Under Mr. Brewer’s direction, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors specializes in assisting clients faced with matters that involve substantial financial or business exposure, cutting-edge legal issues, or significant public policy questions. The practice is not confined to particular areas of the law, but to the art of advocacy on behalf of its clients. As a result, Mr. Brewer and the firm have gained national attention for their handling of matters in a variety of fields, including commercial litigation, insurance, environmental law, antitrust, intellectual property, hospitality, securities, and more. The firm is organized around a singular goal – to achieve consistently higher than expected outcomes for clients while managing their advocacy needs in all forums, including in courts and arbitration centers, before regulatory bodies, in legislative arenas, and in all public forums.

In order to support the firm’s global practice, Mr. Brewer pioneered the utilization of offshore professionals and paraprofessionals to reduce the costs associated with high-stakes litigation services. He has earned national acclaim for the firm’s in-house Consulting Group, Investigation Unit, and Issues & Crisis Management practice group – all innovations that work in concert in handling high-stakes advocacy.

Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Mr. Brewer received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from St. John’s University in 1974, followed in 1977 by his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University. Thereafter, Mr. Brewer attended New York University School of Law, where he received a master of laws degree in trade regulation in 1978. Mr. Brewer is admitted to practice in Texas and New York, as well as a number of federal district courts and the Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Federal Circuits.

Mr. Brewer is annually recognized in Dallas and New York, and throughout the United States, as one of the top lawyers practicing in the complex commercial litigation arena.

Mr. Brewer is chairman of the Brewer Foundation and the Brewer Storefront, the firm's public interest law firm. Mr. Brewer is the founder of the Brewer Foundation/NYU International Public Policy Forum and the Future Leaders Program.

In recognition of his philanthropic efforts, he has received the President’s Award from the Puerto Rican Bar Association, the “Communicator of the Year” award from the National Speech & Debate Association, and the “Hero for Children” award from the Texas State Board of Education, among many other awards. He serves on numerous boards, including New York University, Albany Law School, and Paul Quinn College.

L.L.M., New York University, 1978

J.D., cum laude, Albany Law School, 1977

B.A., cum laude, St. John’s University, 1974

New York

Texas

U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Federal Circuits

From May 1984 to May 1986, Mr. Collins was law clerk to the Honorable James T. Moody, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana. From May 1986 to August 1987, he was a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. From 1987 to June 1988, he was law clerk to the Honorable Steven A. Felsenthal, United States bankruptcy judge for the Northern District of Texas.

Mr. Collins received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from Indiana University School of Law in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in finance from Boston College. Mr. Collins is admitted to practice in Texas and Illinois.

Mr. Collins has been named by Texas Super Lawyers magazine, published by Thomson Reuters, as one of the top attorneys in Texas consecutively from 2004-2015. He is instrumentally involved in the Brewer Foundation and the Brewer Storefront, the community-service affiliate of the firm’s national practice.

J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law, 1984

B.S. in finance, magna cum laude, Boston College, 1981

Illinois

Texas

Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from the University of Utah in August 1997. In May 2000, he received his Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law.

Mr. Smith has been named by Texas Super Lawyers magazine, published by Thomson Reuters, a “Texas Rising Star” for 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. He was also named one of “The Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas” by D Magazine in 2006.

J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2000

B.A. in finance, University of Utah, 1997

Texas

New York

She has focused her practice on a variety of complex commercial matters, with experience in contractual disputes, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, securities law violations, bankruptcy, and environmental matters.

Ms. Gase received her Juris Doctor degree with honors from The University of Texas School of Law in 2007, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Claremont McKenna College in 2004. While in law school, Ms. Gase completed an internship with the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska under the Honorable Laurie Smith-Camp, and was elected to the Order of Barristers and the Board of Advocates. Ms. Gase was also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) and Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) mock trial competition teams.

Prior to joining Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, Ms. Gase practiced in New York as an associate with the firms of Leader & Berkon LLP and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2007

B.A. in government, Claremont McKenna College, 2004

Texas

New York

Nebraska

United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Mr. Affa began his career on Wall Street in 1977, with the investment banking firm of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., as a financial analyst in the Government and Mortgage Backed Trading Department. In 1981, he joined the American Stock Exchange as the budget director. In 1984, Mr. Affa joined the Marketing Division, where he was responsible for new business development both domestically and in Canada. In 1990, he accepted a position with Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, directing business and financial analysis for corporate litigation matters. In 1991, he accepted a position at Salomon Smith Barney as a portfolio manager. From 1999 to 2005, he was a portfolio manager at UBS Financial Services. Mr. Affa returned to the firm in 2005.

