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Dwayne McWilliams

Born in Waco, Texas, in 1948, he earned his undergraduate degree in government at Southwest Texas State University, 1970.  He is a 1975 graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, and he was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1976.

McWilliams joined the firm in 1976, making his home with his family in George West for the past 30 years.

Areas of Law:
General Civil; Trust; Family Law; Real Estate; Oil & Gas; Probate; Civil Litigation; and Municipal Law

Member:
Live Oak County and American Bar Associations; Grievance Committee District 11B, 1992-1997; State Bar of Texas

Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Alpha Chi; Pi Gamma Mu; Delta Theta Phi

Email: mcwilliams@gwlawyers.net

  T.R. (Tom) Forehand

Born in Poteet, Texas, in 1937, he earned his undergraduate degree from St. Mary's University, summa cum laude, in 1994.  He is a 1997 graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, and he was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1997.

Forehand joined the firm in 1997, and has made his home in South Texas all of his life.

Areas of Law:
Oil & Gas; Real Estate; and Probate

Member:
State Bar of Texas, Oil & Gas Section; Live Oak County Bar Association

Delta Theta Phi.  Dean's List, 1992-1994.
Recipient: Marianist Student Leadership Award 1997
President's Award 1997

Email: forehand@gwlawyers.net

     
Robert McWilliams

Born in Beeville, Texas, June 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas.

 Preparatory education, Southwestern University (B.A., Political Science, 2001); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2004).


Member:
State Bar of Texas

Email: robert@gwlawyers.net

 

L. Melaine Martin

Born in Beeville, Texas, she earned her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, cum laude, in 1996.  She is a 2002 graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law, and she was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2002.

Martin joined the firm in 2005, and she has made her home in Live Oak County all of her life.

Areas of Law:
Business Law; Corporate Law

Member:
State Bar of Texas

Email: martin@gwlawyers.net

     
Brynn E. Lee

Born in Dillon, Montana, she earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business and a Minor in Chinese from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 2012.  She is a 2018 graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2019.

Lee joined the firm in 2020, making her home with her family in Live Oak County.

Member:
State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Montana

Email: blee@gwlawyers.net