Attorneys

William J. Brotherton - practices in the areas of business and corporate matters, transportation, insurance, environmental issues, land use, business and corporate matters, real estate, estate planning, probate and civil litigation. He was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1994. He is a member of the Insurance Section of the Texas State Bar. In addition to the Texas State Bar, he is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Mr. Brotherton received his B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota, his MS from the University of Texas at Dallas, and his JD from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. He served as an adjunct professor in environmental law at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, for 12 years. He has also taught at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, the Center for Environmental Research and Training at the University of Texas at Arlington, and lectured at Lamar University, the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Dallas. He served as a planning & zoning commissioner for Flower Mound, Texas for five years, and also served as the chairman of Flower Mound's Economic Development Commission and as a member on the Board of Directors for the Upper Trinity Regional Water District. He is a frequent author and contributor for numerous publications, including The Fort Worth Star Telegram , The Dallas Morning News, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, WorldNetDaily, Trains Magazine, the Bismarck Tribune, the Grand Forks Herald, The Fargo Forum, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and more. For links to William's articles, click here. William's clients include major insurance carriers, appraisal districts and both large and small business. He is frequently court appointed to serve as Special Commissioner on land condemnation cases, and has also served as a court appointed Receiver.

Heidi S. Whitaker - practices in the areas of family law, wills, estate planning and probate, business and corporate matters, and civil litigation. She has tried a number of jury and bench trial to success, and is a certified mediator. Admitted to the Texas State Bar in 2006, Ms. Whitaker earned her B.S.B.A in both Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona and her JD from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. She is listed in Marquis Who’s Who Among American Women and is a Certified Management Accountant. As an active member of the community, she has been involved with the Highland Village Lions Club. Heidi is currently a member of the Lewisville Noon Rotary and on the Board of Directors for the Greater Lewisville Community Theater.

Phillip M. Herr - graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Economics.Subsequently, Mr. Herr graduated from South Texas College of Law  (STCL), located in Houston, Texas.  US World News and Reports has
recognized STCL as having one of the top three trial advocacy programs in the United States.*

Mr. Herr is licensed to practice law in all Courts in the State of Texas, the United States Tax Court, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. 

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Herr served in the United States Army National Guard.  This included a nine month tour of duty of Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Guard.

Mr. Herr speaks Spanish fluently on a conversational level, including reading and writing the Spanish language.  Part of this development included a study abroad program at La Universidad Panamerica in Mexico City; including courses in Mexican Constitutional Law and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mr. Herr is married to Jackie Herr, a physician.  

Staff Members

Susie Colbert - is the office manager/paralegal with the Brotherton Law Firm. She has over 30 years of legal experience and worked at some of the largest downtown Dallas law firms prior to joining the Brotherton Law Firm in 1998.

Shawn M. Brotherton - is a recent graduate of the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and an experienced land title escrow officer. Over the last three years, she has prepared or handled over 300 sets of closing documents, including real estate purchase contracts and much more. In addition to Texas Wesleyan, Ms. Brotherton is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

*See 2005 & 2006 issues of U.S. World News & Reports, Annual Rankings of Graduate Schools.