Mr. Affa received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1973, followed in 1977 by his master’s in economics. In 1985, he received his M.B.A. in finance from St. John’s University.

Mr. Affa is a past member of the board of managers of the Glen Cove YMCA. He is a past member of St. Frances Parish Finance Committee, a past member of the development committee of the American Heart Association, and a former chairman of the Budget Advisory Committee for Wantagh Public Schools. He has been a panel member at investment conferences regarding activist investing and hedge funds.

M.B.A. in finance, St. John’s University, 1985

M.A. in economics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1977

B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1973

Ms. Atherstone received her Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Classical Civilizations from Emory University in 2007. Prior to entering law school, she served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Moldova, working in English education and small business development.

Ms. Atherstone received her Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 2012. During law school, Ms. Atherstone served as an editor for the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy and the Duke Forum for Law and Social Change. She also received her Master of Arts in Religion from Duke University in 2012.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Atherstone practiced complex commercial litigation in Chicago. In 2015, she received two awards from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for Excellence in Pro Bono Service.

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2012

M.A. in Religion, Duke University, 2012

B.A. in Religion and Classical Civilizations, Emory University, 2007

Illinois

Texas

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Ms. Bartlett received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015. While at Georgetown Law, Ms. Bartlett served as Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.

In addition, Ms. Bartlett was a member of Georgetown Law's Appellate Litigation Clinic. While working as a student attorney in the clinic, Ms. Bartlett participated in a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involving Native American and U.S. constitutional law issues. She also participated in litigation in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia relating to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Ms. Bartlett received a CALI Award for Excellence in 2013. Ms. Bartlett received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Santa Fe in 2003.

Prior to law school, Ms. Bartlett spent nine years in executive administration at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. Ms. Bartlett also previously served as executive assistant to the Cabinet Secretary of Economic Development for the State of New Mexico.

Note, Shaping Farmers Branch: How the Courts Have Leveled the Playing Field, 27 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 829 (2013)

Current Development Comment, A Divisive Split in the Eight, Fifth, and Third Circuits, 27 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 871 (2013)

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2015

B.A., political science, College of Santa Fe, 2003

Texas

Mr. Bégon received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Bates College in 2008. Before entering law school, Mr. Bégon worked in the advancement office at Macalester College as an Assistant Director of the Annual Fund.

In 2014, Mr. Bégon received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. While in law school, Mr. Bégon was a certified student attorney with Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. He also worked as a law clerk in the office of general counsel at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and 3M Company. Mr. Bégon was also a member of the University of Minnesota Law School’s Intercollegiate Trial Team and a volunteer mediator with the Conflict Resolution Center through the Community Mediation Clinic.

J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 2014

B.A. in Political Science, Bates College, 2008

Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

In 2006, Ms. Boanta graduated from Manhattanville College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies. In 2010, Ms. Boanta received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Pace University School of Law.

While in law school, Ms. Boanta served as an Articles Editor of the Pace Environmental Law Review and worked as a research assistant for the Institute of International Commercial Law.

After law school, Ms. Boanta specialized in compliance, investigations and discovery initiated for alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

J.D., cum laude, Pace University School of Law, 2010

B.A., Manhattanville College, 2006

New York

In this role, Ms. Carless develops and helps execute public relations, crisis management, and political strategies to advance the interests of the firm and its clients. Before joining Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, Ms. Carless worked as the governmental affairs liaison for the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), where she directed legislative and public affairs at both the state and federal level. Ms. Carless was a registered lobbyist in several states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, California, Montana, Louisiana and West Virginia.

Prior to her time with the AAPL, Ms. Carless served as a director of public affairs for Wilks Brothers, LLC. She directed all media and public relations for the family, the “Undercover Billionaires of the Forbes 400,” and several of its business enterprises. Notably, she directed public advocacy in connection with a public policy campaign and land use and property rights lawsuit for an airfield in Cisco, Texas. Ms. Carless also served as a director to the Wilks’ foundations and philanthropic efforts.

Ms. Carless’ interest in public affairs stems from her past work with the Mayoral Office of The City of Fort Worth, The City of Dallas, The Massachusetts Democratic Party, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Ms. Carless has received various professional awards recognizing her work in communications and public affairs. In 2014, The Fort Worth Business Press recognized Ms. Carless with the “Fort Worth Forty Under Forty” award.

