Having graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Doctorate of Law from St. Mary's University Law School, businessmen and women, attorneys, even judges have relied on Mr. Davis' expertise with language and law. He has focused his practice on Real Estate and is currently a Real Estate Broker and Notary Public; formerly Mr. Davis was a Title Fee Office owner/operator, Escrow Officer, Mortgage Broker and Loan Officer.

I understand the hardships that may occur in your life. As your attorney I will offer my knowledgeable legal expertise to better serve you while going through divorce and other family-related matters, including child custody and support. I am a credentialed family mediator and I will always seek to settle any problem you have outside of the courtroom. However, no matter what your situation may be, I am not afraid to fight for you and your family.

An attorney with over thirty five years of experience, Sharon helps individuals and companies resolve even the most difficult and complex cases in an efficient manner. Sharon has experience assisting clients in a variety of practice areas including estate planning, probate, guardianship law, elder law, wills and trusts, adoption law, special needs planning, qualified income trusts, medicaid eligibility, residential and commercial real estate, asset protection, corporate and business law, corporate and LLC formation, franchising, and ad valorem tax issues. Call to discuss your case or legal issue with us today.

Michael P. “Mike” Metcalf doing business as Metcalf Mediation & Arbitration Services is engaged in the practice of law that centers on the mediation and arbitration of civil disputes. Judge Metcalf has more than 40 years of legal experience that includes service in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp, as a District Attorney, District Judge and trial lawyer. Mike, a trial lawyer, is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.

Judge Metcalf was a judicial pioneer who recognized the need for litigants to seek a resolution to their case...

With over 47 years of experience, Stephen Kaplan is able to provide clients with comprehensive advice and counsel in a wide variety of areas of legal practice at Hecht Walker Jordan, P.C. . Our entire firm is client-centered and strives to tailor the representation we offer to suit our clients' needs and goals. He is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Areas of Practice: Administrative Law Banking & Finance Law Business & Commercial Law Contracts Business Organizations Construction Law Employment Law -- Managerial and Executive Employees Employment Law -- Employer Estate Planning Government Agencies &...

Nimble Gravity - Co-founder and Partner in a super successful data science and digital transformation consulting firm. Over 100 employees and growing. Ai4.Legal - Building a law practice that uses technology to save you time and money. Free up spend from legal to instead grow your business.

Before opening Goff Law, PLLC, Mr. Goff practiced with a prominent personal injury defense litigation firm in Dallas. In his time fighting on behalf of the biggest insurance companies in Texas, Mr. Goff learned what insurance adjusters value most: giving you as little as you deserve until they are forced to. Mr. Goff has the unique perspective of knowing how the insurance companies value your doctors, your injuries, their risk, and your future. Let us handle your past and work with you on your future.

Highly motivated litigation lawyer with broad-based experience in both entrepreneurial and law firm environments. Extensive experience in civil litigation involving plaintiff and defense catastrophic personal injury and death, business-to-business disputes, employment and commercial claims involving individuals. Accomplished leader known for his organization, focus, ability to work well with people of every level within a firm and for getting the best possible result for his clients.

LEGAL PRACTICE
The Mills Law Firm 1985-present
Dallas, Texas
Represents clients in matters involving civil claims and litigation including those areas of personal injury and wrongful death consisting of auto, motorcycle and truck, construction, medical malpractice, premises liability...

I help people navigate the legal system, often on a contingent-fee basis. I have over 34 years of experience handling trials, arbitrations and mediations, and appeals.

Théda Page's practice of law is motivated by the desire to help people through difficult circumstances. She spends time with her clients in order to understand their needs so that she can provide them with comprehensive and quality representation. Théda was a child of divorce, has gone through a divorce herself, and is a stepmother, giving her the unique, first-hand understanding of family dynamics and emotions that come up in difficult family situations.

After graduating from law school at the age of 24, Théda W. Page began her career in bankruptcy and family law. In 1986, she represented debtors for a...

Mr. Presti focuses his practice on litigation, primarily in the areas of personal injury, immigration, criminal and civil disputes. Mr. Presti has represented clients all over the great state of Texas. Mr. Presti has tried over 25 cases to jury verdict in counties such as Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Denton, Harris, Hood, Lamar, and Titus. Mr. Presti is a champion for the underrepresented and underserved parts of the community. He has a track record of winning substantial recoveries for his clients and has successfully negotiated and resolved hundreds of cases for his clients.

Attorney Yovanna Vargas provides legal services in matters of immigration and nationality law. She earned her Master of Laws from Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University in 2012, and received his first Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of Peru in 1989. She is originally from Lima, Peru, early in her career she specialized in tax law, public policy and international law for over 15 years.

Attorney Vargas contributed to the consolidation of improvements in quality of custom services to taxpayers to stimulate voluntary compliance, and strengthened tax auditing action. She was a legal counsel under the International Agreement...

Raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and the Oklahoma City area, Attorney Bill J. Stovall is fluent in Spanish and able to offer bilingual services. He spent 2 years as a Dallas County Prosecutor, honing his skills as a trial lawyer, after which he left to begin his own private practice. Since first opening in 2001, the Law Office of Bill J. Stovall has been nationally recognized for his exemplary abilities and courtroom expertise. He is a member of the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Collin County Bar Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the National Criminal Defense Lawyers...

Calleigh Olson joined Pless Law Firm in 2022 and is based in the Firm’s Denver office. Calleigh’s practice focuses on leasing, corporate governance, and development matters.

Daniel S. Chavez was born and raised in McKinney, Texas. He attended the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. There, he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. During this time, he met his wife Kirsten. Today, they are happily married and have a beautiful daughter, Blakely.

Following UNT, Daniel obtained his law degree from the historic Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas where he graduated Cum Laude. He was an avid member of the James Douglas’s Board of Advocates, Honor Court and the Hispanic Law...

Scott Herlihy is a proven and skilled family law attorney who has practiced in Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties for over 25 years. He licensed in all Texas state and federal courts and was selected as a “Rising Star” by Texas Monthly Magazine in 2005 and 2006, an honor bestowed upon less than 2.5% of attorneys under 40. Scott is a member of the State Bar Family Law and Litigation Sections, the Travis County, Williamson County, and Hays County Bar Associations, the Austin Bar Association Family Law and Litigation Sections, and is an Austin Bar Foundation Fellow. Scott handles a wide...

Loc Dang is the founder and managing partner of Dang Law Group, PLLC, a firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. He has years of experience and works tirelessly while representing his clients. Utilizing the highest ethical and professional standards, Loc is known for aggressively safeguarding the rights of his clients to ensure the highest probability of successful results. His firm focuses on personal injury and Immigration cases. Dang Law Group handles numerous personal injury cases such as automobile accidents, 18-wheeler collisions, wrongful deaths, and offshore injuries. He and his team have a vast intricate knowledge and understanding of how insurance companies evaluate,...

Chris Cagle graduated Magna Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. Chris has represented clients in complex injury cases in Federal and State Court cases all over the State of Texas and beyond. Chris has been voted as a Texas "Rising Star" attorney on four seperate occasions. The Cagle Law Firm, P.C. specializes in helping victims of negligence and fraud recoup damages pursuant to Texas Law. Chris helps victims of car wrecks, medical negligence, defective products, and real estate transactions.

Christopher Campbell joined Pless Law Firm in 2023 as Senior Counsel. Based in the Denver office, he specializes in assisting clients with acquisitions, dispositions, equity investments, syndications, fund formation, leasing, capital structuring, financing, 1031 exchange, and tenant-in-common structuring and finance. In his twenty years of practice, Chris has regularly worked with asset management firms, private equity funds, opportunity funds, local and regional owners and operators, investment banks, financial institutions, private lenders, investors, institutional owners, and high net worth investors throughout the country on multifamily, office, hotel, mixed-use, retail and industrial projects. Chris has also successfully represented landlords and tenants in structuring...

I grew up in an immigrant family, experiencing the challenges and complexities of the immigration process firsthand. My parents moved to the United States seeking a better life, instilling in me a deep appreciation for the opportunities that U.S. citizenship provides. Driven by a desire to contribute to the community that fostered my success, I became the first in my family to attend university, graduating *summa cum laude* from the University of New Mexico. After completing my undergraduate studies, I dedicated myself to education, teaching in the bilingual school system in Madrid, Spain. Upon returning to the United States, I pursued...

Justin D. Pless founded Pless Law Firm in 2009. He dedicates his practice to helping clients navigate complex commercial real estate transactions, development projects, and corporate law matters. Justin divides his time between the firm’s offices in Colorado and Texas. Justin represents a broad range of clients throughout the United States in commercial real estate transactions and development projects including leasing, purchase and sale, financing, construction, and land use matters. Justin’s practice also includes the formation and structuring of business entities and joint ventures. Recognized for his legal acumen, Justin has published numerous articles and has previously taught continuing legal education...

If you are seeking to bring a loved one to the United States and you live in the United States, you have come to the right place. Jessie M. Thomas is dedicated to immigration matters, especially those involving bringing couples and families together. Jessie graduated from the Touro Law Center in 2001. Since then she has represented hundreds of families and individuals in immigration, green card, permanent residence and citizenship cases. Jessie entered private practice after graduation where she continued to focus on family immigration. In 2008, Jessie founded the Law Office of Jessie M. Thomas where she...

Jennette E. DePonte is a Partner at the McCathern office in Frisco, Texas. Mrs. DePonte has an extensive litigation and trial background, having tried numerous cases in state and federal courts in Texas. Her practice focuses on litigation involving employer-employee relations. Specifically, she has litigated tort and non-subscriber claims, employment-related torts, ERISA claims, discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims, wage and hour claims and collective actions, and civil rights claims under state and federal law.

Mrs. DePonte has defended national and regional employers in a wide range of employment-related issues, represented employers before numerous federal and state agencies, and handled trials and...

