VOLUME 3
SUMMER 1985
NUMBER 3
DEAN RESIGNS POST EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31
After serving as Dean of the Texas
Tech Law School since 1981, Byron
Fullerton will resign his position as of
August 31, 1985.
"I guess most deans resign because
they are unhappy or disgruntled over
some particular situation or issue but,
in fact, I'm probably the happiest law
dean in the whole country, who is
leaving the best deanship anywhere
solely because of the other interests 1
would like to pursue," he said in a
resignation letter submitted to Tech
President Lauro Cavazos on January
8th.
"There is always a feeling of regret
when one leaves a position which has
been so thoroughly enjoyable and
rewarding as this one has been for me
but 1 feel from a personal standpoint it
is the thing for me to do."
A search committee headed by law
professor John Krahmer is currently
reviewing candidates for the deanship.
Other committee members include
law professors Murl Larkin, John
Murray and Marilyn Phelan; Lubbock
attorneys D. Thomas Johnson and
John Simpson ('74); and dean Carl
Stem of the College of Business
Administration.
Krahmer said the search had been
narrowed to two individuals and a final
decision could be made as early as
June 1.
Fullerton became interim dean of
the Law School in 1981 after serving
as Assistant and Associate Dean at
the University of Texas Law School
for 18 years. He accepted the
deanship on a permanent basis in
December of 1981.
During his tenure, Fullerton
increased dramatically the overall
visibility of the Law School through
his numerous visits with alumni and to
various law firms in the state. He
spearheaded the school's fund-raising
efforts which resulted in a 50 percent
increase in scholarship endowments
and an all-time high alumni giving
record.
"Tech can be proud that the Law
School in its short history has
emerged as one of the best schools in
the region," he said, "and 1 believe it
will continue its climb toward true
national recognition."
Although he has no set plans,
Fullerton said he and his wife Marilyn
will return to Austin. "I have a lot of
interests down there and felt that this
was a good time to retire."
"Naturally, 1 have pangs of remorse
when 1 reflect on leaving my daily
association with our good faculty,
students and staff, all of whom have
been so supportive . .. but 1 shall not
soon forget my great years here at
Tech and the new friendships 1 have
enjoyed."
Fullerton is a Fellow of the
American Bar Foundation and the
Texas Bar Foundation. He currently
serves on the editorial board of The
Texas Lawyer. He has been a
member of numerous State Bar
committees and has received citations
by the Dallas Federal Bar Association
for outstanding contributions to
continuing legal education. Prior to
joining the law faculty at the
Dean Byron Fullerton presented farewell
remarks at the May Hooding Ceremony.
Fullerton's resignation marks the end of a
successful four years as Law School Dean.
University of Texas in 1963, he
worked in the Attorney General's
office and in private practice.
Law School Association President
Jo Ben Whittenburg said, "Fullerton
has done great service for the Law
School and we are lucky to have
benefitted from his many talents as an
administrator. "
Late Breaking News ...
At press time, Texas Tech University
President Lauro Cavazos has appointed
Baylor law professor Frank Newton as
Dean of the Tech Law School. The official
announcement made on May 23rd was
the culmination of a five-month selection
process. Newton will replace Byron
Fullerton whose resignation as Dean
takes effect August 31.
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Chuck Bubany (r) makes a presentation to the
regional championship client counseling team of
(I to r) Chris Troutt, Lori Bellows and Ken
Braxton at the Annual Honors and Awards Day
Ceremony.
CLIENT COUNSELING
TEAM CAPTURES
REGIONAL TITLE
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP HONORS DALLAS
ATTORNEY
The partners of the Dallas firm of
Carter, Jones, Magee, Rudberg &
Mayes have endowed a law scholarship
in honor of Robert Guy Carter who
founded their firm . In creating the
scholarship, firm member Charles
Mayes said the gift was "in
consideration of the love and affection
we have for him and to express our
appreciation of all he has done for each
of us during our long association
together."
