Hunt County Lawyers

I represent both individuals and businesses in high-stakes litigation, handling a variety of cases such as partnership disputes, trade secrets, and investor disputes. I have a particular focus on representing financial advisors in FINRA disputes, which cover issues like the repayment of promissory notes, arbitrating defamation, U5 terms, and compensation forfeiture disputes. Previously, I served as the Associate General Counsel and VP for U.S. Home Systems, Inc., a NASDAQ traded company that was later acquired by Home Depot. In this role, I was in charge of overseeing the human resource functions and providing both business and legal advice to the executive...

An appellate specialist with a broad base of experience on both sides of the bar, Lance handles matters in State and Federal courts at both the trial and appellate level, including business litigation, insurance coverage, personal injury and complex litigation matters.

Jonathan L. Howell has actively represented clients in Texas and throughout the United States in multiple facets of litigation and bankruptcy, as well as a variety of transactional matters, including business and asset acquisitions, preparation and renegotiation of lending and credit agreements, contract disputes, real property disputes, debt restructurings, partnership disputes, and business dissolutions. Mr. Howell has received multiple awards and recognition from his peers for his work in bankruptcy and litigation matters.

Mr. Howell has represented a broad spectrum of clients, ranging from local entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Howell's clients have included business owners, directors, officers,...

In life, nothing imparts knowledge better than experience. Having endured a high conflict divorce that ended her twenty-year marriage, Robin Rubrecht Zegen understands her client’s fears and concerns first-hand. Compassionately, but zealously, helping her clients get through the process and ready for a happy and healthy future is her main focus. With over twenty years of experience Robin Rubrecht Zegen will help you identify and prioritize your goals and she will explain the options available for achieving them. She knows that divorce is a life changing and very personal event. She guides...

I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was one of eight children, did not have a privileged upbringing, but am extremely grateful for my parents' many sacrifices. They instilled in me a work ethic that I carry with me to this day. Throughout my years, I have overcome many personal and professional challenges. I now devote my professional life to helping clients overcome their financial challenges. When you meet me, you will find me to be professional but personable. I try to live my life like an exclamation, not an explanation! I believe that I am brave and...

Since 1994, Internet Lawyer Mike Young has been helping entrepreneurs protect, grow, buy, and sell ecommerce companies. Attorney Young focuses on business transactional law (no litigation).

Kelly A. Carter is originally from Southern Illinois where he graduated from Belleville Township High School East. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Harding University and quickly followed up by earning a Masters of Political Science from the University of North Texas. At the age of 25, he joined the United States Air Force and served on active-duty for over eight years. He began his military service by undergoing rigorous flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola and after receiving his wings, he was stationed back in Texas as a B-1B Bomber Weapon Systems Officer. He deployed...

Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Certification.

Megan was a family law paralegal for 16 years before becoming a family lawyer, and has seen firsthand what matters to clients: knowing their case is in good hands with an attorney who understands their personal situation and who is capable of providing personalized options for addressing their legal issues. With a combination of sound legal counsel and practical advice, Megan guides clients toward goal-oriented decision-making that positions them for a better future. Megan was named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch © list in the field of Family Law.

Anne-Marie is a Criminal Defense Trial Attorney - practicing for more than 20 years. She is joined in her practice by her husband, Pat Kinnard, an experienced 30 year investigator who worked closely with legendary Criminal Defense Attorney, Doug Mulder, for many years. Pat is considered one the best Criminal Defense Investigators in the industry. Together, they have obtained numerous reductions, dismissals and jury trial acquittals.

Anne-Marie is an Alumna of The Hockaday School (1988) and received her undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University. She attended law school at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth where she received her J.D....

Founder and Managing Attorney of one of the premier law firms in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area focusing on personal injury cases in representing those injured in an automobile accident and providing criminal defense involving DWI, Assaults, and Drug charges. As a former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney assigned to the felony trial division and with over 100 jury trials tried to verdict, my practice takes exceptional pride in advocating for clients by executing their goals not only in the court room but having the razor-sharp ability to effectively negotiate and close a deal. We are settling our personal injury cases...

ABOUT BEN
Dallas-based attorney Benjamin Palatiere is a courtroom veteran with over 10 years of experience helping individuals, families, and businesses in civil disputes.


Education

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2008
Texas State University, magna cum laude, 2005


Licensed/Admitted

Benjamin is admitted to the Texas Bar and licensed to practice in all district and county courts at law throughout the state.