Albin Yates Balius Roach believes in aggressively preserving the truth for our clients while advancing the integrity of the profession. We also recognize that we cannot successfully cast a positive vision for our clients’ futures without possessing one for ourselves. The attorneys, paralegals and support staff of Albin Yates Balius Roach have chosen to commit their time and talent to the firm because we believe in the firm’s priorities and its future.

Steve Urban is a trial lawyer located in Austin, Texas who is Board Certified in Consumer and Commerical Law. Steve was originally licensed in Michigan in 1998 and in Texas in 2000. He received his Board Certification in Consumer and Commercial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2008. Steve is former partner in the law firm of Taylor Dunham, L.L.P., where he practiced for nearly 12 years before forming his own firm in 2012. Over the past 14 years, Steve has represented clients in matters involving injuries and death caused by car, truck and motorcycle accidents,...

Jennifer represents clients in adoptions, premarital planning and estate planning.

My goal is make sure all individuals with legal problems have access to the legal help they need. I offer individuals straight-forward, flat-rate billing options at prices they can afford. No more surprise bills at the end of your representation. If you have a serious legal problem and are worried about having the funds to get help, let me work with you. We can arrange something to make us both happy.

I am not your typical attorney. My journey to the legal field was a strange one. After studying biochemistry and gene therapy, I decided the lab environment wasn't...

Louis Leichter practices administrative, health, and criminal law, focusing on the area of licensure and license defense. Mr. Leichter advises clients on disciplinary actions and misconduct allegations that may affect their professional licenses. Mr. Leichter also represents clients on related issues that are divergent from the receipt of a disciplinary order within a healthcare practice. Peer review and medical staff privileges, practitioner data bank disputes, network agreements, contract negotiations, and license renewal questionnaires are important to medical and other health care professionals who are involved in disciplinary action. Prior to starting a private practice, Mr. Leichter prosecuted criminal cases as an...

As a native Texan, Kevin Bennett knows that his state has a reputation for being tough on crime. This can lead to an overwhelming feeling of stress when facing charges in Texas. The criminal justice system is daunting and confusing, and he is determined to guide his clients through it with as little stress as possible by maintaining open communication while aggressively fighting on their behalf. As a student, Kevin Bennett studied at the University of Texas in Austin, earning his bachelor's degree in economics. He then pursued his Juris Doctor from The South Texas College of Law. After...

Thank you for considering our firm for your legal needs. I have decades of experience in handling significant lawsuits for businesses and individuals, including high-stakes disputes regarding extremely important contracts, real estate holdings, trusts, and probate matters. My experience also includes handling cases involving intentional fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. I have also successfully tried or settled numerous significant disputes over construction defects and contractor performance. Many of my clients have prosecuted affirmative claims, while other clients have requested help in defending against claims brought against them. My practice began with an international law firm in Houston where I...

My law practice resides at the intersection of corporate finance, business law, and technology/IP. I serve as private counsel, advising clients about business strategy & financial opportunities. I frequently sit at the right-hand of company founders, CEOs and investors. My approach is bespoke - requiring me to help clients navigate specific legal issues in the moment while remaining mindful of the broader business landscape. I hold myself to a professional standard, centered around: attention detail, candid advice & running my law firm efficiently. In short, I solve difficult important problems with high-stakes outcomes.

A practicing trial attorney for over 40 years, Barry Deacon brings a unique perspective to his personal injury and business litigation cases. He has tried lawsuits as counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants, which has given him the insights and experience needed to protect his clients’ interests and anticipate the other side’s legal strategies. Attorney Deacon has also jointly represented thousands of corn farmers from multiple states against a global biotech company that allowed an unapproved genetically modified corn seed trait to be introduced into a foreign market resulting in US corn exports to that country being rejected and turned away....

William B. “Bill” Gammon was born in Virginia and moved to Texas as a young child when his father went to work for NASA. He attended High School in Clear Lake, Houston and then came to Austin during the 1960’s to complete his under graduate degree at The University of Texas. He ran several successful small businesses both in Austin and in Houston before deciding to attend Law School. He attended UT Law School in Austin and holds the record there for the fastest graduating student. He completed Law School in just twenty two months.

Bill began his solo practice here...

Sandy M. Liu concentrates her practice in the areas of family law and immigration law. With roots in Taiwan, China, and France, Ms. Liu's background and experience have given her a unique understanding of the goals and struggles of the immigrant family. Ms. Liu received her bachelor's degree in Molecular Cell Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas and her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2003. A member of Phi Delta Phi, Ms. Liu became licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 2003 and began her legal career at Legal Aid of NorthWest...

David was born and raised in the Dallas area and attended Mesquite schools. He is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Before he became a lawyer, David was a teacher and a coach in several Texas school districts. He also enjoyed coaching summer leagues for many years.

David served on the Forney ISD school board for six years and was president one year.

David has devoted his career to helping consumers in Texas. He has prosecuted and defended cases involving everything from collections and foreclosures to swimming pools, automobiles, and home foundations. He is proud to say that he has...