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| | Address | | 3423 S. Soncy Road, Suite 300 | | Amarillo, Texas 79119 | | (Potter & Randall Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 806-358-8116 | | Fax: 806-358-1901; 358-3154 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bmwb-law.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Burdett, Morgan, Williamson &
Boykin, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Agricultural Law, Commercial Transactions, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Oil and Gas. | Firm Profile:
Our firm has combined sophisticated, quality representation with personal attention for clients in the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region for over twenty years, concentrating in several areas of practice. Regarding real estate and related transactions, our clients include banks and financial concerns, mortgage lenders, builders, residential and commercial developers, management companies, energy ventures, and an array of agricultural interests. We also serve as corporate counsel and advisor to one of the first entities to organize in Texas as a REIT. We also counsel an independent trust company and indenture trustee on bond offerings for churches and other non-profit organizations nationwide. In this capacity, we have also developed special expertise concerning loan transactions to churches and non-profit organizations. Over the past decade, we have participated in loan and bond closings throughout the United States with combined value approaching one billion dollars. The firm's estate planning and probate practice involves the representation of a diverse clientele on the effective disposition of individual estates, and encompasses virtually all aspects of business and estate planning, business succession planning, probate and trust administration, asset protection planning and elder law issues. We have significant experience in the preparation and implementation of complex wills, living trusts, irrevocable trusts, insurance trusts, charitable giving instruments, gifting strategies and family limited partnership planning. The firm also has substantial experience in providing counsel and advice to corporate and individual fiduciaries, and representing both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in fiduciary litigation. The firm's civil litigation practice focuses primarily on various types of commercial disputes, insurance litigation (first and third party claims), probate litigation, and personal injury law. We regularly represent varied clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the region. We also help individuals and businesses large and small with their business planning needs, entity formation, buying, selling, and protecting a myriad of business interests, and tax minimization. | | Firm Size: 21 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | ASSOCIATES | | C. Jared Knight (Senior Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, January 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1997; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2002. Education: West Texas State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Texas (J.D., 1995). Chief Notes Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1994-1995. Law Clerk to Honorable Jorge A. Solis, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1995-1996. Author: "State-Law Punitive Damage Schemes and the Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial in the Federal Courts," 14 Rev. Litig. 657 (1995). Member: Amarillo Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Law. Email: C. Jared Knight | | Jason D. Rahlfs (Associate) born Amarillo, Texas, July 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Tech Journal of Administrative Law. Member: Amarillo Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Young Lawyers Association; Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council; Texas Young Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Transactions; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Jason D. Rahlfs | | OF COUNSEL | | Thomas Lee Burdett, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born Blanco, Texas, October 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Sul Ross State College; University of Texas (B.B.A., 1965; J.D., 1967). Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Thomas Lee Burdett, (P.C.) | | Melinda F. Rahlfs (Of Counsel) born Amarillo, Texas, September 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of North Texas (B.A., Political Science, 1999); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Texas Tech Law Review. Board of Directors, Worth the Wait. Volunteer, United Way. Member: Amarillo Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. | | MANAGING ATTORNEYS | | Samuel S. Karr, (P.C.) (Partner) born Irving, Texas, March 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, Arkansas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Finance, 1995; J.D., M.B.A., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Amarillo Bar Associations (Director, 2005-2007); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Mortgage Lending; Commercial Transactions. Email: Samuel S. Karr, (P.C.) | | Paul H. Williamson, (P.C.) (Managing Partner) born Odessa, Texas, May 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Amarillo Bar Association (President, 2004-2005; Director, 1997-1999); State Bar of Texas; Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Civil Litigation; Business Transactions; Business Formation. Email: Paul H. Williamson, (P.C.) | | PARTNERS | | Lewis Coppedge, (P.C.) (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, May 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1981); University of Tulsa (M.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1989). Managing Editor, Tulsa Law Journal, 1988-1989. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, West Texas A & M University, 1990-1997. Whittenburg, Whittenburg & Schachter (Associate, 1989-1995; Shareholder, 1995-1999). General Counsel, Affiliated Foods, 1999-2002. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Counsel; Labor and Employment Law). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Lambert v. Affiliated Foods, Inc., 44 S.W. 3d 544 (Tex. 2001). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Lewis Coppedge, (P.C.) | | Wyatt L. Brooks, (P.C.) (Partner) born Childress, Texas, May 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Wyatt L. Brooks, (P.C.) | | Todd W. Boykin, (P.C.) (Partner) born Childress, Texas, July 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A, cum laude, 1987); Baylor University (J.D., 1990). Member: Amarillo Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1992-1995). (Board Certified, Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Mortgage Lending; Corporate Transactions. Email: Todd W. Boykin, (P.C.) | | Gerald G. Morgan, Jr., (P.C.) (Partner) born Paragould, Arkansas, September 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harding University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1980). Alpha Chi. General Counsel, Church Loans & Investment Trust. Member: Amarillo Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Tax Law; Mortgages; Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Gerald G. Morgan, Jr., (P.C.) |
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