Gray Reed is a Texas-based, commercial law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Waco.[1][2] In 2013, Houston Business Journal listed Gray Reed among the top 20 largest law firms in Texas with over 150 attorneys state-wide.[3] Based in Houston, Texas, attorneys for the firm serve as legal advisors to mid-market and large businesses, providing legal services to industries including oil and gas, healthcare, construction, real estate, technology, and food and agriculture.
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| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
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| No. of offices | 3 (Houston, Dallas, Waco) |
| No. of attorneys | 156 (2020) |
| Major practice areas | Construction, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Energy, Family Law, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate, Tax, Transactional, Litigation, Trusts & Estates |
| Key people | J. Cary Gray (Chairman), Kyle Sanders (Managing Partner), Mark Gargiulo (Chief Operating Officer) |
| Date founded | 1985 |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
History
editGray Reed & McGraw (formerly Looper Reed & McGraw) was founded in August 1985 by three Houston lawyers—including Don Looper, Jim Reed, and Jim McGraw from Reynolds, Allen & Cook. In 1990, the firm opened its Dallas office. By the end of the 1990s, the firm had expanded to more than 50 attorneys and by the end of 2012, the firm had reached 120 attorneys. On January 1, 2014, Looper Reed & McGraw parted ways with Don Looper[3][4] and changed its name to Gray Reed & McGraw. By 2020, Gray Reed had grown to a 150 lawyer firm.
Notable shareholders and employees
edit- Hon. Jack Morris Rains, 95th Secretary of State of Texas[5]
- Hon. Jeff Leach, Texas State Representative, District 67[6] (2013–Present)
- Justice Jim Moseley, Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas [7] (1996-2014)
References
edit- ^ "Dallas - Gray Reed & McGraw P.C." Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Gray Reed & McGraw Opens Third Texas Office in Waco".
- ^ a b "Looper Reed & McGraw founding partner Don Looper resigns, law firm changes name to Gray Reed & McGraw". - Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Founder leaves 120-lawyer firm due to disagreement about its future direction". ABA Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Representatives, George Hewitt - Texas House of. "Texas House of Representatives". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ http://judgepedia.org/James_Moseley