1. Ellen H. Shaffer
Title: Staff Attorney
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1991
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.S., with honors
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Maritime Accidents; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Admiralty Law; Cruise Ship Injuries; Diving and Offshore Injuries; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Marine Law; Marine Liability; Maritime Law; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; Seamens Claims; Third Party Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

2. Arthur L. Schechter
Title: Senior Counsel
Law School: The University of Texas School of Law (B.A., 1962; J.D., Honors Law, 1964)
College:
Admitted: The University of Texas School of Law (B.A., 1962; J.D., Honors Law, 1964)
Practice Area: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Admiralty Law; Cruise Ship Injuries; Diving and Offshore Injuries; International Maritime Law; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Law; Seamens Claims; Maritime Personal Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Personal Injury; Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death
Membership: Houston Trial Lawyers Board of Directors Texas Trial Lawyers Association American Trial Lawyers Association, Sustaining Member Texas Civil Justice Foundation, Founding Sponsor American Academy of Railroad Trial Lawyers Texas College of the State Bar of Texas.

3. Adam J. Rosenfeld
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, Houston, J.D., 2008
College: University of Texas, Austin, Texas, B.A., 2005
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, Houston, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Bus Accidents; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; School Bus Accidents; Slip and Fall; Third Party Wrongful Death; Whiplash; Wrongful Death
Membership: State Bar of Texas; Member Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

4. Stacey Erin Burke
Title: Attorney
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2001
College: University of Texas, B.A., Journalism, 1997
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Meridia; Admiralty Law; Cruise Ship Injuries; Diving and Offshore Injuries; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Law; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Negligence; Seamens Claims; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Disability Benefits; ERISA; ERISA Litigation; Disability Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Social Security Disability; Social Security Disability Insurance; Social Security Appeals; Supplemental Security Income; Birth Trauma; Third Party Wrongful Death; Accidents; Boating Accidents; Wrongful Death; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Bodily Injury; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Defective Hip Implants; Avandia
Membership: State of Texas.

5. Dennis M. McElwee
Title: Partner
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1986
College: Rutgers University, B.A., 1980
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Admiralty Law; Cruise Ship Injuries; Diving and Offshore Injuries; International Maritime Law; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Marine Law; Marine Liability; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Administrative Law; Maritime Arbitration; Maritime Law; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Products Liability; Seamens Claims; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Railroad Law; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); FELA Occupational Hearing Loss; Railroad Liability; Railroad Litigation; Railroad Safety; Train Derailments; Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Motorcycle Accidents; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death
Membership: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1986 - Present; Southeast Admiralty Law Institute, 1999 - Present; Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Member Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member State Bar of Texas Minnesota Bar Association.

6. Matthew D. Shaffer
Title: Partner
Law School: South Texas College of Law; University of Houston, J.D., 1987
College: Southwest Texas State University, B.B.A., 1984
Admitted: South Texas College of Law; University of Houston, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Admiralty Law; Cruise Ship Injuries; Diving and Offshore Injuries; International Maritime Law; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Marine Law; Marine Liability; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Administrative Law; Maritime Arbitration; Maritime Law; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Products Liability; Recreational Boating Law; Seamens Claims; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Railroad Law; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); FELA Occupational Hearing Loss; Railroad Liability; Railroad Litigation; Railroad Safety; Train Derailments; Third Party Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Accidents; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Wrongful Death
Membership: Houston Bar Association, Member Litigation Section State Bar of Texas Colorado Bar Association American Bar Association Texas State Bar, Grievance Committee, District 4C, Chairman and Member 2000-2006 Maritime Law Association of the United States Houston Trial Lawyers Association Houston Lawyer Referral Service Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

7. Jonathan S. Harris
Title: Partner
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1996
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1993
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Accidents; Personal Injury; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Bus Accidents; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Traumatic Brain Injury; Unintended Acceleration; Whiplash; Wrongful Death; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Security; Insurance Bad Faith; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Disability Insurance; General Liability; Insurance Adjuster Liability; Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Subrogation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Workers Compensation
Membership: Houston Bar Association Member State Bar of Texas Member Houston Trial Lawyers Association Member Texas Trial Lawyers Association Member The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member TACTAS - Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, group which only accepts Board Certified Specialists.