SHAREHOLDERS
Scott Griffith (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, August 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.B.A., 1984); Baylor University (J.D., 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Arbitration vs. Litigation," Business Development Journal, Feb. 2004; "Jury Charge for the Construction Case," State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, 2003. Named Texas Super Lawyer 2003, 2004 and 2005. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation and Real Estate; Chair, Construction Law Section, 2007; Vice-Chair, 2006; Secretary and Treasurer, 2005; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Litigation and Real Estate Sections). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Scott Griffith
Michael S. Nixon (Partner) born Austin, Texas, June 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., with honors, 1985); Baylor University (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation.Email: Michael S. Nixon
Kimberly A. Davison (Partner) born Passaic, New Jersey, June 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1991); Baylor University (J.D., 1994). Research Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kimberly A. Davison
Anthony P. Jach (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1990); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1994). Phi Eta Sigma, National Honor Society. Recipient: Eddleman McFarland Scholarship, University of Texas; Presidential Leadership Scholarship; Falk Corporation Leadership Scholarship. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy and Commercial Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Employment Law; Consumer Law; Bankruptcy Law); Associated Builders and Contractors (Member, Legislative, Safety and Business Development Committees). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Employment Law.Email: Anthony P. Jach
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Barry J. Brooks (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1999); University of Denver (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Barry J. Brooks
Curtis Hubbard (Director) born Danville, Arkansas, May 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Arkansas Tech University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); Baylor University (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2000. Author, "The Employee Handbook," D/FW Construction News (October 2004). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation.Email: Curtis Hubbard
Jennifer R. Hubbard (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: State University of New York College at Purchase (B.F.A., 1998); Baylor University (J.D., 2003). Order of the Barristers. Member 2002 & 2003 Mock Trial Team. Recipient, Advocacy Award, 2003. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Jennifer R. Hubbard
Patrick Kimble (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, March 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Political Science, 1997; J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense.
Michael Lilly (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, May 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Baylor University (J.D., 2005). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Real Estate Sales; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Michael Lilly
Haven Massey (Associate) born Denton, Texas, February 11, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Finance, 2004); Baylor University (J.D., 2007). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Haven Massey
Lawrence J. McFarland (Associate) born Orange, California, June 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., distinguished student, 1992); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, dean's list, 2005). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Real Estate); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Lawrence J. McFarland
Walter L. McInnis (Associate) born League City, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S.C.J., 1999); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Walter L. McInnis
Charles R. Nixon (Associate) born Alice, Texas, February 8, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; 1976, Wyoming; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas;. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1962); University of Texas School of Law (LL.B., 1965). Former Vice President and General Counsel: Centex Construction Group, Dallas, Texas; Centex Rodgers, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee; Centex Rooney, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Centex Construction Co. (f/k/a Centex Bateson Construction), Dallas, Texas; Centex Golden Construction Co., San Diego, California; Centex Simpson Construction Co., Alexandria, Virginia.; Centex Forcum Lannom Associates, Dyersburg, Tennessee. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association National Panel of Neutrals. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Construction Business Review, Fairfax, Virginia. Speaking Engagements: State Bar of Texas, various meetings; Associated General Contractors, various appearances; American Bar Association, Construction Section and Litigation Division; Stirling Seminars, Dallas, Texas, January 2005, "Construction Contracts". Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Alternate Disputes Resolution); State Bar of Texas (State District Grievance Committee, 1967-1971; Chairman, 1969-1970; Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Employment Law; Alternate Disputes Resolution); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation Law; Alternate Disputes Resolution; Committee on Construction Litigation; Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation; Committee on Employment and Labor Relations); Wyoming State Bar Association, 1976-1981; Coastal Bend Bar Association, 1965-1975 (President, 1968); College of the State Bar of Texas (Member). Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Construction Arbitration and Mediation Services; Complex Construction Defect Claims; Construction Law.Email: Charles R. Nixon
Jeffery H. Rusthoven (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, February 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas (B.B.A., 1993); University of North Texas (M.P.A., 1995; Pi Alpha Alpha); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Barristers. Law Clerk to Chief Justice William J. Cornelius, Sixth District Court of Appeals. Author, "Personal Injury Liability and Retaining Control," D/FW Construction News (November 2004). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Former Council Member, Appellate Law Section, Tort and Insurance Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Appellate Law); College of the State Bar of Texas (Member). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Jeffery H. Rusthoven
William Stewart Shurtleff (Associate) born Beaumont, Texas, October 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.S., 2001); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate.Email: William Stewart Shurtleff
Kate Moynahan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.
Harold Buell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Baylor University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.
Jason Cagle (Associate) born Bedford, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2006, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., Political Science and Computer Science, magna cum laude, 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Jason L. Cagle's practice focuses on helping clients resolve complex business disputes, particularly ones involving disagreements over control of partnerships and corporations. He has extensive experience in assisting clients in the investigation and management of claims requiring complex discovery, particularly discovery involving computer data and other electronic documents. He served as an Articles Editor on the editorial board of the Vanderbilt Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board, and joined the Order of the Coif after graduating in the top 10% of his class. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Construction Law and Antitrust & Business Litigation Sections); Dallas (Member, Construction Law and Business Litigation Sections) and American Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers' Association; Dallas Area Young Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Represented a real estate investment company in complex litigation against its partner and an investor, the proceedings encompassed multiple lawsuits in state and federal court, along with arbitration proceedings; Defended a telecommunications provider against alleged violations of the partnership agreement and breaches of fiduciary duty in a case filed by its partners; Obtained dismissal of all claims against the former chief financial officer of a Fortune 100 company in an SEC civil enforcement action and a related private class-action lawsuit; Defended a telecommunications provider in a consumer fraud suit filed by hundreds of plaintiffs involving errors in publishing unlisted telephone numbers; Persuaded a court to grant summary judgment against a liability insurer for attorneys' fees in the underlying litigation, along with penalties for wrongfully denying the claim; Persuaded a court to grant summary judgment against a purchaser of several natural gas wells asserting claims for breach of contract; Won a take-nothing verdict in favor of a musical instrument manufacturer in a bench trial against a former employee claiming violation of his employment agreement. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Jason Cagle
John Neyland (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Baylor University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas.
Jeff Leach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., Political Science, 2005); Southern Methodist University (J.D.). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Business Litigation); State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Jeff Leach