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| | Address | | 508 W. Wall Street, Suite 444, P.O. Box 3580 | | Midland, Texas 79702 | | (Midland Co.) | | | |
| | | Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Administrative, Antitrust, Banking (including Regulatory), Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Corporations, Environmental, Estate Planning, Federal and State Litigation, Federal and State Taxation, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mining, Oil and Gas, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Trade Regulation, Transportation and Water Rights. | | Year Established: 1888 | Firm Profile:
For over 100 years, Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P. has been a leading law firm in the Southwest and one of the larger firms in New Mexico and Texas. Its roots go back to 1888 when Granville A. Richardson opened the first law office in the Pecos Valley of the Territory of New Mexico, and it has grown to encompass three offices in New Mexico and Texas. The firm enjoys a diverse clientele from a wide area, including major oil companies, financial institutions, public utilities, and insurance companies, as well as small businesses and individuals. Its attorneys include graduates of over 20 different law schools. | | Firm Size: 34 | Representative Clients:
Advocate MD; American Physicians Insurance Exchange; Bass Enterprises Production Co.; CMS Oil & Gas Co.; Capwest Resources, Inc.; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Cimarex; ConocoPhillips, Inc.; David H. Arrington, Inc; Dinero Operating Co.; EOG Resources, Inc.; ExxonMobil Corp.; OXY USA Inc.; Kanto Natural Gas Development Co., Ltd.; Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc.; Pure Resources L.P.; RAM Energy, Inc.; Texas Medical Liability Trust; Texas Medical Liability Insurance Exchange and Joint Underwriting Assn.; The Medical Protective Company; Texas Wind Power Co.; Wells Fargo Bank Texas; Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc.; West Texas Energy Capital Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P.
Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
| | RESIDENT PARTNERS | | Harold L. Hensley, Jr. (Partner) born Houston, Texas, November 29, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, New Mexico, 2003, Texas. Education: Rice Institute (B.A., 1956); University of Texas (LL.B., 1960). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Board Member, Commercial Litigation Antitrust Section, 1990—; Member, Supreme Court Committee on Uniform Jury Instructions, 1976-1978); State Bar of Texas. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1993-1994). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Condemnation. Email: Harold L. Hensley, Jr. | | C. D. Martin (Partner) born Seminole, Oklahoma, March 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas and New Mexico. Education: North Texas State University (B.S., 1964); University of Texas (LL.B., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member, New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Natural Resources Specialty Committee, 1998—. Member, Board of Trustees, The Petroleum Museum. Permian Basin Petroleum Association (General Counsel); Advisory Board of University of Texas Permian Basin College of Arts & Sciences; Wells Fargo Bank Texas, Midland, N.A. Community Board of Directors. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Midland County Bar Association (President, 1984-1985). Fellow, New Mexico Bar Foundation. (New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialist in Oil and Gas Natural Resources). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Banking. Email: C. D. Martin | | William B. Burford (Partner) born Del Rio, Texas, November 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., in Geology, 1975; J.D., 1978). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Texas Law Review, 1976-1978. Member: Midland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas. Email: William B. Burford | | Max E. Wright (Partner) born Roswell, New Mexico, October 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1969); Sam Houston State University (M.A., 1974); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Briefing Attorney, U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes. West Texas Regional Vice President, 2003. Member: Midland County (Vice President, 1988; President, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: CLE Committee, 1992-1995; Pattern Jury Charge Vol. I Committee, 1994-1999); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1983-1985, 1991-1995; Regional Vice-President, 2005—); Defense Research Institute, Inc.; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury; Oil and Gas Litigation; Mediation. Email: Max E. Wright | | Steven D. Arnold (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, December 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Texas Christian University; Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1977); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1980). Phi Delta Phi; Delta Theta Phi. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust and Construction Law Sections); State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law(50%); Oil and Gas Law(50%). Email: Steven D. Arnold | | John C. Chambers (Partner) born Waco, Texas, July 18, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Texas. Education: Rice Institute and University of Texas (B.A., 1958); University of Texas (LL.B., 1960). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Midland Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1968-1969); State Bar of Texas (Member: Grievance Committee, 13th District, 1976-1980; 1990-1993; Lawyers Assistance Committee, 1983-1995; Member, Supreme Court Task Force on Rules and Civil Procedure, 1992-1993); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Banking Law. Email: John C. Chambers | | Julia Swallow (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, January 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1997, New Mexico. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1989); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Intern, International Legal Department Pretroleos Mexicano, Mexico City. Member: Midland Bar Association; Texas Association of Bank Council. Languages: Spanish. Email: Julia Swallow | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATE | | Joseph A. Baker (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, June 8, 1979; (Admission pending). Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Email: Joseph A. Baker | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Roswell, New Mexico Office: 400 Penn Plaza, Suite 700, P.O. Box 10, 88202. Telephone: 575-622-6510. Fax: 575-623-9332.
Santa Fe, New Mexico Office: 218 Montezuma, P.O. Box 2068, 87504. Telephone: 505-982-4554. Fax: 505-982-8623.
| (For biographical data on personnel at Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico and Austin, Texas, see Professional Biographies at those locations) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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