A Powerful Voice for Business

ENOCH KEVER's team of experienced business counselors and advocates is a powerful voice in today’s ever–changing legal and business environment. Our diverse experience in public service, private practice, and as corporate counsel has prepared us to succeed as your advocates at the negotiating table, before a legislative body, before a regulatory agency, and in court.
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At the Intersection of Business & Government

Every business is affected by some form of government regulation—some more than others. Many are extensively regulated and scrutinized in their day-to-day operations. The intersection of business and government is where ENOCH KEVER helps their clients understand and navigate that intersection to realize their goals.

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Advocates for Business in Any Setting

Business Strategy & Transactions

For decades, C–suite executives have relied on Enoch Kever’s lawyers' counsel for strategic business choices and guidance in executing those choices. Whether the questions are business–to–business or business–to–government, we offer our experience to serve you.
 

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Litigation: Trial & Appellate

Sometimes litigation is a choice; sometimes it is not. Enoch Kever’s trial and appellate advocates understand the difference. They also know their job is to understand your business and then help you develop and execute a litigation strategy to deliver the result you need—from the trial court through the appellate courts.

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Public Law & Regulated Industries

Government plays a pervasive role in business today. No business is truly free from the impact of legislation and government regulation. Enoch Kever is exceptionally well–equipped, through its unusually deep bench of experienced policy advocates, to help navigate this sometimes turbulent intersection of Business and Government.

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Featured Attorneys

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Andrew Kever

Andy Kever brings to his clients broad experience in regulatory, legislative, and corporate matters. For many years he has been recognized as a leading advocate and counselor for the electric and communication industries. For over 40 years, he has represented a variety of competitive and regulated electric and telecommunication interests, including large regulated electric utilities.

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Andrew Kever
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Marla D. Broaddus

Marla Broaddus is an advocate and problem solver. Whether a business or individual, her goal is to serve each client in a way that meets their unique needs and goals. She is an experienced litigator, representing clients in state and federal courts in every stage of litigation, from pre-trial investigation and discovery to trial and the appellate stages. Drawing upon her experiences in litigation, she understands the goals of trial counsel and knows how to assist in presenting a compelling case while also preparing the case for the appellate stage. She has extensive experience in complex oil and gas litigation and appeals, including class action matters across the country, and she often represents individuals and companies in easement and other property disputes.

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Marla D. Broaddus
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Sara Berkeley Churchin

Sara Churchin is a top-rated attorney who focuses her practice on civil litigation and appellate law. Her experience includes managing a caseload in the civil appellate division of a large national law firm in a variety of practice areas, including civil defense, products liability and professional liability. Prior to entering private practice, Sara was a briefing attorney for Justice Phil Johnson of the Texas Supreme Court. She was named a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2018-2021, a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in 2021-present, and a 2023 Texas Super Lawyer in Appellate Law.

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Sara Berkeley Churchin
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Craig T. Enoch

Craig T. Enoch returned to private practice after retiring from decades of service on Texas courts, where he decided complex civil matters as a Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Court Chief Justice and Trial Court Presiding Judge. Drawing on extensive knowledge of governmental workings and experience in resolving disputes, Justice Enoch assists businesses in navigating complex laws and regulations. He co-founded Enoch Kever to provide effective advocacy for businesses at their intersection with government.

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Craig T. Enoch
Of Counsel

Susan C. Gentz

Susan C. Gentz focuses on the business side of administrative law, serving both national and regional telecommunications, cable, and wireless industry clients in contract negotiations and development. She has litigated numerous contested cases and led rulemaking proceedings before several state commissions.

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Susan C. Gentz
Contract Attorney

Paula K. Lear

Paula Lear focuses her practice on representing businesses in civil trial and appellate litigation. Specializing in written advocacy, she has served as trial and appellate counsel in disputes involving the commercial, corporate and insurance sectors. Before joining Enoch Kever, Paula served as Staff Attorney for Justice Bob Pemberton at the Third Court of Appeals.

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Paula K. Lear
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Melissa A. Lorber

Melissa Lorber represents businesses in litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, in state and federal trial courts. She regularly represents clients before the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Courts of Appeals, and has handled appellate matters before the United States Supreme Court as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Melissa A. Lorber
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Bill Moore

Bill Moore represents numerous energy industry clients, counseling them on regulatory, business, litigation, and legislative matters. He has represented a variety of competitive and regulated electric interests, including Texas's largest power generation and mining company, its largest retail electricity providers, its largest municipal utility, several power generation facility owners and developers, and a large regulated electric utility.

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Bill Moore
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Catherine Q. Morse

Catherine Morse represents national and international clients in employment law and public relations matters. She possesses deep knowledge of the legal concerns of sophisticated companies with significant community presence, having served for 10 years as legal counsel for one of the largest national semiconductor manufacturing facilities, where she managed internal legal staff and outside counsel along with the company’s relationships with trade associations, lobbyists, and public relations firms.

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Catherine Q. Morse
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Shelby L. O’Brien

Shelby O'Brien is a Board Certified Civil Appellate attorney who litigates at the trial and appellate levels. Insight she gained as a staff attorney for the Texas Supreme Court now enables her to better serve clients in their disputes before the courts. As a former attorney for the Texas Legislative Council, Shelby also assists clients in policy matters by researching and drafting legislation and legislative memoranda.

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Shelby L. O’Brien
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Amy Leila Prueger

Amy Prueger focuses on appellate, commercial, and regulatory litigation. Having clerked for the Texas Supreme Court and worked in large specialty-practice law firms, she has vast experience representing clients in business disputes and protecting them in the event of appeal.

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Amy Leila Prueger
Counsel to the Firm

Martha E. Smiley

Martha Smiley has extensive experience in counseling and serving public, private, governmental, and non-profit clients and organizations. A founding member of Grande Communications, Inc., and a principal of Triad, Inc., she was named partner of a premier regional law firm specializing in serving business before government bodies.

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Martha E. Smiley
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Michael S. Truesdale

For almost twenty-nine years, Mike has prosecuted and defended cases in appellate courts throughout Texas and across the country. As a part of his appellate practice, Mike also works with lawyers in high-profile cases to preserve errors by leading briefing and presenting arguments on trial court issues with appellate implications. He has served as counsel in numerous cases before the Supreme Court of Texas and has handled appeals in nearly all fourteen Texas intermediate courts of appeals. In addition to authoring briefs in multiple United States Supreme Court cases, Mike has led appeals and argued before various Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, including the Federal, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits, and in state courts including Michigan. Mike is a frequent speaker and author on issues relating to appellate practice and ethics, and actively advocates for the development and expansion of appellate pro bono programs across Texas and the nation.

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Michael S. Truesdale
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Gary E. Zausmer

Gary Zausmer has over 30 years of experience in litigation and client representation in multiple areas, including fraud, misrepresentation, and contract disputes. His trial, arbitration, and appellate record includes the defense, prosecution, and favorable disposition of contract and tort cases in state and federal courts, including published decisions in favor of his clients.

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Gary E. Zausmer
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John A. Menchaca

John A. Menchaca has 30 years of experience representing emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs in connection with debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public and private securities offerings, joint venture transactions, and general corporate law and licensing matters.

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John A. Menchaca
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Elana S. Einhorn

Elana S. Einhorn is a board-certified appellate lawyer with extensive experience working with judges in chambers and in using her deep understanding of Texas appellate courts on behalf of her clients. She knows what judges look for, the kinds of arguments they find most persuasive, and how to organize and frame legal issues for maximum impact. Elana has taught appellate advocacy to students at the University of Texas School of Law and appellate-opinion writing to new Texas judges. With her unique background, Elana provides the depth of knowledge about persuasion that the Enoch Kever team relies on to fashion the winning argument.

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Elana S. Einhorn
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Christopher J. Kirby

Chris Kirby practices corporate and securities law, including corporate governance and board representation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and general corporate representation. With a wealth of legislative experience, including having managed and led key legislative and budgetary priorities as Chief of Staff to State Representative Trent Ashby, Chris provides bench strength to Enoch Kever’s practice that serves clients seeking legislative solutions for their business concerns.

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Christopher J. Kirby
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Carolyn E. Shellman

Carolyn Shellman is a highly-skilled attorney, an excellent communicator, and an effective leader. She has broad experience developing regulatory and legislative policy strategies for renewable and disruptive technologies in the energy industry. Carolyn has considerable experience with governance and compliance and possesses deep subject matter expertise in the electric utility industry and in navigating energy market issues.

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Carolyn E. Shellman
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Zackery L. Horton

At Enoch Kever, Zack is heavily involved in both the litigation and appellate groups, including in discovery and motions practice, drafting petitions, and drafting or assisting with extensive briefing. He has also supported the firm’s administrative and regulatory groups, providing analysis, research and drafting assistance in nuanced regulatory and administrative proceedings. Outside courtrooms and executive agencies, he has handled or assisted with reviews and analyses of complex corporate documents, employment law issues, and drafting and presenting CLE presentations or papers. As a Judicial Clerk at the Supreme Court of Texas, Zack analyzed and conducted complex legal research for pending cases and petitions, drafted many memoranda for both Justice Boyd and the Court as a whole, and provided initial drafts and edits for majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions.  At Pepperdine, he was involved in Law Review, Moot Court, Christian Legal Society, and served as a student mentor for two years.

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Latest Articles

Sep 22, 2023

Churchin and Prueger take to the CLE circuit

Topic: In The News

On September 7, Enoch Kever attorneys Amy Prueger  and Sara Berkeley Churchin  (along with Supreme Court of Texas Justice, Jeff…
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Aug 18, 2023

Broaddus and Horton have success in the Fourth Court of Appeals

Topic: Miscellany

Enoch Kever attorneys, Marla Broaddus and Zack Horton, successfully fended off a sovereign immunity plea to the jurisdiction in front…
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