Selman, Ben

Current Employment Position(s)

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Lawyer Overview

Ben Selman’s professional career has centered on litigation practice almost exclusively with extensive jury and non-jury trial experience including a number of  complex and multiparty cases, on both Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s sides of the docket.  Cause of action types have ranged from tort claims for personal injuries, business litigation, trade practices claims, premises liability, worker’s compensation and post compensation claims (discrimination in employment and third party actions), medical malpractice, legal malpractice, marriage dissolution and child custody/parental rights, guardianship and estate administration, and accounting malpractice to real estate transaction claims.   The chosen area of Board of Legal Specialization certification is family law.  Litigation is the primary area of practice concentration for the past three decades including the practice of family law as a specialty for the past two decades, from both gender sides, emphasizing children’s rights and issues in litigation philosophy. Frequent lecturer and writer in family law; the conduct of proceedings involving the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Children’s Protective Services; legal ethics and professional responsibility; municipal liability; and emergency services liability and training.  Primary areas of ongoing academic interest and emphasis include studies, panels, and presentations in children’s rights and issues, mediation training, adoption with an emphasis on native American and Texas consummations of international placements, attorney-client  ethical relationships and enhancement of the delivery of legal services to the public by the law profession, including law office management.

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Family Law, Juvenile Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Social Security -- Disability, Health & Health Care Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Litigation & Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Native Citizenship & Rights, Native Peoples Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Probate & Estate Administration, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Professional Malpractice Law, Municipal Liability, State, Local & Municipal Law, Toxic Torts, Collaborative Law

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1973
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989

Certification/Specialties

• Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
• Bell County Bar Association
• Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education-Reserve License; Intermediate License; Active Duty, City of Woodway Public Safety Department (Police, Fire, Rescue, Special Response Team)
• State Bar of Texas, Crime Victims and Witnesses Committee - Past Member
• State Bar of Texas, District 8B Grievance Committee - Past Member; Past Chairman; Past Investigatory Panel Chairman
• State Bar of Texas, Commission for Lawyer Discipline - Member 2003-2006, Vice Chairman 2004-2006
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
• Supreme Court of Texas, Board of Disciplinary Appeals - Member 1995-2001, 2006-Present; Vice Chairman 1996-1999; Chairman 1999-2001

Honors and Awards

• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, State Bar of Texas

Education

• Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1973
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court; Law Review
• Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1970, B.A.
• Adjunct Professor, Baylor University School of Law, 1989-Present

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

400 Austin Avenue
Suite 800
Waco, TX 76701

Phones

254-755-4100

Faxes

254-754-6331

Emails

selman@namanhowell.com

Websites

http://www.namanhowell.com