Attorney Profile

R. REX AYCOCK

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1962
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1957)
• University of Texas (J.D., 1962)

Honors and Awards:

• Outstanding Young Lawyer in Lubbock (Co-Recipient, 1971-1972)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Texas Association of Bank Counsel
• American Agricultural Law Association
• Continuing Legal Education Committee, State Bar of Texas (1987-1988)
• Continuing Professional Competence Committee, State Bar of Texas (1985-1986)
• District 16 Grievance Committee (1977-1985)
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1999-2002)
• Lubbock County Bar Association (President, 1988-1989)

Personal:

• Born Tulia, Texas, July 10, 1936

 

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WILLIAM F. (PETE) BAKER

Pete Baker was selected for inclusion in 2006, 2007 and 2008 Texas Super Lawyer , by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state were selected.

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1964
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education

• Texas Tech University (B.A.,1961)
• Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1964)
• Phi Alpha Delta

Honors and Awards:

• Selected for inclusion in 2006, 2007 and 2008 Texas Super Lawyers , Texas Monthly Magazine
• Selected for inclusion in 2009 Texas Super Lawyer Corporate Counsel Edition, Texas Monthly Magazine

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1979-1980)
• Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Director, 1986-89)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Past & Other Employment Positions:

• Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Forensic Medicine, Texas Tech Medical School (1969-1970)

Published Works:

• Co-Author: “Cookin” With HB 4” (co-author with Fernando M. Bustos), 17th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas (2004)

Personal:

• Born Stamford, Texas, May 10, 1939

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DENNIS R. BURROWS

Board Certified-Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal specialization
Board Certified-Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Recognized as one of the areas top lawyers, Dennis Burrows was selected for inclusion in 2006, 2007 and 2008 Texas Super Lawyers by law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state were selected. Dennis has extensive litigation experience and is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Dennis also handles insurance defense cases for selected insurance companies.

Areas of Practice:

• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Federal Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1973
• Colorado, 1995
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.s. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education:

• Texas Tech University (B.S., 1970)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1973)
• Delta Theta Phi

Honors and Awards

• Selected for inclusion in 2006, 2007 and 2008 Texas Super Lawyer , Texas Monthly Magazine

Memberships and Affiliations:

• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• State Bar of Texas Consumer Law Section
• State Bar of Texas Litigation Law Section
• State Bar of Texas Torts & Worker's Compensation Law Section
• Colorado Bar Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Personal:

• Born Plainview, Texas, July 14, 1947

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DUSTIN R. BURROWS

Dustin Burrows is a Lubbock native who began his practice at MHBG. Dustin’s practice is primarily focused on commercial and personal injury litigation. Dustin has extensive experience with construction law and has effectively represented owners, contractors, sub-contractors and sureties in a wide array of contract and litigation matters.

Areas of Practice:

• Construction Law
• Litigation in construction defect, general liability and tort defense
• Preparation, arbitration and litigation of contract claims and bid protests
• Defense of residential construction defect claims
• Development of construction contracts and master subcontract agreements
• Enforcement of mechanics and materialmen’s lien rights, in addition to the defense of owners and general contractors
• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Professional Liability Litigation
• Insurance defense

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2005
• New Mexico, 2005

Education:

• Rhodes College (B.A., Economics and Business Administration, 2001)
• Texas Tech University (M.B.A., 2004)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J. D., 2004)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Texas Residential Construction Commission-Warranty and Performance StandardsConstruction Law Section of State Bar of Texas
Advisory Committee
• Litigation Section of State Bar of Texas
• City of Lubbock’s Urban Renewal/Neighborhood Redevelopment Commission
• West Texas Home Builders Association
• Lubbock Executive Association
• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Classes and Seminars Taught:

• CLE Presentation on Texas Lien Law and the AIA contract

Personal:

• Born Lubbock, Texas, November 14, 1978
• Leadership Lubbock Class of 2005-2006
• Big Brothers Big Sisters (Board President, 2008)
• Lubbock County Republican Party (Treasurer, 2008)
• Lubbock Area Republican Women (associate member)

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FERNANDO M. BUSTOS

Fernando Bustos has been in practice in Lubbock since 1997. His practice is primarily focused on commercial litigation, civil rights litigation, copyright and trademark registration and litigation, and labor and employment.

Areas of Practice:

• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Labor and Employment Law
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Intellectual Property, including Copyright and Trademark registration and litigation and Trade Secret Protection Litigation
• Appellate Law
• Immigration
• Federal Mediation

Bar Admission:

• Texas, 1997
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

Education

• Brigham Young University (B.A., 1994)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1997)

Honors and Awards

• Selected for inclusion in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Texas Rising Stars Super Lawyers, Law & Politics and Texas Monthly Magazines
• Lubbock County Outstanding Young Lawyer 2003-2004

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Chairman, County Advisory Committee, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2009-present)
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association (Director, 2004-2007)

Past & Other Employment Positions:

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas (2000-present) (civil rights law)
• Briefing Attorney, The Honorable Sam R. Cummings, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, Texas (1997-1999)

Recent Representative Cases:

• (2008) Summary Judgment obtained in a tortious interference with contract case in federal district court.
• (2007) Served as hearing officer and final decision-maker for City of Lubbock in two-day evidentiary hearing for dismissed city council chief of staff who claimed First Amendment retaliation and race discrimination.
• (2007) Dismissed with prejudice a case of first impression alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act claiming “expediters” at a high-end restaurant could not lawfully participate in a tip pool. The federal district court denied plaintiff’s motion for collective (class) action certification, and opined that plaintiff’s case would fail on the merits. Plaintiff dismissed the lawsuit within two months of filing in exchange for Defendants dropping their claims for attorneys’ fees.
• (2006) Obtained a quarter-million dollar summary judgment for plaintiff in a commercial litigation matter in Lubbock federal district court based on breach of a brokerage contract.
• (2003-2008) Receiver in Lubbock federal district court which included satellite litigation in that court and San Antonio bankruptcy court, plus managing 20 property interests, including a business generating gross revenue of approximately $4 million per year.
• (2002-2006) Successfully defended a claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act for a large regional employer, obtaining summary judgment in federal district court which was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• (2001-2005) Co-Litigation counsel in 60 million dollar declaratory judgment action in Lubbock, Texas federal court, and in 10 separate state court lawsuits. Argued all hearings in federal and state courts, drafted majority of briefs. Defeated a motion to dismiss the federal declaratory judgment action, and obtained summary judgment in same court on federal preemption and UCC limitation of remedies issues. Assisted in winning case on appeal to the Fifth Circuit, and assisted in preparation for argument at United

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BENJAMIN H. DAVIDSON II

Board Certified: Personal Injury Trial Law,
Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education

• University of Texas (B.A. with high honors, 1983)
• University of Texas School of Law (J.D. with honors , 1986)
• Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Associate, American Board of Trial Advocacy
• Director, Texas Lawyers Insurance Exchange
• American Bar Association (Member Litigation, Tort Law, and Health Law Sections)
• State Bar of Texas (Member Litigation Section)
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Published Works:

• Co-author: “Texas Statutory Saps and Settlement Credits After House Bill 4,” 46 South Texas Law Review 1217 (2005)
• Co-author and speaker: “Caps and Credits,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, 2005
• Author and speaker: “Stowers Doctrine After HB4: Abolished, Modified or Expanded,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, 2004
• Co-author: “Pretrial Issues in Lender Liability Lawsuits,” Chapter 28 of Lender Liability Law and Litigation Guide, Mathew Bender & Co., 1996
• Author and speaker: “Business and Public Records: When the Documents Really Do Speak for Themselves,” How to Offer and Exclude Evidence Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, 1995 and 1996

Personal:

• Born Little Field, Texas, September 12, 1960

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DON GRAF

Board Certified-Labor Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1962
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Tax Court

Education:

• Concordia Jr. College and University of Illinois (B.B.A., 1960, with honors)
• University of Illinois and University of Texas (J.D., 1962-Law Review)

Honors and Awards:

• Lubbock County Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award (1987)
• Selected for inclusion in 2004 Texas Super Lawyers , Texas Monthly Magazine

Memberships and Affiliations:

• State Bar of Texas (Member Environmental & Natural Resources, General and Labor Law Sections)
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Personal:

• Born Hanceville, Alabama, March 22, 1939
• Director, Llano Estacado Winery, Lubbock, Texas
• Chairman, Board of Regents, Concordia University at Austin (2002-2005)
• Executive Director, the CH Foundation (2002-present)
• Associate Member, Texas Water Conservation Association
• Associate Member, Texas Independent Ginners Association

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WILL C. GRIFFIS

Will C. Griffs was licensed to practice law in Texas in 2008. His practice primarily focuses on litigation.

