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Lisa Rothberg earned her law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to practice in Texas in 2010. Lisa earned her undergraduate degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Texas A&M University in 2006. Lisa began her legal career as an oil and...

Brent prides himself on solving problems for our clients–whether figuring out a contract issue or resolving a business dispute. He previously worked for Harris, Finley & Bogle PC in Fort Worth. Brent is an experienced litigator, including oil...

Shira Ali earned her law degree with honors from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2023 and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Houston-Downtown. During her law school career, Shira served as Chief Justice of Th...

Alyna Caesar-Ayure is a Senior Associate Attorney at Doré Rothberg Law. She earned her law degree from University of Houston Law Center and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics and International Business from Baylor University. While ea...

Laura Crabtree joined Doré Rothberg Law after previously clerking for the firm during her time in law school. She earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in May 2023 and her undergraduate degree from Hillsdale College in Inter...

Victoria “Tori” Daywalt cares deeply about her clients and always works to help those dealing with frustrating or difficult times surrounding end-of-life planning or the loss of a loved one. Tori tailors her practice towards estate planni...

Mark is a trial lawyer who works to make complex problems simple—then solve them with a sharp pen and a creative approach. A graduate of Yale Law School, Mark clerked for two federal judges: Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the U.S. District Court for the W...

Michael Gilmore is a Senior Associate Attorney at Dore Rothberg Law. He earned his law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law.  He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University...

Lara Hall received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with a minor in English from Texas State University in 2010 and earned her J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2018. At Dore Rothberg Law, Lara focuses on business transactions, contr...

Hunter graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2024. He completed his undergraduate education at Texas A&M University in 2021 with a B.S. in Public Health. While in law school, Hunter was a Senior Editor of the Texas A&M Law...

Patricia McDade followed an unconventional route and passed the Texas state bar exam prior to graduating from the University of Houston Law Center. She received her bar license in June 2021 and is now a detail-oriented litigation strategist with expe...

Madeline Simpkins joined Doré Rothberg Law as an Associate Attorney after clerking for the firm while in law school. She earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in May 2025 and her Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric & Writing fr...

Brian has decades of legal experience in both litigation and transactional work for clients primarily in the energy sector. Brian began his legal career in 1999 as a litigation attorney at the law firm of Farnsworth & vonBerg, LLP, assisting both...

Connor Smith is a Senior Associate Attorney at Doré Rothberg Law. He joined the firm as an attorney after working at DRL as a law clerk in 2019. His experience includes complex bankruptcies, multi-party litigation, shareholder and corporate managemen...

Katherine (Katie) Tyler joined Dore Rothberg Law as an associate attorney after working for the firm as a law clerk during her last semester of law school. She earned her J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law and a B.A. in Sociology at The...

Victoria Porter joined Doré Rothberg Law as an Associate Attorney after clerking for the firm while in law school. She earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in May 2025 and her Bachelor of Arts in English from The University...