TEXAS – WASHINGTON
LITIGATION
ROLAND L. LEON
BARKER LEON & FANCHER
LLP
555 North Carancahua
Suite 1200
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Tel: 361-881-9217
Fax: 361-882-9437
rleon@blfmlaw.com
www.blfmlaw.com
CONSTRUC TION LI TIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
Roland L. Leon (AV) specializes in civil defense litigation
including insurance, construction defects, personal injury,
products liability, professional liability, and mass torts. He
graduated from The University of Texas – Arlington (B.A.,
government, 1972), Texas Tech Law School (J.D., 1975, Citations
Editor, Law Review), and Golden Gate University (MPA, 1978).
He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial and Civil Trial Law,
TBLS; Civil Law Specialist, NBTA. He served in the military as
LCDR, JAGC, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1976-1980. He is Managing
Partner, Barker Leon & Fancher LLP, a South Texas litigation
firm listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent
Lawyers, 2006-2011.
LEVI G. MCCATHERN, II
MCCATHERN | MOOT Y |
GRINKE, L.L.P.
3710 Rawlins Street
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75219
Tel: 214-741-2662
Fax: 214-741-4717
lmccathern@mccathernlaw.com
www.mccathernlaw.com
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
GENERAL LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Levi McCathern is recognized as one of the premier defense
lawyers in Texas. He specializes in catastrophic damage
litigation and is routinely called upon by the largest names
in insurance to defend all types of specialized, high-damage
claims. Being raised as a minister in West Texas and then
pastoring a church himself, he brings an everyman perspective
to his vibrant legal practice that juries love and is seldom found
in Texas litigation. His strength is the same in and out of the
courtroom – relating to all people, from blue collar workers to
CEOs, on their level. Mr. McCathern is Board Certified in Civil
Litigation and Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board
of Legal Specialization.
CHARLES B. MITCHELL,
JR.
NAMAN HOWELL SMITH &
LEE, PLLC
306 West 7th Street, Suite 405
Fort Worth Club Building
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Tel: 817-509-2040
Fax: 817-509-2060
cmitchell@namanhowell.com
www.namanhowell.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
Charles B. Mitchell, Jr.’s practice focuses on civil and commercial
litigation, first- and third-party insurance litigation, personal
injury, wrongful death, and professional malpractice. He is
licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas and
before the United States Supreme Court. He is also licensed
in the state courts of Arkansas. His J.D. is from St. Mary’s
University School of Law, and his B.S. is from Texas Christian
University. He has been listed as a Top Attorney in Tarrant
County by Fort Worth, Texas magazine 2004-2008. He has
made professional presentations across the country almost
every year for a decade.
JULIA F. PENDERY
PENDERY LAW FIRM
3030 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1630, LB 50
Dallas, TX 75234
Tel: 972-243-1999
Fax: 972-243-8999
julia@penderylaw.com
www.penderylaw.com
EMINEN T DOMAIN
APPELLATE
Julia Pendery represents appellants in civil appeals and
landowners in eminent domain proceedings. She has also
obtained relief for defendants from more than 150 default
judgments. Julia writes amicus curiae briefs for parties interested
in Texas and U.S. Supreme Court cases. She often serves as a
Special Commissioner in condemnation proceedings, (when
she is not representing the landowner). Julia is a 33-year lawyer
and is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board
of Legal Specialization. She is Vice Chairman of the ABA TIPS
Appellate Section, former President of the Dallas Bar Appellate
Section, and former Vice Chairman of the ABA Judicial Division’s
Council of Appellate Lawyers. Julia has been named in the Texas
Super Lawyers list every year since 2003.
DAVID L. PLAUT
HANNA & PLAU T, L.L.P.
