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| | Address | | The Summit, Suite 700, 300 North Marienfeld | | Midland, Texas 79701 | | (Midland Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Lynch, Chappell & Alsup,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Oil and Gas Title Examinations and Transactions, General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Business and Commercial Litigation, Business Transactions and Contracts, Administrative, Bankruptcy, Securities, Corporations and Banking, Trust and Estate, Taxation, Real Estate Law. | | Year Established: 1959 | Firm Profile:
The predecessor to Lynch, Chappell & Alsup was formed in 1959 with one tax and one oil and gas attorney. Through the years, the firm has expanded to service not only its client base of independent oil operators, major oil companies and oil field service companies, but has developed a general civil and trial practice which includes, among it 5,000 clients, American and New York Stock Exchange companies, banks, real estate developers and many closely held corporations and individuals. | | Firm Size: 19 | Representative Clients:
Pioneer Natural Resources; Wagner & Brown, Ltd.; First American Bank, SSB; Western National Bank; Clayton Williams Energy, Ins.; Magnum Hunter Resources; Key Energy Services, Inc.; Basic Energy Services, L.P.; Warren Equipment Company; Parallel Petroleum; Chevron/Texaco. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | James M. Alsup (President) born Patton, Texas, January 26, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University; University of Texas (B.B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Delta Theta Phi. Assistant City Attorney, 1964-1967. Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Midland County (President, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Director, 1990-1993); Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: James M. Alsup | | Robert A. Spears (Shareholder) born Nacogdoches, Texas, May 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1967). Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law. Email: Robert A. Spears | | Thomas W. Ortloff (Shareholder) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1971); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Securities Analyst, State Securities Board, 1975-1977. Member: Midland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Thomas W. Ortloff | | A. Harper Estes (Shareholder) born Pecos, Texas, December 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1977); Baylor University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Midland County (Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (President, 2008-2009; Member, District 16-B Grievance Committee, 1987-1993); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1987-1989); Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: A. Harper Estes | | Steven C. Kiser (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, November 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1977); Baylor University (J.D., 1980). Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Steven C. Kiser | | W. Scott Ryburn (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, March 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Taxation. Email: W. Scott Ryburn | | L. Shane Stokes (Shareholder) born Plainview, Texas, January 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Member: Midland County Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Probate. Email: L. Shane Stokes | | Jeffrey D. Hewett (Shareholder) born Fort Scott, Kansas, September 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Kansas; 1982, Texas; 1989, New Mexico. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Note and Comment Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Midland County and Kansas Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Oil and Gas Law; Mediation. Email: Jeffrey D. Hewett | | Richard E. Booth (Shareholder) born Paris, Texas, May 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Society of Professionals In Dispute Resolution. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation. Email: Richard E. Booth | | Randall L. Rouse (Shareholder) born Lubbock, Texas, June 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1978, West Virginia. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Instructor, Business Law, Amarillo Junior College, 1976-1977. Member: Ector County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Hospital Law; Bankruptcy Law; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Legal Malpractice. Email: Randall L. Rouse | | Alan J. Brown (Shareholder) born Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Pepperdine University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Midland County Young Lawyers Bar Association. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Tax Law; Corporate Law. Email: Alan J. Brown | | Scott M. Kidwell (Shareholder) born Midland, Texas, May 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1999—); Midland County Young Lawyers (Vice-President, 1997). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Employment Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Scott M. Kidwell | | William K. Abney (Shareholder) born Marshall, Texas, April 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2002, New Mexico. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1997); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2000). Member: Travis County, Midland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Civil Trial Law; Real Estate; Administrative Law. Email: William K. Abney | | J. Devin Alsup (Shareholder) born Austin, Texas, July 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1986); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1989). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Midland County Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 1996-1997; Vice-President, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Family Law; Collections; Criminal Law. Email: J. Devin Alsup | | B. Blue Hyatt (Shareholder) born Kerrville, Texas, October 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Schreiner College (B.A., 1998); University of Tulsa (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Officer, Ector County, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: B. Blue Hyatt | | —————————— | | Leslie J. Kramer (Associate) born Jackson, Michigan, June 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1992, Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., summa cum laude, with high distinction, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Midland County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | Gerry J. Weisenfels (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, August 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1998); University of Texas School of Law at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Gerry J. Weisenfels | | William F. Krueger (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2006). Member: Midland County Bar Association (Vice President, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas. Email: William F. Krueger | | Douglas T. Prieto (Associate) born Midland, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2008, New Mexico. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Midland County (Secretary, 2008-2009) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; Midland County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Banks and Banking. Email: Douglas T. Prieto | | Cory Kenworthy Canon (Associate) born Odessa, Texas, March 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas; Midland County Young Lawyers Association (President, 2006-2007; Vice President, 2007-2008); Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Cory Kenworthy Canon | | OF COUNSEL | | Wm. Randall Lundy (Of Counsel) born Barbourville, Kentucky, June 21, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lincoln Memorial University (B.A., 1990); Cumberland University (LL.B., 1957). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Midland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Practice. |
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