Herbert S. Bristow, born Munich, Germany, May 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Tyler Junior College (A.A., 1976); Baylor University (B.B.A., 1978); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1980); Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland (M.Sc., Int'l Finance & Banking, 1982). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Certified, Third Party Neutral, U.S. District Court, 1994-. Author: "Regulation of U.S. Banking Industry and the Implications of Deregulation" (1982). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association (Past Director); State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Central Texas Chapter); Attorney-Mediators Institute (1992); American Arbitration Association (1992); American Inns of Court (Judge Abner V. McCall Inn of Court). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Herbert S. Bristow
Amy B. DeLong, born Lexington, Kentucky, January 14, 1985; admitted to bar, 2018, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S .Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Preparatory education, Transylvania University (B.A., 2007); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2018). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Amy B. DeLong
Michael W. Dixon, born Siloam Springs, Arkansas, October 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.B.A., 1986); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1988). Student Bar Association, 1986-1988. Member: State Bar of Texas; Federal Bar Association. E−Mail: Michael W. Dixon
Brandon R. Oates, born Longview, Texas, September 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.A., 1997); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar College. E−Mail: Brandon R. Oates
Charles D. Olson, born Waco, Texas, July 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Southwestern University (B.S., 1978); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1979). Board Certified®, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Adjunct Professor, Municipal Law, Baylor Law School. Board of Regents, Texas State Technical College System, 1993-1999. Board of Trustees, Waco Independent School District, 1999-2005. Board of Trustees, Southwestern University, 2017-2021. Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1991-1992); Texas City Attorneys Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. E−Mail: Charles D. Olson
Daniel A. Palmer, born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1986, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.S., 1982); legal education, Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D., 1985); Southern Methodist University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Board Certified®, Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. Honor Society: Beta Alpha Psi. Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Sections: Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law); American Bar Association (Taxation Section); Waco Estate Planning Council (Board of Directors, 1993-1996; President, 1995). E−Mail: Daniel A. Palmer
Blake Rasner, born Waco, Texas, October 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.B.A., 1978); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1980). Planning Committee, Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, Western District of Texas, 2018. Author: "Bankruptcy-Effects on Secured Claims," National Business Institute, Inc. (1989); "Are Your FmHa Loans Guaranteed," 101 Bankers Digest No. 11 & 12 (1992); "Bankruptcy-They Can't Take That Away From Me," Automatic Stay Litigation, Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference Western District of Texas (2003). Author/Speaker: "Ethical Considerations and Pitfalls with Reaffirmation Agreements," Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas (2014). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Business Law Section); Central Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1999-2002). E−Mail: Blake Rasner
David I. Shaw, admitted to bar, 2013, Texas. Preparatory education, Abilene Christian University (B.A., 2005; M.A., 2007; M.Div., 2009); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2013). Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: David I. Shaw
Richard Vander Woude, born Longview, Texas, November 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1975); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Honor Society: Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Honorary). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Sections: Business Law; Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law); American Bar Association (Sections: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; Business Law); Southwest Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Richard Vander Woude
Joshua J. White, born Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2014, Utah; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and Central District of Utah. Preparatory education, Brigham Young University (B.A., Professional Writing & Editing, with honors, 2001); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., concentration in Business Litigation, 2005). Board Certified®, Construction Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2020-. Baylor Order of Barristers. Top Ten Speaker, Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition, 2002; 2003. Attorney Admissions Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Waco Division, 2014-2020. Named in: Texas Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2014 and 2015. Publications: "An Overview of Collateral Estoppel in Adversary Proceedings," 29th Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, Continuing Legal Education (CLE), State Bar of Texas (2014); "Service of Process on a Foreign Defendant. A Brief Survey," 63 The Advocate, Litigation Section Report 8, State Bar of Texas (Summer 2013); "The Foreclosure Process in the Probate Context," 48 The Advocate, Litigation Section Report 99, State Bar of Texas (Fall 2009); "Preservation of Electronic Evidence and Electronic Discovery," Document Retention and Destruction in Texas, Lorman Education Services (2008-2009); (presentation) "Construction Law Highlights 2010/Creditor's Rights and Remedies," McLennan County Bar Association. Sample Case Opinions: City of Valley Mills v. Christman, 10-18-00265-CV, 2021 WL 1807365, (Tex. App.- Waco, May 5, 2021, no pet.h.); Coltart v. Texas, W, W-19-CA-464-ADA, 2020 WL 5416515, (W.D. Tex. Aug. 6, 2020); Pike v. Tex. EMC Mgmt., LLC, 610 S.W.3d 763, 769 (Tex. 2020), reh'g denied (Oct. 2, 2020); Jackson v. City of Hearne, Tex. 959 F.3d 194, 199 (5th Cir. 2020); Davis v. City of Dawson, Tex., 3:19-CV-1751-L, 2020 WL 716741, (N.D. Tex., Jan. 24, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, 3:19-CV-1751-L, 2020 WL 708026 (N.D. Tex., Feb. 11, 2020); Garrett v. First State Bank Cent. Tex., 10-14-00344-CV, 2016 WL 2609586, at *1 (Tex. App.- Waco, May 5, 2016, pet. denied); Schellenberg v. First State Bank Central Texas, 13-13-00195-CV, 2014 WL 6602284, at *1 (Tex. App.- Corpus Christi, Nov. 20, 2014, no pet.); Purser v. Scarbrough, 12-60683-RBK, Adversary No. 12-6031-RBK, 2014 WL 4296685 (Bankr. W.D. Tex., Aug.29, 2014); Kelly v. First State Bank Central Texas, No. 03-10-00460-CV, 2011 WL 6938522 (Tex. App.-Austin, Dec. 30, 2011, petition granted, judgment vacated w.r.m.); LA Ash, Inc. v. Texas A&M Univ., No. 10-07-00388-CV, 2008 WL 4742135 (Tex. App.-Waco, Oct. 29, 2008, no pet.). Member: Waco-McLennan County Bar Association; Brazos County Bar Association; Bell County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section, Online Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2017-2018; Construction Section); Texas Bar College (2019-); American Bar Association (Sections: Construction; Litigation); National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA; Alumni, 2012-); American Inns of Court (2013-2016). Languages: Brazilian Portuguese. E−Mail: Joshua J. White