MEMBERS OF FIRM
Mike Atkins (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1971); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1974). Recipient, Award for Law, Heritage Foundation, 1999. Elected: Ector County Attorney, 1976-7982; Mayor, City of Odessa, 1996-2000. Past Chair and Member, District 15 Grievance Committee. Past President and Member, Board of Directors of United Way of Odessa. Past Campaign Chairman, United Way of Odessa. Past President, Odessa Industrial Development Corporation. Past Member, Parish Council, St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church. Member, Diocesan Legal Advisory Team, Diocese of San Angelo. Voted: Most Influential Person in Permian Basin, Odessa American, 1998; Citizen of the Year, Odessa Chamber of Commerce, 1999. Member: Ector County Bar Association (Past President); Texas State Bar (Member: School Law Section; The National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; The Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys; Past Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: School Law; Banking Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation.
Daniel J. Hollmann (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Recipient: Odessa Citizen of the Year, 2006; Heritage of Odessa Foundation Award. Certified Public Accountant, Texas. Past Chairman, Odessa Chamber of Commerce. Past President, Catholic Charities Odessa. Commissioner, Odessa Housing Authority. Chairman, Odessa Chamber of Commerce Medical Advisory Committee. Board Member: Odessa Industrial Development Corporation; Texas Tech Health Science Center, Permian Basin Advisory Council. Member: Diocesan Legal Advisory; Texas Society of Certified Public Accounts. Member: Ector County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; State Taxation; Federal Taxation; Estate Planning.
Fred M. "Mickey" Jones (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1970); Baylor Law School (J.D., 1973). Member, Board of Directors: Security State Bank, 1999; Colorado Municipal Water District, 2006; Texas Association of Bank Council, 2007; Texas Golf Association, 1998; Permian Basin Planning Commission, 1989-1988; Region 18 Education Service Center; Odessa Country Club. Past Chairman, Region 18 Education Service Center. Past President, Odessa Country Club. Member: Ector County Appraisal District, 1988; Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees, 1979-1989. Member: Ector County Bar Association and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking; Probate.
Jimmy W. Peacock (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Arkansas at Monticello (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); Midwestern State University (M.A., 1974); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1981); College of the State Bar of Texas. Board Certified, Residential Real Estate Law, State Bar of Texas Board of Specialization, 1987. Legal Panel, Texas Association of Realtors. Member: Midland Business and Estate Planning Council; Texas Association of Bank Counsel; United Way; American Heart Association; Permian Playhouse; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church; Christmas in April. Member: Ector County (President, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; Sate Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Construction, Real Property, Probate and Trust). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Corporate; Banking; Probate; Estate Planning.
Tryon D. Lewis (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Odessa College; University of Texas at Austin; Baylor Law School (J.D., 1972). Recipient, Heritage Foundation Award for Distinction in Field of Law, 1996. Elected, State District Judge, 161st District Court, 1985-2006. Member: Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys. Past President: Odessa Cultural Council; Ector County Republican Men's Club. Past Board Member: Permian Playhouse; Odessa Meals on Wheels; Odessa Downtown Rotary Club; Friends of UTPB. Past Chairman, Ector County Republican Party. Member: Ector County Bar Association (Past President); State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Section); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Past Director).
P. A. Lyon, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Odessa College (A.A., 1971); Texas Tech University (B.A., 1973); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1976). Past Chairman, Zoning Board of Adjustment, City of Odessa. Past Board Member: Odessa Chamber of Commerce; West Texas Food Bank. Past National President, Red Raider Club. Past Member, Oil Baron's Committee American Cancer Society. Member: Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Odessa Development Corporation Finance and Audit Committee. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Ector County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business; Banking; Real Estate; Corporation; Estate Planning; Oil and Gas Law.
Randal M. Patterson (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.B.A., 1970); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1975). Chair, Ector County Democratic Party, 2000-2002. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2008. Member: Ector County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Murray vs. San Jacinto Agency, Inc., 800 SW2d 826 (Texas, 1990); Griffin vs. Big Spring I.S.D., 706 F.2d 645; Texas National Bank vs. Dempsey, 674 SW2d 493. Practice Areas: Contracts; Life Insurance; Deceptive Trade Practices; Promissory Notes; Accounts; Bad Faith; Bank Director Liability; Garnishments; Guaranties; Employee Termination; Conversion; Leases; Fraud; Land Partitions; Bank Letters of Credit; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Strict Liability; Civil Litigation; Social Security; Disability Benefits.
Jay Durell (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Board Member, Various Youth Sports Associations. Assistant District Director, Little League Baseball. Alternate Municipal Judge. Teen Court Judge. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Ector County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial; Residential Real Estate; Probate; Wills; Corporations; Contracts.
ASSOCIATE
Melanie Hollmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., History, 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: Catholic Charities; Y-CO, Inc. Member: Ector County Bar Association (Special Projects Coordinator, 2007-2008; Secretary, 2008-2009); State Bar of Texas Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Privacy; Information Security Issues.