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Houston Attorney Pete Patterson has been practicing law in the state of Texas for over 25 years, with a focus on oil and gas law, business litigation, and personal injury cases. Mr. Patterson was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1990 after receiving his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Barristers. In his legal career, Mr. Patterson has amassed over $150 million in verdicts, settlements, judgments, and recoveries for his clients. He maintains membership in a number of respected associations, including the American Board of Trial Advocates, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Young Lawyers Association and others. Mr. Patterson has also been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Specialization, making him a certified expert in this field. In addition to his career experience and accolades, he is active in the Houston community and has served on a Mayor’s task force, the Board of The Child Advocates and the Houston Small Business Development Corporation.. Pete Patterson has also bee recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer for 10 years straight.

Holistic, client-focused legal services.. Clients' needs and objectives rarely fit into one-size-fits-all cookie-cutter boxes.  The first step is listening carefully and asking the right questions, to understand what the client's needs and objectives really are.. Often, approaching a task from a new or different perspective, can save time, reduce conflict, and reduce expenses.. Many lawyers promise outside-the-box, novel thinking.  In reality, few deliver.. My track record of service to clients, over the years, demonstrates original and novel thinking, combined with thorough preparation, in case after case.. Indeed, one publication, commenting on a routine motion that I recently filed in federal court, went so far as to describe my approach in one intellectual property case as "very powerful" and so "potent," that "every paragraph is worth quoting.". I view the attorney's role as a problem-solver, not as a problem maker.. My primary objective, whenever reasonably possible, is to promote understanding and communication, and to help develop effective strategies to make difficult problems and situations tractable, and to bring solutions within reach.. Once resource well worth reading, even if you are my opposing counsel, is Robert Axelrod's book The Evolution of Cooperation.  My premise, starting any negotiation or case, is that the other side will usually be more inclined to "cooperate" (i.e., find a fair, win-win solution) rather than to "defect," (i.e., to demand more than their fair share), and to begin the process by seeking to find a cooperative solution.  Cooperators, when they find one another, and get a chance to cooperate, tend to be mutual "winners" in just about every ecosystem.. What happens, instead, when the litigation or negotiation counterparties are unreasonable, selfish, and (in Axelrod's terms) defectors?  Well, those cases are the exception rather than the rule, but such cases can and do happen.. When necessary, it is also important to be prepared and willing to go the distance and to present the strongest case possible, whether in court, in a private negotiation, or in an ADR proceeding.  It does not please me, for instance, to seek sanctions against another lawyer for overstepping the bounds of proper conduct.  But when appropriate and necessary, precisely for the purpose of promoting future cooperation, I have sought and won sanctions against unreasonble litigation opponents.. For instance, in one recent probate case, I secured several thousand dollars in sanctions to reimburse my clients for at least part of what they spent defending against a weak case filed by some Michigan (their emphasis) "Superlawyers."  The highest praise one can get in this profession, is when the result you obtain for your client is so favorable, and the other side learns so much from that result, that they later refer a case to you or even hire you.. Thanks, "Superlawyers;" I hope we can do business together as friends in the future.  Likewise, when representing an entertainment client, in one case I secured a result so favorable for my client (the other side not only paid the entire debt we demanded, plus my entire fee, plus the fee of an arbitrator) that the former opponent later hired me to handle a contested case involving a very large building in downtown Detroit.  Subsequently, when that music client has money to collect, generally the client does not even have to pay me fees; the story of what happened in the prior case tends to be so memorable, that collection issues for that client rarely last more than a few days.. In another case, most of a client's expenses defending against what reasonably was viewed by both a judge and by my client, as a meritless suit, were reimbursed.  The other side in that case was represented by one or more attorneys then working in a law office that subsequently became a local branch of a statewide law firm.. The bottom line is that cooperation and negotiation are all the more successful, and produce more lasting results, when the counterparty in each process fully understands that their best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA), seeRoger Fisher, William L. Ury & Bruce Patton, Getting to YES (Houghton Mifflin, ed., 2nd ed. 1991), is vastly less attractive, objectively speaking, than a fair and reasonable, negotiated, outcome.. This is not to promise that you will necessarily enjoy the same results as the examples referenced above.  Each case and each representation involves its own facts and its own issues.  But when I choose to take on your matter, it is always my intention to give you nothing less than my best service.

Harris county jury awards injured oil field worker $10.7 million dollars after the mast he was working on collapses causing severe physical and neuropsychological injuries.

Designated by Houstonia Magazine as one of the Top Lawyers 2013 through 2018.. Selected Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2014 - The National Trial Lawyers. 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award 2014 - AIDUIA. On November 6, 2003, I became licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. The first cases that I tried was as an Assistant District Attorney, in Harris County, Texas.  This experience allowed me to not only familiarize myself with criminal cases, but to develop and practice my trial skills.  Since leaving the DA's office, I have handled both simple and complex matters in business/commercial, construction, employment law, and personal injury. I have handled at bare minimum, over 500 criminal and civil litigation cases in my career.  I look forward to the opportunity to assisit you!

Derek H. Potts is The Potts Law Firm’s Founder and National Managing Partner.  Mr. Potts is a nationally known trial lawyer who has been a court appointed leader in some of the largest complex litigations of the past decade.  He also has obtained landmark jury verdicts and settlements for his clients since the beginning of his 20-year legal career.. Derek H. Potts has led high profile mass tort cases including the transvaginal mesh litigation which is the largest medical device litigation in United States’ history. Mr. Potts was also a state court leader in the General Motors Ignition Switch litigation, obtaining a victory from the Supreme Court of Missouri, and then successfully resolving hundreds of cases. Mr. Potts is currently leading litigation due to mass property damage inflicted on the residents of Houston, Texas from Hurricane Harvey and the United States Army Corps of Engineers release of water from reservoirs.. As founder of the Potts Law Firm, Derek Potts’ aggressive litigation approach coupled with choosing to be at the forefront of some of the most complex and groundbreaking legal cases of the day have set him and the law firm apart. Mr. Potts has been honored as one of the Best Lawyers in America, is a member of Super Lawyers, and holds a Martindale-Hubbell A rating, the highest attorney rating.. In addition to his work at The Potts Law Firm, Derek Potts has provided pro bono representation to indigent clients, children and the elderly as part of the Jackson County Bar Association Volunteer Attorney Project.  Mr. Potts is also the chairman of Potts Family Foundation, which is involved with multiple charitable foundations including MJ & M and Promise for Haiti.

Dependable.  Strategic.  Results-Driven.  I have devoted my practice to representing individuals and businesses in business matters and dispute resolution.  I have spent time both in private practice and as in-house counsel.

David Bledsoe is a Shareholder in the Corporate Section of RMWBH. His passion for law ignited early with a summer clerk position in high school, and it continued to grow over the course of undergraduate and graduate studies as he gained additional experience as a legal intern. After honing his skills as an Associate Attorney out of law school, David joined RMWBH where he represents a wide variety of clients ranging from local businesses to international enterprises.. David focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets, and also excels in recapitalizations, private offerings of securities, equity syndications, finance, divestitures, restructuring, joint ventures, and other complex corporate transactions. His practice also includes start-ups and entity formations, commercial contracts, and corporate governance.. David enjoys the challenge of helping clients obtain their goals and reach their ultimate growth potential. In addition to his role representing clients, David is a member of the firm’s Corporate Section Management Committee.. David graduated magna cum laude from Lamar University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and double major in Finance and Economics, and he earned his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law in 2013 where he was the recipient of a Transactional Law Certificate. He is recognized as a Rising Star by Thomas Reuters Super Lawyers and as Peer Reviewed by Martindale Hubbell. David is a member of the State Bar of Texas and its business law and corporate counsel sections, and he is also a member of the American Bar Association and its business law section. David often participates in speaking engagements where he enjoys helping others in their education, career, and business pursuits.

