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Wilson E. Wallace is a board-certified oil, gas, and mineral law attorney with over 12 years of experience.. Wilson has prior experience working as a mineral manager for a regional bank and trust company, an independent petroleum landman, and general counsel for an independent oil and gas company.. Wilson has extensive experience in mineral title examination and has prepared drilling and division order title opinions in the Permian Basin, Eastern Shelf, Fort Worth Basin and South Texas.. Currently, Wilson represents large and small land and mineral owners across Texas, with a particular focus on the Permian Basin and Eastern Shelf. While primarily focused on representation of land and mineral owners, Wilson also assists independent operators in the preparation of title opinions and transactional matters.. In addition to his energy law practice, Wilson has extensive experience in real estate law, including transactional matters related to commercial, farm/ranch and residential real estate transactions.

We handle all types of accident and injury claims including oilfield accidents, workplace injuries, 18-wheeler accidents, car wrecks, medical malpractice and much more. If an injury is the result of some form of negligence, the victim has the right to file a personal injury lawsuit. By filing an injury claim, victims can seek compensation for their damages including pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical expenses.. The Law Offices of David M. White represents clients throughout west Texas, including the cities of Abilene, Big Spring, San Angelo, Coleman, Sweetwater, Colorado City, Brownwood, Ballinger, Anson, Breckenridge, Snyder, Stephenville, Midland and Odessa, and communities throughout Taylor County, Howard County, Tom Green County, Coleman County, Nolan County, Mitchell County, Haskell County, Eastland County, Brown County, Callahan County, Runnels County, Jones County, Stephens County, Scurry County and Erath County.

Taylor has been a Texas-licensed attorney for eight (8) years and spent five (5) of those years co-owning Fergus & Tomanka, PLLC with her life & business partner, Martin. For the last 7 years, Taylor has been focusing her practice on helping clients with business formations, custom contracts, prenuptial agreements & post-marital agreements, estate planning, and business succession planning.. Outside of the law, Taylor has a great respect for local nonprofits and believes in helping out in her own community. She has been the President of not one, but two nationally-affiliated nonprofit's local chapters: the Junior League (2019-2020) and Mental Health of America (2020-2022). Prior to taking over the management of these two nonprofits as President, she additionally served as Public Relations Chair, Community Director, Communications Director, President-Elect (in charge of future planning), Past President and Vice President of Advocacy, respectively. She also held a two-year Board membership to the Community Fund Board (part of the Community Foundation of Abilene)(2019-2021).

Personal Injury Trial Lawyer practicing throughout West Texas

Mr. Blizzard's practice is focused on criminal defense and criminal appeals in Abilene, TX, and serves clients across the state of Texas in both state and federal courts. Criminal defense includes pre-trial negotiations for plea bargains and trials of felonies and misdemeanor cases. Jacob is dual board certified in criminal law and criminal appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has a significant practice in criminal appeals and post-conviction writs of habeas corpus. Mr. Blizzard also practices personal injury and plaintiff's side litigation.. Mr. Blizzard also has authored numerous criminal appeal briefs in Texas state and federal courts of appeals. This practice has included direct appeal following a conviction, petition for discretionary review to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 11.07 post-conviction writs of habeas corpus under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and federal writs of habeas corpus. Mr. Blizzard has also argued his cases in oral argument before the Courts of Appeals in both state and federal courts.. Board certification is a mark of excellence and a distinguishing accomplishment. Within the Texas legal community, board certification means an attorney has substantial, relevant experience in a select field of law, as well as demonstrated and tested special competence in that area of law. Board certification is a mark of excellence in an attorney and the only designation recognized by the State Bar of Texas to entitle the attorney to represent himself as a specialist in criminal law.. He is a Texas Tech University School of Law graduate and is the managing partner of Blizzard and Zimmerman Attorneys.. Mr. Blizzard knows that clients want an attorney on their side who cares about their issues. Knowing how important personal attention is to a case, Mr. Blizzard has made it his personal commitment to dedicate his practice to helping individuals on a personal level, giving attention to specific legal needs. Prior to becoming a founding and managing partner at Blizzard and Zimmerman Attorneys, Mr. Blizzard:- Practiced as a solo practitioner under the name The Blizzard Law Firm, also in Abilene, TX- Practiced as the managing partner of Parker & Blizzard, P.L.L.C in a partnership with now retired, Quanah Parker- Worked in an insurance defense law firm representing large national insurance companies- Worked in criminal prosecution with the City of Lubbock.- Worked with the Attorney General of Texas, Child Support Division- Worked with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas

Matt Zimmerman is a distinguished attorney with a deep-seated passion for the law and a profound commitment to justice, he has developed a robust practice that addresses key areas of law that affect individuals in their daily lives—including family law, divorce, estate planning, and civil law.His journey in law reflects a keen understanding of the complexities that legal challenges present and a resolve to navigate them with expertise and compassion.Matt has honed his skills across diverse areas including family, civil and injury law, along with small business representation, energy, oil and gas issues, product liability, transactions, and arbitration & mediation.A testament to his versatility, he is regularly sought after to tackle cases encompassing civil litigation and trial experiences - a skill that led him to qualify for Texas Board of Legal Specialization board certification in both Family Law and Consumer Law.The legal community has celebrated Matt's profound contributions and he's receive national recognition as a Top 40 Under 40 Family Law Attorney by the American Academy of Attorneys, and similarly, he was named a Top 40 Under 40 Attorney by the National Association of Trial Lawyers for outstanding work in criminal and trial law. These honors encapsulate his profound influence and the trust he has garnered among his peers and clients alike.Zimmerman’s skills have been further recognized through his qualification for the Criminal Justice Act Panel of attorneys, wherein he takes on federal criminal cases by appointment from the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas. His licensing by the Supreme Court of Texas stands as a monument to his legal capability and professional esteemHis practice not only reflects his breadth of legal knowledge but it also embodies his steadfast commitment to uphold the legal rights of individuals across various facets of life.

Marshall proudly obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and Phi Alpha Delta’s Engle Chapter. Admitted to the Texas State Bar in February of 2022, Marshall practices in Abilene, San Angelo, and Surrounding Areas.

Mark A. Marshall is an experienced attorney with a diverse legal practice. Mr. Marshall routinely represents clients in real estate and commercial transactions, real estate litigation, business transactions, governmental and regulatory matters, and landowner easement disputes. Mr. Marshall has litigated complex civil matters including probate, guardianship, family, property partition, and partnership cases in courtrooms throughout the Hill Country and West Texas regions of Texas. Mr. Marshall has represented clients in numerous bench and jury trials in Justice, County, and Districts Courts of Texas.. For almost fifteen years, Mr. Marshall served as the elected County Attorney in McCulloch County where he acquired experience representing public entities, developing public policy, advising elected officials, handling employment law matters, and providing representation on both criminal and juvenile matters. Mr. Marshall has also represented municipalities, local conservation districts, nonprofits, charitable organizations, and assisted on public bond projects.. A native of Rotan, Texas, Mr. Marshall spent seventeen years in private practice in Brady, Texas. Mr. Marshall is active in church activities and enjoys the outdoors. Most of Mr. Marshall’s free time is spent travelling with his wife and their two sons to sporting events.

Lee Ann Morris is originally from Odessa, Texas. She graduated from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth in 2004. After graduating, she returned to Odessa Texas where she took her first job as a Municipal Court Prosecutor for the City of Odessa. Two years later, Lee Ann was promoted to Assistant City Attorney in the civil division of the City Attorney's Office - handling all aspects of municipal law. She ended her career with the City in 2013 as the Senior Assistant City Attorney/ Police Legal Advisor for the Odessa Police Department. Following her career with the City of Odessa, Lee Ann started her private law practice. She currently resides and practices law in Abilene, but serves clients throughout the state of Texas.

Insurance and Insurance Agent E&O litigator. I have a regional practice that includes much of West Texas (Abilene, Midland, Odessa, Lubbock) and North Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth). I also practice workers' compensation litigation.