Ms. Carless is active in a broad array of community activities, and currently serves on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tarrant County. She is a member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the World Affairs Council, The Daniel Webster Society, Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, and the Association of Government Relations Professionals. She has served on the board of the North Texas Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network and has served with the Lands and Royalties Committee for the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Ms. Carless received a Bachelor of Science in Communications Studies from the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University with a minor in political science. She later attended Harvard University in pursuit of a Masters of Arts in Government at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. She is currently working on her postgraduate thesis, which analyzes the recognition of public and political rights for women in American literature.

B.S. in Communications Studies, Texas Christian University, 2005

Since 2001, Mr. Carter has managed public relations for the firm and, in many cases, the clients it represents. As director of a practice group that specializes in issues and crisis management, Mr. Carter has successfully managed a wide range of communications challenges and opportunities, including legal and regulatory concerns, crisis events, and pro-active campaigns. He has been recognized as among the first communication professionals countrywide to begin an in-house public relations practice at a national litigation firm.

Mr. Carter also manages media relations and public advocacy for the Brewer Storefront, the firm’s community-service affiliate, and serves as executive director of the Brewer Foundation. He helps oversee the Brewer Foundation’s Future Leaders Program and the Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum.

Before he joined Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, Mr. Carter worked as a corporate relations manager with Allstate Insurance Company. He directed regional communications and spent time working at Allstate’s corporate headquarters near Chicago, where he managed media relations and served as a communications manager for the company’s National Catastrophe Team. Prior to Allstate, Mr. Carter worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, where he began his public relations career after working in the print news media.

Mr. Carter has won numerous professional awards recognizing his work in strategic communications. His PR campaigns have been featured in “Top 100 Case Studies in PR,” annually published by PR News. He has been awarded a “Silver Quill” from the International Association of Business Communicators, and was named an overall winner in the Legal PR Awards, one of the industry’s premier national honors. The Dallas Business Journal has previously recognized Mr. Carter as among the top 40 business professionals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area under 40 years of age, and he has been named by PR News as “One of 15 to Watch” on the national PR scene.

Mr. Carter is active in a broad array of philanthropic activities. In addition to his involvement with the Brewer Foundation, he is a former board member for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Northeast Texas Chapter, and is the former chairman of Shakespeare Dallas. In 2006 and 2008, Mr. Carter was recognized by North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts with an Obelisk Award, an honor recognizing outstanding community leadership.

Mr. Carter, who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of Oklahoma, holds an MBA from the University of Dallas. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Association of Business Communicators, the Public Relations Society of America, and the Dallas Press Club.

M.B.A., The University of Dallas, 2002

B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communications, The University of Oklahoma, 1993

Before joining the firm in April 2016, Ms. Costello was an associate attorney in family law. Ms. Costello has experience in traditional courtroom litigation and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Ms. Costello received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in human resource management from Loyola University Chicago in 2007. Ms. Costello received her Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2012. During her time at Saint Louis University, Ms. Costello served as an Articles Editor on the Public Law Review. She also served as a faculty fellow for employment and labor law and as a legal research assistant.

Ms. Costello also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable E. Richard Webber, Senior United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

J.D., magna cum laude, Saint Louis University School of Law, 2012

B.B.A., Loyola University Chicago, 2007

Texas

In 2010, Mr. Dillon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Texas Tech University. In 2015, Mr. Dillon received a Juris Doctor degree from Albany Law School.

While at Albany Law School, Mr. Dillon worked as an intern for the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office in New York, in both the Criminal Appeals and Economic Frauds & Rackets Bureaus. Mr. Dillon actively participated in all phases of criminal prosecution in the Onondaga County Criminal Court. In addition, Mr. Dillon assisted Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick with various projects, including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Commission to Investigate Public Corruption under the Moreland Act.

J.D., Albany Law School, 2015

B.B.A. in Marketing, Texas Tech University, 2010

New York

Ms. Dillon is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 18 years of accounting, financial, and litigation consulting experience. Since 2001, Ms. Dillon has been part of the Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors consulting practice and has worked on a variety of litigation matters and disputes, including intellectual property (patent and trade secret), antitrust claims, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and SEC regulatory reporting and tax issues. She has extensive financial and damage analysis expertise in the following industries: hospitality, technology development, sports and leisure, trusts, investments, and insurance. Ms. Dillon employs causation analysis, forensic accounting, and financial modeling to develop and critique damage models.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Dillon was a Director of Consulting at Veris Consulting in Reston, Virginia, where she was responsible for providing litigation expert services to regulators and attorneys regarding forensic accounting, auditing, and damage issues. Ms. Dillon also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she was responsible for audits and business/litigation consulting. Ms. Dillon worked on engagements for TIG Insurance Company, Exxon, Texas Workers’ Compensation Facility Carriers (Aetna, Wausau, Travelers, Cigna, and Liberty Mutual), and Nations Bank.