Groups / Clubs

Dallas Young Lawyers Association
Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Michael Elliott served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. During his tenure with the government, Mr. Elliott was the criminal healthcare fraud coordinator and lead attorney for the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in North Texas. He has directed, coordinated, and supervised healthcare investigations throughout the country and has worked extensively with state and federal enforcement and investigatory agencies. Mr. Elliott also worked closely with the Civil Division of the Department of Justice in parallel proceedings and in evaluating qui tam (whistleblower) cases against healthcare providers including laboratories, durable medical equipment companies, pharmacies,...

The Law Office of Jenna Zebrowski, PLLC, helps real estate professionals and smart business owners protect their interest and prevent problems in their leases, purchases and sales, and contracts and legal documents.

Tom Trahan is proficient in all facets of family law, from out-of-court settlements to courtroom litigation. His deep understanding of the litigation process enhances the chances of reaching negotiated or amicable resolutions, as opposing counsel and clients often realize that finding common ground can lead to beneficial outcomes.

Carla De La Cruz was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Carla has practiced family law in DFW and surrounding counties since 2017 and joined the Bogdanowicz Family Law team in 2020. She has experience in all areas of family law and is a native Spanish speaker.

Carla graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and later attended Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. While in law school, she gained family law experience interning at the Child Support Offices in the District Court of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She further developed her skills...

Linda Risinger has been in private practice since 1989, focusing on the needs of North Texans primarily in Collin, Dallas and Denton Counties. However, her expertise has been called upon in cases across Texas. Linda is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and Southern Methodist School of Law in 1983 with a Juris Doctor. In 1989, she moved to Collin County, preferring the opportunity to meeting her client's needs in a more personal, committed level. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Collin County Bar Association. Her commitment to maintaining the highest level of knowledge and experience...

Marissa Maggio is dedicated to advocating for individuals who have suffered injuries. With over 25 years of legal experience and Board Certification in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, she is a strong advocate for those injured due to others' negligence. Marissa vigorously represents clients against large insurance companies and corporations, both in state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on cases involving severe injuries from workplace accidents, trucking, motorcycle, and bicycle collisions, as well as defective products. Before entering personal injury law, she gained expertise in Environmental Law and Intellectual Property while working at...

Murray L. Bristol started this firm in order to provide quality representation for individuals and families for serious injuries and legal issues that they have suffered. Bristol previously prosecuted felonies as an Assistant District Attorney for the El Paso County District Attorney's office. After leaving the District Attorney's Office, Bristol worked for a prominent law firm with offices in Dallas and Tulsa. One of the former partners of this firm became Governor of Oklahoma. While an attorney for this firm, Bristol litigated all types of cases from serious injury and death cases involving multi-state liability against national corporations to car...

Raised and educated in Fort Worth, Texas, Attorney Amy Witherite became a notable scholarship athlete for a top 10 women’s swimming program early in her college career. She went on to receive her law degree from Texas Tech School of Law and subsequently began working for one of the oldest and largest law firms in the state of Texas in 1993. Two years later, Amy relocated her practice to an insurance defense law firm, acquiring knowledge of the strategies and procedures used in defense of insurance companies, which she later began to utilize to defend her injured Texas clients.

In 2001,...

I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and now reside in Dallas, Texas with my wife and children. I represent injured clients across Texas and have tried numerous cases, achieving jury verdicts up to 10 times the insurance company’s highest offer. After high school, I attended Texas Tech University where I was a founding father of the Alpha Tau Omega’s Zeta Eta chapter. Initially, I worked at Ernst & Young before returning to Texas Tech to pursue a law degree. I graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2013. During my time in law school, I clerked...

Austin Smith focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution. Austin has experience in handling a wide variety of matters in state and federal court, involving complex commercial and business disputes, fraud, personal injury, and criminal matters including white collar crime. From 2017 to 2018, Austin was honored to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. With Austin has been consistently selected by BestLawyers as “One to Watch” (2020-2022) and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2021-2022) - a recognition that only 2.5%...

Full-service Immigration Law Firm, handling employment and family based immigration matters, deportation defense, consular processing and nonimmigrant visas.

Brett Chisum joined McCathern as an Associate in 2012. He currently practices in all areas of civil litigation, with a focus in employment litigation, the mortgage and banking industry, and federal compliance matters for mortgage loan servicers based on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Brett worked with one of the largest preparers of residential mortgage documents in the country, and prepared them for the sweeping industry-wide changes associated with the Dodd-Frank Act. He continues to work with that company at McCathern, ensuring it meets compliance standards for every state in which it transacts business. Brett also...