Dallas Bosveld is experienced providing counsel to entrepreneurs and established businesses in various industries including manufacturing, tech, real estate, services, energy and related. She regularly represents closely held businesses as buyers and sellers in general business transactions and mergers and acquisitions.. Having started a company herself, Dallas is passionate about working with business owners. She strives to provide clients with corporate and outside general counsel work that goes beyond their immediate legal needs—helping clients choose the right legal entity, protect intellectual property, draft buy-sell or shareholder agreements, create and negotiate agreements with employees, vendors, and customers; and provide counsel on day-to-day business related legal issues. She enjoys providing efficient and effective resolution of legal matters, developing short and long term strategy for her clients so they can focus on other aspects of their business.. Dallas received her Juris Doctorate from University of Houston Law Center in 2014. While at UH, Dallas was a member of the Moot Court team and was the Chief Articles Editor for the Houston Journal of International Law. A native Houstonian and 8th generation Texan, Dallas was honored by Houstonia Magazine as a Best Lawyer in Houston for three years in a row. In 2019 and 2020, she was honored as a Texas Rising Star by SuperLawyers, an award given to less than 2.5% of Texas attorneys. Prior to law school, Dallas graduated with honors from Pepperdine University in 2007 where she studied abroad in Buenos Aires, London, and Madrid. She also spent a year as a television news reporter for the CBS affiliate in Waco, Texas before becoming a lawyer.. Dallas and her husband Ryan love exploring new places, cultures, foods, and meeting people from around the world. In her spare time, she enjoys chasing her 2 year old daughter, golf, lifting weights, and the Astros.

Christine K. Lincoln offers sound counsel and legal services to protect clients and their families facing divorce and other family disputes.  She will take the time to understand your individual needs and develop a comprehensive solution to protect your rights and interests.. Christine K. Lincoln is the sole practitioner at The Lincoln Law Firm, PLLC. She is a 1998 graduate of Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Christine Lincoln was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999, and her firm meets the legal needs of individuals and families throughout the Cy-Fair area in family law.  Prior to receiving her law degree, Christine attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she received a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration in May of 1992.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Toby has been a Texan since 1986.  After graduating from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Toby attended law school at South Texas College of Law, where his studies concentrated on trial advocacy.. Toby has been helping both individuals and businesses for more than a decade, in Texas and beyond.  Whether representing individuals or businesses, Toby’s litigation background proves invaluable in guiding clients through complex disputes.  Toby assists business clients – beginning with entity formation and developing business-specific operating agreements – in building a solid foundation for extended business growth.  Through strategic planning and risk analysis, Toby works closely with his clients as they grow and prosper.  And, as a company grows and develops, Toby provides continued guidance and risk assessment in a variety of business transactions, investments and disputes.  Given his extensive litigation experience and background, Toby can also successfully guide his clients through the challenges they face when some disputes require the filing of a lawsuit.  No stranger to the courthouse, Toby has successfully litigated many cases in both state and federal courts on behalf of his clients.. In appreciation for his efforts and skill, Toby was selected in 2009 by his peers and clients as one of Houston’s Top “Lawyers for the People” in H Texas Magazine.. In 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Toby was also recognized by Texas Monthly magazine as a Rising Star in the legal profession.  Less than 2.5% of the attorneys in the state of Texas have been recognized as a Rising Star.. Toby was again recognized in 2013 and 2014 by H Texas Magazine as one of Houston’s Top Lawyers handling matters involving civil litigation.. In 2013, Toby was proud to be inducted as a Life Member in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum as well as the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, organizations which recognize the top trial attorneys throughout the United States who have achieved outstanding results for their clients.  Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers belong to this prestigious group.. Toby’s practice since being licensed has focused on litigation and business consulting.. At home, Toby is the proud father to three energetic boys, and he is the husband to an amazing and busy wife.  In addition to his practice, Toby also serves as a Sunday School teacher at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, a Member on the River Oaks Elementary Shared Decision Making Committee and as a baseball coach for his sons’ youth baseball teams.. Toby’s other practice-specific websites can be found at:

Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate. Flat-fees are available. Call for a free consultation.. My practice focuses on helping clients with probate, estate planning, guardianship, wills, trusts, real estate, and small business needs.  Please take advantage of our free phone consultation at.. Originally from Provo, Utah, Randall Perrier has practiced law in Texas since 2002. Mr. Perrier earned his law degree from the University of Idaho School of Law and furthered his legal education at New York University School of Law, where he obtained a post-law degree in taxation. Upon graduating from NYU, Mr. Perrier was recruited by Baker Botts, LLP to work for their Houston office in the Business and Estate Planning group (renamed the Private Clients group). Mr. Perrier is certified by the State Bar of Texas in Estate Planning and Probate Law.. Mr. Perrier left Baker Botts, LLP in 2005 to found Perrier & Associates, P.C., which allowed him to expand his practice areas. Mr. Perrier continues to focus his practice on estate planning and probate, real estate litigation and business formation and operation. Mr. Perrier’s office is located on FM 1960 Rd. West (renamed Cypress Creek Parkway) and serves clients in from all over Houston, The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, and Conroe and Montgomery County.

