JOSEPH CASSEB, born San Antonio, Texas, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas;
1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals,
5th Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1974); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1977).
Delta Theta Phi. Court Coordinator, Judge H.F. Garcia, 144th District Court, Bexar County,
1976-1978. Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County, 1978-1981; Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Western District of Texas, 1981-1983. Director, State Bar of Texas, 1998-2001; Chair,
State Bar of Texas 2007 Annual Meeting Committee. Member: San Antonio Bar Association
(Director and all offices 1990-1996, President 1996-1997); San Antonio Bar Foundation
(Trustee and all offices, 1997-2006; Chair, 2005-2006). Board of Directors,
St. Mary's University Law Alumni Association (1985-1988; 2001-2005, President 2003-2004);
2006 Distinguished Law Graduate. Board of Trustees, St. Mary’s University (2004-2005);
Director, St. Mary’s University Law Foundation.
Experienced in commercial, consumer, personal injury/insurance litigation, employment and collection matters; Mediation training: Attorney Mediators Institute, Dallas, Texas-1997.
Born
San Antonio, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas;
1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981,
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1976); St. Mary's University
School of Law (J.D., 1979). Member, National Order of Barristers.
Chairman, St. Mary's Law School Board of Advocates, 1979. Law Clerk to Chief
Judge Adrian Spears,
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1979-1980. Assistant District
Attorney (Civil Section),
Bexar County, 1983; Member: San Antonio Bar Association (Director, 1990-93, Treasurer
1993-94 and
Secretary 1994-95; Chairman, Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee, 1988-1990); State
Bar of Texas (Board
Certified, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
(1985-present).
President, St. Mary's University School of Law Alumni Association, 1994-95. Founding
Director, Boerne
Education Foundation (1997-1998). Trustee, St. Mary's University Board of Trustees,
1995-96. Trustee,
Boerne Independent School District, 1999-2008. Mediation training: LBJ School
of Public Affairs,
University of Texas at Austin, 1999.
Experienced in litigation of real estate, commercial, product liability, professional liability, and insurance cases.
Born Houston, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas,
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1981; U.S. District Court,
Western District of Texas, 1986. Education: University of Texas
(B.A., 1976); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1979); London School of
Economics and Political Science, University of London,
London, England (LL.M., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Casenote Comment Editor, St. Mary's
Law Journal,
1978-1979. Author: Casenote, 9 St. Mary's Law Journal 617 (1978). Instructor,
Legal Research and Writing,
St. Mary's University School of Law, 1979. Briefing Attorney, Fourth Court of
Civil Appeals, 1979-1980.
Member: San Antonio Bar Association (Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee 1999-present);
State Bar of Texas.
Experienced in product liability, personal injury/insurance defense, commercial litigation, and federal False Claims Act (qui tam) litigation.
Born
Alice, Texas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education:
University of Texas (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977). Member: San Antonio
Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Board Certified, Commercial
Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Assistant General Counsel, Farm Credit Banks of Texas, 1979-1985.
Experienced in real estate matters, especially complex commercial transactions, real estate finance, corporations, health law, general business.
Born
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986,
Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1988,
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. District
Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; Education:
Baylor University (B.B.A., 1982); St. Mary's University of San Antonio
(J.D., 1985). Delta Theta Phi; National Order of Barristers; Board of Advocates
(Chairman, 1985). Recipient,
Leick-Semaan Award for Outstanding Advocate, St. Mary's Law School, 1985. Member:
San Antonio Bar
Association; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (Director,
1988-1989; Treasurer,
1989-1990; 1990-1991); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1991-1993;
Chairman of the Board,
1993-1994) American Board of Trial Advocates.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance; Employment Litigation.
Born Austin, Texas 1933; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas. Court
admissions: U.S. District Courts, all districts in Texas; U.S.
Courts of Appeals, 3rd and 5th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Lamar University ( B.S., 1954); University of Texas
(L.L.B., 1961). Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-
1971; First Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1971-1975, and U.S. Attorney, 1975-1977,
Western District of Texas;
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals, 1981-1982. Member, National Association
of Former United States Attorneys
(president, 1982); Member, National Institute of Corrections Advisory
Board, 1983-1994 (Chairman, 1989-
1992); Commissioner, Texas Ethics Commission, 1993-2000 (Chairman, 1998-1999);
Commissioner, Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standard and Education, 1989-1994.
Member, State Bar of Texas;
San Antonio Bar Association. Life Fellow, Texas and San Antonio Bar Foundations.
Experienced in federal and state False Claims Act (qui tam) litigation, fraud investigations, commercial litigation, and appellate practice. Mediation training: Attorney Mediators Institute, 1991.
Mr. Clark is Of Counsel to the firm.
Born
Amherst, Texas 1954; Admitted: Texas 1979; U.S. District
Court, Western District 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 1992.
Education: Texas A&M University, summa cum laude, 1976; Baylor
School of Law 1979, Attorney Mediators Institute 1996. Member:
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of State Bar of
Texas and San Antonio Bar Association. In private practice since 1979,
concentrating on litigation, mediation
and representation of businesses and governmental entities. Mr. Hedges
is Of Counsel to the Firm.
Born Columbus, Ohio, 1951; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1993,
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Ohio State
University (B.S., 1973); University of Houston (M.S., 1980; J.D., 1991).
Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Hon. Ronald B. King, United States
Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division,
1991-1992. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; San
Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association.
Experienced in bankruptcy and real estate matters.
Born Mansfield, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas.
Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 2000--Summa
Cum Laude); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2003–
Magna Cum Laude). Member: Phi Delta Phi; The Texas Bank
Lawyer (Contributing Author); American Bar Association;
San Antonio Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association.
Practicing in consumer litigation, commercial litigation, employment
litigation, insurance defense,
and municipal government litigation.
Aaron M. Barton, born Plano, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas State University,
(B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2004); St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D. 2007). Member Texas Young
Lawyers Association, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association and San Antonio Bar Association.
Mediation training: St. Mary’s University, 2007. Practicing in the areas of litigation involving real
estate, commercial and employment issues.

