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HOUSTON

With a foundation in the strength and tradition of our firm that has been in existence for over 150 years, the firm’s Houston office is an experienced and aggressive group. Opened in 1990, the lawyers in our Houston office offer clients experience with extensive business transactions and trial and appellate experience. In addition to legal experience, our lawyers are complemented by excellent academic and professional records of success. Consistent firm wide practice standards ensure delivery of high quality legal services. These standards demand excellence not only in technical legal skills, but excellence that can only be acquired through experience in sophisticated and complex legal matters. Responsiveness to clients' needs and attention to controlling their legal costs are firm priorities.

Our Houston office practice focuses on the following areas:

• Admiralty/Maritime Claims
• Banking, Business and Finance
• Class Action/Mass Tort Defense
• Construction Litigation
• Corporate and Securities
• Energy
• Entity Formation and Structuring of Corporations, Partnerships and LLCs
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Political Risk and Contract Frustration
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability Coverage and Defense
• Real Estate and Real Estate Development
• Federal Taxation-Income, Gift and Estate Tax Planning
• Tort and Insurance Defense
• Transportation

The Houston litigation teams have years of experience handling complex personal injury claims arising from oil and gas, admiralty and maritime, railroad, construction and contract matters. These attorneys have handled class action litigation, products liability and commercial insurance subrogation claims and regularly counsel insurance clients on policy language and coverage issues.

Working closely with corporate executives and legal counsel, insurance representatives, risk managers and governmental officials, our Houston attorneys represent a broad array of local, regional, national and international corporations.