Our Attorneys

RONALD L. HOLMES (AV Rated), Shareholder and CEO

His real estate law practice is as broad as it is deep. Mr. Holmes has served as lead counsel on real transactions all across the United States (more than twenty States), representing public and private companies, both domestic and international, in all manner of real estate transactions, including large scale multi-use land developments and high rise residential condominiums, to acquisitions and sales of operating property portfolios, office, industrial and retail leasing and virtually every other form of real estate development, construction, financing, investing and leasing.

BRIAN A. FISHER, Shareholder

Brian Fisher is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Real Estate Practice. Mr. Fisher’s extensive practice includes the representation of lenders, developers, owners and investors in all manner of real estate transactions, including sales, acquisitions, leasing and vertical development of office, industrial, retail, multi-family, and condominium products, as well as land development, including residential, mixed-use, commercial and ranch. Brian’s practice includes a high concentration of commercial warehouse leasing and office leasing for institutional owners such as Heitman Capital Management, AEW and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

DONNA J. YARBOROUGH, Shareholder

Donna Yarborough has been helping Texas families through complex and trying legal issues for almost two decades all over the State of Texas. Ms. Yarborough is a probate litigation attorney handling mainly contested matters including will contests, trust litigation, guardianship and fiduciary litigation, as well as estate administration. She has extensive experience in guardianship litigation, which involves dealing with incapacitated individuals to protect their health and financial estates, representing applicants as well as defending proposed wards.

SCOTT A. MEYER, Shareholder

Scott Meyer focuses his practice on Corporate and Intellectual Property matters. His Corporate practice includes a broad spectrum of services including entity formation, business transactions, operational agreements and contracts, sales, acquisitions and mergers of businesses, corporate governance and employment matters.

His Intellectual Property practice includes trademark, licensing and various service agreements for corporations.

JENNIFER S. STODDARD, Shareholder

Jennifer Stoddard focuses her practice on business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, complex entity formations, and finance and real estate transactions. Unlike many business transaction attorneys, Jennifer has 28 years of commercial litigation experience, which makes her uniquely qualified to recognize potential litigation issues in complex transaction documents. Jennifer’s goal is to keep her clients out of litigation, however, when the need presents itself, Jennifer is an accomplished litigator.
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JOHN DAVID “JD” REED, Shareholder

John David “JD” Reed focuses his practice on litigation involving private equity, corporate law, finance litigation, and commercial business disputes, business partnership disputes, construction defects, DTPA/consumer protection, employment, breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete, eminent domain, and Anti-SLAPP.

KEVIN C. MORAN, Shareholder

Kevin focuses his practice on complex litigation involving commercial business disputes, breach of contract, securities and finance, anti-trust claims, real estate disputes, property development, construction and lien cases, construction defect, employment disputes and non-compete agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, officer/director liability, partnership disputes, and fraud claims. He also has extensive experience in representing individuals and families in family law matters, including in connection with pre-marital agreements, divorce litigation, high net-worth property division, and high-conflict custody disputes.

SEAN K. SCRIBNER, Associate

Sean K. Scribner focuses his practice primarily in the area of commercial litigation. Sean has experience representing clients in a diverse array of litigation matters, including all manner of commercial disputes involving small to large businesses, partnerships, securities, insurance, and employment-related issues. Sean has prosecuted and defended cases involving claims for breach of contract, fraud, anti-trust, DTPA violations, non-subscribing employer defense, mechanic’s liens, and construction defects.

LYNNSEE STARR, Associate

Lynnsee Starr represents clients in a wide range of litigation and transactional matters.

She received her law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2020, where she was an active moot court competitor and served on the International Law Review Association. Before attending law school, she worked in non-profit development.