Stephens Reed & Armstrong PLLC

Attorney Gene "Tony" Watkins has joined Stephens Reed & Armstrong, PLLC.

Tony, he attended Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston where he earned his Juris Doctor. He has close to two decades of experience in which he’s served the Houston community and clients across the State of Texas.

Tony has a dynamic practice, covering both civil, and previously criminal matters, in state and federal courts. Before joining Stephens Reed & Armstrong, Tony co-founded Sherman Watkins PLLC, where he practiced civil and criminal litigation. He will work with our clients in a variety of civil matters including personal injury, commercial, and employment disputes.

Welcome to the team Tony!

America’s highest ideas and greatest accomplishments have arisen from the spirit of innovation, cooperation, co-existence, and constant evolution.

On July 4, 1776, a group of revolutionaries, imperfect men, fallible man, but visionary men, started this country out on a journey from an imperfect union to, as was later written in the U.S. Constitution, “a more perfect union.” As all co-founders, co-workers, and joint venturers can attest: any effort to build something that did not previously exist, that involves the efforts of more than one person to build, it will involve ups and downs, struggles, setbacks, strife, dissent, conflict- but also triumphs, innovations, unity, and success if there is also perseverance.

Building America has been no different.

Over 248 later, Americans have persevered. Americans have moved together toward that more perfect union that is a primary founding purpose of this American effort. All of us have played a role in moving this country forward towards it. We are all responsible for continuing to hone our country to perfection.

This is what we celebrate on July 4th. The efforts of the founding fathers. But also, the trials, tribulations, successes, perseverance, and contributions of our ancestors in getting this nation to its point today, closer still to that more perfect union.

SRA TEAM SPOTLIGHT

Today’s team spotlight shines on Office Administrator Melissa Armstrong.

Melissa has worked with our attorneys, staff, clients, and litigation support vendors as SRA’s Office Administrator. During her tenure, she has gone from working with a firm with one office to two offices in different Texas cities. She has seen our attorney team expand from 5 to 10. She has seen our staff increase from 2 to 6. She has worked with contractors during expansion of our Houston office to double its original size.

She was gracious enough to take time from her hectic daily schedule to answer our pesky questions for this spotlight.

My nickname is… Mel

I can’t go a day without… Coffee

I started in the legal industry as… a file clerk for a law firm in my hometown of Brownsville, Texas at the age of 17.

My daily routine is… Coffee, read, work, homeschool, more work, end the night with family tv time. Repeat.

One of my favorite quotes is… ”You don’t learn anything until you learn it more than one way.” - Marvin Minsky.