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| | Address | | 500 West Illinois, Suite 300, P.O. Box 2776 | | Midland, Texas 79702-2776 | | (Midland Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Business Law, Civil Practice, Corporate Law, Taxation, Securities, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Probate, Trusts and Estates, Banks and Banking, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment. | | Year Established: 1974 | | Firm Size: 35 | Representative Clients:
Bank of America, N.A.; ChevronTexaco; Cimarex Energy Company; City of Midland; Concho Resources, Inc.; ConocoPhillips; Devon Energy Corporation; EOG Resources, Inc.; Fasken Oil & Ranch, Ltd.; First American Bank, SSB; Farmers Insurance Group; Midland Independent School District; Occidental Permian, Ltd.; Pure Resources, L.P.; Shell Oil Company; TMBR-Sharp Drilling, Inc.; Texas Council Risk Management Fund; Texas Municipal League; Tipperary Corporation; Vulcan Materials Company; WG Energy Holding, Inc.; Weatherford International; Wells Fargo Bank, Texas N.A.; Westport Oil & Gas Company; Zurich Insurance Company. | | Robert C. Bledsoe (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1955, Texas; 1958, New Mexico. Education: New Mexico Military Institute and University of Texas (B.B.A., 1952); University of Texas (LL.B., 1955). Member, Editorial Board, Texas Law Review, 1954-1955. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Robert C. Bledsoe | | Charles L. Tighe (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1955, Texas. Education: Rice Institute (B.A., 1951); University of Texas (LL.B., 1955). Member, Editorial Board, Texas Law Review, 1954-1955. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Charles L. Tighe | | Robert H. Dawson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University and University of Texas (B.A., 1960); University of Texas (LL.B., 1962). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate. Email: Robert H. Dawson | | John A. Woodside (Shareholder) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., 1964; LL.B., 1967). (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Income Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Property Tax; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Controversies; Tax Credits; Tax Deferred Exchanges. Email: John A. Woodside | | James C. Considine (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1971). Member, Editorial Board, Texas Law Review, 1970-1971. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: James C. Considine | | Barry N. Beck (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1964); University of Texas (J.D., 1971). (Board Certified Personal Injury Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Barry N. Beck | | Terry W. Rhoads (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1976); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1982). Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1980-1982. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Terry W. Rhoads | | Bill J. Howard (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., with honors, 1982). Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1981-1982. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Bill J. Howard | | W. Bruce Williams (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 2004, Mississippi. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1979); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1982). Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1980-1982 and Note Editor, 1981-1982. Member: State Bar of Texas; The Mississippi Bar. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Corporate Insurance Defense; Corporate Litigation; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disabilities; Employee Benefits Litigation; General Practice; Federal Practice; Federal Tort Claims; Qui Tam Litigation; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Health Insurance Defense; Nursing Home Litigation; Medical Law; Hospital Law; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Risk Management; Medical Staff Contracts; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employer Liability; Employment Contracts; Employment Claims; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Retaliatory Discharge; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination Defense; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Malpractice; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Product Warning Labels; Torts; Tort Defense; Asbestos Defense; Silicosis Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: W. Bruce Williams | | Susan R. Richardson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Hardin-Simmons University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1976). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law and Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Susan R. Richardson | | Jerry D. Zant (Shareholder) born Odessa, Texas, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1981); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1984). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(50%); Probate(50%). Email: Jerry D. Zant | | Richard D. Davis, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1982); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1984-1985. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard D. Davis, Jr. | | Michael Jay Willson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Staff Member and Production Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Member: Ector, Midland County, Dallas and San Antonio Bar Associations. [Captain, Regular Commission, United States Air Force, 1985-1992, Honorable Discharge]. Reported Cases: Sierra Club v. City of San Antonio, 112 F.3d 789 (5th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1089 (1998); Silver Oil and Gas, Inc. v. EOG Resources, Inc., 246 S.W.3d 197 (Tex.App.--San Antonio 2007, no pet.). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Appeals; Toxic Tort Defense; Silicosis Litigation; Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Creditor Bankruptcy; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Contract Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Compliance; Governmental Defense; Government Tort Liability; Insurance Defense; Legal Ethics. Email: Michael Jay Willson | | Dan G. Leroy (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Dan G. Leroy | | Kristi Franklin Hyatt (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: Howard Payne University (B.A., 1986); Baylor University (J.D., 1989). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate; Wills; Living Wills; Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Planning; Wealth Preservation. Email: Kristi Franklin Hyatt | | Steven C. Hofer (Shareholder) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1978). Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy; Farm and Ranch Law; Real Estate. Email: Steven C. Hofer | | Michel E. Curry (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas and New Mexico. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1973); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1988-1989. Note Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1989. Past President, Permian Basin Landmen's Association. Author & Speaker: "The Perfect Operating Agreement, Considerations in Drafting Changes to the Model Form JOA," Advanced Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Course, 2008; "Matters Not Covered or Inadequately Covered by the Operating Agreement and Other Problem Areas," Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Fdn. Joint Operating Contracts, 2007. Member: State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section, 2005-2008); American Association of Professional Landmen (Past director, Forms Committee Chairman, 2007-2008). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Michel E. Curry | | Albert E. Sherman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1997, New Mexico. Education: Angelo State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1987); Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., 1990). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Albert E. Sherman | | W. Clark Lea (Shareholder) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1979); Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1980); Baylor University (J.D., 1990). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit. Special Agencies: Board of Disciplinary Appeals. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Human Resources Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Personnel Policies; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination Defense. Email: W. Clark Lea | | Stephen C. Byrd (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., 1979; M.B.A., 1984); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, 1989-1990, Associate Editor, 1990-1991, Texas Tech Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Stephen C. Byrd | | David W. Lauritzen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, New Mexico. Education: Yale University (B.A., honors, 1992); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: David W. Lauritzen | | Chris Aycock (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Chris Aycock | | John R. Collins (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Oklahoma; 1987, Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1971); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Energy. | | James M. Davis, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, New Mexico. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1997). Law Review. Practice Areas: Energy. Email: James M. Davis, Jr. | | Matt Catalano (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matt Catalano | | —————————— | | Matthew H. McGowen (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 2003); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Midland County Bar Association; Midland County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew H. McGowen | | David L. Stroman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University; Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: David L. Stroman | | Roy A. Key, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1986); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, Texas, 1990-2004. Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Construction Law Section); Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Roy A. Key, Jr. | | Mindy Hamm (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Industrial Distribution, 2003); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Midland Bar Association; Midland County Young Lawyers Association; Young Professionals in Energy. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mindy Hamm | | Reagan L. Butts (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., Religion and Business, cum laude, 2001); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Email: Reagan L. Butts | | Raymond S. Rudnicki (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, January 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Attorney, Business Section. Formerly with Honeywell International. Corporate Counsel, BJ Services Company. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Aaron M. Dorfner (Associate) born Albert Lea, Minnesota, February 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, Minnesota. Education: Minnesota State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2003). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation. Email: Aaron M. Dorfner | | Darren S. Skyles (Associate) born Pasadena, Texas, September 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., English, 1991; Texas Teacher Certification, Secondary, 1994; J.D., 2004). Legal Counsel, Midland Memorial Hospital. Member: Midland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Transactions; Business Formation. Email: Darren S. Skyles | | Nathaniel S. Brignon (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Journalism, 2002); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Academic Achievement, Commercial Law and Texas Criminal Procedure. Member: Midland County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Collections; Commercial Collections; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Nathaniel S. Brignon | | OF COUNSEL | | William E. Berry, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Baytown, Texas, September 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas of the Permian Basin (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Baylor University, School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of Barristers. National Mock Trial Team, 1997-1998. Recipient, Pakis, Giotes, Beard & Page Advocacy Award, 1998. Outstanding Graduate in Mass Communications, 1993. Editor in Chief, School Newspaper, 1992-1993. President, Downtown Rotary Club, 2004-2005. Member: Ector County (President, 2004-2005), Midland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Pro Bono College, 1999); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Communications Workers of America v. Ector County Hosp. Dist., 241 F.Supp.2d 617 (W.D.Tex.2002), aff'd, 392 F.3d 733 (5th Cir.2004), reh'g en Banc granted, 402 F.3d 503 (5th Cir.2005), on reh'g en Banc, 467 F.3d 427 (5th Cir.2006). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Litigation; Civil Rights; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Government Law; Hospital Law; Appellate Practice; Workers Compensation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Negligence; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Oil and Gas Litigation; Legal Malpractice. Email: William E. Berry, Jr. | | Tevis Herd (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; 1968, New Mexico. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Energy. Email: Tevis Herd | | Richard T. McMillan (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1968); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Richard T. 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