ASSOCIATES
Michael Adams-Hurta, born Houston, Texas, 1989; admitted to bar, 2015, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Texas and Western District of Oklahoma. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 2011); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2015). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Michael Adams-Hurta
Eric B. Boettcher, born Creve Coeur, Missouri, 1989; admitted to bar, 2016, New York (not admitted in Texas); also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2011); legal education, University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2015). Order of the Coif. E−Mail: Eric B. Boettcher
Ronnie Flack, born Houston, Texas, 1988; admitted to bar, 2016, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Houston (B.S., 2012); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2015). Assistant Project Engineer, W.S. Bellows Construction Corporation, 2008-2011. Law Clerk/Legal Assistant, Wright & Close, LLP, 2012-2016. Member: State Bar of Texas. Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Patents. E−Mail: Ronnie Flack
Brittany R. Greger, born Houston, Texas, 1990; admitted to bar, 2015, Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.A., 2011); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2015). Order of the Coif. Texas Tech Law Review. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas, 2015-2016. Fellow/Assistant Attorney General, Texas Attorney General's Office/Office of the Solicitor General, 2016-2017. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2017-2018. Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Brittany R. Greger
Jonathan Lehrmann, born Colleyville, Texas, 1992; admitted to bar, 2017, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2014); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2017). Member: Houston Bar Association; Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Jonathan Lehrmann
Christopher L. Ross, born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1991; admitted to bar, 2018, Texas. Preparatory education, Houston Baptist University (B.A., History, 2015); legal education, SMU Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2018). Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Christopher L. Ross
Elizabeth F. Turco, born Houston, Texas, 1988; admitted to bar, 2013, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Psychology, 2010); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2013). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Elizabeth F. Turco
Bradley Carl Williams, born Elmhurst, Illinois, 1991; admitted to bar, 2018, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., English, summa cum laude, 2014); legal education, University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2018). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: williams@wrightclosebarger.com or/ E−Mail: bcwilliams28@gmail.com
Lisa M. Wright, born Morristown, New Jersey, 1985; admitted to bar, 2014, Texas. Preparatory education, Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2007); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2014). Member: State Bar of Texas. Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation. E−Mail: Lisa M. Wright
OF COUNSEL
Justin M. Campbell, III, born Austin, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.B.A., cum laude, 1968); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Texas Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Justin M. Campbell, III
Suzanne E. Goss, born Houston, Texas, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Preparatory education, Vanderbilt University (B.A., Mathematics, 1981); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Barons. University of Houston Law Review. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Suzanne E. Goss
PARTNERS
Jessica Z. Barger, born Glenwood, Minnesota, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2001, Minnesota. Preparatory education, Concordia College (B.A., with honors, 1998); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Briefing Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 2001-2002. Associate: Phelps Dunbar, 2002-2003; Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin, 2004-2005. Staff Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 2005-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas; Minnesota State Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation. (Board Certified®, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). E−Mail: Jessica Z. Barger
Brian Cathey, born Denver, Colorado, 1984; admitted to bar, 2011, New York; 2012, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A., 2007); legal education, University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2010). Associate: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 2010-2011; Pierce & O'Neill, LLP, 2011-2015. Law Clerk to Hon. John P. Devine, Supreme Court of Texas, 2015-2016. Law Clerk to Hon. Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2016-2017. Member: New York State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Brian Cathey
Howard L. Close, born Beaumont, Texas, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.S., with highest honors, 1978); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1981). Associate-Senior Partner, Orgain, Bell & Tucker, LLP, 1981-2003. Member: Jefferson County Bar Association; Harris County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Complex Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Class Actions. (Board Certified®, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). E−Mail: Howard L. Close
Kenneth J. Fair, born Huntsville, Texas, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Preparatory education, Rice University (B.A., 1995); legal education, University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Kenneth J. Fair
Wanda McKee Fowler, born Orange, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.A., 1978); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Briefing Attorney, First Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 1981-1983. Associate, Gilpin, Maynard, Parsons, Pohl & Bennett, 1983-1985. Fouts & Moore, 1988-1994. Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 1995-2008. Named, Appellate Judge of the Year, Houston Chapter, Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, 2003. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Litigation; State and Federal; Trial and Appeals. E−Mail: Wanda McKee Fowler
R. Russell Hollenbeck, born Houston, Texas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Preparatory education, Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1994). Briefing Attorney, First Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 1994-1996. Associate, Ramsey & Murray, P.C., 1996-2001. Staff Attorney, First Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 2001-2004. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property. (Board Certified®, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). E−Mail: R. Russell Hollenbeck
E. Marie Jamison, born Grand Prairie, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Wesleyan University (B.S., 2000); legal education, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Dean's List. Executive Editor, Thurgood Marshall Law Review. First Place, Henry Doyle Moot Court Competition. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards. Associate, Melvin Houston & Associates, 2005-2007. Briefing Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, State of Texas, 2007-2008; Staff Attorney, 2008-2010. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court (Garland Walker Inn of Court). Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice. E−Mail: E. Marie Jamison
Andrew Love, born Charleston, South Carolina, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Preparatory education, Lamar University (B.A., English, with high honors, 1995); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Managing Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Associate, Jackson Walker, LLP, 1998-2001. Prosecutor, Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, 2001. Associate, Orgain, Bell & Tucker, LLP, 2001-2003. Partner, Wright & Close, LLP, 2004-2015. Managing Member, Love Law Firm, PLLC, Seattle, Washington, 2015-2016. Member: State Bar of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps, 1986-1992). Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Insurance Coverage Advice and Counseling. E−Mail: Andrew Love
James C. Marrow, born Cleveland, Ohio, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Preparatory education, Rice University (B.A., 1996); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). South Texas Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: Houston Bar Association (Secretary, Appellate Practice Section, 2019-2020); State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: James C. Marrow
Patrick Boone McAndrew, born Gatesville, Texas, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). Order of Barristers. South Texas Law Review. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals. E−Mail: Patrick Boone McAndrew
Raffi Melkonian, born Damascus, Syria, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2014, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of St. Andrews (M.A., First Class Honours, 2001); University of Cambridge (M.Phil., 2002); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Houston Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Raffi Melkonian
Andrew C. Nelson, born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1984; admitted to bar, 2010, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S., 2006); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., Valedictorian, summa cum laude, 2010). Dean's List. South Texas Law Review. First Place, State Moot Court Competition, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Recipient: CALI Awards. Associate, Mehaffy Weber, Beaumont, Texas, 2010-2012. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Personal Injury Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. E−Mail: Andrew C. Nelson
Randall C. Owens, born Austin, Texas, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1980); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1988). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member: Houston Bar Association (Director, Litigation Section, 2002-2003); State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Commercial Litigation. (Board Certified®, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). E−Mail: Randall C. Owens
Tod A. Phillips, born Aurora, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Preparatory education, Azusa Pacific University; Golden State University (B.A., 1982); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1989). Managing Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1988-1989. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Transportation Law; Products Liability Law; Construction Law. E−Mail: Tod A. Phillips
Bradley W. Snead, born London, England, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A., International Studies, cum laude, 2002); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Sections: Appellate; Construction Law); American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation. E−Mail: Bradley W. Snead
Natasha N. Taylor, born Denver, Colorado, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.S.B.A., 2005); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Board of Barristers. Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Articles Editor, Estate Planning and Community Property Journal. Briefing Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 2009-2010. Associate, Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP, 2010-2013. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Appellate Practice. Civil Litigation. E−Mail: Natasha N. Taylor
Thomas C. Wright, born Houston, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Preparatory education, Wheaton College (B.A., with honors, 1977); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1980). Grand Chancellor, Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Charles Clark, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1980-1981. Assistant General Counsel, Department of the Army, 1981-1985. Associate and Partner, Miller Bristow & Brown, 1985-1991. Founding Partner, Brown Campbell Harrison & Wright, 1991-1995. Campbell Harrison & Wright, 1995-2001. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Oil and Gas Law. (Board Certified®, Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). E−Mail: Thomas C. Wright