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| | Address | | Bank of America Building, 700 North Grant Street, Suite 201 | | Odessa, Texas 79761 | | (Ector & Midland Cos.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1552, Odessa, TX, 79760 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 432-332-0893 | | Telecopier/Fax: 432-333-5002; 432-335-8329 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.shaferfirm.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice, Insurance Law, Real Estate, Probate, Banking Law and Trials. | Firm Profile:
The law firm of Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker had its start in over 690 years ago. The Firm has a commitment to the legal profession, professional involvement and community leadership. We have a broad range of practice and clientele with emphasis in trial and appellate work in federal and state courts. We represent insurance companies, hospitals, county and city governments, a local college, banks, a local chamber of commerce and businesses of national, regional and local origin. Our litigation and trial attorneys are active in a variety of civil trial and appellate cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
AIG Insurance Companies; American State Bank; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; City of Odessa; CNA Insurance Companies; Colorado River Water Conservation District; Ector County; Germania Insurance Companies; Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies; Medical Center Hospital; Odessa Chamber of Commerce; Odessa College; Republic Insurance Companies; St. Paul Travelers Insurance Companies; Sewell Ford; Southwest 66 Credit Union; Texas Association of School Boards (TASB); Texas General Agency (TGA) Insurance Companies; Texas Mutual Insurance Companies; Unitrin Insurance Companies; Zurich Insurance Companies. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
| | W. O. Shafer (1917-1992). | | Connell Ashley (1927-1999). | | Perry Davis, Jr. (1927-2005). | | James M. O'Leary (Member) born Washington, D.C., September 10, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1952); University of Texas (LL.B., with honors, 1955). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Note Editor, Texas Law Review, 1954-1955. Member: Ector County and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Municipal Law; Health Care Law. | | Ray C. Stoker, Jr. (Member) born Odessa, Texas, February 19, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Baylor Law Review, 1963. Author: "Preliminary Sanity Trial- Jurisdiction," 14 Baylor L. Rev. 331; "Article 4638: Division on Divorce," 15 Baylor L. Rev., 237. Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1964-1965. Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission, 1985-1991. Chair: Texas Transportation Commission, 1991-1993; Texas Good Roads and Transportation Association, 1993—. Member: Ector County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Adoption Law. Email: Ray C. Stoker, Jr. | | Richard E. Buck (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, October 19, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1966); Baylor University (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, El Paso County Veteran Land Board, 1974-1978. Member: El Paso Junior (Secretary and Treasurer, 1970-1971; Vice President, 1972; Chair, Constitutional Revision Committee, 1973), El Paso (Member, Committees on: Library, 1974-1976; Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1977-1978) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Admission Committee, 17-A Bar District, 1974-1978). Practice Areas: Health Care; Real Estate Law; Probate; Corporate Law. Email: Richard E. Buck | | Joel B. Locke (Member) born Mineral Wells, Texas, November 26, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Ector County, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Probate Law; Civil Trial Law; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Corporate; Appellate. Email: Joel B. Locke | | B. Calvin Hendrick, VII (Member) born Odessa, Texas, October 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Angelo State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Ector County Bar Association (President, 1998); State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Young Lawyers Committee); Ector County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1995); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Insurance Litigation; Automobile Law; Negligence; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Malpractice; Oilfield Litigation; Civil Rights. Email: B. Calvin Hendrick, VII | | Stephen M. Steen, Jr. (Member) born Austin, Texas, March 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1987); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1991). Certified Mediator. Member: Ector County (President, 2000-2001) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Ector County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1999); International Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Automobile Law; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Home Defense; Oilfield Litigation; Civil Rights; Workers Compensation. Email: Stephen M. Steen, Jr. | | Miles R. Nelson (Member) born Beverly Hills, California, November 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1981); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Ector County, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Insurance Litigation; Hospital Law; Governmental Entity Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Legal Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Oil and Gas Litigation; Oilfield Personal Injury; Negligence Defense; Business Litigation; Employment and Civil Rights Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Miles R. Nelson | | William Everett Berry, Jr. (Member) born Baytown, Texas, September 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas of the Permian Basin (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Baylor University, School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Ector County (President, 2004-2005), Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Ector County Young Lawyers Association; The Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. 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 Everett Berry, Jr. | | Ronald C. Griffin (Member) born Sonora, Texas, September 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1996); Oklahoma City University, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Honors Board. Editor-in-Chief, Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1998-1999. Author: "Obtaining Relief from Federal Firearms Disabilities: Did Congress Really Suspend the Relief Available to Felons Through Appropriations Acts?" 23 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 977, 1998. Member: Ector County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Ector County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. [Specialist E-4, United States Army, 1990-1993]. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; Municipal Law; Governmental Law. Email: Ronald C. Griffin | | James W. Essman (Member) born Midland, Texas, October 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Economics, 1991); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1993). Member: Midland and Ector County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Midland County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Energy. Email: James W. Essman | | ASSOCIATE | | Lisa K. Hooper (Associate) born Sweetwater, Texas, January 8, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: Ector County (Member, 2007) Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Ector County Young Lawyers Association (Secretary, 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance Litigation; Municipal Law; Governmental Law; Hospital Law. Email: Lisa K. Hooper |
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