Ms. Dillon also served as Vice President and Director of Finance for a workers’ compensation division of Kemper Insurance Company, and was an Assistant Vice President at TIG Insurance Company. Ms. Dillon was responsible for financial reporting, accounting oversight, planning, budgeting, systems analysis, and management of outsourcing contracts.

Ms. Dillon received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University in 1991, where she received a full academic scholarship and graduated cum laude. She was a member of several honor societies, including Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, and the Golden Key National Honor Society.

Ms. Dillon is a CPA licensed in the State of Texas. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms. Dillon was recently awarded the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) Credential by AICPA.

B.A., cum laude, in accounting, Southern Methodist University, 1991

Prior to joining Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, Mr. Fresch served as the Chief Compliance Officer of a Dallas-based financial services company. He provided counsel on how to navigate the various state and federal regulatory schemes governing the company’s multi-state operations, and also formed defense and resolution strategies for high-profile lawsuits.

Most recently, he oversaw the corporate response to an on-site examination of the company’s operations by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Prior to that, Mr. Fresch provided legal and tax advice to local businesses at a boutique business law firm in Dallas.

In 2013, Mr. Fresch received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. While at SMU Dedman, Mr. Fresch served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Air Law & Commerce and was awarded the first annual Texas Aviation and Space Lawyers Scholarship. Mr. Fresch also served as a student attorney in the school’s Consumer Advocacy Clinic and completed a judicial externship under the Honorable Terry R. Means, Senior United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas.

Mr. Fresch received bachelor of arts degrees in writing and film from Purdue University in 2003, after which he spent six-and-a-half years as a producer, executive producer, and news operations manager at various television stations across the country.

J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2013

B.A., Writing and Film, Purdue University, 2003

Texas

Mr. Harrison first joined the firm as a junior consultant in 2008, after graduating from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance.

After three years with the firm, Mr. Harrison returned to graduate school to pursue an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business, where he graduated in 2013 with a focus on finance, strategy, and entrepreneurship. While pursuing his studies, Mr. Harrison consulted with a number of technology-focused startup companies on issues related to opportunity assessment, business model generation, marketing, and fund raising. He also spent a summer working with the new media and innovation division of a leading advertising agency, developing marketing and media strategies for global clients and partnering with startup companies to explore emerging media opportunities.

Upon receiving his MBA, Mr. Harrison returned to Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors to rejoin the consulting group.

M.B.A., New York University, 2013

B.S. Business Administration, Boston University, 2008

Mr. Kaes received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1993 from Montclair State University. After graduation, he worked as an accountant with J.H. Cohn LLP, a regional public accounting firm. Following nearly three years in public accounting, he attended Duke University's Fuqua School of Business to pursue an MBA, with a focus on finance.

Subsequent to graduate business school, Mr. Kaes worked as a senior associate in the Litigation Support practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He then joined Duff & Phelps, LLC in 2002 (the successor to Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting group) as a valuation consultant. He worked there approximately 10 years, leaving as a Director in the Valuation Advisory Services group in 2012 to join Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors.

While at Duff & Phelps, Mr. Kaes acquired extensive experience performing valuations of U.S. and international based business enterprises, legal entities, debt and equity securities, intangible assets, and intellectual property for purposes of financial and tax reporting, litigation support, and tax reorganizations. He performed such valuations within a wide range of industries, including broadband service providers, pharmaceutical and healthcare service companies, electronic connector and component companies, and security service and product providers.

Mr. Kaes is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder, a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and has passed all four parts of the Certified Public Accountant’s exam. He is a member of the Dallas Society of Chartered Financial Analysts and the Institute of Management Accountants.

M.B.A., Duke University

B.S. in accounting, Montclair State University, 1993

Ms. Karam graduated from the University of Rochester in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and business. In 2015, Ms. Karam received her Juris Doctor degree from Albany Law School, summa cum laude.

During law school, Ms. Karam was an Associate Editor on the Albany Law Review, and served as a teaching and research assistant. Additionally, Ms. Karam was an admitted student attorney in Albany Law School’s Tax and Transactions Clinic.

Ms. Karam also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn, Senior United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of New York.

