Stacey S. Barber, born 1962; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Communications, 1986); legal education, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Assistant District Attorney, Lubbock County, Texas, 1998-2004. Family Law.
Mark O. Blankenship, born 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., 1985); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Board Certified®, Personal Injury Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel (State Board of Directors, 1995-2002). Litigation.
W. Chris Boyer, born 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1972); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1976). Board Certified®, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Oil, Gas and Mineral Law; Litigation.
Arlene C. Matthews, born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, New Mexico. Preparatory education, Austin College (B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 1997); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Associate Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1998-1999; Case Note and Comments Editor, 1999-2000. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Appellate Practice.
Matt D. Matzner, born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Intern to Hon. J. Q. Warnick, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas, 1994-1995. Briefing Attorney to Hon. Sam R. Cummings, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1996-1998. Insurance Litigation.
Mark W. McBrayer, born 1952; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1975); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Briefing Attorney to Hon. Sam R. Cummings, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2003-2005. Governmental Liability Law; Employment Law; Civil Rights §1983.
Amber S. Miller, born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., Animal Science, magna cum laude, 2000); Colorado State University (M.S., Meat Science, 2002); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2005). Attorney: Thompson & Knight, LLP, 2005-2006; Zachary S. Brady, P.C., 2006-2007; Brady & Hamilton, LLP, 2009-2015. Deputy Secretary, General Counsel, Policy Advisor, Department of Agriculture, Governor's Policy Office, State of South Dakota, 2007-2009. Administrative Law; Agricultural Law; Appellate Practice; Business and Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Water Law.
Kathleen A. Moran, born 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 2006, New Mexico. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.A., Economics, with highest honors, 1989); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1992). Attorney: McKenna & Cuneo, 1992-2006; Maddox, Holloman & Moran, P.C., 2006-2018. Director, St. Helena School, Hobbs, New Mexico, 2006-. Board of Directors, Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, New Mexico, 2007-2013. Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Probate; Estate Administration; General Business.
Eliott V. Nixon, born 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Public Relations, 2006); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2009).
Charles F. Russell, born 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.A., Political Science, 2004); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2008). Assistant District Attorney, Hockley County, Texas, 2009-2010.
Morgan Day Vaughan, born 1984; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; 2008, Arkansas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S., Political Science, 2004); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Litigation Associate, Haltom & Doan, Texarkana, Texas, 2007-2013. Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Civil Division, 2013-2019.
ASSOCIATES
Brooke C. Dacus, born 1989; admitted to bar, 2015, Texas. Preparatory education, California Lutheran University (B.A., 2012); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2015). Litigation.
Aubrey D. Stutler, born 1995; admitted to bar, 2019, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., Agribusiness, with honors, 2016); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2019). Staff Editor, Business and Bankruptcy Law Journal.
OF COUNSEL
W C Bratcher, born 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.S., 1972); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (U.S. Army, 1970-1975). Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability Law; Business Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation.
Robert L. Duncan, born 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., 1976); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1981). General Counsel, Texas Senate, State Affairs Committee, 1989. Texas House of Representatives, 1993-1996. Texas Senate, 1996-. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Litigation.
Jack McCutchin, Jr., born 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas. Preparatory education, Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1971); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1973). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Business and Commercial Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.
William J. Wade, born 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., 1963); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1966). Listed in, Who's Who in American Law. Assistant District Attorney, 47th Judicial District, 1968-1969. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1983-1984); Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. (U.S. Army, 1966-1968). Litigation; General Practice.