Our Team
Merrill Kaliser, is the Shareholder and founder. He was born in Augusta, Georgia and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Texas for his undergraduate degree and received his Juris Doctorate from Washington University School of Law in 1999. He joined Gardere as a national and international corporate bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer. After 4 years of extensive experience in some of the largest bankruptcies and workouts in the history of our country, Merrill left Gardere for a boutique firm that had a significant focus on commercial restructuring and workouts. In 2008, Merrill became a sole practitioner where his primary focus was corporate, real estate and creditor representation. Over the years Merrill has refined his practice to focus on corporate representation, commercial real estate, SEC syndications, acquisitions and mergers, and venture capital/business start-ups. He has successfully launched three private equity funds that have raised over $50MM in funds to purchase single family residential portfolios throughout Texas and the country. He oversees and manages two of these funds along with a property management company.
Merrill is admitted to the Missouri and Texas Bar . He is also admitted to practice before the Texas Federal District Courts for the Northern and Southern District. He is a member of the MS Foundation and AIPAC.
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri – J.D. 1999
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas – B.A. – Sociology 1992
40% Commercial Real Estate
25% SEC private syndications
20% Venture Capital/Start-ups
15% Corporate Entity Restructuring
In 2015, she joined Kaliser & Associates as Lead Counsel, becoming Partner in 2019. She was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to Dallas, Texas with her husband. She attended Boston University for her undergraduate degree and received her Juris Doctorate from Texas A&M University School of Law in 1995. She has worked for several of the largest firms in Dallas, including Baron & Budd, Jones Day, and McKool Smith, as well as in house counsel for Stream Energy. Her career has given her experience in several practice areas including real estate acquisitions, class action litigation, contract and employment law, mergers and acquisitions, family law, and estate planning. In 2015, she joined Kaliser & Associates as Lead Counsel. Cindy’s practice focuses on assisting clients with commercial real estate transactions, private securities fundraising, SEC syndications for multi-family projects as well as other commercial and real estate related projects, and wills and estate planning.
Cindy is admitted to the Texas Bar . She is also admitted to practice before the Texas Federal District Court for the Northern District. She is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, Collin County Bar Association, and The Texas Bar College. She provides pro bono services to Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Attorneys Serving the Community.
- Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, Texas – J.D. 1995, magna cum laude
- Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts – B.S.B.A. – Finance and Marketing, summa cum laude
- London School of Economics, London, England – Study Abroad
40% Commercial Real Estate
25% SEC private syndications
20% Wills and Trusts
15% Corporate Entity Structuring
Greg is a partner at Kaliser & Associates, PC. His practice involves counseling clients on a variety of matters including corporate, real estate, and securities transactions. He has a broad range of experience working in corporate law, securities law, sports law, and family law. Graduating in May of 2015 from St. Mary’s University School of Law, Greg served as a staff writer for the St. Mary’s Law Journal and as a research assistant for Professor David Grenardo.
Greg is admitted to the Texas Bar. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, Securities Section.
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas – J.D. 2015
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida – B.S. – Education 2012
40% Commercial Real Estate
40% Corporate Entity Structuring
20% SEC private syndications
Jake Hirsch is Of Counsel at Kaliser & Associates, PC. He was born in Long Island, New York and moved to Dallas, Texas in 2020. He attended Binghamton University for his undergraduate degree and received his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School in 2014. He worked for 9 years as in-house corporate counsel at Guggenheim Investments, handling legal issues of investment companies and their investment advisers, distributors and other service providers in a variety of corporate, business and regulatory matters. Jake’s current practice is focused on Real Estate Law, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, development and construction of real property. He negotiates contracts to buy and sell property, loan documents to finance real property, as well as leases and construction documents. Additionally, he practices in Land Use & Zoning Law by performing due diligence and bringing sites through the entire entitlement and rezoning process.
Jake is admitted to the New York Bar.
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York – J.D. 2014
- Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York – B.A. – Economics 2011
80% Commercial Real Estate
20% Venture Capital/Start-ups