J.D., summa cum laude, Albany Law School, 2015

B.A., University of Rochester, 2012

New York

Ms. Karam’s admission to the State Bar of Texas is pending.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Landes developed extensive experience in complex civil litigation. She has represented clients in antitrust, securities, and copyright matters in state and federal courts throughout the country.

Ms. Landes received her Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 2010. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy, cum laude, from Connecticut College in 2005.

In 2014, Ms. Landes was named a “Rising Star” by New York Metro Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters.

Ms. Landes volunteers as pro bono counsel to The Wendy Walk, a non-profit organization that funds innovative cross-border research to study and treat rare sarcoma cancers.

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2010

B.A. in philosophy, cum laude, Connecticut College, 2005

New York

In 2011, Mr. Mann graduated from Brown University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in cognitive neuroscience and Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

In 2015, Mr. Mann received his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law.

After his first year of law school, Mr. Mann worked as a Summer Associate in the pharmaceutical research department at the Lanier Law Firm.

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2015

B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience, B.A. in Economics, Brown University, 2011

New York

Her practice focuses on patent and complex commercial matters. Ms. McNulty has significant trial experience, and has contributed to multi-million dollar jury awards and favorable judgments for her clients.

Before joining the firm, Ms. McNulty gained valuable experience as an associate at McKool Smith in Dallas.

She received her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2010. At Loyola, Ms. McNulty was a member of the Loyola University Law Journal editorial board and a Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium Fellow. Prior to law school, she studied neuroscience and chronobiology at the University of Michigan.

During law school, she traveled to South Africa to research the relationship between international patent laws and access to HIV/AIDS treatment. Ms. McNulty is also the author of an article titled “Joint Infringement After BMC: The Demise of Process Patents,” which has been cited by the Federal Circuit, and in various amicus briefs and scholarly articles.

Ms. McNulty is a founding director of HOPE Cape Town USA, a nonprofit dedicated to serving children and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in the United States and abroad. She is a member of the executive committee of the Ryan White Planning Council for Dallas, and serves on the Center for HIV Law & Policy’s Positive Justice Project working group for the State of Texas.

Ms. McNulty volunteers for Refugee and Empowerment Services, as well as the Dallas Urban Debate Competition and Texas High School Mock Trial Competition.

Ms. McNulty is also a member of ChIPs - Advancing Women in Intellectual Property, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Dallas Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

“Joint Infringement After BMC: The Demise of Process Patents, “ 41 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 351 (2010)

J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2010

B.A. in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science, University of Michigan, 2007

B.A. in Dance Performance, University of Michigan, 2007

Texas

Before joining Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors in July 2006, Mr. Millimet was a judicial clerk for two years with the Staff Attorney Office for the United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. He also gained significant experience litigating complex commercial and intellectual property cases in both state and federal courts, and was appointed to represent a federal habeas petitioner in a capital case.

Mr. Millimet is the author of “The Impact of the Uruguay Round and the New Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: An Analysis of the US Ban on DDT,” 5 Transnational Law & Contemp. Probs. 449 (1995).

Mr. Millimet graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, with high honors, from the University of Michigan in 1993. Mr. Millimet then received his Juris Doctor degree, with high distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1996. Mr. Millimet is a member of the Order of the Coif.

J.D., with high distinction, University of Iowa College of Law, 1996

B.A. in political science, with high honors, University of Michigan, 1993

Texas

Missouri (inactive)

Illinois (inactive)

District of Columbia (inactive)

U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth circuits

U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of Texas

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Montemayor spent 19 years working as a Language Analyst in the Dallas office of the FBI. She began her career with the FBI, investigating criminal cases, and later worked on foreign counterintelligence matters.

Ms. Montemayor participated in every aspect of the cases to which she was assigned, including working closely with the United States Attorney’s Office to help plan discovery, as well as preparing witnesses for testimony. Fluent in Spanish, Ms. Montemayor managed linguist teams brought into the area from all across the country to work special cases, and she is credited with developing a training program for the FBI to accommodate the influx of linguists hired after the events of September 11, 2001.

Ms. Montemayor is a certified FBI trainer and recruiter. She has extensive experience testifying as an expert witness. Ms. Montemayor attended the University of Dallas, where she majored in economics.

Ms. Montemayor actively volunteers her free time to her church and to the Boy Scouts acting as Troop 404’s Charter Organization Representative.

B.A. in economics, The University of Dallas, 1988

In 2011, Ms. Peyser graduated with honors from Oberlin College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in politics.

In 2015, Ms. Peyser received her Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School.

During her time at Cornell, Ms. Peyser served as an Articles Editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. She also worked as an intern at the Children’s Law Center in Brooklyn, New York.

