John Cowan

A courtroom veteran, Peri has taken more than 65 civil and criminal cases to trial. She practices primarily in insurance, with experience in first-party claims, insurance bad faith and extra-contractual litigation. She often provides insurers with complex claims-handling advice, first- and third-party coverage opinions and guidance concerning Texas insurance statutes. Peri has also litigated in a variety of areas of civil litigation. That breadth of experience has benefited clients ranging fr...

Teresa Valderrama is a partner in the firm's Houston office. She has more than 25 years of experience representing employers in all aspects of workplace law, including corporate investigations and compliance, wage & hour collective action defense, and defense of all manner of discrimination, workplace harassment and other work-related claims. This includes advice and counsel regarding trade secrets/business-asset protection, defense of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) and other whistleb...

K. Brock Bailey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. K. Brock practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized K. Brock Bailey since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which K. Brock Bailey is held by other lawyers.

Marlene C. Williams is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Marlene C. practices law in Houston, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Marlene C. Williams since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marlene C. Williams is held by ot...

Judge Ward served as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas for 12 years from September 24, 1999 until his retirement on October 1, 2011. During his 12-year tenure, Judge Ward presided over cases in the Marshall, Tyler, and Texarkana divisions and had one of the heaviest intellectual property dockets in the country. Judge Ward conducted over 150 jury trials, presided over hundreds of patent cases, including Hatch-Waxman cases, and held in excess of 150 claim construc...

Jeannie Heffernan is an experienced trial lawyer who leads Kirkland’s IP litigation practice in Texas. She has won more than a dozen patent infringement trials in federal district courts across the country and at the International Trade Commission, with victories affirmed at the Federal Circuit. She represents clients in a wide range of fields, including computer networking, telecommunications, cryptography, semiconductors, and medical devices. Jeannie has particular experience leading ...

Craig H. Clendenin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Craig H. practices law in Houston, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Craig H. Clendenin since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Craig H. Clendenin is held by other lawyers.

Tom has extensive trial and appellate experience in business cases, including oil and gas, breach of contract, and fiduciary litigation for plaintiffs and defendants. He has significant involvement in probate litigation, representing executors, beneficiaries of estates, and guardians in cases that also involve complex business transactions. Mr. Wright has argued cases in the Texas Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, and most of the fourteen int...

E. Glen Johnson has more than thirty years experience litigating significant disputes, including products liability, business torts, banking issues, and personal injury cases. He has successfully litigated multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for plaintiffs and defendants. U.S. News and World Reports included Mr. Johnson in The Best Lawyers in America® ranking every year since 2001. From 2004 through 2018, he was named a Texas Super Lawyer which is a list published in Texas Month...

William Baine has spent more than 30 years litigating insurance disputes, contractual disputes, construction defects, defective design, poor workmanship, business torts, and fraud. He has the analytical experience and ability to tackle the most legally complex cases and understands not only what it takes to successfully achieve a fair resolution but also to be fully committed to trial if required. Bill applies his vast experience from many types of cases in representing locally owned business...