Areas of Practice:

• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Labor and Employment
• Consumer Litigation
• Personal Injury

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2008
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Education:

• Rhodes College (B.A., 1999)
• Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Past & Other Employment Positions:

• Captain, United States Marine Corps

Personal:

• Born San Angelo, Texas, January 7, 1977

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ANN PHILLIPS HAAG

Ann Haag has been practicing in Lubbock since 2002. Her practice is focused mainly on litigation with a particular emphasis on premises liability claims. Ann also has experience in medical malpractice defense work.

Areas of Practice:

• Contracts and Business Transaction
• Hospital and Medical Provider Representation
• Managed Health Care Agreements
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2000

Education:

• Baylor University (B.A., 1997)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2000)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
• Lubbock County Women Lawyers Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Personal:

• Born Plainview, Texas, January 22, 1975

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HAROLD O. HARRIGER

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1954
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Midwestern University (B.S., 1952)
• University of Texas (J.D., 1955)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Texas Association of Bank Counsel
• State Bar of Texas (Member Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section)
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Personal:

• Born Brookville, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1928
• The Plains National Bank of Lubbock (n/k/a PlainsCapitalBank) (Former Director)
• Texas Methodist Foundation (Former Chairman and Trustee)
• McMurry College, Abilene, Texas (Former Chairman and Trustee)
• Methodist Mission Home (Former Chairman and Trustee)
• Lubbock Methodist Hospital Foundation (Former Chairman and Trustee)
• Lubbock Methodist Hospital (Former Chairman and Trustee)
• Carillon (f/k/a John Knox Village) (Former Director)
• Lubbock Rotary Club (President 1983-1984)
• Lubbock Independent School District (Former Trustee)

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JERRY M. KOLANDER, JR.

Areas of Practice:

• Real Estate
• Commercial & Business Transactions
• Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
• Banking & Finance
• Energy and Natural Resources/Utilities/Environmental
• Family Law
• Intellectual Property
• Landlord-Tenant
• Creditors Rights and Business Reorganization

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1971
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Texas Tech University (B.A., 1968)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1971)
• Phi Alpha Delta

Memberships and Affiliations:

• State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Forms Committee(1990)
• State Bar of Texas, Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee for Business, Consumer, Insurance and Employment Law (1998-2000)
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Lubbock County Bar Association (President, 2003-2004)

Personal:

• Born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 15, 1946
• Lubbock Optimist Club (former President)
• Texas Tech Lettermen’s Association (Director)
• Lubbock Visitors and Conventions Bureau (Director, 1985-1992)
• Hospice of Lubbock, Inc. (Director, 1990-2000; President, 1994-1995)
• Texas District, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (Director, 1983-1995)

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WILLIAM P. (BILL) LANE

A past Director of the Lubbock County Bar Association, Bill has long been serving a diversified client base in Lubbock. Bill’s practice is focused primarily on labor and employment law, and he continues to provide seminars to employers in Lubbock and the surrounding areas concerning employment law practice updates.

In addition, Bill continues to represent clients in various types of general, personal injury, and business litigation. Bill also has experience with insurance coverage disputes and wind energy development.

Areas of Practice:

• Labor and Employment Law
• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Energy and Natural Resources/Utilities/Environmental

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1989
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education:

• Texas Tech University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1986)
• University of Texas (J.D.,1989)
• Phi Alpha Delta

Honors and Awards:

• Omicron Delta Kappa (Honors Fraternity)
• Phi Kappa Phi (Honors Fraternity)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (President 1996-1997, Director 1992-1994, President-Elect 1995-1996)
• Employment Law Section, State Bar of Texas
• Legal Aid Society of Lubbock (1997-2000, President 1998)
• State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee (1998-2004, Chairman 2000-2004)
• Lubbock Optimist Club (President 1993-1994, Zone Lt. Governor 1994-95 & 1998-1999)
• Texas Wildlife Association (Director 2002-2005)
• Lubbock County Bar Association (Secretary 1997-1998, Director 2002-2005)

Published Works:

