Ross Spence

About Ross Spence

Committed to preserving clients\' assets and collecting from those who owe.

Experience

1. Partner

   Lee & Desenberg, Pllc

   Oct 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.Successful first-chair jury and non-jury trial experience. Matters include: bankruptcy, oil and gas, energy, insurance, real estate, leases, construction, contract disputes, director and officer liability, drilling disputes, oil and gas liens, trademark infringement, notes, environmental liability, non-compete agreements, banking disputes, collections, legal and accounting malpractice, failed thrift litigation, restrictive covenants, and other, primarily commercial, cases. Numerous transactions handled. Numerous appeals and mandamus actions briefed and argued. Negotiated international oil and gas operating agreements.Member of the Texas Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the Houston Bar Foundation.Past-Chairman of the Houston Bar Association’s Litigation Section.Past-Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Fee Dispute Committee and current arbitrator.Admitted to practice before the United States Courts for the Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Claims, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.Speeches on Attorneys\' Fees, Fraudulent Transfer Litigation, Energy Company Bankruptcies, Unrecorded Mineral Interests, Fee Dispute Arbitrations, Rules Of Contract Construction, Tripartite Relationship With Insurer, Insured, and Counsel, Billing Auditors, Attorneys’ Ethical Considerations When A Third Party Is Paying The Bills, Usury And How To Avoid It, Valuation Of Litigation, Covenants Not To Compete, Sanctions Under Rule 11.Frequent expert witness on Attorneys’ Fees.

Education

• University of Virginia

  B.A., English

  1978 — 1982

• The University of Texas School of Law

  Juris Doctorate

  1984 — 1986

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature/Letters

  1978 — 1982