J.D., Cornell Law School, 2015

B.A. in politics, Oberlin College, 2011

New York

In 2009, Mr. Postlethwaite graduated from Cornell University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. Mr. Postlethwaite received his Juris Doctor degree in 2014, cum laude, from the St. John's University School of Law.

While in law school, Mr. Postlethwaite served on the St. John's Law Review and was a research assistant.

J.D., cum laude, St. John’s University School of Law, 2014

B.A. in philosophy, Cornell University, 2009

New York

Dr. Prakash-Canjels, who holds a doctorate in economics, has more than 17 years of economic consulting experience. She has consulted in litigation matters regarding intellectual property (IP) damages, antitrust analysis, business appraisal and IP valuation, conjoint and other types of surveys, breach of contract damages, and bankruptcy matters.

She has considerable experience in IP matters and the analysis of market forces in antitrust, specifically, the economic analysis of markets, product market definitions, entry conditions, and product substitutability in numerous industries. Dr. Prakash-Canjels has been qualified as an expert witness and provided testimony on economic damages in Court.

Dr. Prakash-Canjels is the Assistant Treasurer for the Licensing Executives Society, USA and Canada (LES), and is the past Chair of the Valuation and Taxation Committee, LES. She is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). She also teaches courses on intellectual asset management, including on the valuation of patents, for the Licensing Executives Society and the Certified Licensing Professionals.

Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Prakash-Canjels was a Managing Director with GreatBridge Consulting, Inc. and was previously a Principal at the Kenrich Group.

Dr. Prakash-Canjels has taught courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She was a Visiting Professor at Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University, and taught courses in Quantitative Methods – statistics, survey and econometrics for MBAs. She was a Lecturer at Northwestern University, and taught courses in econometrics, and the principles of economics. She was also an Assistant Professor at Delhi University, India.

Dr. Prakash-Canjels taught courses in mathematics and economics as a Teaching Assistant at Northwestern University in the Departments of Mathematics and Economics, and in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern in the Executive MBA Program.

Dr. Prakash-Canjels has economic consulting experience with the Standard Chartered Bank and the National Council for Applied Economic Research, a not-for-profit research institute. She conducted survey-based market studies and comparative advantage studies in these positions.

Gauri Prakash-Canjels received a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. Dr. Prakash-Canjels’ doctoral dissertation provides an econometric test for defining an economic market using time series properties of data in various geographic and product markets. It has been published under the title “Pace of Market Integration.”

She received a Master of Arts degree in Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Mathematics, from Delhi University. She was twice awarded the prestigious Central Advanced Research Scholarship by the Government of India, and received a University Fellowship from Northwestern University.

“The Role of Education in Technology Commercialization,” IAM Magazine, Issue 66, July/August 2014.

“Proving Damages in Trademark Cases” (Joint with Stanley P. Stephenson), Business Valuation Update Volume 18, Number 10, October 2012.

“Computing Lost Profits in Business Interruption Litigation: A General Model” (Joint with Stanley Stephenson and David Macpherson), Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1932-9156, DOI: 10.1515/1932-9156.1118, May 2012.

“Summary of the January 4, 2011 Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Regarding the 25 Percent Rule of Thumb,” LES Insights, January 2011.

“Basis of Damage Awards in Trademark Cases,” (Joint with Kristen Hamilton) les Nouvelles: Journal of The Licensing Executives Society, Vol. XLIV, No.2, June 2009.

“Implications Of EBay For Non Competes, Other Entities,” Law360, September 2, 2008.

“Recent Developments in Estimation of Patent Infringement Damages,” IPExperts iNews, December 2007.

“FRAND Licensing Requirements in Standard Setting Organization,” International Antitrust Bulletin, International Committee, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Spring 2007.

“Economic Issues in Antitrust: 2004-5,” (Joint with Susan H. Manning and Eileen Reed) The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2006, Global Competition Review, September 2005.

“Measuring Market Integration: Foreign Exchange Arbitrage And The Gold Standard, 1879-19l3,” (Joint with Eugene Canjels and Alan M. Taylor) The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 86, Issue 4, November 2004.

“Measuring Market Integration: Foreign Exchange Arbitrage and the Gold Standard, 1879-19l3,” (Joint with Eugene Canjels and Alan M. Taylor) NBER Working Paper 10583, June 2004.

“Patent Damages And Royalty Awards: The Convergence of Economics And Law,” (Joint with William O. Kerr) les Nouvelles: Journal of The Licensing Executive Society, Vol. XXXYllI, No.2, June 2003.