• “Getting Employees Back to Work: Aggressive and Appropriate Responses to FMLA Leave” Council on Education in Management (February 1998)
• Employment Law From the Defense’s Perspective: Language that Limits Employer Liability in Texas” Texas Tech Law School (1997)
• “Health Care Litigation: Litigation Insurance Coverage Questions” The cutting Edge of Medical Liability Seminar SMU Law School (1995)
• “Coverage Issues in Health Care Litigation: Defendant’s Perspective” Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, State Bar of Texas (March, 1995)

Classes and Seminars Taught:

• Union Avoidance in the Workplace SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Texas Tech University Merket Alumni Center (August 28, 2008)
• Fundamentals of Employment Law Sterling Education Services Lubbock Memorial Civic Center (June 23, 2005)
• Verbal Abuse in the Workplace Seminar Nursing Research and Leadership Conference Covenant Medical Center (June7, 2002)
• Licensing Laws, Ethics and the Expert Witness Seminar Texas Tech University Extended Learning (October 13, 2000)
• Law, Ethics & Risk Management Seminar Professional Development and Community Outreach Texas Tech University (October2, 1999)
• FMLA, Worker’s Comp., & ADA Liability Seminar, Texas Probation Association 1998 Legislative Conference (August 23-26, 1998)
• United Way of Lubbock Speaker’s Bureau (1998)
• Your Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Seminar, St. Mary of the Plains Hospital (March 5, 1998)
• Employment Law Seminar Texas Tech University School of Law (August 1, 1997) West Texas Association of Legal Assistants
• Prohibition of Sexual Harassment in the workplace HR/Client Seminars (2000-Present)

Personal:

• Born in Sweetwater, Texas, January 2, 1964

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SUSANNE MOORE

A Registered Nurse prior to attending Texas Tech University School of Law , Susanne began her legal career defending local physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice claims. She spent five years as Associate General Counsel for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, defending the physicians of Texas Tech School of Medicine. Susanne then became a Registered Patent Attorney and served as Director of Texas Tech University’s Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization, prior to joining MHBG in 2009.

A Lubbock small business owner, Susanne has experience in business transactions, civil litigation and real estate law. Her primary focus is in intellectual property and drafting prosecuting patents before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Areas of Practice:

• Patent Drafting and Prosecution
• Copyrights and Trademarks
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Real Estate Law
• Business Law

Bar Admissions:

• Texas,2001
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Education:

• University of Texas at Tyler(B.S., Nursing,1996)
• Texas Tech University school of Law (J.D.,2001)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Lubbock Association of Realtors
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Special Licenses:

• Registered Patent Attorney, USPTO,2006
• Registered Nurse,1996

Past & Other Employment Positions:

• Director, Texas Tech University Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization
• Associate General Counsel, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Personal:

• Born Monterey, Indiana, July 26,1974

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ABEL REYNA, JR.

Prior to his career, Abel Reyna worked within the insurance industry. His background provides unique insight into insurance defense cases, which he has handled for a number of major insurance companies.

Abel also works on personal injury and family law cases. His family law experience includes adoption, divorce proceedings, child custody, and modification and enforcement disputes.

Abel has experience with consumer and commercial litigation focusing on creditor’s rights throughout the state of Texas. Abel is also one of MHBG’s immigration attorneys and provides services in Spanish.

Areas of Practice:

• Consumer & Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Adoption
• Child Custody
• Child Support Enforcement and Modification
• Divorce and Marital Dissolution
• Paternity Matters
• Pre-marital and Post-Marital Property Agreements
• Real Estate Disputes
• Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
• Immigration
• Employment Related Immigration
• Visa Application

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Education:

• West Texas State University (B.A., Business, 1986)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2001)

Honors and Awards:

• Selected for inclusion in 2006 Texas Rising Stars Super Lawyers , Law & Politics and Texas Monthly Magazines

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association (Director 2005-2007, President 2007)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Past & Other Employment Positions:

• Finance Industry (1986-1991)
• Insurance Industry (1991-1998)

Personal:

• Born Plainview, Texas, July 3, 1963
• Communities in Schools (Board Member and current Chair)

Languages:

• Spanish

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TOMMY J. SWANN

Tommy J. Swann has practiced law with MHBG since 1979. His practice has focused on real estate, bankruptcy, banking law and probate law. He has extensive experience in handling all facets of real estate transactions and in preparation of real estate documents. His bankruptcy practice has been limited to representing lenders in bankruptcy matters.

