About Paul Stanfield

Paul Stanfield is a partner in Stanfield & Hiserodt, PLLC. His undergraduate education was obtained at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy in Little Rock, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1969. He attended law school at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Southern Methodist University and received a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist in December of 1973.

Paul has divided his legal career almost evenly between private and in-house practice. He joined House, Holmes and Jewell (later changed to House, Wallace & Jewell) after law school where he was a partner, a member of the Management Committee and Director of the Commercial Section.

He joined Systematics, Inc. (later changed to Alltel Information Services, Inc.) in 1988 where he held the positions and offices of Assistant General Counsel, Senior Counsel and Vice President and General Counsel.

Practice Areas

  • Technology
    • Software Licensing
    • Software Development
    • Outsourcing and IT Related Issues
  • Business Organization and Reorganization
    • Initial Organization
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Start Up Counseling
  • Contract Negotiation, Drafting and Prepration in All Business Areas

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Association
  • Arkansas Bar Association

Education

  • University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy (B.S. Ph., P.D. 1969)
  • Southern Methodist University (J.D. 1973)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2005
  • Arkansas, 1974

About Luke Stanfield

Luke Stanfield is a partner of the Austin law firm Stanfield Hiserodt, PLLC. He has experience working in both the public and private sectors. After obtaining his law degree from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, he served as prosecutor for the City of Chicago Law Department in the Drug and Gang House Enforcement Section and the Municipal Prosecutions division. In 2008, Luke transferred to Austin, Texas, to work on the discovery phase of a complex class action lawsuit. Luke's practice has concentrated on estate planning, wills, trusts, estate tax issues, copyright, trademarks, technology licensing, sales, and service agreements. Luke is licensed in both Texas and Illinois.

Practice Areas

  • Technology
    • Software Licensing
    • Software Development
    • Outsourcing and IT Related Issues
  • Business Organization and Reorganization
    • Initial Organization
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Start Up Counseling
  • Contract Negotiation, Drafting and Prepration in All Business Areas

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Association
  • Illinois Bar Association

Education

  • Hendrix College/B.A. Politics/2003
  • DePaul University College of Law/ J.D. 2007

Bar Admissions

  • Texas
  • Illinois

About Stuart Hiserodt

Stuart Hiserodt is an Austin attorney and partner of Stanfield Hiserodt, PLLC. He received his B.S. degree in Political Economics with a minor in Chemistry from Hillsdale College. In 2006, he earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock while pursuing a Chemistry major and working in the chemistry department. Moving to Austin upon graduation, he received his license to practice law in Texas.

While first in Texas, he assisted in litigation preparation for large, complex software litigation concentrating mostly on e-discovery projects and training new employees on different software programs. He practices in the field of technology law, particularly, computer software, hardware, and outsourcing licensing, as well as intellectual property, business organization, and general business transactions. His focus is assisting Austin's small and medium-sized technology based business with their legal needs. 

Practice Areas

  • Intellectual Property
  • Software, Hardware, and Outsource Licensing
  • Start-up Company Contracts
  • Business Entity Formation

Education

  • Hillsdale College/Political Economics/2000
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock/ Post Baccalaureate Emphasis - Chemistry/ 2006
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law School/Law/2006

Bar Admissions

  • Texas Bar