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| | Address | | 100 East Ferguson, Suite 500 | | Tyler, Texas 75702 | | (Smith Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Ramey & Flock,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice. Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Lender Liability, Civil Rights, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, ERISA, Corporate, Health Care, Probate, Estate and Trust Planning, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, Nursing Home Defense, Intellectual Property. | | Year Established: 1922 | Firm Profile:
Providing experienced representation in a wide range of general civil litigation, Ramey & Flock serves clients in various areas of tort, commercial, property, employment and civil rights litigation. In addition, the firm has a statewide appellate law practice. The firm's appellate section is regularly retained and consulted in a wide variety of significant cases. The firm also maintains a strong business orientation, focusing on corporate, health care, commercial, financial and real estate matters. | | Firm Size: 19 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Anadarko; Aramark Uniform Service, Inc.; Black & Decker, Inc.; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Inc.; Briggs & Stratton Corp.; Brookshire Grocery Co.; Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.; County of Smith, Texas; Eastman Chemical Co.; Exxon Co. USA; Fleetwood Enterprises; GEICO; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Lycos Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; North American Van Lines; PPG Industries, Inc.; Regions Bank; Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.; State Farm Insurance Co.; Summit Care, Inc.; Swift Transportation Company, Inc.; Trinity-Mother Frances Health System; Verizon Communications; Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Western Union Financial Services, Inc. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | Thomas B. Ramey (1892-1967). | | Jack Flock (1913-2007). | | Tracy Crawford (Managing Partner) born Slaton, Texas, March 5, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1962). Recipient, Texas Trial Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995. Speaker, International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, 1996 and 1998. Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Labor and Employment; Products Liability Defense; Torts. | | Tom Henson (Shareholder) born Amarillo, Texas, October 30, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Vice President, 1997); American Board of Trial Advocates, International Association of Defense Council; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Corporate Law; Commercial Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property Litigation; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts. | | Paul Gilliam (Shareholder) born Freeport, Texas, October 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1976); University of Texas (J.D., 1979). Member: State Bar of Texas; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. [Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve Ret]. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Automotive Products Liability; Trucking Law; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation. Email: Paul Gilliam | | Brian Craft (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, August 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian (B.B.A., cum laude, 1981); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1984). State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Section); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Civil Rights. | | Greg Smith (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, September 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.S., Chemistry, cum laude, 1981); Rice University (M.Ch.E., 1984); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1986). Named, Texas Super Lawyer. Awarded, President's Award, Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Member: Smith County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Appellate Section); ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, Appellate Advocacy Committee, Intellectual Property Section;. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244 (1994); Kinney v. Weaver, 367 F.3d 337 (5th Cir. 2004)(en banc); Patterson v. Mobil Oil Corp., 335 F.3d 476 (5th Cir. 2003); in re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 136 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. 2004); In re E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 92 S.W.3d 517 (Tex. 2002); May v. United Serv. Ass'n of America, 844 S.W.2d 666 (Tex. 1992); Swinnea v. ERI Consulting Engineers, Inc., 236 S.W.3d 825 (Tex. App.--Tyler 2007); Texas Thoroughbred Breeders Ass'n v. Donnan, 202 S.W.3d 213 (Tex. App.--Tyler 2006); EOG Resources v. Wall, 160 S.W.3d 130 (Tex. App.--Tyler 2005); Texas Dep't of Transp. v. Pate, 170 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 2005); ExxonMobil Corp. v. Kirkendall, 151 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); Lesikar v. Rappeport, 104 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 2003); North American Van Lines, Inc. v. Emmons, 50 S.W.3d 103 (Tex. App.--Beaumont 2001); Miles v. Ford Motor Co. 922 S.W.2d 572 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 1996); Switzer v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 52 F.3d 1294 (5th Cir. 1995); Ford Motor Co. v. Ross, 888 S.W.2d 879 (Tex. App.--Tyler 1994); Boney v. Mother Frances Hosp., 880 S.W.2d 140 (Tex. App.--Tyler 1994); Hell Graphic Systems, Inc. v. Kingcraft Color Graphics, Inc., 998 F.2d 1013 (5th Cir. 1993); Pilgrim's Pride Corp. v. Thompson, 818 S.W.2d 185 (Tex. App.--Tyler 1991). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(90%, 150); Civil Appeals. Email: Greg Smith | | Rosemary Sage Jones (Shareholder) born Longview, Texas, October 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Tyler (B.S., cum laude, 1983; Masters in Education, magna cum laude, 1985); Baylor Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Texas State Bar College; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Nursing Home Litigation; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury; Personal Injury Defense; Toxic Torts. | | Deron Dacus (Shareholder) born Tyler, Texas, August 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1989); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1992. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Business Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Civil Litigation. | | Eric Findlay (Shareholder) born Pontiac, Michigan, August 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; 1994, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1989); Wayne State University (J.D., 1992). Recipient, American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy, National Moot Court Competition. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Computer Law); Defense Research Institute; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Internet Law; Intellectual Property; Commercial Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Contracts. | | Andrew W. Stinson (Shareholder) born Texarkana, Texas, November 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.A., 1997); Baylor University (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Bar Association; Smith County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Torts; Commercial Liability. | | Shannon Dacus (Shareholder) born Portsmouth, Virginia, June 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1990); Baylor University (J.D., 1994). Member: Smith County Bar Association (President 2006); State Bar of Texas Women and the Law (Section Council); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Smith County Young Lawyers Association (President, 2002); Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Email: Shannon Dacus | | —————————— | | Nathaniel Moran (Associate) born Sierra Vista, Arizona, September 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1997; M.B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Smith County Bar Association; Smith County Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Consumer Litigation; Business Torts; Constitutional Law. Email: Nathaniel Moran | | Justin Lindley (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, July 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2000); Baylor University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Justin Lindley | | Ms De Leith Gossett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Central Arkansas (B.S.E., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 2001). Recipient, Judge Woody Murry Pre-Law Scholarship, 1997; Arkansas Bar Foundation Legal Writing Award, 2001. Listed, Who's Who Among America's Colleges and Universities, 1998. Law Clerk: Hon. John Hannah, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2001-2002, 2003; Hon. Leonard Davis, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2003-2004; Hon. Michael H. Schneider; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2004-2006; Hon. John D. Love, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 2006-2007. Editorial Board Member and Notes Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 2000-2001. Published Case Note: Media Ride-Alongs into the Home: Can They Survive a Head-on Collision Between First and Fourth Amendment Rights? Wilson v. Layne, 22 UALR L. Rev. 679 (2000). Member: Smith County Bar Association (Women's Section); State Bar of Texas. | | David Iglesias (Associate) born Tyler, Texas, July 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 2002); Texas Tech University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Government Liability; Labor and Employment Law. Email: David Iglesias | | OF COUNSEL | | Tom B. Ramey, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, July 9, 1925; admitted to bar, 1951, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard Business School (M.B.A., 1949); University of Texas (LL.B., 1951). Chief Justice, 12th Court of Appeals, 1989-2000. Past President, Council of Chief Justices. Member: State Bar of Texas (President, 1984-1985). Practice Areas: Mediation. |
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