Megan Riess and Christopher Wootten Join the Largest Legal Practice Focused on Affordable Housing and Community Development in the Southern US
NEW ORLEANS – April 12, 2019 – Coats Rose, P.C, a leading transactional and litigation law firm, has expanded its Affordable Housing and Community Development practice in New Orleans with the addition of Megan Riess, director, and F.
HOUSTON – April 8, 2019 – Coats Rose, P.C., a transactional and litigation law firm focused on development, is pleased to announce that Samuel A. Spiers and Robert “Rob” D. Daake, P.E. have joined its Houston and Dallas offices, respectively, as associates in the Public Finance practice group.
NEW ORLEANS – February 26, 2019 – Coats Rose is pleased to announce that Kelly Longwell and Elizabeth Haecker Ryan have been selected to the 2019 Leadership in Law class by the New Orleans CityBusiness newspaper.
NEW ORLEANS – February 11, 2019 – Coats Rose attorneys Kelly Longwell and Laura Carroll served as development counsel to Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Inc. on the recently opened CrescentCare Community Health Center.
HOUSTON – February 5, 2019 – Coats Rose, P.C., a transactional and litigation law firm focused on development, announces the promotions of four lawyers, three to director and one to of counsel, from the firm’s Houston and Dallas offices.
HOUSTON – January 28, 2019 – Coats Rose attorney Ben Aderholt will serve as an adjunct Professor of Law at the South Texas College of Law Houston for the Spring 2019 semester. Ben has taught a construction law course for five years at the South Texas College of Law Houston.
NEW ORLEANS – January 21, 2019 – Coats Rose, P.C. is pleased to announce that Director Elizabeth Haecker Ryan has been appointed Vice-Chair – Membership for the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Data Technology Committee for the 2019 term.
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RLEANS – December 28, 2018 – Coats Rose attorneys Kelly Longwell, Benjamin A. Guider III, and Molly Stanga served as development counsel to the Mississippi Housing Authority VI on the redevelopment of Woodcreek Homes Community, an affordable development nestled in a wooded area with 60 units: 36 newly constructed homes and 24 rehabilitated homes that will be available to residents for homeownership.
HOUSTON – Dec. 26, 2018 – Coats Rose, P.C., a leading business transaction and litigation law firm, is excited to announce that one attorney from the New Orleans office made the list for the 2019 Louisiana Super Lawyers®.
HOUSTON – December 5, 2018 – Coats Rose Attorney, Tim Green represented the developer in the sale of $4.688 million Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Little Elm – Hillstone Pointe PID No. 2, Phases #2-3 Property) issued by the City of Little Elm, Texas.
HOUSTON – November 27, 2018 – Coats Rose attorneys and staff fulfilled 19 wish lists of Houston-area children in need this year by donating toys, bikes, clothes and books for the The Houston Young Lawyers Foundation’s (HYLF) annual Adopt an Angel program.
HOUSTON – November 27, 2018 – Coats Rose Attorney, Tim Green represented the developer in the sale of $4.125 million Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (City of Ferris Public Improvement District No. 1 – Shaw Creek Project) issued by the City of Ferris, Texas.
HOUSTON – November 9, 2018 – Coats Rose Attorney, Tim Green represented the developer in the sale of $9.425 million Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Jackson Ridge Public Improvement District Phase 2 Project) issued by the City of Aubrey, Texas.
HOUSTON – November 5, 2018 – Coats Rose, P.C. announces the addition of two attorneys to the firm’s Dallas office. Paige Mebane joins Coats Rose’s affordable housing and community development practice and Mary Cassandra “Cassie” Evans joins the real estate practice.
HOUSTON – November 1, 2018 – Coats Rose, P.C., a leading business transaction and litigation law firm focused on development, has
been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2019 for Tier 1 and 2 national and Tier 1, 2 and 3 metropolitan rankings across its offices in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans and Cincinnati.
HOUSTON – October 12, 2018 – Coats Rose is pleased to announce that Amy Verhulst, Senior Marketing Manager, has been elected to serve as President-Elect of the Legal Marketing Association Southwest Region for 2019. Verhulst has served in a number of leadership positions within the LMA organization, including LMA Southwest Region Director-At-Large – Communications/Technology, Texas Chapter Membership Chair, LMA International Membership Engagement Committee Co-Chair, LMA Texas Chapter Director -at-Large – Membership, and Local Leader of both the Austin and San Antonio Local Groups.
HOUSTON – September 28, 2018 – Coats Rose Attorney, Timothy Green represented the developer in the sale of $5.41 million Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Heartland Town Center Public Improvement District Phase #1 Project) and $1.835 million Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Heartland Town Center Public Improvement District Phase #2 Major Improvement Project) issued by the City of Mesquite, Texas.
HOUSTON – September 27, 2018 – Coats Rose Attorney, Timothy Green represented the developer in the sale of $9.485 million Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Crossroads Public Improvement District Major Improvement Project) issued by the City of Princeton, Texas.
The Texas Legislature will be in session from January 8, 2019 through May 27, 2019. It is important to meet the prerequisites of filing legislation and get it filed early in the session to give it the best chance of passing.
HOUSTON – September 19, 2018 – Coats Rose attorney Shannon Hunter was presented a certificate of excellence by Gene Reed, CEO of the Housing Authority of the City of Abilene, in recognition of the provision of excellent legal services.