Southwest Tower
211 East 7th Street, Suite 600
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-472-7700
Fax: 512-472-0205
dplaut@hannaplaut.com
www.hannaplaut.com
GENERAL LITIGATION
APPELLATE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
David Plaut is a partner with Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P. in Austin,
Texas. David graduated from Johns Hopkins University with
honors in 1985 and The University of Texas School of Law
in 1989. He was articles editor of the Texas Law Review and
served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Edward Prado in
San Antonio for two years before beginning private practice.
David has extensive experience in federal practice, in class
action defense, and in the insurance bad faith field. His practice
focuses on insurance coverage matters, insurance bad faith
litigation, trial, and appellate work. He is admitted to practice
before all Texas courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth
Circuit, and U.S. District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern,
and Western Districts of Texas.
ANNE M. BREMNER
S TAFFORD FREY COOPER,
P.C.
3100 Two Union Square
601 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-667-8270
Fax: 206-624-6885
abremner@staffordfrey.com
www.staffordfrey.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
Anne Bremner has delivered favorable trial verdicts in some of
the nation’s toughest cases. A litigation shareholder and trial
attorney for 26 years, her lauded private practice at Stafford
Frey Cooper focuses on government liability, personal injury,
and real estate litigation that includes escro w and title disputes.
Bremner was the successful defense counsel in Vili Fualaau v.
Highline School District and the Des Moines Police Department
(Mary Kay Letourneau Case). In addition, she defended class
actions following WTO (Battle of Seattle) and for the Seattle
Police Department Police Dogs, a national test case brought
by the ACLU. Bremner was also the lead trial attorney for the
Olympic Pipe Line Company, resolving $500 million in claims
after a massive pipeline rupture.
AUGUST G. CIFELLI
LEE SMART, P. S., INC.
1800 One Convention Place
701 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: 206-624-7990
Fax: 206-624-5944
agc@leesmart.com
www.leesmart.com
MICHAEL B. KING
CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN,
P.S.
701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-622-8020
Fax: 206-467-8215
king@carneylaw.com
www.carneylaw.com
AMANDA E. LEE
LAW OFFICE OF
AMANDA LEE
810 Third Avenue
Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-805-0990
Fax: 206-682-2305
amanda@amandaleelaw.com
www.amandaleelaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
GENERAL LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
APPELLATE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
LITIGATION
August G. Cifelli is a shareholder of the firm and has been
AV-rated since 1998. His practice emphasizes serious injury
claims from vehicle accidents or mechanical design and
product liability claims. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Gus earned both his undergraduate degree, in psychology, and
his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame. He is admitted to
practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Gus
has also lectured at several CLE seminars and serves on the
regional faculty for NITA. He has been named to Super Lawyers
and as an ATLA Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Washington. Mr. Cifelli
also volunteers as a member of the King County Juvenile Court
Diversion Program.
For over 20 years, Michael King’s practice has focused exclusively
on appeals. He has argued over 100 cases to full merits panels
and represented clients before six State Supreme Courts; the
Second, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits; and all divisions of the
Washington Court of Appeals. Notable victories include Bank
of America v. Prestance Corp., 160 Wn.2d 560 (2007) (equitable
subrogation); Magana v. Hyundai Motor America, 123 Wn. App.
306 (Div. II 2004) (crashworthiness); and Hill v. BCTI , 144 Wn.2d
172 (2001) (employment discrimination). Mr. King is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, is a past
President of the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association,
and served as a co-editor of the third edition of the Washington
Appellate Practice Deskbook (2005).
Amanda Lee represents individuals and corporations in
complex criminal and related civil matters. Her clients range
from Fortune 500 executives, doctors, and lawyers targeted in
federal white-collar crime investigations, to individuals under
investigation for domestic or international terrorism. Typical
cases include allegations of health care fraud, environmental
crime, securities or tax violations, or financial misconduct.
Ms. Lee also assists corporations and academic institutions
conducting internal investigations and compliance inquiries,
and has provided counsel to numerous clients in connection
with ethical issues. Ms. Lee is listed in The Best Lawyers in
America. She is a frequent speaker on lawyer ethics, criminal
defense, and law and national security.
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