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Partner

Lawyer Overview

Professional History:

David R. Langston is a native of Lubbock, Texas. After graduating from Monterey High School in 1971, he left Lubbock to attend the American University in Washington, D.C. While there, Mr. Langston worked on the staff of Congressman George Mahon as his agricultural assistant focusing primarily on farm legislation and policy. His senior thesis on American agricultural policy earned him an honors degree from the American University School of Government and Public Administration in 1974. After completing his undergraduate degree, David continued his work with Congressman Mahon on Capitol Hill, and began attending evening classes at the Georgetown University Law Center. He obtained his law degree from Georgetown in 1979.

After obtaining his law degree, David returned to West Texas, became a member of the State Bar of Texas, and began his law practice with the Lubbock law firm of McWhorter, Cobb & Johnson.

Throughout his legal career David’s work has focused primarily in the areas of banking, commercial litigation and bankruptcy reorganizations. Shortly after his return to Lubbock, he was selected by the Department of Justice to serve as a member of the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Bankruptcy Courts of the Northern District of Texas, and from 1980 to 1995 he was appointed by the Federal courts to administer bankruptcy estates where he liquidated millions of dollars of assets and distributed the funds to creditors. During the difficult financial times existing in the Farm Belt during the 80’s, David represented farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses when their notes with failed banks were turned over to government agencies for foreclosure. He successfully reorganized farms and other businesses in Texas, New Mexico and Nebraska, and in 1990 authored an article for the Texas Tech Law Review entitled, “A Practical Guide to the Use of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in Large Farm and Ranch Reorganizations.”

David served as the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas, from 1992 to 1996. Following his stint as Mayor, Langston resumed the active practice of law, and in 1997 he merged his practice with the Amarillo firm of Mullin Hoard & Brown, and became the Managing Partner of its Lubbock office. Currently, he regularly represents such large commercial corporations as City Bank, Texas, Nexstar Broadcasting Corporation, and the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority. He remains active in the practice of bankruptcy law where he often represents creditors’ committees as well as individuals and businesses in complex reorganization cases.

Personal Information:

Mr. Langston is married to the former Ronda Craig of Acuff, Texas, and is the father of four children, John David, 30, Mary Kathryn, 27, Evan Craig, 16, and William Lee, 11.

He is an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, where he has taught several Sunday school classes and served in numerous leadership capacities.

David enjoys running, snow skiing and spending time with his family at their house in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Representative Cases

• In re: Brett and Gayla Marble, No. 07-50099-rlj-7, 2008 WL 2048025 (Bankr. N.D. Tex., May 7th 2008)
• In re: Wool Growers Cen. Storage Co., 371 B.R. 768 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2007)
• In re: Anderson Grain Corporation, 222 B.R. 528 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1998)
• In the Matter of Brints Cotton Marketing, Inc., 737 F.2d 1338 (5th Cir. 1984)
• In re: Balch, 25 B.R. 22 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1982)

West Practice Categories

Agribusiness, Crops, Farms & Ranches, Livestock, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Reorganizations, Collections

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1986
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1988
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1984

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas and Lubbock County Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
• Committee of Churches, 1989 - 1992 (Chairman)
• U.S. Trustees for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1980 - 1995 (Panel-Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 1982 - Present (Member)
• West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member)
• West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1989 - 1990 (President)
• Lubbock Housing Finance Corporation, 1988 - 1994 (Board of Directors and Officer)
• Lubbock Committee of Churches, 1989 - 1992 (Chairman of the Board)
• Broadway Festivals, Inc., 1991 - 2001 (Chairman of the Board)
• South Plains Association of Governments, 1992 - 1996 (Board of Directors)
• Youth Corps, Inc., 1993 - 2007 (Chairman of the Board)
• Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Advisory Council, 1994 - 1996 (Member)
• Texas Defense Economic Adjustment Advisory Council, 1995 (Member)
• Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Commission, 1995 - 1996 (Chairman)
• City of Lubbock Culture and Arts Commission, 1997 - 2003 (Chairman)
• Communities in Schools on the South Plains, Inc., 1997 - 2007 (Board of Directors and Officer)
• United Way of Lubbock Success by 6 Program, 2000 - 2006 (Chairman of the Leadership Council)
• American Museum of Agriculture, 2001 - 2007 (Chairman of the Board)
• Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, 2002 - 2006 (Board of Directors)
• United Ways of Texas, 2003 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Work Source of the South Plains, 2003 - 2004 (Board of Directors)
• North and East Lubbock Community Development Corporation, 2007 - Present (Board of Directors and Officer)
• Texas Judicial Foundation, 2008 - Present (Board of Directors and Officer)

Honors and Awards

• Headliner Award, Women in Communications, 1993
• Readers' Choice Award, Best Political Leader, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, 1995
• Readers' Choice Award, Best Business Leader, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, 1996
• Government Business Advocate of the Year Award, Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1996
• Friend of Reese Air Force Base, United States Air Force, 1997
• Humanitarian Award, City of Lubbock Human Relations Commission, 1997
• Local Corporate Champion Award, National Success by 6, 2003
• Texas Super Lawyer, Law and Politics and Texas Monthly, 2002 - 2008
• Friend of South Plains College, Levelland, Texas, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• "The Present Use of Chapter 11 in Large Farm and Ranch Cases", Third Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Institute, Lubbock, Texas, November 5, 1987 - November 7, 1987
• "Tax Procedures and Implications for the Farmer or Rancher in Bankruptcy", Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Farmers and Ranchers Conference, Austin, Texas, June 3, 1991
• "Why Didn't I Think of That Last Month? Pre-Filing Strategies, Protecting Guarantors and Tax Problems in Bankruptcy", Seventh Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Institute, Lubbock, Texas, October 17, 1991 - October 18, 1991
• "Bankruptcy Update and Revised Article 9 Refresher", Texas Chapter of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2001
• "Mock Trial of Discharge/Dischargeability Complaint", Eighteenth Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Institute, Lubbock, Texas, September 12, 2002 - September 13, 2002
• "Catching Flies with Chopsticks: Section 363 Sales It Ain't Over Until It's Over" 2008, Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 13, 2008

Pro Bono Activities

• St. Johns United Methodist Pro Bono Clinic

Past Employment Positions

• Congressman George Mahon, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C, Staff Assistant, 1971 - 1978
• George Mahon for Congress Committee, Lubbock, Texas, Campaign Manager, 1976
• Fulbright and Jaworski, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk, 1979
• McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson, L.L.P., Lubbock, Texas, Associate and Partner, 1979 - 1992
• City of Lubbock, Texas, Mayor, 1992 - 1996
• Langston & Richards, L.L.P., Lubbock, Texas, Partner, 1992 - 1995
• Langston & Associates, L.L.P., Lubbock, Texas, Partner, 1995 - 1996

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1979
  J.D.
• American University, Washington , District of Columbia, 1974
  B.A.
  Honors: Thesis: American Agricultural Policy : The Problems & Promise of Prosperity

Published Works

• A Practical Guide to the Use of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in Large Farm and Ranch Reorganizations, Texas Tech Law Review, Volume 21, Number 4, 1990

Address

Wells Fargo Center
Suite 700
P.O. Box 2585
1500 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79408-2585

Phones

(806) 765-7491

Faxes

(806) 765-0553

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