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Peta A. Mattis is the founder and Managing Partner of the Mattis Law Firm and General Counsel for Curtis Mattis Property Management, a division of The Mattis Group.  Prior to the establishment of Mattis Law Firm in 2009, Peta Mattis worked as an Insurance Defense Attorney at Powers and Slay and the Law Offices of Smith and Woodruff, Zurich North America.. Ms. Mattis’ practice focuses on civil litigation and immigration law. She is an experienced attorney who frequently represents individuals and major companies across industries including insurance, engineering, health care, and construction. She was named as one of the top professionals on the fast track in 2006 by H Texas Magazine.  She was also named one of Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People in 2008 by H Texas magazine and one of the Forty Attorneys to watch in Houston by the I10 Media Group in 2014.. Peta Mattis attended public schools in Houston, TX and attended Texas A&M University, College Station, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1999. She attended law school in Kansas City, Missouri and completed her law degree at South Texas College of Law, from which she graduated in 2002.  She has been licensed to practice law in the state of Texas since October of 2002.. Born in Portland, Jamaica, Ms. Mattis immigrated to the United States of America in 1987.  When she is not advocating for her clients rights, she likes to travel and read.

Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Haroen ("Harun") Calehr is half Indonesian and half Dutch. He started practicing law right after graduating from Texas Southern University, J.D, in 2001, and then followed by graduating from Tulane Law School, LL.M., in 2002 where he received his Master in Law in Admiralty and Maritime Law. Prior to pursing his LL.M, Haroen worked for two Houston law firms, a U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge. Haroen is fluent in Dutch, German, and Indonesian.. Haroen currently focuses his practice in the following areas of the law: Litigation, Personal Injury, Admiralty Law, Immigration Law, Corporate Law, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Law.. Haroen is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. There are over 70,000 attorneys licensed to practice in Texas. Only 7,000 have been recognized as Board Certified specialists in one of 21 select areas of law. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was established in 1974 by the Supreme Court of Texas at the request of State Bar of Texas and is the only governing board authorized to certify attorneys in legal specialty areas.. He is also a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. The College of the State Bar of Texas is an honorary society of lawyers who are among the best trained attorneys in Texas. Members are qualified attorneys who are interested in both high ethical standards and improved training for all Texas attorneys. Haroen is also a certified Domestic Arbitrator and Attorney Ad Litem. Haroen has a notable 10th Circuit Federal case, Tulengkey v. Gonzales, which has been published.. Haroen was awarded The Top Lawyers for the People Award by the H Texas Magazine. He has also been named Super Lawyer. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.. Haroen was also presented with an Award of Appreciation for the efforts extended to the citizens of Indonesia in 16 states in 2003 for the seminars that he toured with the Indonesian Consulate General in Houston.  He currently serves Of Counsel for the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Houston, Texas, as well as for Young & Husain, PLLC. He also serves as a committee member for the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, which is appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas.. Haroen has been interviewed on CNN Asian Edition Program regarding the prospects for democracy in Indonesia and the new Habibie government. He was also a guest speaker at a Continuing Legal Education seminar on deportation and removal proceedings. Previously, he taught a cross-cultural training seminar for ANADARKO executives on Indonesian politics and economy, Houston, TX, 2002.. He is an active member of Harris County Bar Association and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, The American Inns of Court – Houston Chapter, The Netherlands Texas Business Association, IABA, Indonesian American Business Association, Phi Alpha Delta, and the U.S. Maritime Law Association.. He has been admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions: Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, and U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas.

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