Our Attorneys

Dallas real estate lawyer Ron Holmes 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 partners with individuals and businesses to execute real estate transactions, both big and small, across multiple industry types. She also works with clients of all sizes on a wide range of business transactional matters, including entity formation, entity structure, corporate governance, and business employment matters.

In addition to her transactional practice, Lynnsee’s innovative thinking and quick responsiveness have led clients to seek her representation in numerous litigation matters, including disputes pertaining to breach of contract, property ownership, foreclosures, deceptive trade practices, and the eviction process.

VISHAL J. PATEL, Associate

Vishal J. Patel focuses his practice primarily in commercial real estate transactions. Vishal has experience representing a wide array of clients in the purchase, sale and leasing of office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels, gas stations, multi-use land developments, and various other commercial transactions.

Vishal received his Juris Doctor from the Charleston School of Law in 2020, where he served as President of the Business Law Society, Executive Leadership Counsel and Student Ambassadors.

TAYLOR BELL, Associate

Taylor Bell focuses on supporting clients in a variety of transactional and litigation matters, with a focus in corporate and real estate transactions.

She received her J.D. with a concentration in Business Law from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2022, where she served as Associate Managing Editor of the International Law Review Association. During law school, she interned with two federal judges and the Federal Trade Commission.

AUSTIN GILLELAND, Associate

Austin Gilleland assists clients in a range of litigation and transactional matters, with a focus in commercial real estate and construction transactions.

Austin received his law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2022, where he served as an Articles Editor for the International Law Review Association and as Treasurer of the Real Estate Law Association and Corporate Law Association. During Law School, Austin interned for a national mortgage lender and for the general counsel of a multinational construction company.