Coats Rose announces addition of two attorneys in Houston

HOUSTON � Coats Rose, a Houston-based legal services provider, announced the addition of two new attorneys to its portfolio of highly qualified and experienced counselors. Teia N. Moore and Sean M. McChristian have joined the firm as Associates within the Litigation practice area, focusing primarily on general and commercial litigation.

Moore is a graduate of the University of Utah and went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude. Upon graduation, she also received the Transactional Practice Certificate for her focus and achievements in transactional law courses. During law school, Moore served as an editor of the South Texas Law Review and clerked as a judicial intern for the Hon. Kathleen Stone in the Harris County Probate Court 1.

Since graduating from South Texas College of Law, McChristian has handled litigation matters in local, state and federal courts located throughout Texas. During law school, he was inducted into the Order of Lytae, received multiple highest grade awards and was successful in a number of Moot Court tournaments at the state, national and international levels. McChristian received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and served as a military police officer in the United States Army prior to attending law school.

Coats Rose has approximately 90 attorneys, with offices in Houston, Clear Lake, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and New Orleans. The firm's practice areas focus on Construction/Surety, Real Estate, Public Finance, Real Estate/Land Use/Government Affairs & Banking Law, Governmental Relations, Insurance, Labor & Employment and Litigation.