Attorney Jesse Hoffman joined McCathern, PLLC in 2011 from the Texas Attorney General’s Office and now has a thriving business litigation and appellate practice with McCathern, PLLC.

Mr. Hoffman represents some of the most promising and successful businesses in the nation, and is routinely recognized for his accomplishments by both clients and respected legal publications. He specializes in Civil, Business & Employment Litigation, and serves as Outside General Counsel for corporate clients. Mr. Hoffman is licensed to practice in all Texas State Courts, all Federal District Courts in Texas, and in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Hoffman earned his bachelor’s...

Darren Harrington is a shareholder whose principal area of practice is focused on representing local, national, and international corporations and their officers in cases involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, union issues, personnel, and government regulatory matters. He has been recognized as one of the premier Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defense counselors in the country, and is regularly called upon by employers to enforce and defend against restrictive covenants such non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, as well as defend against claims under the various anti-discrimination in employment statutes, the minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

John Freeman's primary areas of practice are employment law, civil litigation and related areas of business litigation. He regularly advises clients regarding employment law practices, non-competes, discrimination and other employment related matters.

Mr. Freeman was born in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1945. He received his bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 1967, and served in the United States Navy from 1967 – 1969 as a Supply Officer aboard the USS Duval County, LST-758. He attended law school at the Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review in 1972 and 1973, and from which...

Charles McFarland has extensive experience representing property owners whose private property has been taken by the government for public use. His primary area of practice focuses on highway and roadway widening projects that impact retail, commercial, industrial and special use properties. He also has successfully represented clients affected by pipelines, electric transmission lines, flood control, and other public-use projects.

An honors graduate of both the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law, Charles was a partner at Vinson & Elkins before forming McFarland PLLC, a boutique law firm focusing exclusively on condemnation and eminent domain...

Attorney John H. Nix - Sherman TX The Law Office of John H. Nix is a bilingual criminal and civil law firm in Sherman, TX. We offer comprehensive representation for all North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Clients benefit from our top-notch team of professionals, as well as the luxury of having their case analyzed and represented by a former Criminal District Attorney and Assistant General Counsel for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Law Office of John H. Nix Service Areas - Family Law Attorney: Divorce and custody, child support, adoption, prenuptial agreements - Personal Injury Attorney: Serious car accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, wrongful death -...

Hello, I’m a semi-retired, long-time US attorney with substantial experience in business and corporate law. I counsel startups and small businesses, help them set up corporations or LLCs across the country and draft a variety of contracts and corporate documents.

My name is Scott Weber with Norris & Weber, PLLC. Our offices are located at 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 400, Dallas, Texas. We specialize in Estate and Trust Litigation. Whether you need to enforce your rights under a trust, want to challenge a will, or need professional guidance regarding a guardianship or breach of fiduciary duty, you can find the help you need at our law office.

Mary Kate Brown is a dedicated attorney committed to providing exceptional legal representation and advocating for her client's best interests. She earned her undergraduate degree from Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Her passion for the law led her to pursue her Juris Doctor from St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, where she honed her legal analysis and advocacy skills. While at St. Mary’s she served as a Staff Writer and an Executive Board Member for the Law Review. During her studies, she gained valuable experience by interning at the Hays County District Attorney’s Office and the Third Court...

An associate attorney with Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, Ron C. McCallum provides aggressive and zealous representation to his clients in Dallas, Texas, throughout the state and nationwide. Mr. McCallum focuses his practice of law in the area of personal injury litigation, representing clients who have been harmed by the negligence of others in matters including commercial truck and bus accidents, aviation accidents, aviation products liability, refinery explosions and dangerous pharmaceutical drugs. Prior to attending law school, Mr. McCallum first completed his undergraduate education at The University of Oklahoma in 1997. In addition to receiving a bachelor's degree, he...

Attorney Phillip M. Davis has many years of experience prosecuting and defending claims made pursuant to the Defense Base Act (DBA), Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (NAF or NAFI) before the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Benefits Review Board (BRB), and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition, Mr. Davis has extensive experience handling War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA) claims.

Mr. Davis has represented injured workers, employers and insurance carriers in thousands of claims. Currently, Mr. Davis represents injured workers with DBA, LHWCA and NAF claims.

Mr. Davis earned his...

Licensed attorney offering Estate Planning services in the State of Texas through in-person and virtual settings. The Law Office of John Garland offers Wills, Islamic Wills (Shariah Compliant), Professional Wills, Power of Attorney, Guardianship and Medical Directives.