MEMBERS OF FIRM
Kent R. Hance (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1965); University of Texas (LL.B., 1968). Chancellor, Texas Tech University. Texas State Senator, 1974-1978. U.S. Congressman, 1979-1985. Member: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1987-1990; Texas Mining Council, 1987-1990; Texas Railroad Commission, 1987-1990; Chairman, 1989-1990; Governor's Energy Council, 1988-1990; Governor's Oil Spill Advisory Committee, 1989-1990; Texas High Speed Rail Commission, 1990. Practice Areas: State Legislative Practice; Federal Administrative Law; Energy; Regulatory Law; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Kent R. Hance
Terry L. Scarborough (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Terry L. Scarborough
Michael L. Woodward (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1985). Staff Attorney, 1985-1987 and Assistant Chief Hearing Examiner, 1987-1988, Texas Water Commission. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Public Utility Law.Email: Michael L. Woodward
Geoffrey D. Weisbart (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1983); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Geoffrey D. Weisbart
Thomas N. Tourtellotte (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.B.A., 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1984; M.B.A., 1984). Certified Public Accountant, 1984. Practice Areas: State Taxation.Email: Thomas N. Tourtellotte
Jay B. Stewart (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1987); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Gaming Law; Oil and Gas Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law.Email: Jay B. Stewart
Tonia L. Lucio (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1990); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Tonia L. Lucio
Ellen Y. Navarre (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1994); University of Texas (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Ellen Y. Navarre
J. Phillip Gamble (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A. 1973; J.D. 1976). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Lobbying; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law.Email: J. Phillip Gamble
R. David Pore (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas State University (B.A., 1993); University of Texas at Arlington (M.A., 1996); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Administrative Law.Email: R. David Pore
Clayton D. Nance (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1999); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources.Email: Clayton D. Nance
Justin A. Schwartz (Member) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Justin A. Schwartz
ASSOCIATE
Steven P. Tepera (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., with honors, 2002); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Steven P. Tepera
LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANTS
Robert A. Floyd Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., 1968); University of Arizona (M.A., 1972). Veteran, Texas Politics, 1973.Email: Robert A. Floyd
Cheri Huddleston Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1994). Senior Staff member, Texas State Senator, 1995-2006.Email: Cheri Huddleston