(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Insurance, Probate, Real Estate, Banking, Public Utility, Oil and Gas, Employment, Health, School Law, Personal Injury.

Representative Clients:

Abilene Independent School District
Abilene Regional MHMR Center
American General Insurance Co.
American Fire Indemnity Co.
American International Adjusting Co.
AMRESCO Management, Inc.
Bank One Texas, N.A.
Central and South West Services, Inc.
City of Eastland
Chubb Insurance Co.
Crawford & Co.
CSW Energy, Inc.
CSW International, Inc.
Ford New Holland, Inc.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Hardin-Simmons University
Hendrick Home for Children
Hendrick Medical Center
Highlands Insurance Co.
Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Houston General Insurance Co.
Kemper Insurance Group
Lexington Insurance
Montgomery Ward and Co.
NationsBank of Texas, N.A.
SAFECO
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Service LLoyds Insurance Co.
Texas General Indemnity Co.
Texas Health Enterprises
United Services Automobile Assn.
West Texas Utilities Co. (General Counsel).

Address

290 Cedar
Abilene, TX 79601-5720, (Jones & Taylor Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 325-677-6291
Facsimile: 325-677-6313

Website

http://www.wagstafflaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

J. M. Wagstaff (1862-1952).

John H. Alvis (1896-1971).

R. M. Wagstaff (1892-1973).

Robert H. Alvis (1929-1997).

David G. Stubbeman (Member) (Retired).

Roy B. Longacre (Member) born Abilene, Texas, September 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1978). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.

Darrell W. Moore (Member) born Spur, Texas, April 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1980); Baylor University (J.D., 1983). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Public Utility; Energy; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Transactions.

Charles L. Black (Member) born Abilene, Texas, July 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1976; J.D., 1979). Legal Research Board, University of Texas, Member, 1977-1979 and Director, 1978-1979. Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1985-1987). Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Public Utility; Energy; Construction Law; Banking Law; Business Associations Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions.

John R. Saringer (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 1968); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Assistant Abilene City Attorney, 1973-1974. County Court at Law Judge, 1983-1987. Commissioner, Texas Adult Probation Commission, 1987-1989. (Also at Eastland Office). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Family; Probate.

Kyle D. Tatom (Member) born Kermit, Texas, April 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Tarleton State University (B.S., 1979); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1988). Secretary/Treasurer, Abilene Bar Association, 1989-1990. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Banking Law; Creditor Bankruptcy; Public Utility; School Law.

ASSOCIATES

Lois A. Rockefeller (Associate) born Parsons, Kansas, November 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1986); University of Texas (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Business Law; Municipal Law; Employment Law; Contracts; Family Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Lois A. Rockefeller

Dietrich O. Odom (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: McMurry University (B.A., 2000) Baylor Law School (J.D., 2005). (Also at Eastland).Email: Dietrich O. Odom

Lisa Chavez (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University School of Law (Doctor of Jurisprudence, magna cum laude, 2000). Member: Abilene Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Abilene Young Lawyers.Email: Lisa Chavez

OF COUNSEL

Don N. Seamster (Of Counsel) born Shidler, Oklahoma, March 14, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Hardin-Simmons University (B.A., 1964); University of Texas (J.D., 1967). Certified Mediator, Texas, 1993. Assistant Abilene City Attorney, 1967-1968. Director, Abilene Bar Association, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning and Probate; Health Law.Email: Don N. Seamster

Diann Waddill (Of Counsel) born Midland, Texas, October 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Texas Woman's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Texas (J.D., 1988). Legal Research Board, University of Texas, 1985-1988. Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Utility Law; Energy Law; Contracts; Business Organization; Staff Leasing.Email: Diann Waddill

All Are Members of the Abilene Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas.