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Steven S.

Steven Stark

539 reviews
For over 30 years, Steven Stark has offered counsel to non-profit organizations and private companies. He has a passion for helping small businesses in particular since he himself started several businesses of his own in New York and Florida. He understands the importance of small businesses having a reliable attorney to advise them about legal matters from their inception.
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Sue Dunbar

267 reviews
Go with Sue Dunbar if you want a big law firm experience with a small law firm cost. Sue's experience working at Robins Kaplan LLP and serving as special counsel to Senator Joseph Dunn has landed her big-name clients like BestBuy, Time Warner Cable, and Yahoo!. Currently, Ms. Dunbar specializes in knowledge about confidentiality and privacy laws regarding sensitive trade secrets.
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Joshua G.

Joshua Garber

285 reviews
Representing notable clients like Tesla and the City of Los Angeles, Josh Garber excels at helping clients with employment and labor laws. Many of his past clients have had great success using Josh for employment agreements and Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) hearings. With his practical advice, he has even helped clients avoid going to court.
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Schuyler R.

Schuyler Reidel

12 reviews
Schuyler “Rocky” Reidel is a native Texan, born and raised near Houston, Texas. The attitude Schuyler brings to Reidel Law Firm is embodied in our values: efficiency, accessibility, and excellence. Schuyler is licensed in Texas, US District Court, US Court of International Trade, and is a licensed US customs broker. Schuyler is Mandarin conversant and has many friends, colleagues, and trusted resources in China and around the world. When not helping clients build successful businesses around the world, Schuyler enjoys hiking, fishing, chess, and amateur fencing.
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Lenatria J.

Lenatria Jurist

6 reviews
LeNatria Jurist is a real estate and business law attorney with 10+ years of progressive experience managing complex legal matters and representing clients in a variety of ... read more
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Isaac W.

Isaac Warren

2 reviews
Isaac Warren is a corporate attorney with more than 14 years’ experience. He has closed deals worth more than $3 billion in total. He focuses on business formation and operations, as well as employment law, real estate matters, securities and commercial contracts. Isaac is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma, Texas. Isaac is the managing attorney at his own law office, which he founded in 2013. Previously, he was the general counsel at Vertis Inc.
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Pete L.

Pete Larsen

2 reviews
Pete Larsen is an attorney at law who has been practicing law for the past 12 years. Pete is licensed to practice law in Texas and he obtained his legal degree from the South Texas College of Law. Some of Pete’s most recent clients include Situs, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and GP Strategies. He is exceptionally experienced in real estate law. Since May 2014, Pete has been serving as a partner at First Law International.
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Gitanjali D.

Gitanjali Deb

2 reviews
Mishty Deb is a partner at LaSusa & Deb, PLLC. in Dallas, Texas. She has extensive legal experience in several areas of law including business and energy and has provided counsel to the U.S. Small Business Association, non-profits, and corporate clients. Mishty holds a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law as well as a B.S. from SMU where she was a President’s Scholar.
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Duana B.

Duana Boswell-Loechel

2 reviews
In February 2019, the Boswell Law Firm was established to provide clients with the ultimate level of personalized focus and careful attention that each unique case deserves... read more
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Catalina B.

Catalina Booth

I have over 20 years of experience in various legal fields. I served as in-house counsel for Union Pacific for over 9 years. I specialized in litigation and compliance. I a... read more
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