Austin, Texas

• Douglas (Steve) Bird, Partner

  Douglas S. Bird, admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.S., 1984); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: State Bar of Texas.

• Paul Daniel Chapa, Partner

  Paul Daniel Chapa, admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1988); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D, 1991). Former Assistant City Attorney, Corpus Christi, Texas. Member: Corpus Christi and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Aggie Bar Association.

• Rashay Koster Chapa, Partner

  Rashay Koster Chapa, admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1991); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Delegate, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2007. State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Assessing Officers.

• Lori Gruver, Partner

  Lori Gruver, admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2015, Arizona; 2015, Idaho; 2015, Nebraska; 2015, Oregon; 2015, Utah; 2016, Mississippi; 2020, California; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S., Political Science, 1995); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Certified, ACA Credit and Collection Compliance Officer. Member: Austin and Nebraska State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Arizona; Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar; Utah State Bar; The Mississippi Bar.

• Revlynn C. Lawson, Partner

  Revlynn C. Lawson, admitted to bar, 2014, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Southern California (B.A., 1991; M.S.W., 1993); legal education, Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Texas.

• Jean Elizabeth Paul, Partner

  Jean Elizabeth Paul, admitted to bar, 2010, Texas; 2016, Oklahoma; 2016, Kansas; 2016, Oregon; 2016, Iowa; 2019, Colorado; 2022, West Virginia. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A, Political Science, 1999), University of Texas at San Antonio (M.A., Political Science, 2005); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas.

• Carrie L. Pickering

  Carrie L. Pickering, admitted to bar, 1991, Texas.  Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (BS, Radio-Television-Film 1985); legal education, South Texas College of Law Houston (J.D., 1991).  Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; Membership: State Bar of Texas (1991-current); Highland Lakes Bar Association (2015-current).

• Diane Sanders, Partner

  Diane Sanders, 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, Southwest Texas State University (B.A., with highest honors, 1978); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to Hon. Bill H. Brister, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, 1981-83. Guest Lecturer/Speaker: Bankruptcy topics for various MBA Courses, School of Management and Business, St. Edward's University, 2006-. Member: State Bar of Texas.

• Peter John Slover, Partner

  Peter John Slover, admitted to bar, 1986; Texas. Preparatory education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas (BFA in Journalism with minor in Business, 1982); legal education, University of Texas, School of Law (J.D. 1986). Honorary Consul of Luxembourg in Texas.

• Sam Turner, Partner

  Sam Turner, admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2007 US Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A. History/Latin American Studies 1994); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member, State Bar of Texas.

• JJ Wells, Attorney

  JJ Wells, admitted to bar, 2012, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas – Austin (B.J., 2008); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2012). Caldwell County Bar Association, Secretary, 2019-2021; President, 2021.

• Chris Young, Partner

  Christopher B. Young, admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Southern California (B.S., 1991); legal education, John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: State Bar of Texas.