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Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Amber is a staunch advocate for clients, committed to providing highly personalized legal services in all Family Law matters, including traditional and nontraditional divorce, custody issues, property division, child support and adoption matters. Board Certification requires continuing education and involvement in the issues of family law, including marriage, adoption, divorce, custody, support and ownership of property...
Pat Autry has rejoined the firm in its newest office located in San Antonio. Pat was previously with the firm from 1983 to 2004. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Group and principally represents secured lenders, significant general creditors, landlords, and trustees. He has participated in the restructuring and recovery of debt in a variety of industries, including leisure dining, farming and ranching, oil and gas, and real estate. EDUCATION B.A., University of North Carolina at ...
Mr. Cappuccio is a founding partner of Pulman, Cappuccio & Pullen, LLP, a Texas based law firm with offices in San Antonio, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and McAllen. Mr. Cappuccio holds a "Preeminent" peer review rating, and he has been consistently recognized as one of the top lawyers in Texas in numerous peer review surveys and publications. His practice focuses on business litigation, real estate litigation, property owner association rights, bankruptcy litigation, construction litigation, partne...
Porter Corrigan provides family law clients with essential insights gained from his work with two federal judges at the district and appellate court levels. His work in a variety of cases has earned Porter the respect of both clients and colleagues, in addition to helping him earn honors on the Texas Rising Stars (2010-2012, 2014-2019) and Texas Super Lawyers (2021) listings published by Thomson Reuters and selection to San Antonio’s Top Attorneys and San Antonio Rising Stars lists publ...
J. Mark Craun is a member of the litigation section of the firm in the San Antonio Office. He maintains a practice in civil litigation, with an emphasis in transportation, healthcare, commercial, product liability, and general civil litigation. Mr. Craun has over 30 years of experience as a civil trial attorney. He and the attorneys working under his supervision have defended hundreds of cases brought against businesses and individuals, including transportation, healthcare, commercial, person...
Stan Curry has over 30 years of experience as civil trial lawyer focusing on construction, environmental, employment, and general civil litigation. Stan has represented general contractors, subcontractors, specialty contractors, owners, developers, public agencies, architects, engineers, and heavy highway, involving public and private projects (commercial, industrial, and institutional). He handles disputes related to differing site conditions, delays, design and construction defects, as well...
Delilah Lorenz Evans is senior counsel at Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Evans practiced general litigation at the San Antonio office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP for five years. She also has prior experience with toxic tort litigation and criminal law. Experience Ms. Evans’ practice focuses on representing employers and business leaders in all aspects of employment and general commercial litigation. Ms. Evans earned her J.D. from Cornell Law School, ...
Jay Farwell has over 25 years’ experience as a civil trial lawyer handling complex construction matters, as well as commercial, consumer, employment, insurance, and administrative cases. He is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Jay represents general contractors, owners, subcontractors, material suppliers, design professionals and governmental entities in all types of construction cases including defective construction, collections, contractu...
John A. Ferguson, Jr. is a partner with Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ferguson was a counsel with the international law firm of Bracewell LLP in the San Antonio office. Mr. Ferguson’s practice concentrates on all aspects of labor and employment law, including traditional labor relations, litigation, arbitration and counseling. He represents employers in: Collective bargaining agreements and negotiations Labor arbitrations Union representation elections Proceeding...
Michael Gavito knows the tactics and strategies of defense lawyers from the inside, having spent his early career working for Texas defense law firms litigating, among other types of cases, construction defect claims made by a variety of Texas businesses and civic entities. Now representing property owners, both public and private, Mr. Gavito uses his experience to anticipate defense strategies and minimize or defeat their efforts to delay, deny or otherwise deprive his clients of full and fa...
Gerald “Gerry” Harris Goldstein is a nationally known and respected defense lawyer and Past President of both the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.He is a fellow in the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at University of Texas School of Law in Austin and at St. Mary’s University Scho...
Grady Jolley is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group. His law practice focuses on real estate, governmental entitlements and water rights. He frequently lectures on the topics of water rights, real estate development, financing water rights and laws and regulations regarding surface water use and groundwater rights. Grady serves on the planning committee for the State Bar of Texas’ Changing Face of Water seminar and served as Co-chair in 2011 and 2012. He also serves on the Re...
Rhonda Jolley is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group. Her law practice centers primarily on commercial real estate and the most current topic of water law. Having previously owned her own practice in Hondo, Texas, and having been a joint owner of Medina County Abstract Company, Inc., she has a varied background in a broad range of general business, residential real estate, commercial leasing and real estate litigation matters. Rhonda is active in State Bar CLE Programming having be...
