Darryl S. Vereen was requested to serve a second term as President of the Texas Tech Law School Alumni Association, 2015-2016. The Alumni Association is made up of all former graduates of the Law School and is focused on raising alumni awareness, assisting in fundraising and promoting good will and collaboration among alumni. The Association is governed by an executive committee in consultation with the Dean.
S. Anthony Safi - Education LawH. Keith Myers - Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation-DefendantsCarl H. Green - Personal Injury Litigation-DefendantsJohn S. Birkelbach - Real Estate LawKurt G. Paxson - Personal Injury LitigationNorman J. Gordon - Energy Law, Litigation - Municipal, and Municipal LawMark D. Dore - Litigation - Labor and EmploymentClyde A. Pine, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial LitigationBruce A. Koehler - Employment Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor & EmploymentBest Lawyers in America® by Woodward White, Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. The organization conducts exhaustive peer review surveys in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. To be listed is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor.
H. Keith Myers has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. The induction ceremony at which H. Keith Myers became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 614 persons during the recent 2012 Spring Meeting of the College in Scottsdale, Arizona. Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately 5,838 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows. The College strives to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial profession. Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice. They are carefully selected from among those who customarily represent plaintiffs in civil cases and those who customarily represent defendants, those who prosecute accused of crime and those who defend them. The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal profession and the administration of justice.
Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Galatzan, P.C., has been named among the "Top Ranked Law Firms in Texas" by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, the leading information services company serving the legal profession. The firm`s ranking is based on the high percentage of attorneys who are rated as "AV Preeminent," which reflects the firm`s expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence. The law firm`s shareholders ranked as "AV Preeminent" were S. Anthony Safi, Carl H. Green, H. Keith Myers, John S. Birkelbach, Kurt G. Paxson, Norman J. Gordon, Steven L. Hughes, Mark D. Dore, Clyde A. Pine, Jr., Bruce A. Koehler, and Darryl S. Vereen. The law firm also is being recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America® as one of the country's "Best Law Firms" in the publication`s 2013 listing. The honor was announced Nov. 1, and the full listing of the nation`s top firms is available online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/. In the U.S News/Best Lawyers listing, the law firm earned a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking among El Paso firms in the practice areas of commercial litigation, education law, employment law (management), eminent domain and condemnation litigation, medical malpractice litigation (defendants), and personal injury litigation (defendants). The firm also earned Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings in energy law, municipal law, real estate law, and municipal litigation. To compile the "Best Law Firms" listing, researchers with U.S. News and Best Lawyers surveyed thousands of attorneys and law firm clients across the U.S. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell`s list of the state`s top firms appears in The Wall Street Journal and the legal industry publications Corporate Counsel, The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal. Attorneys selected to the list are evaluated by judges and other members of the bar. Reviewers are asked to assess their colleagues` ethical standards and legal abilities in specific practice areas.
Bruce A. Koehler, a Shareholder with the firm, was named "Lawyer of the Year" for 2013 in Employment Law – Management (El Paso) for The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward White, Inc., one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Mr. Koehler represents management in all areas of labor and employment law, including claims and lawsuits pertaining to employment discrimination, retaliatory discharge, employment contracts, and wage matters. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments the publication conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year.
Carl H. Green has been selected to the 2015 "Texas Top 100" and "Central/West Texas Top 50" lists of Super Lawyer attorneys, published in Texas Monthly Magazine. Attorneys on the top list have been selected to the 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list and ranked top of the list in the Super Lawyers selection process.
H. Keith Myers has been selected to the 2015 "Central/West Texas Top 50" list of attorneys for 2015 by Thomson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly Magazine. Attorneys on the top list have been selected to the 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list and ranked top of the list in the Super Lawyers selection process.
Clyde A. Pine, Jr., Laura Enriquez, Ramon Benavides III, David M. Mirazo, Merwhan N. Bhatti, Monica L. Perez, Anelesa Benavides, Shannon J. Crenshaw, and Bradley H. Bartlett are licensed to serve clients in both Texas and New Mexico.
Shareholder Mark D. Dore was a featured panelist on the topic “Current Trends In Workplace Harassment and How to Reduce Exposure” at the American Conference Institute’s 23rd National Forum on Employment Practices Liability Insurance in New York, NY on July 28, 2015. This conference, hosted by the American Conference Institute, brings together speakers with specific expertise in managing and defending against employment claims. The goal is to help claims professionals, underwriters, risk managers, and counsel stay current on the ever - changing EPLI coverage options, ways to reduce costs of defending against employment claims, and how to minimize exposure to risk. Mr. Dore has been Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989.
Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Galatzan, P.C. is proud to announce that Monica Perez and Merwan Bhatti have been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the El Paso Young Lawyers Association. Ms. Perez was also elected Secretary. Ms. Perez is an Associate Attorney who practices in the areas of labor and employment and personal injury litigation. Mr. Bhatti is also an Associate Attorney and practices in the areas of business law, real estate and commercial litigation. The firm congratulates Ms. Perez and Mr. Bhatti and commends them on their commitment to serve our legal community.
Mr. Bhatti, a business and real estate attorney presented at the Residential Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar hosted by Sterling Education Services, Inc. on August 5, 2014 at the Marriott Courtyard, located at 6610 International Road, El Paso. Mr. Bhatti will be presenting on the topics of The Eviction Process and Landlords and Tenants in Bankruptcy.
The Firm is honored to have seven of our attorneys selected as charter members of the American Inns of Court, George A. McAlmon Chapter. Carl H. Green, H. Keith Myers, Bruce A. Koehler were designated Masters, Darryl S. Vereen, Andres A. Almanzan and Raymond Benavides, III were designated Barristers and Monica L. Perez was designated as Associate. Membership is by invitation only based on peer review and recommendation. The American Inns of Court is an association of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals from all levels and backgrounds who share a passion for professional excellence and inspire the legal community to advance the rule of law by achieving the highest level of professionalism through example, education and mentoring. The George A. McAlmon Chapter is the first ever in El Paso and comprised of distinguished local attorneys and judges, both state and federal. The firm is proud to participate in the American Inns of Court and humbled by the acknowledgment of our attorneys by our colleagues both on the bench and in the El Paso bar.
