*Effective January 16, 2024, SKV has combined with Steptoe LLP. Follow us on our new page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/steptoe-llp/ Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, L.L.P. ("SKV") lawyers have been at the forefront of Houston trial practice for more than 30 years. SKV fields a team of aggressive, dedicated, and creative attorneys at all levels of experience who practice in all areas of complex commercial litigation and white-collar defense and government investigations. SKV lawyers have tried and argued cases on both sides of the docket at every level of the federal and state systems, including the United States Supreme Court, and also represent clients in appeals, arbitrations, and mediations. SKV's lawyers have outstanding academic credentials and actual trial and appellate experience.