{"id":28,"date":"2012-08-21T14:06:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T19:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kir.dataensemble.com\/wp_newsite\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2020-12-25T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T19:54:08","slug":"where-i-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kir.com\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"Where I Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p>For over 40 years, I have had the privilege of being involved in cases throughout Texas, in many parts of the United States, in Europe, and even Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I have lived in Texas for almost years, and my family and I now have deep roots here. So, I primarily practice in courts throughout Texas and, in particular, southeast Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My main geographical practice area is generally&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Austin,Texas&amp;ll=30.820313,-96.740166&amp;spn=3.445313,5.305365&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">central<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Austin,Texas&amp;ll=30.187500,-95.251829&amp;spn=3.445313,5.305365&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">southeast Texas<\/a>, and more specifically the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Houston,TX&amp;ll=29.929688,-95.358139&amp;spn=0.861328,1.326341&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston metropolitan area<\/a>.&nbsp; The Houston metropolitan area is in the southeast part of the state, 60 miles north of Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of my Texas cases outside the Houston area, most of those cases are in various state and federal courts within&nbsp;an&nbsp;area defined by&nbsp;a line drawn north from Houston to Dallas, then southwest from Dallas through Austin to San Antonio, then southeast from San Antonio to Corpus Christi, and then northeast from Corpus back&nbsp;to Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My main office is located in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=The%20Woodlands,TX&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Woodlands<\/a>, which is a suburban community in Montgomery County 30 miles north of downtown Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you will note from this&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kir.com\/wp_newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Map-of-Houston-Metro-Area.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston metropolitan area map<\/a>, The Woodlands is located between downtown Houston on the south, which is the home of&nbsp;Houston&#8217;s federal courts and state (Harris County) courts,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Conroe,TX&amp;ll=30.025391,-95.406231&amp;spn=0.861328,1.326341&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conroe<\/a>&nbsp;to the north, which is the home of the Montgomery County Courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of my cases are in federal and state courts in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Houston,TX&amp;ll=29.757202,-95.363913&amp;spn=0.013458,0.020724&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downtown Houston<\/a>.\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccl.hctx.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harris County Courthouses<\/a>\u00a0are located\u00a0on the north side of\u00a0downtown Houston, and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonarchitecture.com\/Building\/2754\/Bob-Casey-Federal-Courthouse.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Casey Federal Courthouse<\/a>\u00a0is located on the west side of downtown Houston at the corner of Smith and Rusk Streets in downtown Houston&#8217;s Theater District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Montgomery County Courts are located in downtown&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Conroe,TX&amp;ll=30.313568,-95.460731&amp;spn=0.013458,0.020724&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conroe<\/a>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/uv?hl=en&amp;pb=!1s0x864739483c8a4a11:0x90664cd77f594ff!2m5!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!3m1!7e115!4shttp:\/\/capitolshots.com\/courthouse-photos\/texas-courthouses\/montgomery-county-courthouse\/!5sMontgomery+County+Courthouse,+conroe,+TX+-+Google+Search&amp;imagekey=!1e1!2shttp:\/\/capitolshots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/galleries\/post-3806\/full\/Montgomery-County-Courthouse-3004.jpg&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiTuOP1iOfOAhUD8mMKHY7xAn4QoioIczAK\">Montgomery County Courthouse<\/a>&nbsp;is located at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=301%20N.%20Main,%20Conroe,%20TX&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=301%20N%20Main%20St,%20Conroe,%20Montgomery,%20Texas%2077301&amp;gl=us&amp;ei=RkNnTMvNCcOclgf3yOifBQ&amp;ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&amp;z=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">301&nbsp;North Main in downtown Conroe<\/a>. Take the Hwy. 105 exit off of I-45, head east on Hwy 105 (West Davis) for a mile to the courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted under&nbsp;&#8220;Client Meetings&#8221; in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kir.com\/?page_id=30\">Policies<\/a>&nbsp;section of this website, I&nbsp;prefer to meet with clients where it is most convenient for them, which is usually the client&#8217;s office. However, if a client prefers to meet with me outside their office,&nbsp;I maintain multiple locations in the Houston area for meetings with clients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large clsPageImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kir.com\/wp_newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DowntownHouston_Featured_200393336-001.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Houston Skyline\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kir.com\/wp_newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DowntownHouston_Featured_200393336-001.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.kir.com\/wp_newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DowntownHouston_Featured_200393336-001-275x220.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.kir.com\/wp_newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DowntownHouston_Featured_200393336-001-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>My main geographical practice area is generally central and southeast Texas, and more specifically the Houston metropolitan area.  The Houston metropolitan area is in the southeast part of the state, 60 miles north of Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over 40 years, I have had the privilege of being involved in cases throughout Texas, in many parts of the United States, in Europe, and even Australia. However, I have lived in Texas for almost years, and my family and I now have deep roots here. 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