PHILLIPS KAISER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Attorney -
- Member of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Ashlee Boswell has acquired a substantial amount of practical legal experience in her eight years of practicing law. Her most recent experience was as an in-house counsel for an international chemical company in which she managed corporate legal needs and requirements.
Her expertise lies in overseeing contract review, customizing contracts to fit the need of the client, creating custom contracts for specialized industries, contract negotiation and development, risk analysis, review and creation of policies and procedures, compliance, and mitigation.
Ashlee Boswell serves as a part-time Hearing Adjudication Judge with the Houston Municipal Courts. She also serves as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner for the City of Pearland.
Her professional experiences demonstrate that she can successfully meet the legal needs of any type of client. She is deliberate in her approach to problem-solving and enjoys coming up with purposeful solutions for her clients.
Ashlee is ecstatic to be part of the Phillips Kaiser team and looks forward to this exciting opportunity that Greg and Craig have extended to her.
Ashlee is a member of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church where she serves on the Courtesy Corp Committee. She is also a part of the young adult ministry where she volunteers throughout the Houston area. Her favorite place to perform acts of service is Madge Bush. She is a member of Leadership Houston Class XXXVII. Ashlee is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Carol DuBose is a senior multi-disciplined Paralegal whose experiences encompass working for some of Houston's top law firms, fortune 500 in-house legal departments for over 20 years. Carol is an independent thinker who works seamlessly into any international or domestic projects, working closely with executive teams and law firm partners.
Carol's experience includes drafting and administration of various entity operating agreements. Implementing and managing international anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and anti-money laundering compliance programs. Preparing stock/unit certificates and maintaining stock ledger. Preparing and applying for employer identification numbers. Preparing, finalizing, and filing necessary documents for formations, dissolutions, mergers, conversions, foreign qualifications, DBAs, and UCCs in states and counties. Maintaining company corporate books and corporate governance administration. Drafting closing documents and supervising closings. Preparing and filing SEC-related documents. Preparing applications for various state licenses. Preparing and finalizing audit response letters. Preparing and maintaining due diligence databases. Process and manage Minority Certification application and prepare necessary documents to accompany application through approval.
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Co - Founding Partner
- Partner -
Craig Kaiser is the co-founding partner of Phillips Kaiser, a Houston-based law firm of business attorneys, and co-founder of The Legacy Project, a project dedicated to increasing diversity in the legal field.
Craig grew up in Waco, Texas, the son of a prominent musician. With no background or exposure to the legal profession, he was attracted to the advocacy and justice aspects of the law. He began his law career over 30 years ago after graduating from Baylor University's School of Law. After working as a commercial litigator for the large Houston-based firm Bracewell, he joined Compaq Computer Corporation as Associate General Counsel.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Tesla 's Board
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Co - Founding Partner
- Partner -
Gregory L. Phillips is the co-founding partner of Phillips Kaiser, a law firm of Houston business attorneys, and co-founder of The Legacy Project, a project dedicated to increasing diversity in the legal field.
Born and raised in Houston with deep rural East Texas family roots, Greg set his sights on a career in business far from the small "hometown" mindset of his upbringing. He attended Southern Methodist University planning to become an investment banker. Taking a $20 bet from a fraternity brother to take the LSAT changed Greg's course. Greg took his fraternity brother's money as well as the LSAT. He scored high enough that one of his professors encouraged him to apply to law school.
Although Greg resides in the city, he cherishes his rural upbringing and the invaluable lessons it imparted to him. These teachings have molded him into the esteemed lawyer he is today. In his own words, "Growing up, I learned that forging strong connections, treating others with respect, and upholding one's integrity is crucial. These values guide my approach to practicing law."
Greg has embarked on a new legal endeavor that aims to emulate his own path from modest beginnings to triumph in both the business and legal arenas. He co-founded The Legacy Project with Craig Kaiser in 2020, a developmental initiative under Phillips Kaiser that focuses on cultivating a diverse array of leaders in the legal sphere. When Craig presented the concept to Greg, he was wholeheartedly enthusiastic about it.
Jennifer Mouton has more than 28 years of experience advising on real estate issues. Her practice area has focused on general real estate matters, real estate contract review, landlord-tenant issues, and eminent domain.
She spent many years representing governmental entities including the Texas Department of Transportation, Harris County, Harris County Toll Road Authority, Harris County Flood Control and Dallas County on real estate matters. She has also represented numerous clients on real estate contract disputes, condemnation lawsuits and in dealing with various real estate issues.
Jennifer has tried many jury and non-jury cases and has argued cases in both the appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Texas.
Monique has over 14 years of experience providing trusted legal advice and solutions on compliance, regulatory and commercial deal matters. She spent many of those years as in-house counsel for Shell Oil Company where she served as a lead attorney in multiple areas including onshore/offshore crude, trading, retail, supply/distribution, credit support, and bankruptcy.
She has represented clients on portfolio divestments of pipeline systems and terminal assets, facilitated contract negotiations as a business partner on both upstream and midstream transactions, and led interactive training exercises educating global clients on commercial and credit terms.
Randall L. Stephenson, the current CEO of AT&T, will remain in charge until January 2021, and once he retires, AT&T's Board has decided to split the roles of the CEO and the chair.
Job Titles:
- Firm Administrator -
- Senior Paralegal and Firm Administrator
Susan Garcia is a Senior Paralegal and Firm Administrator of Phillips Kaiser PLLC.
Susan's legal career began over 30 years ago. She has worked as a Paralegal in both in-house legal departments as well as law firms such as Houston Lighting & Power Company (now Reliant), Halliburton, Apache Corporation, Enron Corp., Morae Legal Corporation, and Phillips & Reiter, PLLC. Her main focus has been on corporate, regulatory, and IP law.