North Houston Attorney Profiles

Brian Smith | Partner

Brian Smith is an experienced litigator who has represented the interests of both Plaintiffs and Defendants in family law, divorce, business contract and negotiation, international law (European Union and NAFTA), immigration, commercial litigation, construction defect, credit repair & debt collection, personal injury, products liability and employment cases. More About Brian Smith

Sarita Garg | Partner

Sarita Garg is an experienced attorney; possessing over five years of legal experience in a multitude of different practice areas such as criminal, personal injury, immigration, tax, business and family law. Sarita received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta in 1998, completing a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. More About Sarita Garg

Texas Partners

James R. Jones | Partner

James R. Jones has appeared and argued before the First and Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston and the Dallas Court of Appeals. Overturning two lower court decisions denying his injured client a hearing in an appeal before the Texas Supreme Court. Representing individual clients before the appellate courts, he prevailed in a number of cases that changed Texas law, such as the elimination of the family member exclusion in automobile insurance policies. More about James R. Jones

Jennifer L. Ray | Associate

Jennifer L. Ray possesses vast litigation and negotiation experience. She has helped numerous clients resolve their legal issues in family law and civil litigation matters. Ms. Ray has represented numerous clients in all facets of divorce, adoption, modification, SAPCR, and enforcement proceedings. She has successfully represented clients in civil causes of action involving business formation issues and landlord-tenant law. More About Jennifer L. Ray

Sherea Vitelli | Associate

Sherea Vitelli is an experienced and seasoned Associate Attorney at Smith & Garg; possessing over six years of legal experience in the areas of family law, criminal defense, civil litigation, estate administration, and D.W.I. Mrs. Vitelli is an experienced attorney who understands what her clients need and expect. She is aggressive and determined to get what the client wants and needs. More About Sherea Vitelli

Rachel Browning | Associate

Rachel Browning possesses extensive knowledge of immigration law earned from working with law firms and non-profit organizations in the Houston area.  She has a diverse range of experience preparing both nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, in drafting appeals and responses to requests for evidence from the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor, and in conducting research into the constantly changing maze of immigration law.   More About Rachel Browning

Kitty L. Crutcher | Associate

Kitty L. Crutcher is an experienced Associate Attorney with six years of legal experience in family law. Ms. Crutcher graduated from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration. Ms. Crutcher put herself through law school while raising two children. Ms. Crutcher graduated law school in 2003 where she immediately began working in the area of Family Law.  More About Kitty Crutcher

Shawn M. Mamasis | Associate

Shawn M. Mamasis has been practicing law in Houston since 1993.  He attended undergraduate college at Bowling Green University, in Ohio, with a Pre-Law major, and a Management Information Systems minor.  Subsequently, he attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law, graduating with honors, Summa Cum Laude.   During law school, he was employed as an intern with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and with the First Court of Appeals in Houston.   More About Shawn Mamasis

California Associates

John Valdez | Associate

John C. Valdez is an experienced attorney with more than 12 years of practice in the areas of Immigration & Nationality Law and Business Law.  His diverse clientele has included many Fortune Five Hundred corporations; L-1 multinational executives, managers, and specialized knowledge personnel; immigrant investors; small and midsize companies; individual immigrants seeking work authorization or U.S. permanent residence; and families seeking U.S. immigration benefits.  More About John Valdez