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| | Location: 7901 Fish Pond Road, Suite 200, Waco, Texas 76710, (McLennan Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Scanes, Routh & James, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Business Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Probate Litigation, Employment Litigation, Eminent Domain, Condemnation, Oil and Gas Law, and Water Law. | | Year Established: 2005 | | Firm Size: 5 | | Michael L. "Mike" Scanes (Partner) born Fort Hood, Texas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Toledo (B.E., cum laude, Mathematics, 1976); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, Baylor Law Review, 1982-1983. Texas Super Lawyer (Top 5% of the Texas Bar as selected by peers), Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2009. Member: State Bar of Texas; Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Michael L. "Mike" Scanes | | James H. "Bo" Routh, Jr. (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., cum laude, Political Science, 1992); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996; highest ranking graduate). Honors and Awards: Texas Super Lawyer (Top 5% of the Texas Bar as selected by peers), Texas Monthly Magazine, November 2003; Highest ranking graduate in law school class, 1996; The President's Award, Baylor Law School, 1994-95; Fort Worth Real Estate Council Award, 1993-94, 1995-96 (two-time recipient); Alexander Practice Court Award, Baylor Law School, 1995-96; Boswell Award in Torts, Baylor Law School, 1994-95; Fischer Award in Constitutional Law, Baylor Law School, 1994-95; Baylor Mock Trial Team (ABA and Texas Invitational), 1995-96. Classes/Seminars Taught: Groundwater Conveyancing (Sale and Lease) from the Landowner's Perspective, State Bar of Texas, Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas Course, 2005; Home Equity Lending Update, Bancompliance Systems, 2003; New Title Insurance Regulations in Texas, Bancompliance Systems, 2003; Real Estate Lending - Compliance Issues, Bancompliance Systems, 2002; Real Estate Lending Standards, Bancompliance Systems, 2000. Professional Associations and Memberships: American Red Cross, Heart of Texas Area Chapter, Board of Directors, 1997-2003; Waco Crime Stoppers, Board Member (1998 - 2005), Chairman of the Board (2003). Member: State Bar of Texas (Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section); Waco-McLennan County Bar Association. (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mortgages; Water Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate. Email: James H. "Bo" Routh, Jr. | | Scott H. James (Partner) born Anchorage, Alaska, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., Telecommunications, 1998); University of Texas at Dallas (M.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002, Highest Ranking Student in Commencement Class). Honors and Awards: Texas Super Lawyer - Rising Star (Top 2% of young lawyers in Texas as selected by peers), Texas Monthly Magazine, 2007, 2008, and 2009; Nominated as McLennan County Young Lawyer of the Year (2008); Highest ranking graduate in law school class, Fall 2002; Baylor Law Review, Executive Editor, 2002; Baylor Mock Trial Team - Tournament of Champions, 2002; TYLA State Moot Court Team, 2001; Order of the Barristers, 2001 - 2002; Highest Grade in Appellate Procedure, Trusts and Estates, and other courses, 2001 - 2002. Professional Associations and Memberships: Director of Region 12/Central Texas High School Mock Trial Tournament (2007, 2008, and 2009); Legacy Outfitters, Inc., Legal counsel to National Board of Directors (2003 - present), Leadership Team and Committee Member, 2003 - present; Harris Creek Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, Deacon, Bible Study Leader, Life Group Leader. Member: State Bar of Texas; Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2006 - present). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Real Estate Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Scott H. James | | —————————— | | Daniel R. "Dan" Tilly (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1997); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Senior Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2004-2005. Member, National Mock Trial Team. Adjunct Professor, Administration of Estate, Baylor Law School. Reported Cases: Confidentiality of Adoption Records in Texas: A Good Case for Defining Good Cause, 57 Baylor L.Rev. 531. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Probate Litigation; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Probate; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation. Email: Daniel R. "Dan" Tilly | | Joel S. Shields (Associate) born Bellville, Texas, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.A., Criminal Justice, 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Dean's List. Recipient, Highest Grade Award for Conflict of Laws. Assistant Articles Editor, South Texas Law Review, 2002-2003. Member, South Texas Mock Trial Team, 2001-2002. Member: Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Bar Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Joel S. Shields |
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