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Daw & Ray


5718 Westheimer, Suite 1750 Houston, Texas 77057View Map

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury, Trial, Products Liability, Toxic Tort, Professional Liability, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage Litigation and Civil Trial Law in all State and Federal Courts.

Year Established: 1994

Firm Size: 42

Representative Clients:

American Equity Insurance Company; Betco Scaffold; Northland Insurance Companies; Scibal Associates, Inc.; Sentinel Real Estate Group; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Oakbrook County Mutual Insurance Co.; Eastex Forest Products; Builders Square, Inc.; Countrywide Services Corporation; The Dobson Company (formerly Swedish American Management Co.); Fairfield Industries, Inc.; Federal Express; Gerling America Insurance Company; Mt. Hawley Insurance Company; Nautilus Insurance Company; Providence Washington Group (Providence Washington Insurance Company, Western Alliance Insurance Company, Providence Lloyds, Providence Washington Service Company of Alaska, Inc.); Scottsdale Insurance Company; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Underwriter's Settlement Services, Inc.; United National Insurance Company; Westco Claims Management Services; Western Heritage Insurance Company; Zurich American Insurance Group.

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

SHAREHOLDERS

Willie Ben Daw, III (Shareholder) born Conroe, Texas, March 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.S., with honors, 1980); Sam Houston State University; University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Order of the Barons; Advocates. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Trial; Insurance Defense and Coverage Disputes; Product Liability; Civil Trial.

James L. Ray (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, August 13, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.B.A., with honors, 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section). (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.

Kyle D. Giacco (Shareholder) born Portland, Maine, September 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1988); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1991). Co-Author: "Admiralty and Maritime Law: The Pitch, Roll and Yaw of the (U)S.S. Supreme Court," 28 Tort & Insurance L.J. 137, 1993. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Coverage Disputes; Admiralty.

C. Thomas Valentine, Jr. (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, September 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Houston (Member, Construction Law and Litigation Sections) and American (Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry; Member, Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation and Construction Law Sections). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law.

Peri H. Alkas (Shareholder) born San Antonio, Texas, April 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1989); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1991-1992. Assistant District Attorney, 1993-1995. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

OF COUNSEL

David Altenbern (Of Counsel) born Freeport, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1978); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 1982). Order of the Barristers. Certified Mediator, AMA. Elected by peers as "Top Lawyer," H-Texas Magazine, June 2006 and June 2007. Associate Chief Justice, All University Student Judiciary. President, Criminal Justice Honor Society. Member: State Bar of Texas.

ASSOCIATES

Sherelle W. Sanders (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). The William F. Starr Insurance Law Moot Court Competition Best Team, 1998. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation.

Laura G. Atha (Associate) born Fredericksburg, Virginia, August 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1996); University of Illinois (M.B.A., 1998); University of Houston (J.D., 2005). Psi Chi; National Honor Society; Golden Key Honor Society. Member: State Bar of Texas.

Jeanine Holoye (Associate) born Yonkers, New York, March 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2007. Michigan. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2004); Wayne State University Law School (LLM, 2006). Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association.

Benjamin Carpenter, S (Attorney) born Montgomery, Alabama, November 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2000), University of Houston (J.D., 2006).

Juvie A. Cruz (Associate) born Winnipeg, BC, Canada, March 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2001) St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., 2007). Certified Mediator, 2005. Languages: Tagalog.

Angelle M. Adams (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, December, 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2000); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Fellow: Law Journal-External Advocacy (Mock Trial). Member: Texas Trial Lawyers Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association.

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