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Areas of Practice
  • Medical malpractice defense
  • Automobile and property insurance cases
  • Oil and gas litigation
  • General business litigation
  • Products liability defense
Bar Admissions:
  • Texas 1977
  • New Mexico 2008
  • Admitted to Northern and Western Districts, U.S. District Courts
  • U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Certifications
  • Board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law 12/1992
  • Recertified through 12/2022
Education:
  • Southern Methodist University, B.A. 1969
  • Sam Houston State University, M.A. 1974
  • University of Texas at School of Law, J.D. 1976
Pre-legal Employment
  • State Trooper, Texas Department of Public Safety 1969-1974
Legal Employment
  • Briefing Attorney for Hon. Sarah T. Hughes, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1977-78
  • Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, P.C., 1978-1994
  • Max E. Wright, P.C. and Wright & Jackson, P.C. 1994-2007
  • Hinkle, Hensley, Shiner & Martin, LLP 2007-2014, merged into Kelly, Hart & Hallman, LLP, 2014-2020
  • Shafer, Davis, O’Leary & Stoker, P.C. 2021 - present
Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors and Regional Vice President)
  • Defense Research Institute
  • International Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Midland County Bar Association
Other Community Activities
  • Member, Board of Directors, Petroleum Museum
  • Member, Board of Directors, Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference