|   | | Law Firm in Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| | Branscomb & Miller; Matthews and Branscomb, A Professional Corporation |
| | Address | | 802 North Carancahua, Suite 1900 | | Corpus Christi, Texas 78470-0102 | | (Nueces Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Branscomb | P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Complex Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Estate Planning and Probate, Insurance, Labor Relations and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Taxation, Wills, Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1975 | | Firm Size: 19 | Representative Clients:
TRT Holdings, Inc.; Omni Hotels; Valero Refining Company; Taylor Oil Company; Manti Resources, Inc.; Andrews Distributing of North Texas; Frost Bank, N.A.; Refinery Terminal Fire Company; International Resistive Co.; Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency, L.L.P.; The News Group; SSP Petroleum; J.V. Industrial Cos.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Magnum Petroleum & Operating Co.; Whataburger, Inc.; Esenjay Petroleum; Brayton Resources; Suemar Exploration; Shoreline Gas; Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi; Corpus Christi Urology Group; Top Water Management; Ewing Construction Co.; Haeber Roofing Co.; Marshall Co., Ltd.; Moorhouse Construction. | Rate Information:
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | Gerald E. Thornton, Jr. (1952-2005). | | James T. Clancy (Shareholder) born Rockville Centre, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., with high honors, 1986); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). Associate Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1994-1995. Certified Civil and Family Law Mediator. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1986-1993]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Guardianship Litigation. Email: James T. Clancy | | Jeffrey S. Dickerson (Shareholder) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1983); University of Virginia (M.A., 1984); University of Texas (J.D.,1988). Member, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1986-1988. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law. Email: Jeffrey S. Dickerson | | Omar J. Leal (Shareholder) born Kingsville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Texas (J.D., 1999). Listed in 2008 Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition of Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008. Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Corpus Christi Bar Association, 2008. Chief Notes Editor, Review of Litigation, 1998-1999. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council; Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (President, 2005-2006). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Guardianship. Email: Omar J. Leal | | Kenton E. McDonald (Shareholder) born Borger, Texas; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, Board of Editors, Southwestern Law Journal, 1976-1977; Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" in Tax Law, 1997-1998 edition. Chairman, 1997-1999, Natural Resources Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association. Assistant to the Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 1987-1989. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Elected Member, American Law Institute, 2008. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Federal Tax Law; Business Law. Email: Kenton E. McDonald | | Deanne Pierce (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association; Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Deanne Pierce | | James H. Robichaux (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1977; J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas; Business Disputes; Toxic Torts; Banking; Real Property; Personal Injury; Unfair Competition. Email: James H. Robichaux | | Scott L. Sherman (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). Fellow: Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills, Trusts & Probate Law. Email: Scott L. Sherman | | Keith B. Sieczkowski (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1980); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi; John M. Harlan Society. Editor-in-Chief, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1987-1988. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1980-1990]. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Union Contract Negotiations; Employment Discrimination Defense; Labor Arbitration; Wage and Hour Law; OSHA; Unemployment Compensation Defense. Email: Keith B. Sieczkowski | | Michael W. Stukenberg (Shareholder) born Freeport, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976). Member and Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1974-1976. Listed in 'The Best Lawyers in America', in Trusts and Estates Law, 1997—. Member: The College of the State Bar of Texas; Tax Section, American Bar Association. President, Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council, 1997-1998. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers. (Board Certified, Tax Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Taxation; Income Tax. Email: Michael W. Stukenberg | | H. Scott Taylor (Shareholder) born Nurnberg, Bavaria, Germany; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Management, 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Mediator. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate; Commercial Banking; Business Law; Government Relations; Regulatory Affairs. Email: H. Scott Taylor | | Shannon M. Wilde (Shareholder) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1993); Baylor University (M.B.A., 1999; J.D., 2000). Listed in 2008 Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition of Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate. Email: Shannon M. Wilde | | Craig L. Williams (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1971, Minnesota; 1978, Nebraska; 1982, Texas. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., with honors, 1971). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1970-1971. Assistant Professor of Law, University of Nebraska, 1973-1979. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Craig L. Williams | | ASSOCIATES | | Marco A. Longoria (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., Finance, 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Order of the Barons. Managing Editor, Houston Journal of International Law. Member: Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation. Email: Marco A. Longoria | | Polly M. Dunn (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Comment Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1999-2000. Listed, Rising Stars, 2007. President, Women's Law Association, 1999-2000. Member: Corpus Christi and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (Director, 2004-2007; President-Elect, 2007-2008); Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment. Email: Polly M. Dunn | | Larry Brian Narvaez (Associate) born Corpus Christi, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., M.P.A., 1997); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, Texas Tech Law Review 2002-2004. Member: Corpus Christi Bar Association; Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association; Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation. Email: Larry Brian Narvaez | | Sara Giddings (Associate) born Morris, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.B.A.); University of Houston (J.D. 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Sara Giddings | | Kara Batey (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; 2006, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2005). Formerly with Texas Office of the Attorney General. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Business Law. Email: Kara Batey | | OF COUNSEL | | Harvie Branscomb, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1948, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1943); Yale University (J.D., 1948). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Chairman, 1980-1981, Tax Section, American Bar Association. Chairman, 1961-1962, Tax Section, State Bar of Texas. Member, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner's Advisory Group, 1981. Southwestern Legal Foundation, Trustee, 1974-1997; Trustee, Emeritus, 1997—. Member: American Law Institute. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Federal Tax Law. Email: Harvie Branscomb, Jr. | | G. Ray Miller, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A. with honors, 1961; LL.B., with honors, 1963). Order of the Coif; Chancellors; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1962-1963. Law Clerk, Texas Supreme Court, 1963-1964. Listed in 'The Best Lawyers in America', in Trusts and Estates Law, 1997—. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Wills, Trust & Probate Law. Email: G. Ray Miller, Jr. | All Attorneys of the firm are Members of the State Bar of Texas and Corpus Christi Bar Association. |
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