Larry Kurth serves as managing partner of Akerman’s San Antonio office. Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he has a broad-based commercial litigation practice with a focus on insurance disputes. Larry has significant experience in policy drafting, interpretation, fraud, malpractice, and coverage matters. His clients include both multinational corporations and top 50 insurance companies. In addition to his insurance practice, Larry represe...
J.K. Leonard is a full time mediator. In his previous experience, he practiced in the areas of product liability, complex torts, commercial litigation, and non-medical professional liability. He also served as monitoring and coverage counsel in complex tort cases for excess insurance carriers. Mr. Leonard represented manufacturers of recreational products, consumer goods, electrical supply and distribution products, process automation equipment, construction and agricultural equipment and ind...
As the leader of the firm's tax team, Patrick W. Martin advises clients on a variety of tax related matters including international tax planning and related international law matters. Patrick’s practice focuses on representing foreign clients, multi-national families, international athletes, entertainers and entertainment groups in worldwide investments and financing structures, international tax treaty planning strategies and planning worldwide income, estate and inheritance tax. He is...
Chad Muller has more than 40 years experience in federal and state tax controversies. As a Department of Justice Trial Attorney and as an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Muller represented the government in the largest criminal tax prosecutions in the country. In 1975, he received the Department of Justice John Marshal Award for outstanding achievement in the trial of complex litigation. Representing taxpayers in civil and criminal tax matters since 1977, Mr. Muller has consistently ach...
Michael Myers focuses his practice on products liability, toxic tort, commercial and general tort litigation. He has been named a Texas Super Lawyer (Thomson Reuters Legal) every year since 2003. Mr. Myers is licensed to practice law instate and federal courts in the State of Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his J.D. degree from St. Mary University School of Law and his B.A. degree from The University of Texas. He has made professional presentat...
Steve’s civil litigation practice includes insurance defense, personal injury, product liability, and commercial litigation. He has represented clients throughout Texas and has handled a large volume caseload. Steve has gained extensive jury trial experience; having participated in over thirty jury trials and serving as lead trial counsel in over twenty jury trials. Many of Steve’s trials involved major injuries, multiple fatalities, and large exposure damages. In addition, Steve ...
Stephanie O’Rourke is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group and manages the firm’s San Antonio office. Her practice focuses on the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in construction disputes as well as businesses in complex disputes. She has a wealth of experience in litigation, and she is consistently asked to present at workshops and seminars regarding her expertise on contracts, liens and bonds. Stephanie’s expertise in c...
Cynthia Eva Hujar Orr has attained national prominence defending citizens and entities in state and federal trial and appellate courts. She has earned the profound respect of her colleagues who elected her to Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section in 2014.Cynthia served as President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers from 2009-2010, President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 2003, and became the first President of the San ...
Richard Orsinger is one of the highest-rated attorneys in Texas, offering a dual board certification in both Family Law and Civil Appellate Law. He was recognized in 2011 and 2012 as Lawyer of the Year in Family Law in Dallas by Best Lawyers. As the third-highest vote-getter in the Texas Super Lawyers survey, Orsinger earned a spot on the list of "Top 10 Lawyers in Texas" from 2009-2010 and from 2012-2014. He was also named the "Top Family Lawyer in Texas" in the 2007 Go-To Guide published by...
Christine E. Reinhard is a founding partner in the law firm of Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to forming Schmoyer Reinhard, Ms. Reinhard was a counsel in the San Antonio labor and employment law section of the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Experience Ms. Reinhard's practice encompasses all aspects of labor and employment law. An active trial lawyer, she has defended employers in jury and bench trials and frequently litigates in court, as well as private arbit...
Shannon B. Schmoyer is a founding partner of Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to forming the firm, Ms. Schmoyer was a partner at the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she served as the head of Akin Gump’s San Antonio labor and employment law section. Experience Ms. Schmoyer’s practice focuses on the representation of employers in: Employment litigation, including class actions and labor arbitration Counseling employers on all aspects of labor and ...
Daniel J.T. Sciano is president and senior attorney at the Law Offices of Tinsman, & Sciano, Inc. With over 39 years of legal experience, Dan handles complex motor vehicle accident claims, truck/tractor motor vehicle wrecks involving serious injury or death, claims regarding unreasonably dangerous and defective products involving a vast array of commercial and industrial products, premises liability claims, including oil rig and construction site serious injury and death claims, complex m...
