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| | Address | | Central Tower, Suite 301, 5400 Bosque Boulevard, P.O. Box 21117 | | Waco, Texas 76702-1117 | | (McLennan Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Beard Kultgen Brophy Bostwick & Dickson, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials. Corporation, Real Estate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Law, Insurance, Personal Injury Law, Wills and Probate Law, Zoning, Trademarks. | | Year Established: 2003 | | Firm Size: 11 | Representative Clients:
American Income Life Insurance Co.; Central National Bank; Cargill Incorporated; Extraco Banks, N.A.; Texas Farm Bureau; National Group Corp.; KXXV-TV; Citizens Mortgage Corp.; Young Contractors, Inc.; Curves International. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Pat Beard (Partner) born Waco, Texas, June 22, 1925; admitted to bar, 1951, Texas; 1953, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1947); Oregon State College; Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1950). Member: Waco-McLennan County (President, 1965) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Email: Pat Beard | | David B. Kultgen (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, December 18, 1922; admitted to bar, 1949, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1943; LL.B., 1949); Harvard University (LL.M., 1950). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Chancellors. Member: Waco-McLennan County (Director, 1961; President, 1962) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Email: David B. Kultgen | | M. Frank Beard (Partner) born Waco, Texas, April 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Waco-McLennan County (President, 1971) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Email: M. Frank Beard | | Richard E. Brophy, Jr. (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, November 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1981. Adjunct Professor, Banking Law, 1986-2004 and Mergers and Acquisitions, 2005—, Baylor University Law School. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Director, 1995-1998); Waco-McLennan County Bar Association (Director, 1995-1997; President, 2005-2006); Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1979-1980; President, 1983-1984); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1985-1987). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Corporate Law; Bank Holding Company Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Law; Business Planning; Buying and Selling of Businesses. Email: Richard E. Brophy, Jr. | | Frederick deB. Bostwick, III (Partner) born Midland, Texas, March 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, Washington; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1975); Baylor University (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor of Law, Baylor Law School, 1991—. Trustee, Waco Independent School District, 1986-1992 (President, 1990-1991). Trustee, University of the South, 2004—. Trustee, Waco Foundation, 1995-2006 (Chairman, 1999-2000). Trustee, Pape Foundation, 2003— (Vice-Chair, 2005; Chairman, 2006) Member, City of Waco Planning Commission, 1997-1999. Member: Waco-McLennan County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Texas Bar Foundation. Barrister, The Judge Abner V. McCall Inn of the American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Local Government Civil Rights; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Business Litigation; Products Liability; Deceptive Trade Practices; Communications and Media. Email: Frederick deB. Bostwick, III | | J. David Dickson (Partner) born Waco, Texas, August 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., cum laude, in Accounting, 1974); Baylor University (J.D., 1976). Member, Baylor Law Review, 1975-1976. Adjunct Professor, Baylor Law School. Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association (President, 2000-2002); State Bar of Texas (Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2007); College of the State Bar of Texas; Central Texas Bankruptcy Bar (President, 1991-1992). Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Residential Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate Law and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: State of Texas v. C.B. Morgan, 555 SW2d 217 (Tex. App-Waco, 1977) n.w.h.; Kennard v. M Bank Waco, 970 F2d 1455 (5th Cir., 1992). Nat'l Enter. v . ENE Properties, 167 SW3d 39 (Tex. App-Waco, 2005) no writ. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Wills; Probate. Email: J. David Dickson | | Rod S. Squires (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, November 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1972); Baylor University (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1978. Adjunct Professor, Discovery, Baylor Law School, 1995. Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Central Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1987); American Board of Trial Advocates; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified Personal Injury, Trial Law and Civil Trial Law Lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization); (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Trial Practice. | | —————————— | | Mark Hobbs (Associate) born Dallas, Texas February 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., 1997) Baylor University (M.B.A., 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Heart of Texas Estate Planning Council; Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association; Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Business Litigation; Wills; Living Wills. Email: Mark Hobbs | | Aaron M. Wilkerson (Associate) born Evansville, Indiana, December 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Biology, magna cum laude, 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2004); Baylor University. Multi-Line Insurance Adjuster, Texas, 1999. Member: Waco McLennan County and American (Member, Advisory Panel) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; McLennan County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Bar Intellectual Property Law Committees. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Trademark Law; Insurance Litigation; Corporate Law; Patents; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Aaron M. Wilkerson | | Ryan C. Johnson (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1999); Baylor University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Assistant Senior Articles Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2004. Member: Texas State Bar; McLennan County Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Law. Email: Ryan C. Johnson | | Jennifer Campbell Lindsey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1999; M.B.A., 2001; J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association. Email: Jennifer Campbell Lindsey | | Julia Brophy Jurgensen (Associate) born Waco, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 2002; J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Waco-McLennan County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Wills. Email: Julia Brophy Jurgensen | | OF COUNSEL | | Gail L. Peek (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, December 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 2000, Texas. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Princeton University (Ph.D., 1978); University of Chicago (J.D., 1984). Member: Waco-McLennan, Bell County and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Sales and Distribution Law; Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Gail L. Peek | | Larry E. Kelly (Of Counsel) born Banana River, Florida, January 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., cum laude, 1971); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Texas, 1986-2007. Chief Judge, 1988-2006. Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1992); Federal Judicial Center (Member, Bankruptcy Judges Education Committee, 1991-1994). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. [U.S. Navy, 1966-1970; U.S. Naval Reserves, 1971-1974]. Email: Larry E. Kelly |
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