I grew up on a ranch in the country near Anson, Texas, not far from Abilene. Growing up in "the sticks" was an adventure, and it helped shape my early life. I graduated Valedictorian of my high school in 1995 and went to Texas A&M University where I graduated in 1999 in the top 10% of my class with a B.B.A. in Accounting. After graduation with honors from A&M, I went straight to law school at Texas Tech University School of Law on a full scholarship. I finished law school in the top 10% of my class with a Juris Doctorate (J.D) in law. After law school, I moved back to Abilene and went to work for a local firm.After working as an associate at a law firm for a year, I almost quit being a lawyer for good. I decided to quit my job at the firm and took off on an adventure, backpacking Europe for three (3) months. When I got back with a new perspective on life, I decided to start my own law practice and be my own boss. I haven't looked back since. For the last 20 years, I have fought for people who need an experienced, aggressive lawyer to stand up for their rights when injured, charged with a crime, or confronted with a divorce or custody battle. The fight continues...

I began my legal career in 1992, as an insurance defense litigator. After three years of defending individuals and companies in lawsuits involving everything from a vehicle accident with exploding fuel tankers to toxic exposure in the construction of nuclear power plants, I switched gears to work with the largest bankruptcy law firm in San Antonio. During this period, I became one of the youngest board certified attorneys in consumer bankruptcy.I moved to Abilene in 1999, when he was hired to operate and manage the local office of Monte J. White & Associates. Subsequently, I opened my own firm, the Law Offices of Weir & Willhelm, P.C., with the counsel of Woody Weir to expand my practice and represent my clients, who had come to appreciate and trust me, with other legal issues.  For the past twenty seven years, I have represented numerous clients in various legal matters from civil, criminal, disability, probate and other civil matters to bankruptcy and debt reorganization.Presently, I own and operate the Willhelm Law Firm, and I am licensed in state and federal courts as well as the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Cory Austin Clements was born and raised a Red Raider in Lubbock, Texas. After graduating from Lubbock-Cooper High School, he earned a B.B.A. in International Business at the Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University. He worked his way through undergraduate studies at Wells Fargo Bank furthering his interest in the business world. In the Spring of 2010, Cory studied at the American Business School in Paris, France. During his time abroad, Cory traveled, made life-long friends and gained an appreciation of the various cultures of the world that were represented at the American Business School of Paris.. After graduation, he enrolled in the Texas Tech University School of Law as he knew he wanted to be a lawyer from an early age. Soon after he realized that his passion for business and law could be combined, he quickly found his way back to the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University to pursue a dual Juris Doctorate and Masters of Business Administration program.. Cory’s passion for serving the community was amplified during his time in law school and graduate business school. He dedicated his spare time to serving others in his immediate community and eventually across the state. By the Spring semester of his first year in law school, Cory was elected Vice President of the Innocence Project of Texas student organization. He went on to serve as President his second year in law school. Cory was also elected to the Student Bar Association and served as the State Bar of Texas Law Student Division (SBOT LSD) Junior Representative throughout his second year and the SBOT LSD Senior Representative during his third year. While serving on the Student Bar Association, Cory was appointed to the Grade Appeals Committee from 2012-2014 and the Elections Committee for the 2013-2014 term.. In addition to his work in student government, Cory served as Chairman of Continuing Legal Education for the Energy Law Interest Group his second year, and Vice President during his third year. He also served as Vice President of Recruitment and Treasurer for the TechLaw Mentors group, which matches incoming first year students with second and third year mentors to help them adjust to their new life as law students. Cory was a member of the Rawls Graduate Association where he assisted with philanthropic activities with the Ronald McDonald House. Additionally, he was  a member of the Red Raider Bar Association and the Federalist Society.. During his third year in law school, Cory was appointed to the Dean’s Ambassadors Corps., an organization serving the law school and guests of the administration. During his time as an Ambassador, Cory held the position of Senior Deputy of Alumni Relations and Event Coordinator.. Cory also served two terms as a Deans in the Community Teaching Fellow where he assisted in teaching activities for the Law and Justice Magnet Program at Estacado High School. He helped coach the Mock Trial team his first year and developed a curriculum for coaching and learning Mock Trial for the students and director of the program to use beyond the conclusion of his fellowship.. While serving the community remained a priority, Cory also devoted his time at Tech Law learning how to advocate for clients. He competed in Negotiations, Mock Trial, and Moot Court competitions throughout his first and second years, and had the opportunity to compete in two international negotiation competitions during his second year: The Negotiation Challenge in Athens, Greece and the Warsaw Negotiation Round in Warsaw, Poland. At the Negotiation Challenge, the Texas Tech School of Law team out-ranked the other American representatives, which were Harvard Law School and University of California Hastings College of Law. Cory had the privilege of serving as team leader at the Warsaw Negotiation Round, and at that competition, the team was awarded the Marshall of the Polish Senate Award.. Cory was invited to become a member of theTexas Tech School of Law Board of Barristersat the conclusion of his second year in law school. As a member of the Board of Barristers, Cory coached, mentored, and judged first and second year competitions and served as the Director of Special Events.. Cory spent the summer after his second year in law school working in Washington, D.C. for the Washington Legal Foundation, which“. . . is the nation’s premier public interest law and policy center. Our mission is to preserve and defend America’s free enterprise system by litigating, educating, and advocating for free market principles, a limited and accountable government, and individual and business liberties.” While living in Washington, Cory flew back to Texas to run for Chairman of the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas, Law Student Division and served in that capacity throughout his third year of law school. This position with the State Bar of Texas also placed Cory on the Board of Directors for theTexas Young Lawyers Association as the Law Student Liaison for the same year. Cory was honored to serve as a liaison to the board along side Texas Tech School of Law’s Dean Darby Dickerson and Texas Supreme Court Liaison, Justice Paul W. Green.. During his time on both Boards, Cory served as Co-Chair on the Law Student Outreach Committee, and member of the Diversity Committee and the Community Education Committee. Texas Young Lawyers Association is the public service arm of the State Bar of Texas and allowed Cory the opportunity to excel in serving the community Statewide.. Cory is now a licensed attorney and counselor at law, and he has been admitted to practice in state courts by the Supreme Court of Texas.

