|   | | Law Firm in Longview, Texas | An Association of Attorneys including a Professional Corporation |
| | Address | | Suite 211 Energy Centre, 1127 Judson Road | | Longview, Texas 75601 | | (Gregg & Harrison Cos.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2665, Longview, Texas, 75606 | | | |
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| Coghlan Crowson, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials. Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Condemnation, Corporation, Banking, Public Utility, Mining, Insurance, Probate, Estate Planning. | | Year Established: 1986 | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Texas Bank and Trust Co.; American Electric Power Co.; Southwestern Electric Power Co.; International Paper Co.; Ferro Corp.; OXY USA INC.; Sunoco; Goldston Oil Corp.; Texas Die Casting; BP/Amoco Production Co.; Triple J. Investments, Inc.; Texas Utilities Company; EOG Resources, Inc.; SAFECO; Ace U.S.A.; Robroy Industries; Dallas Production Co.; Houston Pipeline; U.S. Foam, Inc.; Red Ball Oxygen; Stroud Petroleum Inc.; Occidental Chemical; Duoline Technologies, LP; Sandridge Energy, Inc.; Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Craton Energy Holdings; C.W. Resources, Inc.; EnerVest Management Partners, Ltd.; Howell Oil and Gas, Inc.; Indigo Minerals, LLC; NFR Energy, LLC; R. Lacy, Inc.; Capital One, N.A. | | John M. Fitzpatrick (1959-2006). | | David L. Crowson (1954-2007). | | J. Don Westbrook (Member) born Gilmer, Texas, August 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Kilgore College; University of Texas at Tyler (B.S., with honors, 1985); Baylor University (J.D., 1988). Member: Gregg County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: OXY USA, Inc. v. Cook, 2003 WL 21499383 (Tex.App.Tyler, 2003); Morris v. Dearborne, 181 F.3d 657 (5th Cir Tex., 1999) and 69 F. Supp. 868 (E.D.Tex., 1999); Love of God Holiness Temple Church v. Union Standard Ins. Co., 860 S.W. 2d 179, (Tex.App. Texarkana, 1993); Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Ater, 845 S.W.2d 334, (Tex.App.El Paso, 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Oil & Gas; Contracts. Email: J. Don Westbrook | | Stayton L. Worthington (Member) born Mt. Pleasant, Texas, October 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 2005, Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1982, Phi Kappa Phi); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Texas Law Review. Member: Gregg County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Cofer v. Ferro Corp., 2003 WL 21804821, (Tex.App. Tyler. 2003); Grant v. Southwestern Electric Power Co., 20 S.W.3d 794, (Tex.App. Texarkana, 2000), and 73 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. 2002); Cudd Pressure Control, Inc. v. Sonat Exploration Co., 74 S.W.3d 185 (Tex.App. Texarkana, 2002). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Stayton L. Worthington | | Mitch Motley, PC (Member) born Nacogdoches, Texas, December 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: North Texas State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Texas (J.D., 1984). Member: Gregg County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Business Law. Email: Mitch Motley, PC | | Michael E. Starr (Member) born Houston, Texas, July 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S., Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1986; J.D., 1989); Nottingham University, Nottingham, U.K. (LL.M., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Smith County Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1998-1999. Member, Baylor Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Order of the Barristers; Interscholastic Mock Trial Team. American Board of Trial Advocates, 2008. Member: Smith County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Negligence; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Appeals. | | —————————— | | Jane A. Crowson (Associate) born Waco, Texas, October 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., with honors, 1977); Baylor University (J.D., 1980). Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. | | Travis L. Booher (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana October 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1992; M.S., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Gregg County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation. Email: Travis L. Booher | | David P. Henry (Associate) born Tyler, Texas, November 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1997); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Texas Tech Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. Robert M. Parker, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2000-2001. Associate, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, 2001-2006. Member: Dallas County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Law; Oil and Gas Law; Mineral Law; Civil Litigation. Email: David P. Henry | | OF COUNSEL | | Howard Coghlan (Of Counsel) born Shreveport, Louisiana, April 14, 1927; admitted to bar, 1950, Texas; 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University; Kilgore College; Southern Methodist University (LL.B., with high honors, 1950). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of Wool Sack. Editorial Board, Southwestern Law Journal, 1950, Barristers. Member: Gregg County Bar Association (President, 1975); State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, 1973-1974 and Vice-Chairman, Conference of Bar Presidents, 1975-1977). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Jennings v. Wessely Energy Corp., 720 S.W.2d 811 (Tex.App. Texarkana, 1986); SMK Energy Corp. v. Westchester Gas Co., 705 S.W.2d 174 (Tex.App. Texarkana, 1985); Young v. Amoco Production Co., 610 F. Supp. 1479 (E.D.Tex., 1985); Continental Group, Inc. v. Allison, 404 So. 2d 428 (La. 1981); Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. Burlington Northern, Inc., 475 F. Supp. 510 (E.D. Tex., 1979). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Pipeline; Mining Law; Condemnation. Email: Howard Coghlan | | J. Clayton La Grone (Of Counsel) born Shreveport, Louisiana, May 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas; 1967, Oklahoma; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1961); University of Texas (LL.B., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Natural Gas Contracting in the 1980's," 32nd Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Taxation, Southwestern Legal Foundation, September, 1981; "Calculating the Landowner's Royalty," 28th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 803, 1982; "The Supply Side of Cogeneration," 36th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 14-1, 1990. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Natural Resources Law; Federal and State Energy Regulatory Law. |
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