Board Certified - Civil Trial Law. Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006. Real Estate Broker's License, 1995. Texas Real Estate Commission

Backed by almost 20 years of legal experience, Attorney Shannon L. Boudreaux is passionate about helping families navigate through seamless legal processes. Over the years, she has handled a wide range of high-conflict family law matters, including complex divorce cases, child custody disputes, custody modifications, and more. Additionally, she focuses much of her practice handling pet custody issues.. Due to her dedication and ample amounts of success, she has been named to the National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers and has obtained the Businesswoman of the Year Award from the Business Advisory Counsel of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Before committing her life to judiciary work, Ms. Boudreaux attended Sam Houston State University. Upon the completion of her undergraduate coursework, she enrolled at South Texas College of Law where she completed her Juris Doctorate.

Attorney Noah Wexler is a highly experienced trial lawyer who has handled tens of thousands of cases in the past decade. Due to his commitment to his clients, keen skills in preparing for trials, attention to detail, and his ability to identify strategies that force insurers and negligent companies to pay maximum compensation, Noah has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars. While he is highly skilled in various areas of personal injury law, he focuses the majority of his work handling catastrophic truck accident cases, pharmaceutical cases, complex product liability cases, wrongful death cases, and catastrophic offshore injury cases throughout the U.S.. For the entirety of his career, Noah has stood for the rights of individuals injured by defective products, injured workers, and those who have suffered emotional and physical consequences due to the negligence of others. As a result of his compassionate nature, Noah’s career as a trial lawyer allows him to help individuals who may be facing the most difficult times in their lives. His ceaseless dedication renders unfailing and top-tier results. Since joining Arnold & Itkin, Noah has led the team’s fight against manufacturers of dangerous drugs and transvaginal mesh products. Additionally, he has stood for the rights of those seriously injured due to the Deepwater Horizon explosion. No matter what the case may be, Noah immediately begins preparation for trial to insure he and his clients are ready to fight against even the largest companies and firms that represent them.. Over the years, Noah has gained a tremendous amount of recognition from his peers and even those who oppose him. Since 2012, Noah has been selected for the list of Texas Super Lawyer ® Rising Stars and has earned inclusion in Texas Monthly Magazine as one of Texas’ Top Attorneys and Outstanding Young Lawyers. Additionally, he has gained recognition by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 and Texas Monthly as one of Texas’ Up-And-Coming 100 attorneys. Currently, he holds memberships for the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.. Before committing his career to that of a trial lawyer, Noah, a Houston native, attended the University of Texas where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics. Noah then moved on to obtain his law degree from South Texas College of Law where he graduated cum laude. During his time in law school, Noah worked as an assistant editor for the South Texas Law Review and achieved numerous awards. Additionally, he served as the judicial clerk in the 11th Judicial District Court of Harris County while attending South Texas College of Law.. Over the course of his career, Noah has successfully obtained thousands of recoveries on behalf of his clients and has taken more than 20 cases to verdict. Currently, he is licensed to practice in Texas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. Noah has handled matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, the United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, and a wide range of state courts throughout the states for which he is licensed to practice.  In addition, he has participated in cases before the United States Third and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Texas’ First and Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

