McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, L.L.P.

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Law Firm in Lubbock, Texas

A Partnership including Professional Corporations

Address
Plains Capital Bank Building, 5010 University Avenue, P.O. Box 6170
Lubbock, Texas 79493
(Lubbock Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 806-796-7300  
Fax: 806-796-7365
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McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Labor, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Banking Law, Probate, Estate and Trust Planning, Personal Injury, Long Term Health Care and Elder Law, Family Law, Oil & Gas, Taxation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Water Rights Law, Municipality, Governmental Entity Law.
Year Established: 1940
Firm Size: 23
Representative Clients:
Crum & Forster Commercial Lines; Texas Medical Liability Trust; Texas Lawyers Ins. Exchange; Plains Capital Bank; United Supermarkets; Ag Texas, FCS; Stewart Title Co.; Trinity Universal Insurance Cos.; First United Bank; First State Bank Shallowater; CNA Insurance Co.; Farm Credit Leasing Services Corp.; Frank Brown Auto & Truck Ranch, Inc.; Carillon, Inc.; John Deere Credit; Industrial Molding Corp.; Extendicare, Inc.; Llano Estacado Winery; First Ag Credit, FCS; West Texas National Bank; City of Lubbock; Dow AgroSciences, L.L.C.; Lubbock Economic Development Alliance; Watson Sysco Food Services, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 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
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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MEMBERS OF FIRM
William F. (Pete) Baker (Member) born Stamford, Texas, May 10, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1961); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006 and 2007. Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Forensic Medicine, Texas Tech Medical School, 1969-1970. Member: Lubbock County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1979-1980); Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Director, 1986-1989). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Banks and Banking; Commercial Law; Professional Liability. Email: William F. (Pete) Baker
Clarence P. Brazill (1919-1990).
Dennis R. Burrows (Member) born Plainview, Texas, July 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1995, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1973). Delta Theta Phi. Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006, 2007. Member: Lubbock County and Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Law, Consumer Law and Texas Torts & Workers Compensation Law Sections); College of the State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Law. Email: Dennis R. Burrows
Fernando M. Bustos (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1997). Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006 and 2007. Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lubbock County, 2003-2004. Briefing Attorney, Honorable Sam R. Cummings, U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, 1997-1999. Adjunct Professor, Texas Tech University School of Law (2000—). Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (Director, 2004-2007); Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights; Employment Law; Trademark; Copyright Registration; Litigation. Email: Fernando M. Bustos
Benjamin H. Davidson, II (Member) born Littlefield, Texas, September 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocacy. Member: Lubbock County and American (Member, Litigation and Tort Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Law Section). (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Health Care; Civil Litigation. Email: Benjamin H. Davidson, II
Don Graf (Member) born Alabama, 1939; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Concordia Jr. College; University of Illinois (B.B.A., with honors, 1960); University of Illinois; University of Texas (LL.B., with honors, 1962). Recipient: Pro Bono Service Award, 1987. Editor, Texas Law Review, 1962. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Natural Resources Law; General Law and Labor Law). (Board Certified, Labor Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Don Graf
Jody D. Jenkins (Member) born Abilene, Texas, July 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2005, New Mexico. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (President, 2008-2009); Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; General Practice; Consumer Litigation. Email: Jody D. Jenkins
Jerry M. Kolander, Jr., (P.C.) (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Pattern Jury Charge Committee for Business, Consumer, Insurance and Employment Law, 1998-2000. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (President, 2003-2004); State Bar of Texas (Real Estate Forms Committee, 1990); Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate; Business Entities; Estates and Probate; Guardianships; Real Estate; Business Transactions. Email: Jerry M. Kolander, Jr., (P.C.)
William P. Lane (Member) born Sweetwater, Texas, January 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1986); University of Texas (J.D., 1989). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (Secretary, 1997-1998; Director, 2002-2004); State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Long Term Care; Civil Litigation; Wind Energy Law. Email: William P. Lane
Tommy J. Swann (Member) born Slaton, Texas, January 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1969; M.S., 1972; J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Comments Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (President, 2006-2007); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law; Agricultural Law Committee (Chairman, 2001-2002); West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1988-1989); Christian Legal Society; Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Creditor's Rights Law. Email: Tommy J. Swann
J. Mark Wagnon (Managing Partner) born Washington, D.C., August 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1978; J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1981. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business and Tax; Real Estate; Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Entities; Taxation. Email: J. Mark Wagnon
Dan G. Young (Member) born Lubbock, Texas, October 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit ; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Acct., 1979; J.D., with honors, 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member 1981-1983, and Research Editor, 1982-1983, Texas Tech Law Review. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association; National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insurance Defense Law; Creditors Rights. Email: Dan G. Young
ASSOCIATES
Dustin R. Burrows (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, November 14, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas and New Mexico. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 2001); Texas Tech University (M.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2004). Advisory Committee, Texas Residential Construction Commission, Warranties and Performance Standards. Member: Lubbock County and American Bar Associations; Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Dustin R. Burrows
Will C. Griffis (Associate) born San Angelo, Texas, January 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1999); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation. Email: Will C. Griffis
Ann Haag (Associate) born Plainview, Texas, January 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1997); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association; Lubbock County Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation. Email: Ann Haag
Abel Reyna, Jr. (Associate) born Plainview, Texas, July 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: West Texas State University (B.B.A., 1986); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2001). Director, Communities in Schools, 2004—. Member: State Bar of Texas; Lubbock County Bar Association; Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (President, 2007-2008; Director, 2005-2007). Languages: Spanish. Email: Abel Reyna, Jr.
Zane J. Vaughn (Associate) born Las Cruces, New Mexico, August 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2003); North Carolina State University (M.S., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 2002-2003. Counsel to U.S. Senator Pete V. Domenici, 2006-2008. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Litigation; General Practice; Federal Practice; Intellectual Property. Email: Zane J. Vaughn
OF COUNSEL
R. Rex Aycock (Of Counsel) born Texas, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1957); University of Texas (J.D., 1962). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1999-2002). Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (President, 1988-1989); State Bar of Texas (Member: Continuing Professional Competence Committee, 1985-1986; Continuing Legal Education, 1987-1988; District 16 Grievance, 1977-1986); Texas Association of Bank Counsel; American Agricultural Law Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Law; General Practice. Email: R. Rex Aycock
Harold O. Harriger (Of Counsel) born Pennsylvania, 1928; admitted to bar, 1954, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Midwestern University (B.S., 1952); University of Texas (LL.B., 1955). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1957-1958); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Probate Law. Email: Harold O. Harriger
George W. McCleskey (1915-1997).
Mike Worley (Of Counsel) born Ballinger, Texas, February 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1978-1981. Member, Personal Injury Trial Law Advisory Commission to Board of Legal Specialization, 1983. Member of Board, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1983-1986. Member, Pattern Jury Charge Committee Medical Malpractice, 1990-1995. Member: Lubbock County Bar Association (President, 1981-1982); State Bar of Texas (Health Law Section, Governing Council, 1989-1990); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1990-1991); Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Professional Malpractice. Email: Mike Worley


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