Attorney Profile

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Bankruptcy
• Trusts & Estates
• Criminal
• Collection
• Personal Injury
• Miscellaneous Litigation

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, 1971
  J.D.
  
  
• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1966
  B.A.
  Major: English
  
  

Representative Cases

• Hines v. Hash, 843 S.W.2d 464 (Tex. 1992)
• Texas Bank and Trust Co. v. Spur Security Bank, 705 S.W.2d 349 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1986)

Representative Clients

• Dillard Department Stores
• Littlefield (Texas) Independent School District
• Earth (Texas) Independent School District
• J-5 Ranch, Inc.
• 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, 1975 - Present
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• College of the State Bar of Texas, 1986 - Present
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• Mississippi State Bar, 1971 - Present
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• American Association for Justice, 1998 - Present
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• Lubbock County Bar Association, 1975 - Present
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• West Texas Bankruptcy Bar, 1995 - Present
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• Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present
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• Lubbock Lions Club, 1988 - Present
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Past Employment Positions

• Internal Revenue Service, Estate Tax Attorney, 1972 - 1981

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Alpha
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information

• July 23, 1943, Rosedale, Mississippi, United States of America