Chaile grew up in the small West Texas town of Roscoe on a cotton farm established by her great grandparents in 1911. After graduating high school Chaile attended Texas Tech University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. Chaile went on to attend law school at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 2006. Chaile practiced law in Louisiana for 5 years before returning home to West Texas in 2015. Chaile currently practices law in Abilene, Texas at the law firm of Whitten, Hacker, Hagin, Anderson, Allen and Self, P.C. She represents a wide variety of clients in civil litigation matters including construction litigation, personal injury, real estate transactions and litigation, oil and gas, property rights and a variety of other issues.  Chaile is uniquely positioned to effectively and thoroughly investigate and prosecute such cases.

Cade Browning's practice is devoted to litigation. He is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in personal injury trial law and is licensed in both Texas and Oklahoma.  Cade was born in Lucas, Texas where he grew up raising, training, selling and showing cutting horses. He continues that tradition today at his ranch in Coronado's Camp where he lives with his wife, Katie, and their two boys, Barrett and Bede. Cade graduated from Texas A&M University and Baylor University School of Law, where he was twice elected President of the Student Bar Association. Professionally, Cade has served as president of the Abilene Bar Association, president of the Abilene Young Lawyers Association, was named Abilene's Outstanding Young Lawyer and was voted Runner-Up Best Attorney in Abilene by the readers of the Abilene Reporter-News. Cade also was elected to serve on the Texas Young Lawyers Association's Board of Directors for four years representing his thirty-four county area in West Texas. Cade has served on multiple State Bar Committees, including currently serving on the Litigation Council for the Litigation Section of the State Bar, the Grievance Committee for his area and on the Local Bar Services Committee. In 2009, the Texas Bar Foundation selected Cade as a Fellow, a distinction awarded to only 10 percent of the attorneys in Texas. He now enjoys membership as a Life Fellow of the Foundation. Locally Cade has been very involved in Abilene and West Texas. Cade currently serves on the board of trustees for the Grace Museum, Taylor County Expo Center, St. John's Episcopal School, Big Country Health Education Center, and the as the co-chair of the iconic Rhinestone Round-Up during the Western Heritage Classic. Cade was previously was on the board of directors for the Abilene Preservation League, Abilene Community Foundation- Future Fund, Texas Frontier Heritage and Cultural Center Advisory Board and Abilene A&M Club. Cade was honored to serve as the president of the board for the Abilene Preservation League, the chairperson of the board for the Abilene Community Foundation – Future Fund, and the Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grace Museum. Cade was admitted in 2007 as a life member to the Million Dollars Advocate's Forum, which is limited to trial lawyers who have recovered a verdict, award or settlement for a single case of a million dollars or more and has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer- Rising Star five times.

