Greg is a Principal in the Cokinos | Young Houston office with 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer trying catastrophic injury and commercial cases to juries for both companies and individuals. He has taken verdicts across Texas in both State and Federal court.
Education
South Texas College of Law – J.D. 1998
University of Houston, B.A. – Economics, 1992
Recognitions & Distinctions
Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Peer Review Rated
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Memberships & Affiliations
American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
American Board Of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
International Association Of Defense Counsel (IADC)
Houston Bar Association
Admissions
State Bar of Texas (1998)
United States District Court: Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Districts of Texas
United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth & Federal Circuits
Jacqulyn P. Jandrucko is an experienced litigation attorney who thinks outside of the box to achieve excellent results for her clients. She has successfully handled a large swath of cases including: construction defects in both commercial and residential buildings; premises liability; products liability; transportation claims, including trucking, transportation network companies, and dram shop related accidents; insurance coverage; professional liability; catastrophic injury; insurance defense; complex business disputes; and multi-district litigation.
Jacqulyn studied communications at the University of Texas at Austin and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Radio-Television- Film. After working both in front of and behind the camera, she decided to bring her public speaking, interpersonal skills, and presentation abilities to the ardent representation of clients in litigation.
Jacqulyn began her legal career while still attending law school; first as an intern for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and then, as a law clerk for a multi-district and class-action litigation firm. Since earning her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston, Jacqulyn has litigated in every stage of a case from pre-suit demands through trial and appeal. Jacqulyn’s careful preparation and candid guidance of her clients as they navigate the legal process provide successful results.
Education
University of Houston Law Center – J.D., 2009
University of Texas – B.S. Radio-Television-Film, 2003
Representative Experience
Represented general contractor in residential construction dispute securing a settlement for pennies on the dollar after successful pre-trial rulings.
Obtained summary dismissal on behalf of a transportation network company that was affirmed on appeal and set legal standard in Texas.
Represented national insurance company in first party claims of property damage related to hail, hurricane, and other storm damage. Experienced in drafting coverage opinions and defending against allegation of underpaid claims.
Defended manufacturers of various products including compressed air and processing equipment, traffic barriers, skin care, and hair care.
Secured dismissal of wrongful death action claiming negligent security against property owner.
Memberships & Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Admissions
State Bar of Texas (2009)
United States District Court: Northern, Eastern, Southern & Western Districts of Texas
Ashlay Leger is an attorney in the Houston office of Cokinos | Young. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation and construction law. Ashlay received her J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston where she was selected for the varsity moot court team as both an oral advocate and a brief writer. As an advocate and writer, she competed in the Chicago Bar Association, McGee Civil Rights, Prince Evidence, and Wechsler First Amendment competitions spanning 2021-2022. She was an active member of campus organizations such as the Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society, Women’s Law Society, and the Black Law Student Association for which she served as the social media co-chair. While in school, Ashlay worked in the Legal Writing Center on campus as a Legal Writing Consultant to her peers. She also worked as a research assistant where she assisted a professor in completing a treatise on Texas Trial and Appellate Procedure. Additionally, Ashlay served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Dedra Davis of the 270th Civil District Court.
Education
South Texas College of Law Houston – J.D., 2023
Dean’s List
University of Arizona – B.A. Law, 2020
Recognitions & Distinctions
Association of Corporate Counsel 2022 Scholarship Award Recipient
CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Research & Writing II and Torts II
Judicial Experience
Judicial Intern for the Honorable Judge Dedra Davis, 270th Civil District Court
Speaking Engagements & Presentations
Guest Speaker on Appellate Advocacy at Rice University’s Introduction to Law Course (2022)
Memberships & Affiliations
Texas Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyer’s Association
Garland Walker American Inn of Court
Admissions
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court: Southern District of Texas
Emma Myles is an attorney in the Houston office of Cokinos | Young. Emma’s practice primarily focuses on construction, commercial, and intellectual property law litigation. Emma received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in May 2023. While in law school, Emma was the Chief Articles Editor for the Houston Business & Tax Law Journal as well as a legal writing TA. She also served as the External Vice President of Intellectual Property Student Organization. As an undergraduate at The College of St. Scholastica, Emma double-majored in Marketing and Management with a double-minor in French and International Business.
Education
University of Houston, J.D., 2023
The College of St. Scholastica, B.A. in Marketing and Management, 2017
Recognitions & Distinctions
2023 State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section Diversity Scholarship Recipient
Recipient of the 2022-2023 Institute for Intellectual Property and Information Law Co-Directors Award
Judicial Experience
Judicial Intern for the Honorable Alan D. Albright, United States District Court, Western District of Texas
Publications
“He’s Got Your Eyes”: Enacting a Federal Biometric Data Privacy Statute to Secure Privacy Rights Following the Technological Shift to Digital Platforms, 24 Hous. Bus. & Tax L. J. (2023).
Memberships & Affiliations
Inducted into the National Order of Scribes for excellence in legal writing
2022-2023 Honorable Nancy F. Atlas Intellectual Property Inn of Court Pupil
Tres Gibbs focuses his litigation practice on complex business and construction disputes as well as bankruptcy matters and creditors’ rights. Tres has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state, federal, and bankruptcy court across Texas and in other states. Tres takes pride in understanding his clients’ business and personal needs, in addition to their legal ones, and develops practical and efficient solutions to meet them. Tres’s experience covers a wide variety of disputes in the construction, real estate, energy, financial, and corporate sectors.
Education
Texas Tech School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2012
Texas A&M University, B.S., 2006
Recognitions & Distinctions
Named “Rising Star” by Texas Super Lawyers (2021)
Listed in Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” (2021-2024)
Named a “Top Lawyer” by Houstonia Magazine (2018-2022)
Representative Experience
Successfully defended client in adversary proceeding in District of Colorado Bankruptcy Court against Trustee’s claim for turnover of property related to Debtor’s pre-petition fraudulent transfer of vintage 1965 Shelby Cobra; Prevailed on counterclaim for declaration that client’s equitable title defeated trustee’s legal title to Cobra.
Obtained relief from automatic stay on behalf of bank client in hotly contested single real estate Chapter 11 bankruptcy case against opposition from multiple secured creditors, which allowed client to foreclose on property and recover in full.
Successfully resolved complex interpleader action involving competing claims to over $3.5 million in disputed funds brought by nearly fifteen parties based in the factoring industry. Case involved claims of UCC priority, tortious interference, and breach of contract.
Prevailed at bench trial and obtained six figure award for client in dueling breach of contract claims; defeated opposing claims and won nearly six figure judgment.
Successfully resolved partnership dispute for client/member of spirit branding company and distributor against claims of fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Obtained take nothing judgment for client following bench trial on behalf of national vehicle service center against claims that client violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of client applying to probate will and be named independent executor in hotly contested will contest.
Prevailed on Application for Attorneys’ Fees and obtained nearly $100,000 award for client in hotly contested guardianship proceeding.
Memberships & Affiliations
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
Admissions
State Bar of Texas
United States District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Maurice is a versatile litigator who represents clients in a wide and diverse range of matters including commercial disputes, product liability and mass torts, wrongful death, and appellate matters. He routinely represents individual and corporate clients before federal and state courts throughout the country. He has successfully represented clients in “bet-the-company” litigation and trials. In addition, Maurice has experience representing clients outside the courtroom through alternative dispute resolution.
Education
St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., 2017
St. John’s University, B.S., Public Relations, 2012
Admissions
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of New York
United States District Court: Northern, Southern & Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court: Western District of New York
United States District Court: District of New Jersey
United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth & Second Circuits
Community Involvement
President, St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association, Alumni of Color Chapter
Director, St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association
Co-Chair, New York County Lawyer Association’s Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Kristen Wheeler is an attorney in the Houston office of Cokinos | Young. Her practice primarily focuses on construction law and commercial litigation, representing residential, commercial, and industrial construction clients. She also regularly navigates employment related disputes, safeguarding the rights of both employers and employees in cases involving non-competition and trade secret issues, wrongful termination, retaliation, and discrimination.
Kristen received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2022. While in law school, she served on the executive boards for the UH Law Center’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Team and the International Law Society. She also worked as a judicial intern for U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. and for former Judge Gregg Costa for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, she interned with the Texas Attorney General’s office in the Consumer Protection Division.