As the owner of a closely-held or family owned small to medium sized business, you need an attorney who understands how to minimize your risk and maximize your value.  As a licensed attorney in Texas, New York, and Ohio, I have been involved with hundreds of business deals throughout my 30-plus year career. Besides my background in business law and tax law, I have also worked as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), which gives me unique insight into the various ways in which legal, tax, accounting, and business strategies blend together to create the best decisions within your organization.. With this perspective in mind, I have reviewed, evaluated, advised, and counseled more than 300 small business owners on strategic plans, negotiations, expanding through acquisitions, and ultimately with the sale of their business.  I have been a practicing attorney since 1985 and became a member of the Texas Bar in 2011 in addition to my bar memberships in New York and Ohio.  Prior to re-entering private practice, I directed acquisitions and joint venture activities for twenty years with a number of well established companies including the public companies of US Oncology Inc., HealthSouth Corporation, Omnicare Inc. and the Loewen Group, Inc.  I began my professional career with Sidley Austin in New York City and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Columbus, Ohio.. My practices focuses on the practical side of business transactional law and how small and medium size closely-held and family owned businesses can best protect and leverage their value as they grow throughout their business life cycle.

A founding partner of the firm, Dax has tried numerous cases covering a variety of practice areas. Dax's practice areas include commercial litigation, bad faith insurance claims, securities litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, and personal injury. No matter the area, his clients always receive thorough attention to detail, consistent and frequent progress communications, and continual case evaluation at every stage of the case. Representing clients throughout the State of Texas, Dax enjoys a reputation for efficient, professional, yet dogged attention to his clients' needs in all cases.. Dax began his career at Thompson & Knight, LLP a large international law firm based in Dallas, Texas. Dax received his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, in 1998 from South Texas College of Law where he was a member of the South Texas Law Review and the school's famed advocacy program. Dax has been recognized as a Texas Rising Star 2006 - 2011 by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Service and Published in Texas Monthly (an honor going to only the top 2.5% of up and coming Texas attorneys under the age of 40). Additionally, Dax serves as an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law where he teaches trial advocacy skills. Dax also served as Chair of the Houston Bar Association Litigation Section.

25 years ago, I was a young law school graduate fresh out of the University of Nebraska. When I stood at a pay phone in Kenedy, Texas to learn that I had passed the Texas Bar, I never could have imagined the variety of people I would meet, the interesting cases in which I would be involved, or the unbelievable feeling of winning a jury verdict.. Since that November day in 1991, I have tried cases throughout the State of Texas, to the judge and to juries, and I have seen great things and great changes in and out of the courtroom. One thing that has always remained constant is the relationship I have with my clients. I have always believed that effective client representation necessarily involves connection and communication. My clients know that I am personally involved in their cases and that they have access to me when they need me.. Whether there is an emergency need to execute a will at the hospital, a fast approaching deadline for filing a materialman’s lien, or simply a question about what business entity is the best for their situation, my clients know that they can count on me to be there for them. Serving as general counsel for hundreds of small businesses, I get calls for help with a vast array of situations and cases.. This has provided me with a wide knowledge base and experience handling many types of cases. Currently, my practice focuses primarily on business law, wills and probate, personal injury cases, and collections. However, depending on my clients’ needs, I handle many other types of cases.. I also maintain a referral network of knowledgeable attorneys that can step in to assist my clients. One such area of practice is family law, including divorces and adoptions. It has been my good fortune to have a law partner that I have known since we were both Air Force brats in junior high school. Ernie Martin is uniquely qualified in that area of law and has been a pioneer in the field of collaborative divorce, which seeks to reach an agreement without resorting to litigation.. Our philosophy has always been to do what is best for the client. This means educating our clients about the law and how it applies to their particular set of facts. Most of the time, the client is best served through cool headed, strategic negotiation and chess-game posturing to reach an agreement favorable to the client. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to fight to protect my clients’ interests. Should you become one of my clients, know this. If it comes to a fight, I will fight for you and because I hate to lose, I will fight to win.

"Our areas of practice include immigration, contracts, real estate, family, personal injury, and civil litigation. We are a full-service law firm based in Houston with over 60 years of combined experience. We have been providing exceptional legal services in the areas of Immigration, Business, Family, Corporate, Personal Injury, Criminal, and Real Estate Law. We are one of the largest South Asian law firms in the Houston area. We provide our clients the legal representation for any situation. Whether you are an individual or a business, our independent law firm can help with all your legal needs. Our experienced lawyers will make your legal case a pleasant one. We are always at your side!"