Austin attorney Roger D. Hepworth of the Texas Law Firm Henslee Schwartz donated $9,995.00 to the Yes on 8 campaign. While Mr. Hepworth certainly has a freedom of association, and while we wish he would accord GLBT citizens similar civil rights, what is especially troubling is that one of his firm's principal clients, as noted on the firm website, is America International Group, which today received yet more support from American taxpayers. One can only wonder how much of this taxpayer funded bailout will trickle down to Mr. Hepworth, one of Henslee Fowlers's founding partners, and be used to deprive American taxpayers of basic Human rights.
The Law Firm's Website is http://www.hfhslaw.com/
AIG is identified as a client here:
The database provided by the San Francisco Chronicle:
Contributor name Roger Hepworth Occupation Lawyer Employer HENSLEE SCHWARTZ City Austin State or country TX ZIP Position Support Amount $9,995.00 Payment type Transaction date 11/1/2008 Committee name Protectmarriage.com - Yes On 8, A Project Of California Renewal
Mr. Hepworth's personal profile on the firm websites reveals that "civil rights" is one of his principal areas of practice.
Henslee Schwartz' Austin office is:
816 Congress Avenue Suite 800 Austin, Texas 78701-2443 (512) 708-1804 (800) 969-7444 Fax (512) 708-9037
Dallas:
6688 N. Central Expressway Suite 850 Dallas, Texas 75206 (214) 219-8833 (800) 690-5456 Fax (214) 219-8866
Fort Worth:
306 W. 7th Street, Suite 1045 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (817) 810-0717 Fax (817) 810-0811 (866) 810-0717
Houston:
3200 S.W. Freeway Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77027 (713) 552-1693 (877) 552-1693 Fax (713) 552-1697
San Antonio:
First National Bank Tower 6243 IH 10 West, Suite 550 San Antonio, Texas 78201 (210) 734-3444 (866) 889-1533 Fax (210) 734-3445
The name principals of the law firm are Susan A. Schwartz in the Dallas office and Donald G. Henslee in the Houston office.
The new government aid to AIG, Mr. Hepworth's client, is reported here:
The federal government announced on Monday an overhaul of its bailout of the insurance giant American International Group, saying it would purchase $40 billion of the company’s stock, after signs that the initial bailout was putting too much strain on the company.
Just the facts.