A licensed attorney since 2005, Korey Huff is our senior attorney and has successfully represented numerous individuals in simple and complex criminal and personal injury cases. Mr. Huff routinely represents both Criminal and Personal Injury court cases. He has extensive experience as a criminal defense attorney and has handled over 1,600 criminal cases. He has secured well over 400 Dismissals in Harris County alone and has successfully settled over $1 million dollars in personal injury cases.
Attorney Huff was the 1st Attorney in Texas to successfully win a Ch. 95 Appeal via the 14th Court of Appeals. Moreover, Attorney Huff recently won a claim against the Harris County Sherriff’s Office for leaving an inmate locked in a filthy, feces filled, bug infested, unsanitary cell without proper medical attention and/or recreational time. Attorney Huff worked with the Department of Justice, FBI, Texas Senator, Internal Affairs, etc… to ensure his client received Justice. Harris County ultimately paid Attorney Korey Huff’s client to settle the claim & avoid trial.
Attorney Huff earned his BA from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law- Houston. He was trained by the honorary Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyer’s College and honed his trial skills by learning from some of the best trial lawyers in Texas at the trial college.
Keith Ferguson is the Principal Attorney for the Law Office of Keith Ferguson, Jr. In this capacity, Keith handles an array of matters that affect individuals. Of particular note is Keith's work negotiating contracts, advocating in family and criminal court, drafting estate plans, litigating consumer protection matters, and defending foreclosures. Prior to opening his own law office, Keith was an associate in the Financial Services Litigation group at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. At Eckert Seamans, Keith focused his practice on representing financial institutions and mortgage servicers in real property actions. Additionally, Keith worked on a number of commercial litigation matters for insurance carriers, airlines, and more business entities. Before joining Eckert Seamans, Keith was an associate at a private firm with a focus on the mortgage banking industry in the mid-Atlantic region. He was the supervising attorney of the firm’s mediation practice and led a department of legal professionals responsible for the firm’s active residential foreclosure cases in the settlement and status conference stage. Keith previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Wanda Keyes Heard in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and as a law clerk for the United States Agency for International Development in the Employee and Labor Relations Division in Washington, D.C. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS • Prepared and executed argument for the following motions and hearings: Restoration, Order to Show Cause, Summary Judgment, Order of Reference, Judgment of Foreclosure and Final Sale, Traverse hearings, and Defendant applications for Bad Faith pursuant to CPLR 3408. • Negotiated mortgage modifications and home liquidation agreements under federal HAMP, FHA, Fannie Mae, and in-house guidelines. • Counseled and advised financial institutions regarding the implementation of foreclosure compliance programs, including FDCPA, RESPA, and TILA. • Reviewed borrower submitted tax returns, profit and loss statements, paystubs, and financial worksheets in order to determine the financial risk associated with a potential loan modification. • Managed and developed relationships with client financial institutions. • Drafted modification denial letters, forbearance and stipulation of repayment agreements, and modification agreements. • Corresponded with senior bank executives and underwriters to develop strategies for settlement negotiation and litigation. STATE ADMISSIONS: New York EDUCATION: J.D., University of Maryland School of Law B.S., Cornell University
Attorney Kimberlee Payton Jones is the founder of Payton Jones Law where she specializes in immigration litigation and injury litigation.
She grew up in Washington, D.C., where she began her lifelong pursuit of justice. From a young age, she was active in her community and strived to improve lives, both locally and abroad.
She is a compassionate advocate with a heart for justice. In addition to her practice, she is active in the community and in the bar. She has served as co-chair of the Advocacy Committee for the Georgia Alabama chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association serving children in immigration court through the Attorney of the Day program.
She served as co-chair for the Judicial and Public Office Academy, chair of the Political Action Committee, and chair of the Working Mother's Committee of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. She also served as a member of the advisory board for the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts.
Attorney Jones graduated from the College of William & Mary and from the Georgetown University Law Center. She also has advanced degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Emory University.
Kim Boyle practices in the areas of labor and employment, civil rights, constitutional law, commercial, tort and general litigation. Her employment practice includes representing employers in employment related claims, such as retaliation and discrimination claims as well as workplace harassment. She also handles EEOC charges and other administrative complaints through the administrative and judicial process. Her practice also includes the representation of public and private clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, business torts, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade practices and class actions, as well as representation of a number of governmental entities on an array of legal issues. Kim is known for her persuasive oral argument skills in both trial and appellate courts, and for her ability to take a matter from inception through verdict at trial by jury or judge. Many of the matters Kim handles have been resolved through trial, and she has completed a number of oral arguments before state and federal appellate courts. She speaks often on employment-related topics, litigation and issues of procedure, as well as ethics and professionalism issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Kim served as Judge Pro Tempore, Division I, for the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish. She is also a former assistant professor of law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.
Kim is very active in local, state, and national bar activities, as well as community organizations and initiatives. She served as the first female African-American President of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) for the 2009-2010 term and formerly served as Treasurer as well as a member of the LSBA Board of Governors. She also previously served as the first African-American President of the New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA). Kim served as pro bono legal counsel to Covenant House of New Orleans. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Co-Chair of the NO/AIDS Task Force Board of Trustees, and also previously served as a board member of Aids Law Louisiana. She formerly served on the board of trustees for Princeton University, and currently serves on the boards of trustees for Touro Infirmary, Tulane University and Dillard University. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. In addition, she was a member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and served as Chair of the LRA Healthcare Committee. Kim previously served on the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, which focused upon rebuilding the city post-Katrina, and served as Chair of the Health/Social Services Committee of the Commission.
Kenneth Williams defends corporations in complex coverage, property, product liability and commercial litigation matters. He represents insurance carriers and individual corporations in coverage and personal injury litigation.
Ken is regularly tapped for consulting and research on current and upcoming industry trends, technology, standards, best practices, concepts and solutions for risk management and compliance. He serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and is co-chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
His extensive experience in federal and state courts includes a successful civil jury trial practice in Michigan, Illinois and Florida.
In addition to his trial litigation practice, his experience includes cybersecurity coverage consulting and litigation, counseling insurers on an array of coverage issues, rideshare coverage and injury litigation, and representing insurers in bad faith and declaratory relief lawsuits in cases involving general liability, homeowner, auto and E&O policies.
Ken is a national conference speaker for several insurance and casualty organizations and has held speaking engagements across the United States educating insurance carriers and claim representatives in matters and best practices relating to litigation.
Earlier in his career, Ken had significant experience at the appellate level, including post-appellate submission work that required an oral argument before the Michigan Court of Appeals. He previously served as a managing attorney for a national insurance carrier.
PRACTICE AREAS
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Employment Litigation & Counseling
• Insurance & Reinsurance
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Technology & Cyber Risk
• Workers’ Compensation
EDUCATION
• Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1998
• University of Michigan, B.A., English and Political Science, 1992
ADMISSIONS
• Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan