Joel Rheman

Personal Place of Birth: Texas Education St. Marys School of Law - J. D., magna cum laude, 2007 Texas A&M University - B. A., cum laude, 2004 Memberships Texas Bar Association U. S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas Professional Experience Joel Rheman enrolled at Saint Marys School of Law in the fall of 2004 and clerked with a local law firm while attending law school before graduating with honors. While in law school, Mr. Rheman served as an Associate Editor for the St. Marys Law Journal and during his third year of law school served as Constitutional Law tutor to first year students. Mr. Rheman received his law degree in May 2007 and joined Sullins, Johnston, Rohrbach & Magers in December of 2007. Mr. Rheman works with the firms general civil litigation group and transactional group. Mr. Rhemans practice includes formation and operation of business entities, including corporations and limited liability companies; commercial and civil litigation, employment and labor law; wills, trusts and probate law; and real estate transactions. Mr. Rhemans recent projects include representation of clients in connection with secured lending transactions, foreclosures, negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts and leases, acquisition and divestiture of developed and undeveloped land, stock and asset transactions, and noncompetition agreements. Mr. Rheman also represents clients in connection with charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Labor Standard Act claims, and other employment related disputes. He devotes a portion of his practice to drafting wills and trusts for clients and representing estates and beneficiaries. While working with the firms general civil litigation group, Mr. Rheman has represented clients in breach of contract actions, partnership disputes, real property disputes, defamation claims, and analyzing the impact of indemnity and exculpatory agreements on civil litigation.