Our Attorneys – HERRING & PANZER

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Chuck Herring Chuck Herring is an Austin attorney and a partner in Herring & Panzer, L.L.P. He has practiced law for 38 years, and for most of that time he has practiced in the “law of lawyering”—cases and issues involving legal malpractice, legal ethics, attorney discipline, and licensure of attorneys.
He has represented clients with claims and grievances against lawyers, and he has defended lawyers in litigation and administrative settings. Additionally, he has advised and taught many lawyers and law firms across the state to anticipate, avoid, and, when necessary, resolve ethical, disciplinary, and liability issues. For 25 years, he has written and updated a legal treatise, Texas Legal Malpractice & Lawyer Discipline.

Jason M.Panzer Jason is an Austin attorney and partner in Herring & Panzer, L.L.P. He has practiced law for 19 years, and was named Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star in the area of Professional Liability Plaintiff, 2010, by Thomson Reuters printed in Texas Monthly Magazine. Jason specializes in professional malpractice, legal malpractice, auditor malpractice, accountant malpractice, commercial litigation, fiduciary litigation, conflicts of interest, and legal ethics.

Lauren Ross Lauren is a partner at Herring & Panzer, L.L.P. Lauren's practice focuses on legal ethics and professional responsibility matters and complex commercial litigation. Lauren frequently advises lawyers, law firms, law students, and in-house counsel on issues related to professional responsibility and legal ethics, along with risk management, including legal malpractice, law firm management and employment issues, fee disputes, conflicts and disqualification issues, confidentiality, privilege, attorney disciplinary defense, and character and fitness proceedings. Lauren also advises both law firms and lawyers on ethical and fiduciary issues related to lateral hiring, law firm dissolution and merger matters.

Leah Turner Leah Turner’s practice focuses on the areas of legal ethics, legal malpractice, attorney discipline, and general litigation. Ms. Turner has experience representing and advising clients on ethics related matters in arbitration, litigation, and administrative settings.
Ms. Turner previously worked as an associate in the litigation department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where her practice focused on state and federal court litigation including complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and products liability litigation. She represented clients in the banking, energy, healthcare, and insurance industries. Ms. Turner was deeply involved in Weil’s pro bono representation of clients and annually received the firm’s pro bono award. She was also selected as the first participant in Weil’s Mississippi Gulf Coast Externship program to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Waylon Allen Waylon Allen’s practice focuses on the areas of legal ethics, legal malpractice, attorney discipline, personal injury trial law, and general litigation. During his 28 years of practice, Waylon has handled a wide variety of litigation matters, including real estate litigation; personal injury cases, including product liability, construction accidents, automobile and truck collisions; medical malpractice; and professional liability matters.

Ginny Agnew Ginny Agnew came to Austin to attend the University Of Texas School Of Law and graduated and was licensed in 1981. After law school, Ginny worked as an Assistant City Attorney, and later worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Ginny later ran the pro bono program for the law firm Jones Day Reavis & Pogue in their Austin office. Ginny has been the recipient of numerous awards for her pro bono and civil justice activities, including the J. Chrys Dougherty Award.

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