Prior to law school, Kristen was a 4th grade ESL teacher in Spring Branch ISD for two years while serving as a Teach for America Corps member.
Education
University of Houston Law Center – J.D., 2022
– Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy
– Alternative Dispute Resolution Team, Executive Board
– International Law Society, Executive Board
Texas A&M University – B.A., Political Science, 2017
Speaking Engagements & Presentations
HR Houston General Meeting: Texas’s Enhanced Sexual Harassment Laws: Nearly One Year Later
Publications
An Adequate Shift from Inpatient Care or a Kick to the Curb: The Need to Shift Hospitals’ Discharge Criteria from Hospital-Focused to Patient-Driven, HOUS. J. HEALTH L. & POL’Y 1 (2023).
Judicial Experience
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Ewing Werlein, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Judicial Intern to the Former Judge Gregg Costa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Admissions
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court: Southern District of Texas
United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Community Involvement
Bellaire Ducks Unlimited – Present Chairman
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: World Championship Bar-B-Que Contest – Contestant Supervisor
Jake Peters is an attorney in the Houston office of Cokinos | Young. Jake’s practice primarily focuses on construction law and commercial litigation. Jake received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in May 2022. While in law school, Jake served as Vice President of the Corporate and Tax Law Society for two years and was a member of the Consumer and Commercial Law Journal. As an undergraduate at the University of Texas, Jake majored in Economics and earned a Business Foundations Certificate from the Texas McCombs School of Business.
Education
University of Houston – J.D., 2022
University of Texas at Austin – B.A. Economics, 2018
Judicial Experience
Judicial Intern for the Honorable Jeffrey V. Brown, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Jude des Bordes is an attorney in the Houston office of Cokinos | Young. His practice focuses primarily on personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation. Jude received his J.D. with honors from South Texas College of Law Houston where he was selected for the varsity moot court team, competing in the National Energy & Sustainability and National Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court competitions in 2018. He was an active member of campus organizations including the Black Law Student Association and the Oil & Gas Law Society for which he served as the Student Outreach Coordinator. While in school, Jude served as intern for the Honorable Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Education
South Texas College of Law Houston – J.D., cum laude, 2019
– Presidential Fellow
– Dean’s List
University of Houston – B.S. Biology, 2016
Recognitions & Distinctions
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2024- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
The National Black Lawyers – 2023 Top 40 Under 40
CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Research & Writing, Professional Responsibility, and Family Law
Publications
Jude des Bordes, Lightning Oil: The Erosion of Mineral Estate Rights, 2 Harry L. Reed Inst. of Oil & Gas Energy Newsletter 3 (2018)
Memberships & Affiliations
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Admissions
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court: Southern & Western Districts of Texas
Randy grew up in Los Angeles, Dallas and Tyler, but has lived in Houston since 1984 after moving here to attend law school. During his first 15 years of practice, Randy worked principally as a litigator and as an appellate lawyer, handling both federal and state court appeals, including arguments before the Supreme Court of Texas and briefing to the Supreme Court of the United States. Since then, he has transitioned to focus primarily on corporate, transactional and real estate work, although he remains actively involved in litigation, appellate law, construction law, employment law and other matters.
Randy has two children, Connor and Kendall. He has spent many years working with several lacrosse-related organizations and coaching girls high school lacrosse. Randy is also past Captain with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Education
South Texas College of Law – J.D., 1987
– South Texas Law Review
Texas Christian University – B.B.A., 1982
Speaking Engagements & Presentations
Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims Handling Seminars
Memberships and Affiliations
Houston Bar Association, Member
Admissions
State Bar of Texas (1987)
United States District Court: Southern District of Texas
Community Involvement
U.S. Lacrosse (Houston Chapter), Executive Committee
T.C.U. National Alumni Association, Past Director
T.C.U. Young Alumni Association (Houston Chapter), Past President
The Woodlands Girls Lacrosse Association, Past President
Division Coordinator, Coach, FFPS Soccer, Past Commissioner
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1772, Eagle Scout Advisor, Past Scoutmaster, Past Troop Committee Chairman
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