“Robinson-Patman Act Secondary-Line Claims: Can The Injury To Competition Test Be Made More Consumer Friendly,” (Joint with Mark Glueck) Robinson-Patman Act Newsletter, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Spring 2003.

“Analysis of Patent Cases, 1990-2000,” IDEA: Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 41, No.2, August 2001.

“The Influence of Patent Law On Innovation and Technology,” (Joint with William O. Kerr), The National Association of Forensic Economists and the Southern Economic Association, November 2000.

“Pace of Market Integration,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Northwestern University, April 1997.

Ph.D. in economics, Northwestern University, 1997

M.A. in economics, Delhi University, 1990

B.A. in economics, Delhi University, 1988

Mr. Ravelo received a Bachelor of Science degree in financial economics from Southern Methodist University in 2015. He previously worked for the firm as a consulting intern in the summer of 2014.

B.S. in Economics with Financial Applications, Southern Methodist University, 2015

Mr. Ravji was born and raised in Pakistan. Before immigrating to the United States, he received his medical degree from Aga Khan University and Hospital. In the United States, Mr. Ravji received his Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law.

While in law school, Mr. Ravji completed an internship with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas under the Honorable William Greendyke, and was a finalist in the University of Houston School of Law moot court trial competition.

Upon receiving his law degree, Mr. Ravji worked for several nationally and internationally renowned law firms, including Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, where he gained extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and trial work. Mr. Ravji then founded The Ravji Law Firm and represented clients in high-stakes litigation and complex corporate bankruptcy, prior to rejoining the firm in 2009.

Mr. Ravji is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of New York, the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA), the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Mr. Ravji is the author of the article “Seller Beware – Minimize Your Risk From Fraud and Theft,” Stitch Times (Delhi, India), which was published in December 2009.

J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 1996

B.S., Northeastern University, 1992

M.D., Aga Khan University Hospital, 1989

Supreme Court of the State of Texas

Appellate Courts for the State of Texas

All District Courts for the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

All Supreme, District, and Civil Courts of the State of New York

U.S. Federal District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Ms. Rogers received her Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 2008, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Dartmouth College in 2005. At Columbia, she served as a Staff Editor of the Journal of Transnational Law and was recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

Before joining Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors, Ms. Rogers was an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP, where she represented clients in state, federal and bankruptcy court in a wide variety of cases. She also worked in-house for Philip Morris International, managing litigation and regulatory concerns in the Americas.

Ms. Rogers’s representative matters include:

• Representation of Caesars Acquisition Corp. in connection with the Caesars bankruptcy;
• Representation of bondholders and administrative agents in various bankruptcy proceedings;
• Representation of an international investment bank in connection with government investigations, bondholder class actions, and other matters relating to residential mortgage-backed securities;
• Representation of senior executives of multiple global financial institutions in federal, state and regulatory investigations concerning potential violations of U.S. sanctions laws; and
• Representation of Ernst & Young in disputes concerning tax strategies.

J.D., Columbia Law School, 2008

B.A. in International Relations, Dartmouth College, 2005

New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

In this role, she assists with media outreach for the firm and a wide range of charitable programs. Ms. Sadberry also serves as the executive director for the Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF), a global debate contest that gives high school students the opportunity to participate in written and oral debates on issues of public policy. Before joining Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, Ms. Sadberry worked with the firm in her capacity as a project manager for Carter Public Relations.

Ms. Sadberry has broad experience in video production and television reporting. Prior to joining Carter Public Relations, she worked as a television reporter at NBC 5 in Dallas, where she reported on a wide range of business, legal, and community issues. Ms. Sadberry came to NBC 5 from the NBC affiliate in Wichita Falls, Texas, where she served as an anchor and reporter.

Ms. Sadberry received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas (KU). While attending KU, Ms. Sadberry studied at American University in Washington, DC, where she was one of only 25 students nationwide awarded a fellowship in the Washington Semester Program in Broadcast Journalism. In 2009, Ms. Sadberry received her master’s degree in communication from the University of Texas at Arlington. The same year, she completed the North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts Leadership Arts Institute, a nine-month program designed to develop the next generation of business and arts community leaders.

From 2009 to 2013, Ms. Sadberry served on the board of directors for Big Thought, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization focused on improving public education through creative learning.

In December 2013, Ms. Sadberry served as a panelist at the National Association for Hispanic Journalists Region 5 Conference in Dallas. She spoke on making the transition from a career in journalism to public relations.

M.A., communication, University of Texas at Arlington, 2009

B.A. in journalism, University of Kansas, 2003

Mr. Schmidtberger received his bachelor of business administration degree in accounting in 1980 from the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, he joined Arthur Andersen & Co. in the Dallas Audit Division.

In 1983, Mr. Schmidtberger joined Overhead Door Corporation, a national manufacturer of commercial and residential building products, headquartered in Dallas, as Senior Internal Auditor. He was promoted to Manager of Internal Audit in 1984, and in 1987, was appointed Plant Controller of the local Dallas, Texas Division. In 1991, Mr. Schmidtberger was selected to manage the consolidation of the Accounting/Finance function for the largest division in the company. In 1996, he was promoted to the position of Strategic Planning Manager.

In 1998, Mr. Schmidtberger was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Management Insights, Inc., a Dallas-based consulting firm serving Fortune 500 companies. In that capacity, he directed the Accounting, Finance, and Treasury functions, tracked the company’s stock investment portfolio, and oversaw the company’s Insurance/Risk programs.

Mr. Schmidtberger is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the local Dallas Chapter of Certified Public Accountants.

B.B.A. in accounting, University of Notre Dame, 1980

In 2010, Mr. Siegel graduated from the University of Delaware, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a minor in legal studies. Mr. Siegel received his Juris Doctor degree in 2014, magna cum laude, from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.

While in law school, Mr. Siegel served as an associate editor of the Hofstra Law Review and a research assistant focusing on business and technology law. Mr. Siegel is the author of “Title III of the JOBS Act: Using Unsophisticated Wealth to Crowdfund Small Business Capital or Fraudsters’ Bank Accounts?,” 41 Hofstra L. Rev. 777 (2013). In addition, Mr. Siegel spent a summer interning for the Honorable Daniel McCullough in a felony trial part of the New York Supreme Court, Criminal Term.

J.D., magna cum laude, Hofstra University, 2014

B.A. in communications with a minor in legal studies, University of Delaware, 2010

New York

Ms. Unmuth develops public relations and crisis management strategies to advance the interests of the firm and its clients, including Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and leading financial organizations. In this capacity, she handles media research and analysis, strategy, social media and media relations on a wide range of matters.

Ms. Unmuth also provides strategic communications for the legal public service affiliate of the firm, the Brewer Storefront. Most notably, Ms. Unmuth has provided communications support in connection with several successful voting rights cases brought on behalf of Latino voters in the Dallas area. She helped direct the Storefront’s advocacy on behalf of the famed Jim’s Shoe Repair in New York City – helping keep the shop open. The firm was recognized for this work with an Award of Merit for Media Relations in the 2015 Dallas Quill Awards, sponsored by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

She also manages media and community outreach for the Brewer Foundation’s educational programs – the Future Leaders Program (FLP) and the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) debate competition.

Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Ms. Unmuth worked as an education reporter and writer at The Dallas Morning News for six years. While there, Ms. Unmuth wrote extensively about Latino education issues, immigration, school accountability, and technology use in schools. She also has written about education trends and research for the Latino Ed Beat blog, an initiative of the national Education Writers Association (EWA).

In 2013, she served as an advisor on the PBS Independent Lens documentary “The Graduates/Los Graduados,” which explored education issues faced by Latino high school students.

Ms. Unmuth has lectured at a wide range of media and education conferences hosted by organizations including the College Board and EWA. In 2010, Ms. Unmuth was selected to participate in two international media symposiums sponsored by the French-American Foundation. In 2009, she won second prize for large media beat reporting in the EWA National Awards for Education Reporting competition for her work at The Dallas Morning News.

Before moving to Dallas, Ms. Unmuth also worked as a higher education reporter for The Wichita Eagle in Kansas.

Ms. Unmuth holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She has served as a member of the Northwestern University Magazine Editorial Advisory Board since 2003.

B.A. in journalism, Northwestern University, 2003

Mr. Vasile began his investigative career as a case manager for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s International Parental Abduction Unit. He joined Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors in 2013 with over 20 years of investigative experience, having worked both in the private sector, as a licensed private investigator and, for the past decade, as a federal crimes investigator for the U.S. Courts, Federal Defender Offices in both the Eastern District of California and the Middle District of Florida.

As a Federal Defender investigator, Mr. Vasile led investigations into numerous white collar criminal cases where he gained extensive experience in matters relating to complex fraud litigation, including but not limited to bank, tax, and mortgage fraud.

Mr. Vasile has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University. He went on to obtain his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1994.

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1994

B.A. in political science, Stanford University, 1991