|   | | Law Firm in Amarillo, Texas | |
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| | Address | | 600 South Tyler, Suite 1700 | | Amarillo, Texas 79101 | | (Potter & Randall Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Courtney, Countiss, Brian & Bailey, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Administrative, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Corporations, Environmental, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Trust Administration, Federal and State Litigation, Federal and State Taxation, Insurance, Employment Law, Mining, Oil and Gas, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Transportation and Water Rights. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Allstate Insurance Co.; Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union; Amarillo National Bank; American National Property & Casualty Corp.; BP Amoco Corp.; Burk Royalty Co.; Casualty Corp.; Cellular One of Amarillo; Chesapeake Energy Corp.; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; CNA Insurance Co's; Degussa Engineered Carbons, LP; First Interstate Management Corp.; Herring Bank; Home Loan and Investment Bank, F.S.B.; JM Huber Corp.; Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; Pioneer General Contractors, Inc.; Pioneer Natural Resources Co.; Plains Bell Federal Credit Union; Quixx Corp.; RAM Energy, Inc.; Southwestern Public Service Company; The People's Federal Credit Union; The Travelers Insurance Cos.; Utility Engineering Corp.; Unitrin Multilines; Xcel Energy; Happy State Bank and Trust Company; Access Credit Union. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | MEMBERS OF THE FIRM | | Maston C. Courtney (Partner) born Wills Point, Texas, February 10, 1931; admitted to bar, 1954, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1952; J.D., 1954). Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1961. Listed, "Best Lawyers in America, 2007." Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Amarillo Bar Association (President, 1974); State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Council, 1983-1985). (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Pool, 124 SW3d 188 (Tex. 2003); Grayson v. Crescando, L.P. 104 SW 3d 736 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2003); Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Lois Law, et al 65 5W 3d 121 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; Regulatory Law; Contracts; Oil and Gas Title Examination. Email: Maston C. Courtney | | W. F. Countiss (Partner) born Midland, Texas, July 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1967); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Title Examination; Real Estate and Commercial Law. Email: W. F. Countiss | | W. H. Brian, Jr. (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, June 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1974); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., 1975). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association (President, 1999-2000); State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1999-2002); Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: W. H. Brian, Jr. | | Russell J. Bailey (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, October 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: Amarillo College (A.A., 1971); Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada (B.A., 1973); University of Texas (J.D., 1976). Assistant County Attorney, Travis County, 1977-1980. Member: Amarillo Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1989); State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation. Email: Russell J. Bailey | | Kenneth E. Weston (Partner) born Fort Benning, Georgia, January 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at El Paso; West Texas State University (B.S., 1977); Baylor University (J.D., 1982). Member, Panel of U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees, 1982-1993. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Commercial Law League of America; Panhandle Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Business Law; Collections; Commercial Law; Mortgages; Partnership Law. Email: Kenneth E. Weston | | Amy M. Shelhamer (Partner) born Patchogue, New York, October 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1986); University of New Mexico (Masters CRP, 1990); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association (Executive Committee, 2003-2004); State Bar of Texas; Texas Utility Lawyers; Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Utility Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration. Email: Amy M. Shelhamer | | Dusty J. Stockard (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, September 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: West Texas A & M University (B.A., 1996); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association (President, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Litigation; Wills Contests; Eminent Domain; Oil and Gas Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dusty J. Stockard | | ASSOCIATE | | Darin W. Mitchell (Associate) born Portales, New Mexico, February 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., Agronomy, cum laude, 2000); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member: Amarillo Area Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Wills; Estate Planning; Probate; Estate Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Darin W. Mitchell | | OF COUNSEL | | Paul W. Eaton (1925-2004). | | Don L. Patterson (Of Counsel) born Olton, Texas, May 16, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: West Texas State University (B.B.A., 1952); University of Texas (J.D., 1959). President, Praetors, 1958-1959. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Amarillo Bar Association (President, 1978-1979); State Bar of Texas. [Capt., U.S. Navy Reserve, Retired]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Don L. Patterson | | Don Reavis (Of Counsel) born 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: McMurry University (B.A., 1957) University of Texas at Arlington (LL.B., 1959). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Amarillo Bar Association (President); State Bar of Texas (Director, 1982-1984). |
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