TEXAS
BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS
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ALISON WHITE HAYNES
TREVINO VALLS & HAYNES
LLP
6909 Springfield Avenue
Suite 200
Laredo, TX 78041
Tel: 956-722-1417
Fax: 956-791-0220
alisonhaynes@tvhlawfirm.com
www.tvhlawfirm.com
Alison White Haynes maintains an active and diversified litigation
practice along the Texas-Mexico border. She routinely litigates in
state and federal district courts as well as bankruptcy court. Her
client base includes financial institutions, insurance carriers,
oil-and-gas companies, architects, engineers, residential and
commercial builders, transportation carriers and stevedores.
She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and St. Mary’s
University Law School. Licensed to practice in all state courts
and all four federal district courts in Texas, she is a member of
various professional organizations such as the Texas Association
of Defense Counsel and Trucking Industry Defense Association.
She is also a Texas Bar Foundation Fellow and a Litigation
Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary Society Fello w.
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
DALE G. MARKLAND
MARKLAND HANLEY, LLP
2200 Ross Avenue
Suite 4100 W
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 469-341-3633
Fax: 469-341-3640
dmarkland@marklandhanley.com
www.marklandhanley.com
Dale has tried more than 200 cases to verdict, and has served
clients as national and regional counsel. Dale has been selected
by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the field
of product liability, as one of the Best Lawyers in Texas in the
field of product liability, and he has been selected as one of
the Best Lawyers in Dallas. He was selected by Best Lawyers as
Lawyer of the Year 2012, Product Liability Litigation, Dallas, TX.
Dale was in the initial group of outside counsel invited by the
Products Liability Advisory Council, Inc. to become a Sustaining
Member. He has represented clients in the pharmaceutical,
semiconductor, electronics, heavy truck, automobile, cosmetics,
medical device, chemical, and petrochemical industries.
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUCTS
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
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 the State of Texas, all federal courts in
Texas, and the United States Supreme Court. 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. Mr. Mitchell is also licensed to practice
in the state courts of Arkansas.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
RANDY E. MOORE
THE MOORE LAW FIRM
7 West Way Court
Suite C
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Tel: 979-285-2230
Fax: 979-285-2235
rmoore@moorelaw.us
www.moorelaw.us
Randy E. Moore is a Martindale AV preeminent rated attorney
with over 30 years of experience in effectively and efficiently
representing individuals and businesses in civil litigation in both
state and local federal courts. He also handles matters involving
business planning, disputes, and commercial transactions.
A large portion of Mr. Moore’s practice is devoted to serving
as local counsel for law firms and companies from across the
state and nation in complex litigation cases. In this capacity,
he provides assistance, advice, and counsel to attorneys so that
success may be achieved in their cases before the courts of
Brazoria County, Texas.
GENERAL LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
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
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, class action
defense, and the insurance bad faith field. His practice focuses
on insurance coverage matters, insurance bad faith litigation,
and trial and appellate work. He is admitted to practice before
Texas courts; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; and U.S.
District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western
Districts of Texas.
GENERAL LI TIGATION
APPELLATE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
EDWARD P. QUILLIN
QUILLIN LAW FIRM, P. C.
4101 McEwen Road
Suite 540
Dallas, TX 75244
Tel: 972-386-6664
Fax: 972-386-6680
equillin@equillinlaw.com
www.equillinlaw.com
Ed Quillin is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas
Board of Legal Specialization. He has tried over 100 jury
trials throughout Texas in cases involving catastrophic injury,
property damage, and death. He also represents individuals
and businesses in a variety of commercial litigation matters
and disputes. Given his extensive courtroom experience, he is
often hired in ongoing cases which have no hope for resolution
and must proceed to trial. He graduated from The University of
Akron School of Law in 1986 where he was a member of the
Akron Law Review.
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
BUSINESS LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
DAENA GOLDSMITH
RAMSEY
VAUGHAN, RAMSEY &
WALVOORD
530 South Carrier Parkway
Suite 300
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
Tel: 972-262-0800
Fax: 972-642-0073
ramsey@vrwlaw.net
www.vrwlaw.net
Vaughan, Ramsey & Walvoord is dedicated to providing the
highest quality legal services to its clients in a cost-effective
manner. Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization, Daena represents small to large businesses
and individuals in all of her areas of practice, handling complex
matters for trial and appeal. She has successfully tried many
cases to verdict in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts in Texas
and other states. Daena’s diverse practice includes business
disputes, professional liability, products, bodily injury, maritime,
and property damage claims. The law firm provides insight and
assistance in guiding companies through the legal landscape,
including litigation avoidance strategies.
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUC TS
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
ETHAN L. SHAW
SHAW COWART, LLP
1609 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Suite 100
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-499-8900
Fax: 512-320-8906
elshaw@shawcowart.com
www.shawcowart.com
Ethan Shaw is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and
Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is
AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Having successfully resolved
hundreds of civil litigation matters across the United States,
he has earned a reputation as an exceptional trial attorney.
From Austin, Texas, Ethan handles commercial litigation cases
ranging anywhere from personal injury to complex patent
infringement and contractual matters. Ethan is licensed to
practice in Texas, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for
the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
D. BRENT WELLS
WELLS & CUELLAR, P.C.
440 Louisiana
Suite 718
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: 713-222-1281
Fax: 713-237-0570
bwells@wellscuellar.com
www.wellscuellar.com
Brent enthusiastically represents lenders and other creditors
who seek to use the legal system to collect debts justly owed,
as he has done for some 33 years. Certified as a Creditors’
Rights Specialist by the American Board of Certification in
1993 and then Board Certified in Commercial and Consumer
Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1994, Brent
has a reputation as a go-to litigation attorney when creditors
anticipate collection obstacles such as bankruptcy, complaints
about a product or service, or disputes about the enforceability
of a debt. Brent is also well respected as a mediator and
arbitrator in the commercial and debtor-creditor arenas.
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGH TS
CONSUMER LAW
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