Annalyn G. Smith is a partner with Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Smith was a partner with the international law firm of Bracewell LLP in the San Antonio office. Ms. Smith is the head of Schmoyer Reinhard's business and construction litigation group. Since 1985, Ms. Smith has represented clients in a variety of industries from trial through appeal. She has extensive experience in business litigation including: Contract disputes Trade secret litigation Bankruptcy litigat...
Mr. Smith’s practice at Ogletree Deakins primarily involves the defense of employers in labor and employment related litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Mr. Smith represents employers in claims involving equal employment opportunity law, unfair labor practices, wage and hour issues, unemployment compensation, wrongful discharge, state law tort and contract claims, occupational safety and health matters as well as class action litigation under the Fair...
Joshua Sutin helps clients unravel complex legal and business issues related to employee benefit plans, tax-exempt organizations, and business tax planning. He counsels both businesses and not-for-profit organizations on the full range of tax and employee benefits issues. Experience Qualified Retirement Plans. Joshua counsels clients regarding their qualified plans, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and advising on tax qualification of plans, fiduciary duty issues, Department ...
Mr. Vasquez concentrates his practice on federal, state, and international transactional and tax controversy matters, including income, employment, sales, franchise, motor fuels, tobacco, and other excise matters before the IRS and state taxing authorities. Mr. Vasquez has experience resolving IRS examinations, collection cases, installment agreements, offers in compromise, requests for collection due process hearings, private letter rulings and requests for innocent spouse relief. Mr. Vasque...
Larry Warren is an experienced trial attorney. His practice is focused on matters of transportation, tractor/trailer accidents, construction law, and commercial litigation. He has tried over 50 trucking accident cases to date, including cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and brain injury. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is also a Fellow, in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Larry currently serves as the Firm Pr...
Peter H. Wickersham practices Health Care, Corporate, and Business Transactions Law, specializing in the representation of physicians and other health care providers in connection with business transactions, entity formations, federal and state regulatory matters, physician recruitment and employment arrangements, and practice operations. He represents a wide range of health care providers across Texas, including individual physicians, physician group practices, independent diagnostic testing...
Richard L. Clifton, Jr. is an associate at Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Clifton served as a law clerk to the Honorable D. Gordon Bryant of the Northern District of Texas, and the Honorable Henry J. Bemporad of the Western District of Texas. Experience Mr. Clifton’s practice encompasses handling all aspects of employment law in state and federal cases. Mr. Clifton grew up in Laredo, Texas. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Southern Methodis...
Dylan A. Farmer is a partner at Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Farmer spent three years as an associate in a small Houston law firm representing public employers in employment, civil rights, and contracting disputes. Mr. Farmer’s practice encompasses all aspects of labor and employment law and construction litigation in both federal and state courts. Mr. Farmer has successfully handled claims from initial complaint to appeal involving the United States and Texas C...
Lanita S. Morgan is counsel at Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Morgan’s practice concentrated on products liability, premises liability, breach of warranty claims in transportation, environment, contaminants and toxic tort, business torts, commercial litigation, and organizational misconduct. Experience Ms. Morgan has extensive experience in state and federal courts across the country. In addition, Ms. Morgan has a breadth of experience managing complex civil litig...
Lauren Parker advises clients on estate planning, probate, and wealth transfer law matters. Her experience ranges from simple will drafting to more complex tax-planned wills, revocable trusts, defective grantor trusts and family limited partnerships. She also advises clients on matters related to closely-held and family-owned management and succession planning. Additionally, Ms. Parker provides representation in probate matters. Ms. Parker is also engaged in an ERISA practice focusing on qual...
Leo Unzeitig is a senior associate in Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s San Antonio office. He assists with a wide range of federal tax controversy and litigation matters at all stages before the Internal Revenue Service and federal courts. Leo also advises on tax planning and transaction matters, including state and local tax issues. Leo is an adjunct professor at the University of the Incarnate Word teaching Tax Research. He also enjoys counseling taxpayers through the Tax Court Pro Bono Program...
Victor J. Viser is an associate in Chamberlain Hrdlicka's San Antonio office. He focuses his practice on federal, state, and international tax planning and controversy matters. Mr. Viser also has expertise on the Paycheck Protection Program, having coauthored articles on all aspects of the program for industry leading publications such as Bloomberg Tax, Houston Business Journal, Texas Tax Lawyer and Today’s CPA.
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