Year Joined Organization: 1991

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Claims and Appeals
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Claims and Appeals
• Long-Term Disability Claims
• Family Law and Divorce
• Adoption
• Modification of Divorce Decrees and Family Court Orders
• Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents and Other Personal Injury Claims
• Wills, Trusts and Probate

Representative Cases

• Jeffery v. Walden, 899 S.W.2d 207 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1993)
• Waddell v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Texas, 877 S.W.2d 341 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1994)
• Vest v. Gulf Ins. Co., 809 S.W.2d 531 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1991)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Paternity, Government Agencies & Programs, Social Security -- Disability, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Elder Law, Mental Health, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Military & Veterans Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Richardson Bar Association, 1983 - 1984 (President)
• Collin County Bar Association (Member)
• College of the State Bar of Texas (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (Member)

Pro Bono Activities

• Training for Mock Trial Students, 1983 - Present
• Volunteer for Legal Services of North Texas

Past Employment Positions

• Hardin & Sloan, Partner, 1985 - 1991
• Texas Legal Research, Owner, 1981 - 1989
• Hardin, Wheless, Walker & Sloan, Partner, 1984 - 1985

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1980
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1978 - 1979
  
  Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Associate Editor, 1979 - 1980
• University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Political Science

References

• Joe Booth, Capital One, McKinney, TX

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McKinney, TX 75069-7859

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