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Address
Wells Fargo Center
1500 Broadway, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 1499
Lubbock, Texas 79408-1499 (Lubbock Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) On January 1, 1940, the firm of Bledsoe, Crenshaw & Dupree changed its name to Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., under which name the Firm has been engaged in practice since that date. The original founding partner of the firm, William H. Bledsoe, began the practice of law in Lubbock in 1908 and while serving in the Texas State Senate was instrumental in the location of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Statement of PracticeAdoptions, Alternative Disputes Resolution, Annulment, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Asset Protection, Asset Recovery, Automobile Accidents, Automobile Insurance, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Chapter 11, Bankruptcy Chapter 13, Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Birth Injuries, Breach of Contract, Business Enterprises, Business Formation, Business Law, Business Litigation, Business Planning, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Custody, Child Support, Civil Litigation, Closely Held Business Law, Collaborative Family Law, Collections, Commercial Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Construction Accidents, Construction Defects, Construction Law, Contracts, Conveyancing, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Debtor and Creditor, Divorce, Domestic Partnerships, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, ERISA, Education Law, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Taxation, Family Law, Family Mediation, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fathers Rights, Finance, Financial Services Law, Foreclosures, Franchises and Franchising, Malpractice General Practice, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care, Income Tax, Inheritance, Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Labor and Employment, Landlord and Tenant Law, Law Enforcement, Legal Malpractice, Legal Separation, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Life and Health Insurance, Limited Liability Company Law, Litigation, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mold Litigation, Mortgages, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Nursing Home Litigation, OSHA, Partnership, Paternity, Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, Premarital Agreements, Prisoners Rights, Products Liability, Property Damage, Property Insurance, Property Tax, Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Restraining Orders, School Law, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Small Business Law, Spousal Support, Tax Adults, Tax Planning, Taxation, Trucking Accidents, Trusts and Estate, Visitation Rights, Wage and Hour Law, Whistleblower Litigation, Wills and Probate, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Year Established: 1940
Firm Size: 19
AddressWells Fargo Center
1500 Broadway, 8th Floor P.O. Box 1499
Lubbock, TX 79408-1499, (Lubbock Co.)
PhonePhone: 806-762-5281
Fax: 806-762-3510
Website
http://www.cdmlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Chas. C. Crenshaw (1886-1964).
Geo. W. Dupree (1890-1973).
James H. Milam (1911-1994).
MEMBERS OF FIRMCecil C. Kuhne (Partner) born 1929; admitted to bar, 1957, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1950); University of Texas (LL.B., 1958). Contributing Author, "Appellate Procedure in Texas," Professional Development Program, State Bar of Texas, Second Edition, 1979. Member: American Law Institute. [U.S. Navy, 1952-1955]. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Cecil C. Kuhne
John Crews (Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1959; M.B.A., 1960); University of Texas (J.D., 1964). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; ESOP Association; National Center for Employee Ownership. Member: Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law and Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Business Law; Corporate Law; Probate; Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: John Crews
William J. Wade (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Mathematics, 1963); University of Texas (J.D., 1966). Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005-2008. Assistant District Attorney, 47th Judicial District, 1968-1969. Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Texas ABOTA). Member: Supreme Court of Texas Advisory Committee, 2005-2008. Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director at Large, 2006-2009); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Litigation Counsel of America. [U.S. Army, 1966-1968]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: William J. Wade
Jack McCutchin, Jr. (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1971); Baylor University (J.D., 1973). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Corporate Law.Email: Jack McCutchin, Jr.
W C Bratcher (Partner) born Blue Ridge, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 2009, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1975). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Advocate); American Board of Trial Advocates. [U.S. Army, 1970-1975]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Business; Oil and Gas.Email: W C Bratcher
Layton Z. Woodul (Partner) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1966); University of Texas (J.D., 1973); College of the State Bar of Texas. First Assistant Criminal District Attorney, 1973-1977. Distinguished Credentialed Mediator by Texas Credentialing Association. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Mediation.Email: Layton Z. Woodul
Robert L. Duncan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1976; J.D., 1981). Texas Senate, 1996, Chair, Senate State Affairs Committee; Member of Finance, Natural Resources and Jurisprudence Committees. Member: Texas House of Representatives, 1993-1996, Committees: Insurance (Vice-Chair). General Counsel, Texas Senate State Affairs Committee, 1989. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.
W. Chris Boyer (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1972); Baylor University (J.D., 1976). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil, Gas and Energy Law; Real Estate; Water Law; Agricultural Law; Litigation.Email: W. Chris Boyer
Mark O. Blankenship (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). Member, National Mock Trial Team. Named, Outstanding Young Lawyer by Lubbock County Bar Association, 1996-1997. Former Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Texas Tech School of Law. Achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, Board of Directors, 1998-2002); Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Trucking Liability; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Nursing Home Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense; Tort Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Property Damage Defense.Email: Mark O. Blankenship
Matt D. Matzner (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1996). Briefing Attorney to the Hon. Sam R. Cummings, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas, 1996-1998. Intern to the Hon. J.Q. Warnick, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas, 1994-1995. Member: American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Matt D. Matzner
William R. Eichman II (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Sioux Falls College (B.A., 1991); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1994). Former Assistant Criminal District Attorney. Member: Texas Association of Defense Council; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate Member). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: William R. Eichman II
Arlene C. Matthews (Partner) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, New Mexico. Education: Austin College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Texas Tech University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Casenote/Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Arlene C. Matthews
ASSOCIATESStacey S. Barber (Associate) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.Com., 1986); Southern Methodist University (Paralegal Cert., 1989); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Lubbock County, 1998-2004. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Stacey S. Barber
Brandon R. Lipps (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 2002); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2009).Email: Brandon R. Lipps
Eliott V. Nixon (Associate) born 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 2006); St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., 2009).Email: Eliott V. Nixon
Mark W. McBrayer (Associate) born Abilene, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Briefing Attorney to Hon. Sam R. Cummings, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas, 2003-2005. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Section 1983; Labor and Employment.Email: Mark W. McBrayer
OF COUNSELDerry D. Harding (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1961, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1958); Baylor University (J.D., 1961). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association. [Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Wills; Probate.Email: Derry D. Harding
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