Shahmeer Halepota – To AZA from Skadden in NYC A commercial litigator with mediation, international arbitration, and state and federal trial experience, his previous clients include various multinational corporations and the Republic of South Sudan. Read more

Paul Turkevich – Georgetown University Law Center Top 2% He is a commercial litigator handling a variety of business disputes who was a staff investigator for five years with the nation’s premier public defender office in Washington, D.C. Read more

Patrick Yarborough – To AZA from Andrews Kurth He served as a briefing attorney to Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht as well as a federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama. Read more

Monica Cooper – Former Montgomery County prosecutor A trial lawyer with both civil and criminal experience who, before becoming a prosecutor, was an associate in the labor and employment division at Locke Lord LLP in Houston. Read more

Kyle Poelker – Former Assistant AG in Missouri A University of Chicago Law School grad, he worked at an insurance litigation boutique in Washington, D.C., where he handled insurance recovery litigation representing corporate policyholders. Read more

Matt Caldwell – U.S. Marine with multiple combat awards A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, he has experience advising clients on regulatory and compliance matters, especially involving tax and accounting questions. Read more

Drew Kim – Registered U.S. patent attorney He has handled sophisticated patent matters involving complex legal and technical issues in the computer, software, energy, oilfield services, semiconductor, imaging, and biotechnology industries. Read more

Jason McManis – University of Virginia School of Law grad He has helped clients successfully pursue patent infringement claims against some of the world’s largest corporations as well as defending them. Read more

DJ Ringquist – Collegiate Wrestler  A one-time employee of the U.S. Senate, he has successfully handled disputes involving business contracts, fraud claims, banking and financial services, property damage, and real estate deals. Read more

Justin Rowinsky – To AZA from Williams & Connelly in DC A Georgetown University Law Center grad, he focuses on complex civil litigation and served as law clerk to the Honorable J. Frederick Motz of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Read more