Areas of Practice:

• Agriculture
• Banking& Finance
• Creditors Rights and Business Reorganization (Bankruptcy)
• Commercial & Business Transactions
• Real Estate

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education:

• Texas Tech University (B.S., Agricultural Economics, 1969)
• Texas Tech University (M.S., Agricultural Economics, 1972)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D. with Honors, 1979)
• (Comments Editor, Texas Tech Law Review)

Memberships and Affiliations:

• State Bar of Texas (Chair, Agricultural Law Committee, 2001-2002)
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association (Past President)
• Christian Legal Society
• The Rotary Club of Lubbock
• Texas Association of Bank Council
• Lubbock County bar Association (President 2006-2007)

Classes and Seminars Taught:

• Planning Committee-Advanced Real Estate Course, State Bar of Texas, 2000
• Planning Committee-University of Texas Bankruptcy Seminar, 2000
• Planning Committee-Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1996
• Co-Chair of the Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Seminar sponsored by Texas Tech University and the West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association-1985 and 1986, on the planning committee annually
• “Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy, The Top Ten Questions That Creditors Ask About Bankruptcy,” State bar Agricultural Law Seminar, 1999
• “Statutory Liens Affecting Agriculture,” State Bar Agricultural Law Seminar, 1998
• “Texas Collection Law & Strategies,” Heritage Professional Education, 1998
• “Collecting From Tenants in Texas,” Heritage Professional Education, 1998
• “Farm Landlord-Tenant Issues,” State Bar Agricultural Law Seminar,1997
• “A Few Things Every Ag Lawyer Should Know About Liens, Collections, Repossessions, and Foreclosure,” State Bar of Texas Agricultural Law Seminar, 1996
• “Asset Protection for Farmers,” State Bar of Texas Agricultural Law Seminar, 1995
• “Boundary Law in Texas,” National Business Institute, Inc., 1992
• “Basic Bankruptcy in Texas,” National Business Institute, Inc., 1992
• “Protecting Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy,” CPM Systems, Inc., 1992
• “Legal Issues in Problem Collections,” National Business Institute, Inc., 1991
• “Repossession and Foreclosure of Personal Property,” National Business Institute, Inc., 1990
• “Basic Bankruptcy in Texas,” National Business Institute, Inc., 1990
• “Repossession and Foreclosure of Personal Property,” Lomar Business Center, Inc., 1989
• “Serving Farmers in Financial Trouble,” Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1988
• “Serving Farmers in Financial Trouble,” Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1987
• “Creditors’ Claims in Agricultural Bankruptcy Cases,” Farm, Ranch, and Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, 1985
• “Bankruptcy Laws & Procedures for Agricultural Firms and Lenders,” New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service, 1983

Personal:

• Born Slaton, Texas, January 19, 1946

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ZANE J. VAUGHN

Zane Vaughn’s practice is focused on business and commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas. Zane’s experience includes prosecuting and defending complex cases coupled with experience in all areas of pre-trial practice and trial exprience.

Zane’s agriculture background has provided him with the necessary tools to provide representation in all facets of the agriculture industry. Zane served as Counsel to Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) during the drafting and negotiations of the current Farm Bill.

Zane also has extensive experience representing elected officials at all levels of government and governmental entities.

Areas of Practice:

• Agriculture
• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Federal Litigation
• Government Entity & Elected Official Representation
• Health Care Cost Recovery
• Immigration
• Labor & Employment
• Probate Planning

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court Of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education

• Texas Tech University (B.S., Interdisciplinary Agriculture, 1998)
• North Carolina State University (M.S., Agricultural & Extension Education, 2000)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D.,2003)

Honors and Awards:

• Selected for inclusion in 2006 Texas Rising Star Super Lawyers , Texas Monthly Magazine
• 2001-2003 Texas Tech University School of Law, Law review (2002-2003 Comment Editor)
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Lubbock County Bar Association

Past & Other Employment Positions:

• Counsel, U.S. Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)-Chairman Energy and Natural Resources Committee & Subcommittee on Energy & Water Appropriations (2006-2008)

Personal

• Born Las Cruces, New Mexico, August 26, 1976

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