Michael Galyen is the firm’s Executive Vice President and a trial attorney practicing out of Bailey & Galyen’s Fort Worth office. Michael specializes in personal injury litigation, representing those who have been hurt in Work Injuries, Truck Wrecks, Car Wrecks, and Premises Liability matters. Michael prides himself on client satisfaction and zealous representation for his clients throughout his time practicing at Bailey & Galyen.

Attorney Lori Shannon focuses her practice on family law, representing clients out of the Bailey & Galyen offices in Bedford, Texas. Originally from Sweetwater, Texas, Lori graduated for Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, earning her bachelors degree in advertising. She then worked in television and radio before returning to school, completing her juris doctor at the Texas Tech School of Law. Upon graduation and admission to the Texas State Bar, Lori honed her trial skills as a city prosecutor. An Assistant Attorney General in Texas for 23 years, she has extensive experience in matters related to both paternity establishment and exclusion, as well as establishment, modification and enforcement of child support and medical support. Her practice experience also includes employment law, criminal law and general civil law. She has also served as a managing attorney for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

Scott Robelen is a Board-Certified personal injury trial attorney. Scott is a veteran litigator who has tried more than 300 cases to jury verdict over his legal career. Opposing counsel knows and respects that he will take meritorious cases to trial with extreme preparation and skill. Scott has extensive experience handling complex commercial litigation, industrial accident litigation, and catastrophic injury litigation. His verdicts have impacted the policies of police departments, correctional facilities, human resource departments, emergency rooms, universities, insurance, and corporations. Scott Robelen was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1989 and is licensed to practice in the United States Federal District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. In 1986, he received his BBA with emphasis in Finance and Economics from the University of Oklahoma. In 1989, Mr. Robelen earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence with Distinction from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was a member of the honorary legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.

Wendy Codwell is an accomplished attorney and executive with a distinguished career spanning law, marketing, and strategic development across the legal, entertainment, medical, and academic sectors. She has extensive experience in civil litigation, contract negotiation, and organizational leadership, complemented by a strong record of success in university advancement, event production, and nonprofit fundraising. Ms. Codwell has held leadership roles with institutions including the University of Houston, Magic Johnson Enterprises, and Codwell Family Centers, where she developed systems to strengthen compliance, operations, and business growth. Her background includes serving as a producer and legal executive in the entertainment industry, managing high-profile talent, and coordinating multimillion-dollar fundraising events. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston Law Center, Ms. Codwell has been a member of several professional and civic organizations, including the National Bar Association, State Bar of Texas- Trial Lawyers Assoc, Jack and Jill of America, The Links, Incorporated, and the Museum of Fine Arts 5A Board. Ms. Codwell is an avid sports enthusiast and college sports fan. She and husband have three sons, two of which played D1 football.

Kathy Bylinowski earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University. She went on to obtain her Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. Following law school, Kathy Bylinowski began her legal career practicing personal injury defense in Indiana. She later relocated to Texas, where she founded and successfully operated a business in the Katy Texas area before returning to the practice of law. She now focuses her practice on personal injury law in Texas, drawing on her extensive litigation experience and strong commitment to client advocacy. Kathy Bylinowski is licensed to practice law in both Indiana and Texas. Dedicated to providing compassionate, results-oriented representation, She takes pride in guiding clients through challenging legal matters with professionalism and integrity. Her diverse background in defense work and business ownership allows her to bring a practical, strategic perspective to every case. She is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for her clients while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and service.

Erica Jackson was raised in Stafford, Texas, a small town near Houston. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, graduating cum laude. During her undergraduate studies, she received numerous academic honors, including recognition as the university’s highest-ranking political science student, and was named both a Hatton W. Sumners Scholar and a W.E.B. Du Bois Scholar. Erica was initiated into the Beta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2010 and remains an active member, dedicated to serving her community through the organization’s programs and initiatives. Following her undergraduate studies, Mrs. Jackson earned her Juris Doctor from the Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she attended on academic scholarship. She gained valuable legal experience as a law clerk for a personal injury firm and as a student attorney in the Southern University Divorce Clinic. After passing the Louisiana Bar Exam, Mrs. Jackson began practicing personal injury law and was later admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Her practice has included matters involving automobile accidents, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, and multi-district litigation in mass torts. Early in her career, her drive and advocacy led to multiple six-figure resolutions for her clients. Mrs. Jackson later joined a prominent civil rights and personal injury firm in Jacksonville, Florida, where she merged her passion for justice with her legal practice. She worked on a wide range of cases, including personal injury, criminal defense, and civil rights litigation. Notably, she assisted in drafting a successful writ to the United States Supreme Court protecting her clients’ civil liberties. She also contributed to several high-profile cases that received both local and national media attention, refining her communication skills while working with diverse clients and media outlets. Among her career highlights was her work on an aviation negligence case that secured significant recoveries for military families, an experience she considers one of the most meaningful of her career. Her contributions across various cases have helped achieve judgments exceeding seven figures. Before joining KGS, Mrs. Jackson served as a briefing attorney at a personal injury firm, where she supported the commercial litigation team through legal drafting, research, and trial preparation. Her efforts also resulted in six-figure settlements and awards. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Jackson obtained her second bar license in the State of Texas. Outside of her legal practice, Mrs. Jackson enjoys reading, writing poetry, and crafting. A true Southern spirit, she finds joy in cooking homemade meals and values the comfort and connection they bring. She believes that compassion, clear communication, and sincerity are essential to resolving challenges, principles she brings to every client relationship. Mrs. Jackson is deeply committed to ensuring that every client receives dedicated, high-quality representation and the personalized attention their case deserves.

