MEMBERS OF FIRM
Dennis D. Gibson (Member) born September 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Former Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Dallas Award. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Arbitration; Employers Liability.Email: Dennis D. Gibson
Wade L. McClure (Partner) born Alva, Oklahoma, June 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1982; J.D., with honors, 1985); Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Recipient: Texas Super Lawyer 2003-2007, 2009; Judge Merrill L. Hartman Award, 1999. Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1984-1985. Author, "Securities Regulations: SEC Rule 147: Ten years of Interpretation" 38 Okl. L. Rev. 507, 1985. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Fellow: Texas and Dallas Bar Foundations; Patrick E. Higginbotham, Inn of Court. Fellow: Texas and Dallas Bar Foundations. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization); (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability; Business Arbitration; Corporate Governance; Breach of Warranty; Business Law; Business Fraud; Business Torts; Complex Business Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Construction Products Liability; Investment Fraud; Estate Litigation; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Wade L. McClure
Jay M. Wallace (Member) born Danville, Illinois, November 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Texas (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Texas Employment Law Manual. Author, "Employment Law Newsletter"; Co-Author, "Protecting Your Client's Pre-Litigation Investigation from Disclosure," 1993. Nominated for the best law journal article in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation law journal competition, 1992-1993. Reported Cases: Rosas, et al v. U.S. Small Business Admin., et al., 964 F.2d 351 (5th Cir. 1992); Mirakhorli vs. DFW Management Company, et al. 1999 WL 352226, (N.D. Tex. 1999); Wolfe v. C.S.P.H., Inc., 24 S.W.3d 641 (Tex.App. -- Dallas 2000); In re David's Supermarkets, Inc., 43 S.W.3d 94 (Tex.App.--Waco 2001, no writ). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Jay M. Wallace
Ruth Ann Daniels (Member) born Texarkana, Texas, October 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Dallas (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ruth Ann Daniels
James M. McCoy (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1988); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Leading Articles Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1990-1991. Co-Author: "Discovery of Reserves in Insurance Litigation," Vol III, No. 4., American Bar Association Committee on Coverage Litigation, Coverage. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Reported Cases: Judwin Properties, Inc. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 973 F.2d 432 (5th Cir. 1992); Duncanville Diagnostic Center, Inc. v. Atlantic Lloyds Insurance Company, 875 SW 2d 788 (Tex. App. 1994). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: James M. McCoy
Bryan D. Perkins (Member) born Dallas, Texas, October 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1985; J.D., with honors, 1988). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; National Golden Key Honor Society. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1989. Member: Dallas, American and Fifth Federal Court Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Labor and Employment Law and Business Litigation Sections). Reported Cases: Bonner v. Henderson, et. al., 147 F.3d 457 (5th Cir. 1998); In Re David's Supermarkets, Inc., 43 S.W.3d 94 (Tex.App -- Waco 2001, no writ); Carter v. Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc., 189 F.Supp.2d 606 (N.D.Tex.2002). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury Trial Law.Email: Bryan D. Perkins
Alan L. Rucker (Member) born Stillwater, Oklahoma, December 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1990; J.D., 1993). Alan L. Rucker is engaged in a broad-based civil practice that includes litigation and client counseling. Mr. Rucker has represented multi-national, national, regional, and local companies in a variety of litigation in state and federal courts including personal injury defense, products liability, premises liability, construction matters, business and commercial disputes, deceptive trade practices, fraud, property disputes, and insurance coverage. Mr. Rucker also provides client counseling in the above areas of law, in risk management and litigation avoidance, in the selection and formation of business entity and other business-related areas. Mr. Rucker was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on December 27, 1967. Mr. Rucker authored portions of the Texas Employment Law Manual published by Gibson, McClure, Wallace & Daniels, L.L.P. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Business Litigation and Construction Law Sections); State Bar of Texas (Business and Construction Law Sections). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Formation of Business; Business Counselling; Business Law; Business Arbitration; Business Fraud; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Liability; Consumer Litigation; Contract Litigation; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Elevator Liability; Escalator Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Product Defects; Products Liability Defense.Email: Alan L. Rucker
Jonni S. Walls (Member) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, December 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1992, U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.A., with high honors, 1968); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Jonni S. Walls
Michael L. Baum (Partner) born November 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1993; J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Dallas Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; General Practice.Email: Michael L. Baum
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Evelyn A. Yaeger (Senior Attorney) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994 Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: American University (B.A., 1987); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1993). Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society; ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers); NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction). Author: "To Lien or Not to Lien, Late is Not Better Than Never," Elevator World Magazine, July 2008; "Opportunities for Women-Owned Businesses," Dallas/Fort Worth Construction News, April 2008. Member: Dallas (Member, Business Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Construction Law Section). Reported Cases: Parkchester Holdings, Inc.; Concorde (U.S.A.) Development & Investements, Inc. d./b/a Concorde Realty Development v. Carrier Corporation, S.W.3d 2005 WL 995357 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2005, No Writ). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Litigation.Email: Evelyn A. Yaeger
Brian R. Sherman (Associate) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.E.D., 1997); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2000). Articles Editor, Currents: International Trade Law Journal. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Class Actions; ERISA; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: Brian R. Sherman
Amanda M. Inabnett (Associate) born Austin, Texas, March 31, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., Economics, 1996); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Associate Editor, The International Lawyer, 1998-1999. Vice President, Student Bar Association, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Amanda M. Inabnett
Walker M. Duke (Associate) born Houston, Texas, June 26, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.S., Political Science, 1999); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas (Member, Judiciary Committee) and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Torts; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Property Damage; Premises Liability; Contract Disputes.Email: Walker M. Duke