Our Team
Our capable team brings the depth of its experience to respond to your needs.
The professional experience of Richie & Gueringer offers the best of both worlds: the capabilities, talent, and depth of a large firm, coupled with an exceptional level of personalized attention and responsiveness made possible by our smaller size.
We believe building long-term relationships is in the best interest of our clients and we are committed to you and your needs as much in each year of service as in the first.
You can be assured that we will always be accessible and that our work will be prompt. Once you become a client of the firm, one attorney will act as your principal contact, ensuring a consistent level of familiarity with your business and personal needs. However, you will have access to the full complement of knowledge and experience of every professional in the firm.
Confidentiality is a matter of grave importance to us and we enforce strict confidence for all of our clients. The firm maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality of any information we acquire in the course of our representation.
PARTNER PROFILES
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Sheldon E. (Don) Richie vCard phone: (512) 236-9220 |
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Don was born in Houston, Texas, December 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; United States Tax Court; Supreme Court of the United States; Pro Hac Vice admissions in United States District Courts and State Courts in over 15 states. EDUCATION: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Accounting, 1967); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 1970). AUTHOR: "The Valuation Process of Closely Held Corporate Stock." Texas Bar Journal, June 1991. MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Austin Bar Association. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Business Transactions, Taxation Law, Probate and Estate Planning, General Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation. |
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Gay Gueringer vCard phone: (210) 220-1080 |
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Gay was born in Crowley, Louisiana, August 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; Pro Hac Vice admissions in the U.S. District Court of Colorado, Louisiana and Mississippi, State District Court of Kentucky and Chancery Court, Cook County, Illinois. EDUCATION: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.S.B.A., with distinction, 1984); Louisiana State University (J.D. 1988). Phi Delta Phi Honorary International Legal Fraternity. AUTHOR: "Terminating a Lease With a Troublesome Tenant - Forcible Entry and Detainer," State Bar of Texas Seminar; "Emerging Issues in Real Estate Law: For Lawyers and Legal Assistants"; "Landlord's Remedies for Tenant's Breaches" - State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Short Course. MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, San Antonio Bar Association, Former President of San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, San Antonio Building Owners and Managers Association (General Counsel). AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Commercial Litigation, Municipal and Governmental Relations, Landlord/Tenant Issues, Contracts, Real Estate. |
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Katherine J. (Kate) Walters vCard phone: (512) 236-9220 |
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Kate was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States; Pro Hac Vice admissions in United States District Courts and State Courts. EDUCATION: Baylor University (B.A., Communications Studies, cum laude, 1985); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 1992). Order of the Barristers; Phi Delta Phi Honorary International Legal Fraternity; Recent Developments Editor, Texas Environmental Law Journal (1991-92); Briefing Attorney, First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas (1992-93); Briefing Attorney Intern, Judge James R. Nowlin, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division (1991-92). MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation, Austin Bar Association. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Business Transactions. |
ASSOCIATE PROFILES
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Stuart H. Baggish vCard phone: (512) 236-9220 |
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Stuart was born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; 1999, California; 1990, Florida; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the Southern and Western Districts of Texas and the Central District of California; United States Tax Court. EDUCATION: The University of Texas at Austin (B.A., History, 1987); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 1990). Dean David T. Link Award Recipient 1990. MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, State Bar of California, State Bar of Florida, Austin Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Business and Commercial Transactions, e-Commerce, Commercial Litigation. |
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Nicolyn G. Harris vCard phone: (210) 220-1080 |
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Nicolyn was born in San Antonio, Texas, February 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. EDUCATION: Texas Lutheran University (B.A., Communications, magna cum laude, with minors in English and Business Administration, 2001); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi Honorary International Legal Fraternity MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: General and Commercial Litigation. AUTHOR
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Karolyn A. Knaack vCard phone: (512) 236-9220 |
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Karolyn was born in Vinton, Iowa, June 12, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. EDUCATION: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1983); Iowa State University (M.S., 1986); University of Iowa (M.B.A., 1992); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1999). MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, Austin Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Business Transactions and Corporate Governance. |
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Scott M. Noel vCard phone: (210) 220-1080 |
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Scott was born in Peoria, Illinois, January 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. EDUCATION: The University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Accounting, 1993); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D. 1996). Phi Delta Phi Honorary International Legal Fraternity; Intern, Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Charles Baird; Certified Mediator. MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, San Antonio Bar Association, Texas Land Title Association, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Business Transactions, Real Estate, Estate Planning. |
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Warren C. Wills vCard phone: (512) 236-9220 |
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Warren was born in Dallas, Texas, February 1, 1975, and raised in San Angelo, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. EDUCATION: Tarleton State University (B.S., Speech Communications, 1998); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Assistant Articles Editor, South Texas College of Law Review 2001; Order of the Barristers; Dean's Outstanding Student Advocate 2002; Phi Delta Phi Honorary International Legal Fraternity. MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, Austin Bar Association, Austin Young Lawyers Association. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Commercial Litigation. |