Khalid Aboujamous earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in English from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). He went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC), where he further developed his advocacy and dispute-resolution skills. During law school, Khalid was an active member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team and served on the Executive Board of the Muslim Legal Society. He also trained as a mediator and volunteered with the UHLC Mediation Clinic, assisting in the resolution of disputes referred by the Dispute Resolution Center of Harris County. Before joining KGS Law Group, Khalid practiced as a Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Attorney at Pierce Skrabanek PLLC. There, he managed a docket of more than 140 cases in both pre-litigation and litigation, gaining extensive experience in case management, client advocacy, and settlement negotiation. Khalid is bilingual in English and Arabic, speaking fluent conversational Arabic. Outside the office, Khalid is committed to his community and personal well-being: he stays active by exercising, playing and watching sports, and cherishing time with friends and family.

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Ryan C. Bueche is the rare combination of a lead trial attorney and a lead appellate attorney. Prior to entering private practice, Ryan worked for four different federal judges in the United States Western District of Texas. While in law school, Ryan completed a nine-month federal internship with United States District Judge Walter Smith in Waco. After graduating from law school in 2008, Ryan worked as a Federal Law Clerk for United States District Judge Orlando Garcia in San Antonio, and from 2008 until 2011, Ryan served as a Federal Briefing Attorney to United States District Judge James R. Nowlin in Austin. Upon completing those three federal clerkships in 2011, Ryan joined Germer’s Austin office, and he was elected to be a Principal in 2015. Since joining Germer, Ryan has focused his private practice on trial litigation and appellate litigation, and he specializes in defending companies and individuals in lawsuits involving product liability, intellectual property, personal injury, insurance coverage, complex business disputes, and employment disputes. In his role as a trial attorney, Ryan is licensed to practice in all State and federal trial courts in Texas, and he is also licensed to practice before the United States District Courts in Michigan and Indiana. Ryan has successfully tried multiple cases to verdict as lead trial counsel. In all of those cases, the plaintiff was seeking to recover seven-figure damages from Ryan’s clients, and all of the juries in those cases returned favorable verdicts for his clients. Ryan has also worked on larger litigation teams in “bet-the-company” lawsuits, including a case that resulted in a defense verdict for Ryan’s client in which the plaintiff asked the jury to award the plaintiff more than $1 Billion. Ryan also regularly serves as lead counsel in administrative proceedings, including contested hearings before the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. As an appellate attorney, Ryan has successfully briefed and argued numerous appeals as lead appellate counsel in State and Federal appellate courts. Within several months of entering private practice in 2011, Ryan served as lead appellate counsel before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in favor of Ryan’s client. Since 2012, Ryan has continued to regularly serve as lead appellate counsel for purposes of briefing and oral argument in numerous State and federal courts of appeals, including appeals to the following courts: • The United States Fourth Court of Appeals • The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • The United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • The Texas Third Court of Appeals • The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals • The Texas Fifth Court of Appeals • The Texas Eighth Court of Appeals • The Texas Tenth Court of Appeals • The Texas Supreme Court Most recently, at the end of 2023, Ryan was lead appellate counsel in an appeal in which the Texas Supreme Court granted a Petition for Review and issued a ruling in favor of Ryan’s client, which is something that occurs is less than 6% of cases. Ryan’s broad appellate experience includes handling appeals involving product liability, commercial disputes, employment disputes, spoliation disputes, jurisdictional disputes, Anti-SLAPP disputes, and insurance disputes. Ryan also regularly serves as appellate support counsel for trials in State and federal court. For all of that work before trial and appellate courts, Ryan was given the honor of the Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2017, 2018, and 2019, which is an award that is limited to 3% of attorneys under the age of 40.

Serena D. Harmon is a trial attorney with experience litigating in both state and federal courts. In 1992, Serena earned her law school degree from South Texas College of Law. Prior to attending law school, Serena worked several years working in city government and earned a Master in Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Since law school, Serena has practiced several years as in-house counsel for an insurance company and as a personal injury insurance defense trial attorney. During the course of her career, her practice has focused on family law, small business owners and personal injury litigation. She has extensive experience in representing a variety of clients as a civil and as an insurance defense attorney, Serena is experienced in handling a variety of cases, including personal injury defense, insurance defense, premises liability involving slip and falls, negligent security cases, commercial litigation, and UM/UIM and trucking litigation.