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November 2011

Congratulations to members of the firm in the practice areas of Probate, Trust & Guardianship as well as Estate Planning, Litigation, and Environmental Law for being ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in their "Best Law Firms" ranking for 2011-2012 as a National First-Tier firm in Litigation - Trusts & Estates; also as a Houston Metropolitan First-Tier in Litigation - Trusts & Estates, and as a Houston Metropolitan First-Tier in Environmental Law. Congratulations on this acheivement and high recognition.

November 2011

The family of James E. Hudson, Jr., with the support of the law firm of Crain, Caton & James, P.C. (CCJ) made a generous donation to the Star of Hope Mission following a successful clothing drive from the family and among law firm employees.

According to James Hudson III, one of the children of James E. Hudson, Jr. and a member of Crain, Caton & James, P.C., over 28 boxes were collected, consisting of men, women, and childrens' apparel, shoes, and household items.

"We are excited to provide this support to the Star of Hope Mission. It was very important to our family to combine the donation of our father’s clothing with the efforts of CCJ to assist the Star of Hope in providing hope and strength to those in need. This donation was inspired by our father, and by his love and respect for his grandfather, Ward Henry Farrington. When Ward Farrington, a former Houston city councilman, civic leader and businessman, died in 1962 he directed all his clothing, save his tuxedo in which he was buried, to be donated to the Star of Hope, a directive covered by the Houston Chronicle. After the passing last year of our father, a similar donation seemed appropriate. We were fortunate that CCJ supported and added to the donation," stated Mr. Hudson.

Tom Ivey, Director of Administration for Crain, Caton & James, added “Crain Caton is delighted to be able to participate in a clothing drive for the Star of Hope Mission. The needs are great and our participation allows us to give back to the Houston community where Crain Caton has been in business since 1912, nearly 100 years.”

The Star of Hope’s Marilyn Fountain, on hand for the donation, noted “Every day, Star of Hope is caring for 1100 men, women and children who have fallen through the cracks of mainstream living and are in desperate need of help. Meeting so many needs would be an impossibility, if we had to do it alone. We are very grateful for the generosity of the Hudson family and all the employees of Crain, Canton and James for their gift of kindness, clothing and food. It’s amazing how just reaching out in basic ways and filling the void that homelessness creates eases the pain.”

About Crain, Caton & James, P.C.

Crain, Caton & James, P.C., dating from 1912, is a Houston-based law firm preparing to celebrate 100 years of service. With 30 attorneys, Crain, Caton provides a range of legal services to clients throughout Texas, the United States and world. For more information, please visit www.craincaton.com.

April 2011

Congratulations to Mindy McGehee Riseden on being named a Shareholder in the Commercial Litigation section of the firm.

Mindy joined Crain, Caton & James in 2006 after interning for Federal and State judges. Ms. Riseden also served as a briefing attorney at the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio. Currently, she focuses her practice in commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels.

April 2011

Shareholder Darlene Payne Smith to volunteer during the HBA 2011 Spring Will-A-Thon

The HBA provides free wills for eligible senior citizens (60+) each spring. All seniors must contact the Houston Volunteers Lawyers Program (713-228-0735) for screening by April 8 to determine eligibility. For further information, please contact Lucy Fisher at 713-759-1133.

Spring 2011 Will-A-Thon Dates: Intake - April 19, 2011; Will Execution - May 17, 2011. Click here for more information. Click here for the map to the Third Ward Multi-Purpose Center.

March 2011

Shareholder Brant Kotch was recently interviewed by Runner's World in regards to the position he holds as President of the Board and Chevron Houston Marathon Race Director. Mr. Kotch has served in this position since 2002 and prior to that served in various roles until being named director.

This year's Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, which were held in mid-January, sold out faster than ever last July, verifying their status as among the country's most popular road races. The 10,000 Half-Marathon slots disappeared in 19 hours, and the 10,000 Marathon entries in two-and-a-half days. Houston is also the race where Ryan Hall ran his famous American record, 59:34, three years ago. That was the race that catapulted Hall onto the American and world scene.

Now the Houston races have surged ahead to an even more prominent position. On Monday, it was announced that Houston would be holding both the USA Men's and Women's Olympic Marathon Trials on January 14, 2012. That will be the first time both Trials have taken place in the same city on the same day. Yesterday, Amby Burfoot talked with Brant Kotch, president of the Houston Marathon Committee and race director of the Marathon and Half-Marathon.

Mr. Kotch specializes in representation of real estate, banking and financial services, energy and other business clients in business formation (corporation, LLC, LLP and partnership), mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, exchanges, joint ventures, strategic alliances, debt and equity financing and restructuring and other transactions.

You can read the full article here: racingnews.runnersworld.com/2010/03/a-brief-chat-with-chevron-houston-marathons-brant-kotch.html

January 2011

Congratulations to Jason L. Davis on being named a Shareholder in the Real Estate section of the firm.

Jason represents a full range of clients in real estate, corporate, construction, and oil and gas transactions. Jason also represents owners and contractors with their contract or construction issues, including disputes that often involve arbitration.

Jason’s background as a practicing civil Professional Engineer with Walter P. Moore & Associates before becoming a lawyer allow him to provide practical, real world solutions to real estate and construction projects. While with Walter P. Moore & Associates for approximately five years, Jason performed the following tasks: (i) site selection and assessment studies; (ii) civil site redevelopment and improvements design, including site storm water detention and drainage design, flood plain compensatory storage design, and private and public utility infrastructure design; and (iii) strategic project management involving easement abandonment and acquisitions together with securing all realms of municipal and county permits and approvals.

Further, Jason’s experience and knowledge of the City of Houston’s various departments are key in securing timely variance approvals, obtaining wastewater capacity reservation letters, plat approvals, and joint referral accommodations for his clients. Jason strives to secure his client’s real estate desires and needs by focusing on all of the moving parts involved in a real estate transaction or construction project.

September 2010

Congratulations to the following attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in in the list of Texas Super Lawyers for 2010, Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Thomson Reuters:

Larry George, Robert E. "Robin" Morse III, Charles D. Maynard Jr., Robert R. Wisner, C. Vance Christopher, Jeffrey I. Horowitz, Darlene Payne Smith, Sarah Patel Pacheco, Jill Panagos,

June 2010

Crain, Caton & James welcomes Jill Panagos and Michael Seale as the newest attorneys to join the firm. Both are members of the firm's Labor and Employment practice group and bring extensive experience in litigation, administrative compliance and client counseling. To learn more about Ms. Panagos and Mr. Seale, follow the links to their biographies.

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