ASSOCIATES
Thomas "Tal" DeBauche, born Houston, Texas, February 26, 1987; admitted to bar, 2014, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Sociology/Religious Studies, 2009); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014). Deans' Scholarship, 2011-2014. Honor Society: Order of the Barons. Chief Notes and Comments Editor, Houston Law Review, Vol. 51, 2013-2014. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Thomas "Tal" DeBauche
John A. Garza, born San Antonio, Texas, July 7, 1987; admitted to bar, 2019, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 2011); legal education, South Texas College of Law Houston (J.D., 2019). Deans' List. Presidential Fellow. South Texas Law Review. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: John A. Garza
Jared A. McHazlett, born Midland, Texas, December 19, 1996; admitted to bar, 2020, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 2017); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2020). Order of Barristers. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Jared A. McHazlett
T. Kelly McKee, born Houston, Texas, June 19, 1986; admitted to bar, 2019, 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 Houston (B.B.A., cum laude, 2010); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2019). Honor Societies: Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Board 19, 2018-2019. Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: T. Kelly McKee
Vanessa L. Pierce, born Singapore, December 5, 1988; admitted to bar, 2014, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Christian University (B.A., Philosophy/Advertising/Public Relations, magna cum laude, 2011); legal education, SMU Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2014). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. International Law Review Association, 2012-2014; NAFTA Reporter, 2013-2014. Leadership Academy, Houston Young Lawyers Association, Class of 2018. Glass Leadership Institute, Anti-Defamation League, Class of 2019. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Vanessa L. Pierce
Siobhan K. Ray, born Brownsville, Texas, March 13, 1987; admitted to bar, 2014, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and District of Colorado. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Architectural Studies, 2010); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014). Dean's List, Baylor Law School, 2011-2014. Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Senior Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2012-2014. Recipient, Bill Kimble Service Award, 2013. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. E−Mail: Siobhan K. Ray
COUNSEL
Sabrina Little DiMichele, born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Newcomb College, Tulane University (B.A., Sociology, magna cum laude, 1984); legal education, Tulane University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Tulane Law Review, 1985-1987; Notes & Comments Editor, 1986-1987. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Sabrina Little DiMichele
Lee M. Larkin, born Houston, Texas, July 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, 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, Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1981). Board Certified®, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Registry of Arbitrators. Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1980-1981. Briefing Attorney, 14th Court of Appeals, 1981-1982. Director, Houston Young Lawyers Association, 1983-1984. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Sections: Commercial Law; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution); American Bar Association (Sections: Litigation; Dispute Resolution). Fellow: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Houston Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Lee M. Larkin
PARTNERS
Paul J. Dobrowski, born Cleveland, Ohio, November 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, St. Louis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); legal education, Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco (J.D., 1984). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Honor Society: Alpha Sigma Nu. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Paul J. Dobrowski
Cody W. Stafford, born Texarkana, Texas, November 2, 1984; admitted to bar, 2010, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Central Arkansas (B.S., summa cum laude, 2006); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2010). Honor Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha; Alpha Chi; Order of Barristers. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, Fall 2008; Notes & Comments Editor, Winter 2008 — Fall 2009; Executive Editor, Fall 2009. Top Three Oral Advocate/Winner, Strasburger & Price Moot Court Competition, Spring 2009. Member: State Bar of Texas. Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Cody W. Stafford