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  Daryl Hayes focuses his practice helping vicitims of personal injuries suffered because of car accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall injuries, on-the-job injuries and oil field accidents.

Blake C. Norvell is an attorney and mediator whose practice areas include litigation, transactional, and appeals. He is admitted to the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas, where he is a member of the Texas Bar College.. He has authored numerous articles that analyze significant legal and public policy issues. His articles have been published in law journals throughout the country, including Yale, USC, and Temple. He has been a frequent guest on the radio program Legal Beagle and has been interviewed by news stations to comment on a wide variety of topics such as national security and civil liberties in the post 9/11 era, the influence of free trade and NAFTA in the closing of textile mills in North Carolina, Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst's bid for the US Senate, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's potential presidential campaign in 2016. In September 2015, he was interviewed at Donald Trump's speech and political rally in Dallas about Donald Trump's chance of securing the Republican nomination for President and his ability to win the general election.. Norvell was a featured speaker at Southern Methodist University's Founders' Day (SMU's spring homecoming), delivering a speech entitled "NSA Wiretapping: A Fourth Amendment Violation?" to faculty, alumni, and students. He is also a member of the Lawline Faculty, the nation's largest provider of continuing legal education for attorneys. He is an author for the Buffalo Gap newspaper, with over 75 published articles on various topics.. He joined the Rotary Club of Abilene in May 2014, sponsored by Dr. Bob Hunter, and has served as a director. His favorite hobby, when he is not working, is traveling to new places. He enjoys spending time with his four-legged best friend and has always been fond of dogs, particularly Beagles, English Pointers, and Old English Bulldogs. Cats are not excluded from his company.. The highlight of Norvell's career came in September 2014 when he spent a month studying with renowned trial lawyer Gerry Spence at his ranch in Dubois, Wyoming. During that time, Norvell and fifty other trial lawyers from across the United States honed their trial skills by working with and learning from Gerry Spence, the most successful trial lawyer of our time. In honor of Gerry Spence, Norvell composed a poem entitled "My Friend Gerry." At an event honoring Gerry Spence, he recited and performed his poem for Gerry Spence and the audience. Norvell also sang "Amarillo by Morning.". As a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College, Norvell is dedicated to preserving the right to trial by jury and fighting for and protecting the rights of ordinary people. He is an innovative legal thinker who has the ability to be creative with the law to develop novel legal theories that win difficult cases. In addition to the practice of law, Norvell also worked with Governor Rick Perry in the Texas Enterprise Fund persuading businesses to relocate to Texas.. Norvell received his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honors Program and a managing editor of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. He received his B.A. from Southern Methodist University, where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At SMU, he served in the student senate for four years and was a member of the honor council, the senior class council, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was sponsored by his university to compete for the Rhodes Scholarship.. Norvell is from Abilene and is a graduate of Abilene Christian High School, where he served as student body president and was salutatorian of his class.

As a litigator who has been in practice over 25 years, Jon Hanna has fought battles for his clients against corporations large and small. He specializes in taking cases for workers hurt on-the-job who stand little chance of getting the compensation they deserve and need without help from a skilled attorney. The Texas oil fields are particularly dangerous and can be the site of catastrophic injuries. Jon believes in giving these injured oilfield workers a fair chance as he takes on oil companies and their insurers on behalf of his clients. When his clients are victims of vehicle accidents, Jon’s many years of experience ensures they get the best possible legal representation.

*VOTED BEST LAWYERS IN ABILENE FOR 2023. Experienced former federal prosecutor with a background in civil and criminal law. Substantial litigation experience in federal court including representing the United States as lead counsel in several complex jury trials. Expertise in electronic evidence and compliance issues involving the Electronic Communication Privacy Act. Designated as a Cyber Hacking and Intellectual Property ("CHIP") attorney for the Northern District of Texas.. *as determined by Community Votes, an independent and objective online platform.