Rush S. Wells
Serving West Texas for 35 Years
Rush Wells is an attorney with more than 36 years of experience in a general law practice. Rush has extensive courtroom experience and he is able to craft realistic expectations and goals for your unique legal situation.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Banking & Finance Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Divorce
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Business & Commercial Law
- Consumer Protection
- Contracts
- Debtor/Creditor
- Sexual Harassment
- Collections
- Discrimination
- Construction Law
- Traffic Violations
- White Collar Crimes
- Estate Planning
- Elder Law
- Trusts
- Wills
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Litigation & Appeals
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Products Liability Law
- Real Estate Law
- Taxation Law
- Toxic Torts
- Transportation Law
- Workers' Compensation Law
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1975
- Mississippi, 1971
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1971
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1973
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Tax Court, 1973
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D. - 1971
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- B.A. - 1966
- Major: English
Published Works
- Divorce and Family Law
- Bankruptcy
- Criminal Defense
- Personal Injury
- Home
Representative Cases
Representative Clients
- Dillard Department Stores
- Littlefield (Texas) Independent School District
- Earth (Texas) Independent School District
- Running Water Land & Cattle, Inc.
- Lubbock Saw & Knife, Inc.
- Lubbock Body Works, Inc.
References
- Terry Key, Lubbock National Bank, Lubbock, TX
- Charlene Edelman, American State Bank, Lubbock, TX
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Member, 1975 - Present
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Member, 1986 - Present
- Mississippi State Bar, Member, 1971 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Member, 1998 - Present
- Lubbock County Bar Association, Member, 1975 - Present
- West Texas Bankruptcy Bar, Member, 1995 - Present
- Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 1995 - Present
- Lubbock Lions Club, Member, 1988 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Internal Revenue Service, Estate Tax Attorney, 1972 - 1981
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Alpha
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Phi Alpha Delta