MEMBERS
J. David Apple (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1987; M.B.A., with honors, 1990; J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Bates v. Jackson National Inc. Co. 927 E Supp. (SD Tex. 1996); Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. v. Cates, 927 S.W. 2d 623 (Tex. 1996); Kirkley v. Life Insurance Ins. Co. of America, 533 F. Supp 659 (ND Texas 2008); Kang v. Hyundai Corp. (U.S.A.), 992 SW 2d 499 (Tex App. Dallas 1999); NCAA v. Jones 1 SW 83 (Tex. 1999); S.A. Maxwell Co. v. R.C. & Associates, Inc. 873 SW 2d 447 (Tex App Dallas 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Premises Liability Litigation; Probate; Wills.
Shannon D. Norris (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: West Texas State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(90%); Business Litigation(10%).
Jeffrey P. Fink (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1983). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Sections). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Business; Oil and Gas; Wind Energy.
ASSOCIATES
Stacy Mestayer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University at Alexandria (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas.
Annette N. Ezzell (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Midwestern State University (B.S., Criminal Justice/Political Science, 1983); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Dallas (Member, Family Law Section) and Denton County (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section); Texas State Bar College. Practice Areas: Family Law; Wills.