News Release

Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Listed in Texas Super Lawyers, New York Metro Super Lawyers

September 21, 2016

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been named to the 2016 editions of Texas Super Lawyers and New York Metro Super Lawyers:

• Andy Cao, Houston, Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”
• Fincey John, New York City, New York Metro Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”
• Joel W. Mohrman, Houston, Texas Super Lawyers
• Ashley Newman, New York City, New York Metro Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”
• Deborah A. Reperowitz, New York City, New York Metro Super Lawyers
• Emily Stroope, Dallas, Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”

Cao is a Member in the firm’s Houston office, and represents clients from diverse fields of business including insurance brokerage firms, small businesses, maritime lenders and vehicle manufacturers, in litigation and intellectual property matters. His IP practice covers areas such as patent infringement, trademark infringement, noncompete agreements, no-hire agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and trade secrets. He is a 2001 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.

John is an Associate in the firm’s New York City office, and represents lenders and servicers in consumer finance litigation and lender liability. A particular emphasis of her practice is residential and commercial mortgage foreclosure and real estate litigation, including the defense of alleged violations of federal and state consumer protection statutes. She is a 2008 graduate of the Hofstra University School of Law.

Mohrman is a Member in the firm’s Houston office, and is the senior litigator for intellectual property, commercial, and insurance matters for McGlinchey Stafford in Texas. He has litigated extensively for Fortune 500 companies as well as for individuals and smaller entities, and has tried more than three dozen cases to verdict as first chair. The majority of his practice is concentrated on intellectual property litigation, specifically patents, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete. He is a graduate of the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he received his J.D. in 1980.

Newman is an Associate in the firm’s New York City office and focuses her practice on general commercial litigation and arbitration. She has represented corporate clients in multimillion-dollar breach of contract claims, fire damage and business interruption litigation, and construction defect cases, as well as in coverage disputes in relation to risk management, commercial general liability, and directors/officers liability. She also has experience representing companies addressing compliance with requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, and consumer fraud claims. Newman is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she received her J.D. in 2011.

A Member in the firm’s New York City office, Reperowitz is a nationally known bankruptcy and commercial litigation attorney with more than 30 combined years of in-house and private practice experience. She represents clients in all aspects of commercial litigation, business restructuring, and bankruptcy matters. Reperowitz has successfully represented clients in the financial services, insurance, real estate, telecommunications, airline, and general manufacturing sectors, and is listed on the register of mediators maintained by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. She received her J.D. from the Seton University School of Law in 1985.

Stroope is an Associate in the firm’s Dallas office. Her practice is focused on mortgage lending litigation and consumer financial services litigation for lenders, mortgage servicers, banks, and other financial institutions. She regularly handles real estate title contests and contract disputes. Stroope is also a graduate of Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where she received her J.D. in 2009.

Super Lawyers has listed outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement since the publication’s founding in 1991. To be included in a state publication, lawyers are subject to a nomination process, a peer-review survey by practice area, and independent research on candidates. The top five percent of attorneys in each state, as nominated by their peers, are then reviewed by an independent research team that focuses on professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.