Carrie L. James
Carrie James is a family law specialist in our New Braunfels office. She is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law.
Prior to relocating to her hometown of New Braunfels, her practice was focused primarily on litigating complex divorce cases involving contested property division and high conflict custody cases between parents and by non-parents in the Conroe/Houston area. She continues to focus on complex divorce litigation (characterization, valuation,…
Catherine M. Stone
With nearly four decades of legal and judicial experience, Catherine M. Stone brings a seasoned and realistic view to legal issues. Board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in civil appellate law, Catherine served as a justice on the Fourth Court of Appeals for nearly 21 years. Appointed to that Court in 1994 by the late Governor Ann Richards, Catherine was thereafter elected in 2008 as Chief Justice of the Court. During her tenure on the Court she wrote thousands of legal o…
Elizabeth Kopecki Marker
Elizabeth Kopecki is a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s Karnes City office. Since joining the firm in 2013, Ms. Kopecki’s practice has focused on landowner representation in litigation, transactional, and appellate matters involving oil, gas, and energy, title disputes, and questions regarding deed interpretation. This landowner oriented practice has provided Ms. Kopecki with extensive experience negotiating agreements on behalf of surface and mineral owners, including pipeline and r…
Private: Erica Valladares
Ms. Valladares is a Shareholder in the firm’s labor and employment and government law sections, with experience representing both public and private clients in litigation and providing general advice and counsel. Ms. Valladares’ governmental background includes assisting municipalities, utility districts, school districts, community college districts and other governmental entities with matters ranging from condemnation litigation, land use regulation (zoning, annexation, ETJ), open gov…
Jo Chris Lopez
Ms. Lopez is one of the top San Antonio family law and appellate lawyers. As a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio office, she handles cases across Texas, as well as appeals to the courts of appeals and the Texas Supreme Court. Board Certified in both Family Law and Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of L…
Joyce W. Moore
Joyce Moore is a Trust and Probate Litigation attorney who also handles commercial and oil and gas litigation matters. Ms. Moore is a frequent lecturer for the State Bar of Texas and other professional groups on the subject of fiduciary litigation and was selected by the State Bar to be the course director for the Bar’s first comprehensive fiduciary litigation seminar in Ma…
Private: Kassandra V. Flores
Kassandra V. Flores is an Associate in the Eagle Pass office of Langley & Banack. Kassandra was born and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from Saint Edwards University in Criminology and received her J.D. from Saint Mary’s University. Kassandra was admitted to the State Bars of Texas and Colorado in 2020. As an attorney, Kassandra focuses primarily on governmental law and civil litigation. She is a bilingual attorney.
…Lauren M. Miller
Lauren M. Miller is an Associate in the San Antonio office of Langley & Banack, focusing primarily in Estate Planning and Probate Law. Ms. Miller was admitted to the State Bar of Texas on October 25, 2019. Lauren was born and raised in San Antonio and graduated from Saint Mary’s Hall in 2009. Ms. Miller received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas in 2013, her Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2015, and h…
Linda S. McDonald
During her many years of practice, Linda has helped clients faced with a wide range of lawsuits, claims, and risk management dilemmas throughout Texas.
Linda has represented clients in lawsuits involving commercial litigation, construction litigation, trust and probate litigation, professional negligence and insurance coverage. Equally important, she uses her experience to help clients improve their business and risk management procedures….
Lucretia R. Marmor
Ms. Marmor’s practice is primarily devoted to the area of medical/nursing malpractice defense, including representation of various types of health care entities, including hospitals, physicians, clinics, skilled care facilities, and health care product manufacturers. Additional representative areas include representing individual nurses, health care paraprofessionals (including certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nurse midw…
Natalie Friend Wilson
Natalie Wilson has a passion for helping businesses thrive in challenging economic and regulatory environments. She has over a decade of experience representing debtors, trustees, and creditors in commercial bankruptcy cases filed under chapters 7 and 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, including related litigation and appeals. She also consults with other members of the firm about bankruptcy-related issues or questions that may arise in litigation or transactional matters.
The foundation of Ms…
Sara Murray
Sara Murray is an appellate attorney whose practice embraces all aspects of civil appellate law. In state and federal appellate courts, her practice includes briefing, oral argumentation, and motions. In state and federal trial courts, she provides litigation support to clients and trial attorneys during all stages of the litigation process. Her litigation-support practice includes legal research and analysis, error preservation, and the drafting of pleadings, dispositive motions, jury …
Tanya E. Feinleib
Tanya E. Feinleib is based out of the San Antonio office of Langley and Banack, Inc. Her practice is focused on sophisticated estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and families, and she has been Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2016.
Tanya obtained her B.A. from Trinity University in 2008 and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2011. Since graduating law school, she has been a frequent volunt…
Valin L. Woodward
After being licensed in 1979, Ms. Woodward’s practice for many years was primarily in the area of insurance defense and products liability, with experience in complex multi-district litigation and commercial litigation. After moving back to her hometown of New Braunfels in 2005, she has focused primarily on family law cases, including divorce (from complex to uncontested), property divisions (including tracing of separate property) child custody (standard and non-standard, as well as geogra…
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Appellate Law Practice Lawyers
Langley & Banack’s appellate attorneys have a long history of success in state and federal appellate courts throughout Texas and beyond. Our lawyers have extensive appellate representation and support experience in a wide variety of litigation, including business, complex commercial, personal injury, professional responsibility, malpractice, trust and estate, family law, class action, oil and gas, and bankruptcy. The appellate team provides both written and oral argument expertise in appeals and original proceedings. They offer assistance with error preservation and drafting legal documents, such as trial […] -
Litigation Lawyers
Langley & Banack possesses one of the most experienced, successful and respected team of litigation attorneys in Texas. Langley & Banack’s Texas litigation attorneys regard all litigation as “business” and therefore couple their experience with their “putting the client first” ethic to ensure preparedness without sacrificing economic feasibility. Langley & Banack’s years of experience handling business litigation matters extends through all phases of the litigation process. This includes investigation, evaluation, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, trial, appeal, collection and enforcement. Our Texas litigation attorneys are licensed […] -
Estate Planning Lawyers
Langley & Banack offers some of the most comprehensive estate planning services in Texas. Our estate planning attorneys have extensive experience with counseling clients regarding the most effective and appropriate planning for their specific estate and family circumstances. Our experience includes utilizing the most sophisticated planning techniques for preserving family wealth. In addition, though we have the experience and capacity to deal with all matters related to planning for high net worth clients, we also offer our experience and expertise to those who do not […] -
Corporate and Business Law Lawyers
Langley & Banack seeks to provide our clients with practical and efficient solutions to business issues. Our corporate and business lawyers have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, purchases and sales of business assets, corporate restructuring, entity selection, formation and operation, including the formation and operation of partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and corporations, buy-sell agreements, business and organizational planning, financing transactions, employment law, and private offerings of securities. In order to develop comprehensive solutions for our clients, our corporate law attorneys work […] -
Cybersecurity, Data Protection Law and Privacy Lawyers
Data Protection Law, Policy and Procedures Our Cybersecurity, data protection and privacy attorneys counsel clients on a broad spectrum of data collection and data protection best practices and will assist you with minimizing your company’s risk of a data breach. Data privacy laws on the federal and state level work on a sectoral basis. Financial, healthcare, employers, consumers and other sectors are governed by a complex web of privacy and data protection regulations that are continuously evolving as online technology changes. Businesses face new risks […] -
Governmental Law Lawyers
The Governmental Law practice at Langley & Banack encompasses both municipal and school law practices. The municipal law practice includes service by specific Langley & Banack attorneys for both home rule and general law cities in the San Antonio area and in South Texas. The Firm currently represents various forms of local governmental and quasi-public entities, including cities, counties, water districts, conservation districts, industrial development authorities, rural electric cooperatives and others for which the primary municipal and public laws and regulations are the same. Langley […] -
Fiduciary Law, Estate, Trust and Will Contests Lawyers
Langley & Banack’s Will Contest/Estate, Trust, and Fiduciary Litigation Team collectively has decades of experience in all types of inheritance and fiduciary disputes. In general, fiduciaries like executors, trustees, and administrators owe their beneficiaries some of the highest duties provided by law. When a dispute arises about whether fiduciary duties were breached in any of the above relationships, the fiduciary litigation team at Langley and Banack is ready to assist you. Langley & Banack’s attorneys specializing in this area are Joyce Moore, Christopher Hodge, and […] -
Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyers
The medical malpractice attorneys at Langley & Banack, Inc. have extensive trial and appellate experience defending medical malpractice lawsuits. Our law firm focuses primarily on the defense of physicians and hospitals in medical negligence cases. Our defense attorneys have an up-to-date knowledge of the current statutory amendments to the Medical Liability Act and are dedicated to the aggressive representation of our clients. We maintain regular client contact for the purpose of advising the client of the progress of the case throughout all phases of the […] -
Bankruptcy and Workouts Lawyers
Experienced Bankruptcy Law Practice Langley & Banack has a very active business and personal bankruptcy practice. Our bankruptcy lawyers have been involved in virtually every type of bankruptcy-related case, including litigation arising in the context of the bankruptcy process and related proceedings. Langley & Banack is proud of its reputation and expertise in the restructuring area and frequently represents creditors, creditor’s committees, debtors, shareholders, trustees, landlords, and other interested parties. In addition to handling numerous business and personal bankruptcy proceedings under Chapters 7, 11 and […] -
Family Law Lawyers
Family & Divorce Attorneys Family matters are complicated situations that require expertise to run smoothly. If you are having difficulty with where to start our law firm can help you start moving in the right direction. Langley & Banack’s Family Law Group has extensive experience in all areas of family law. We work hard to help every client handle their difficult legal situation with ease and professionalism. Family Law Areas of Practice: Divorce Proceedings Division of Property Child Custody Child Support Relocation Paternity Spousal Support […] -
Collaborative Law Lawyers
What is a collaborative divorce? A collaborative divorce is a divorce that uses the collaborative law process. This process looks at the divorce as a problem to be fixed instead of a fight to be won. Both sides will work together on settling the divorce and agree not to take any of the issues to court. The idea behind the collaborative divorce process is to avoid a litigated divorce and allow the lawyers to create a mutually agreed upon settlement that works for both parties. […] -
Labor and Employment Law Lawyers
Langley & Banack has diverse experience representing private and public clients in practically every type of employment and labor law matter and dispute. Langley & Banack employment attorneys work proactively with business clients to provide inexpensive solutions to avoid employment law disputes from arising in the first place. Sometimes, however, no measure of planning can prevent the expensive and time-consuming administrative proceedings and lawsuits that every employer must face from time to time, which is why whether you are in front of the Texas Workforce […] -
Energy, Oil & Gas Lawyers
Energy, Oil & Gas in South Texas With oil plays throughout the state causing an increase of legal issues involving the ownership, exploration, production, gathering and distribution of oil and gas, Langley & Banack’s energy attorneys are uniquely positioned to assist with all aspects of oil, gas, and energy matters. Our attorneys’ energy, oil and gas experience, combined with the firm’s varied practice areas, create a distinctive resource base to assist our clients. These practice areas include general business, real estate, regulatory, financing, taxation, litigation […] -
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Lawyers
The lawyers at Langley & Banack recognize that disputes are sometimes best resolved outside of the court system through alternative dispute resolution methods. The law firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group offers a full range of ADR options. The Group’s members are active attorneys with years of substantive legal practice and with extensive experience serving as arbitrators and mediators in varied legal disputes. Our team has mediated and arbitrated in areas such as business and commercial disputes, civil cases, real estate, bankruptcy, family law, oil […]
