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Drought, Drought & Bobbitt, L.L.P., one of San Antonio's oldest law firms, provides highest quality legal services to business and individual clients. The firm is widely recognized for its expertise representing corporate and individual clients in civil litigation, as well as in oil, gas and mineral law, and in formation and governance of non-profit entities, including religious organizations. Our practice encompasses a broad cross-section of corporate and business law, estate planning and probate, real estate, civil litigation, employment disputes and bankruptcy.

Drought, Drought & Bobbitt, L.L.P.'s relatively small size permits it to maintain the individualized service and attention to each client's matter seldom found in today's legal environment while state-of-the-art computerized support and research capabilities enable the firm to address the most challenging legal matters and issues.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice including, Ad Valorem Taxation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Church-State Relations, Civil Trial and Appellate, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law, Consumer Fraud, Corporate Law, Creditor's Rights, E-Commerce, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Employment Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Insurance Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate, Taxation, Trusts and Tax-Exempt Organizations.

Representative Clients:

Alliance Trust
Archdiocese of San Antonio
Bassett Mineral Trust
Broadway National Bank
Catholic Cemeteries
Dixie Flag Manufacturing Co.
Drought Properties, Inc.
Ralph E. Fair, Inc.
Intercontinental National Bank
Mexican American Cultural Center
McPherson Family Partners, Ltd.
Triumph Petroleum Company
Retamco Operating, Inc.
KGNS Laredo, Inc.
Nayak Aviation
Arcadia Exploration & Production Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

2900 Weston Centre
112 East Pecan
San Antonio, TX 78205, (Bexar Co.)

Phone

Phone: 210-225-4031
Fax: 210-222-0586

Website

http://www.ddb-law.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Henry Patrick Drought (1858-1917).

Henry Patrick Drought (1893-1957).

Ralph W. Brite (1917-1993).

Thomas Drought (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, July 5, 1923; admitted to bar, 1951, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern Districts of Texas; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas; St. Mary's University (LL.B., 1950). Fellow, San Antonio Bar Foundation. Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Oil, Gas and Mineral Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Church and State.Email: Thomas Drought

James L. Drought (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, May 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1966); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1969). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; San Antonio Bar Foundation. Member: San Antonio and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: James L. Drought

Calhoun Bobbitt (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, November 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1973; J.D., 1976). Texas Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Also Of Counsel, Bobbitt & Halter, San Antonio and Carl M. Barto, Laredo, Texas). Practice Areas: Oil, Gas and Mineral Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Calhoun Bobbitt

Elizabeth C. Boddy (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, June 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 2000). Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Probate; Civil Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Formation.Email: Elizabeth C. Boddy

James W. Carter, IV (Partner) born January 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Texas Tech University (B.G.S., summa cum laude, 1995); Baylor University (J.D., 1998). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Trust Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Internet Technology; Technology Law; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: James W. Carter, IV

ASSOCIATE

Elizabeth H. Drought (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, April 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Contracts; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Elizabeth H. Drought

OF COUNSEL

Bruce H. C. Hill (Of Counsel) born San Antonio, Texas, May 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1977); St. Mary's University (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

Richard M. Byrd (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, February 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; M.S., 1977); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas M. Reavley, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1980-1981. Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.

Patricia J. Schofield (Of Counsel) born Plattsburgh, New York, July 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: State University of New York at Plattsburgh (B.A., with honors, 1973); State University of New York College at Buffalo (M.S., with honors, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1985). Order of the Coif. Staff, 1983-1984 and Associate Editor, 1984-1985, Texas Law Review. Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Japanese, Romanian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law.