About Kemp Smith
See our historyFounded in 1866, Kemp Smith has over 140 years of experience serving our clients, communities and profession. Kemp Smith is the second-oldest law firm in Texas. It is the largest law firm in El Paso and the only El Paso-based firm with offices in Austin.
The firm boasts 14 partners who have been selected to the 2008 Texas Super Lawyers by Law and Politics Magazine, to the 2008 Rising Stars by Law and Politics Magazine, to the 2008 Best Lawyers in America by Woodward/White publishers, or listed in Chambers. These attorneys practice in Business (Allan Goldfarb, Gene Wolf), Environmental (Drew Miller, Darcy Allan Frownfelter), Labor & Employment (C.B. Burns, Charles High, Mike McQueen), Litigation (Richard Bonner, Milton Colia, Jim Curtis, Scott Mann, Kay Jenkins, Jeanne "Cezy" Collins), Appellate (Ken Slavin), and Real Estate (Chris Paul).
Charles High was also named a Top Notch Labor and Employment lawyer in Texas Monthly’s Go-To Guide, and was ranked in the top 6 (out of more than 2,000) Labor and Employment lawyers practicing in Texas by Chambers, and also listed as one of the Top 100 Texas Lawyers in Super Lawyers 2008.
C.B. Burns was ranked by Chambers in the top 40. Milton Colia was also selected for inclusion in the Top 50 Lawyers in the Central and West Texas Region by Super Lawyers 2008, and Scott Mann, Shelly W. Rivas and Sean C. White were recently named "Rising Stars" by the publishers of Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines.
Jim Curtis and Milton Colia are the only two El Paso lawyers who are Fellows in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Colia was also named a Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer.
The firm is active in the American Bar Association, the State Bars of Texas and New Mexico, and in the El Paso Bar Association. Kemp Smith lawyers are dedicated to ensuring the delivery of prompt, world-class personal service and advice. The firm is fully staffed to address a wide range of legal needs, including:
- Appellate
- Banking
- Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
- Corporate and Business
- Environmental, Administrative and Public Law
- Estate Planning
- Health Care
- International Law, Customs & Immigration
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Legislative Advocacy
- Litigation
- Real Estate
- Tax
Kemp Smith is the Texas member of State Law Resources, Inc., a national network of independent law firms -- one from each state and the District of Columbia -- selected for their experience in administrative, regulatory and government relations at the state and federal level. The SLR network helps businesses, trade associations and public policy coalitions navigate the complex and time-consuming process of managing both legal issues and state government relations.
Community and Professional Involvement
To us, being part of a community means giving back. Kemp Smith attorneys are actively engaged with dozens of organizations to improve the quality of life in our communities and to promote professional development. Click here for a complete list of our community involvement efforts.
