1. Robert M. Browning
Title: Director and Shareholder
Law School: University of Houston, J.D., 1996
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1992
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Oilfield Personal Injury; Premises Liability
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Editor, Bi-annual Non-medical Professional Liability Newsletter, 2001-2006); Defense Research Institute; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Fellow; Houston Bar Foundation.

2. G. Byron Sims
Title: Founding Shareholder
Law School: University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1967
College: University of California at Los Angeles, B.S., Business Administration, with honors, 1963
Admitted: University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1967
Practice Area: Admiralty and Maritime Law(20%); Insurance Defense(20%); Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense(20%); Environmental Law(10%); Toxic Torts; Products Liability(10%); Professional Liability(10%); Premises Liability(10%)
Membership: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: District 4-A Grievance Committee, 1981-1983; District 4-C Grievance Committee, 1994-1998; Attorney, District Committee on Admissions, 1968-1970; Special Counsel, State Bar of Texas, Commission on Lawyer Discipline, 1992-1994); The College of the State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Life Member); The Association of Average Adjusters of the United States; Association of Transportation Practitioners; Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association; The Propeller Club of the United States (Member, Board of Governors, Houston Chapter); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; Trucking Industry Defense Association.

3. Kenneth G. Engerrand
Title: President and Director
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1976
College: Florida State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1976
Practice Area: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Premises Liability
Membership: Houston and American (Vice-Chairman, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1986-1988) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Maritime Association of the United States; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Propeller Club of the United States; Houston Mariners Club.

4. Mark C. Clemer
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., 1985
College: University of Texas, B.A., 1982
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage
Membership: Houston Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; State Bar of Texas.

5. Cynthia A. Galvan
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., 1990
College: University of Texas, B.A., 1987
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense
Membership: Houston and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Business Network (Executive Committee).

6. Polly A. Kinnibrugh
Title: Associate
Law School: Texas Tech University, J.D.
College: Texas Tech University, B.A.
Admitted: Texas Tech University, J.D.
Practice Area:
Membership:

7. Monica Fekete Markovich
Title: Director and Shareholder
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., 1993
College: University of Texas, B.A., 1990
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; International Refrigerated Transportation Association (Member, Board of Directors; Co-Chair, Insurance and Claims Committee, 2000?); Maritime Law Association of the United States; Women's International Shipping and Trading Association; International Transportation Management Association; Toastmasters International.

8. Nelson D. Skyler
Title: Director and Shareholder
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1992
College: University of Houston, B.S., 1988
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.

9. John G. H. Davis
Title: Shareholder
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1999
College: Midwestern State University, B.A., cum laude, 1996
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty Law; Maritime Law
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Association of American Trial Lawyers Association.

10. James W. Parker
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2007
College: Northwestern University, B.A., 1985; University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., 1987
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2007
Practice Area:
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

11. Allen D. Hemphill
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1996
College: Trinity University, B.A., B.S., magna cum laude, 1991; University of Texas at Austin, M.B.A., 1993
Admitted: University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense
Membership: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

12. Catherine A. Loving
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2005
College: The University of Texas, B.A., History, cum laude, 2003
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Mass Torts; Premises Liability; Fair Labor Standards
Membership: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Association of Women Attorneys; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

13. Amanda M. Gibbens
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2009; Master of Laws in International Law, 2012)
College: Baylor University (B.A., History, 2003; M.A., History, 2005)
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2009; Master of Laws in International Law, 2012)
Practice Area: Toxic Tort Litigation; Medicare Compliance; Insurance Defense; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law
Membership: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association.

14. Matthew A. Copeland
Title: Associate
Law School: The University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2012
College: The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Journalism, 2009
Admitted: The University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2012
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

15. Krystal L. Layher
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
College: Metropolitan State University (B.A. in Legal/Cultural Studies, 2005)
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
Practice Area: Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Defense Base Act
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

16. Elliott W. Taliaferro
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011
College: Rhodes College, B.A., History, 2007
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011
Practice Area: Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

17. Andrew J. Pratka
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2011
College: Texas Christian University, B.B.A., Finance/Real Estate, 2007
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

18. Christina A. Culver
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011
College: The University of Texas, B.A., History/Government, 2007
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation Defense; Defense Base Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Membership: State Bar of Texas; Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court; Houston Young Lawyers Association.

19. Jennifer C. Hancock
Title: Participating Associate
Law School: St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., 2002
College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, B.A., Political Science, 1999; St. Mary's University Institute on World Legal Problems, Insbruck, Austria
Admitted: St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Construction Law; Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Torts
Membership: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association.

20. Jennifer L. Malik
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2011
College: University of Texas, B.A., Philosophy, 2008
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

21. Stephen A. Belsky
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2010
College: University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts, Hispanic Linguistics/Government, 2006
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2010
Practice Area: Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

22. Stephanie C. Gaston
Title: Associate
Law School: Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 2008
College: University of St. Thomas, B.A., summa cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area:
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

23. Alexandra E. Grover
Title: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
College: University of St. Thomas, B.A., magna cum laude, 2006
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
Practice Area:
Membership: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyer's Association; Young Professionals for Houston Ballet (Ballet Barre).

24. Kenneth R. Baird
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Texas College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002
College: Texas Christian University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1999
Admitted: University of Texas College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Wrongful Death; Aviation Products Liability
Membership: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association.

25. H. Miles Klaff
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Houston, J.D.
College: Texas A & M University, Ph.D.
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D.
Practice Area:
Membership:

26. Julie C. Lomax
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston, J.D., 2005
College: University of Oklahoma (B.A., Anthropology, 1999; B.A., Classics, 1999); University of Missouri
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association.

27. Tarush R. Anand
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Houston, J.D.
College: University of Houston, B.S.
Admitted: University of Houston, J.D.
Practice Area:
Membership:

28. Collin D. Seipel
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2006
College: Texas A & M University, B.S., Political Science, 2003
Admitted: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2006
Practice Area:
Membership: State Bar of Texas.

29. Kristy U. Taylor
Title: Participating Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2007
College: University of Texas at Houston (B.A., English, 1991; M.S., Community/Regional Planning)
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Insurance Defense
Membership: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association.