Carter, a long-time supporter of
Texas Tech University and the Law
School, assumed "of counsel" status
with the Carter, Jones firm in February
1979 but has continued an active law
practice.
Born in Oklahoma in 1907, Carter
grew up in the farming communities of
eastern New Mexico. He received his
B.A. from Texas Tech University in
1982 and received a scholarship to the
University of Chicago where he
obtained his J .D. degree in 1930. He
worked his way through both
undergraduate and law school.
After law school, Carter went to
Dallas to begin a general civil practice.
His practice centered on civil litigation
with an emphasis on domestic relations,
torts and workers' compensation. He
was the first President (1949-50) of the
Texas Trial Lawyers' Association and
was also active in the Dallas Bar
Association and State Bar of Texas.
For a period of time he taught night law
school in Dallas.
Carter has served as President of the
Texas Tech University Students
Association (1947-48) and as Tech's
representative on the Board of
Directors of the Cotton Bowl Athletic
Association for several years. In 1983
he was made an Honorary Alumnus of
the Texas Tech Law School.
Carter is married to the former
Phyllis Gretchen Burleson of Taylor,
Texas, whom he met at a Lubbock
hospital where she was a nurse and he
worked as a night clerk while attending
college. The Carters have four
daughters, twelve grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Mayes said firm members attribute
Carter's continued practice to "love of
the practice of law and of the
enjoyment of serving his clients."
"We know that he shall take great
pleasure in the fact that this gift shall be
of benefit to worthy Texas Tech law
students in the years to come," Mayes
said.
In keeping with the donors' wishes,
financial need will be an important
criterion in the selection of student
recipients.
The Law School's Client Counseling
team of second-year students Lori
Bellows of Lubbock, Ken Braxton of El
Paso and Chris Troutt of EI Paso won
first ~Iace in the regional American Bar
Association Client Counseling
Competition held in Waco in early
March. Sponsored by the Dallas law
firm of Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest &
Minick, the team competed against
eight other law school teams to take
the title.
The regional championship qualified
Tech for the National competition held
at Pepperdine University in Malibu,
California on March 22-23. There, the
team lost in the semi-final round to the
University of Alberta which eventually
won the competition. Eleven regional
winners competed at the National
finals.
Judged on their ability to interview
and counsel role-playing clients in a
mock office setting, competitors were
presented a problem concerning wills,
trusts and estates. Professor Charles P.
Bubany who served as team coach said
the students were extremely wellprepared and dedicated. "It takes
knowledge in many areas to do well in
this type of competition and I believe
their hard work paid off in the regional
title," he said.
Bubany, assisted in coaching by last
year's client counseling team of Susan
Rankin and Jim Sowder, indicated that
for the first time, the regional
championship team would receive a
travelling trophy for its law school.
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
CHIEF JUSTICE GUEST OF HONOR AT LAW
REVIEW BANQUET
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice
John L. Hill, Jr. was the honored
speaker at the annual Law Review
banquet held March 26 at the
Lubbock Country Club.
Honored guests included local
district judges, judges from the
Amarillo Court of Appeals, local
legislators and other public officials.
Ten law students and two law
professors received awards for
outstanding contributions to the Law
Review for the past year.
In his remarks, Chief Justice Hill
praised the Law School and the Texas
Tech Law Review for its contribution
to legal scholarship and the profession
as a whole.
The Lead Article Award was
presented to Professor Richard F.
Dole, Jr.of the University of Houston
for his article on "The Availability and
Utility of Chapter 13 of the
Bankruptcy Code to Farmers under
the 1984 Bankruptcy Amendments,"
16 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 433 (1985).
For the first time, the Law Review's
Fifth Circuit Symposium issue was
written solely by attorneys instead of
student authors. A new award created
to honor the outstanding article in the
Symposium was given to Tech
Professor Joe Tucker for his survey of
Administrative Law and Procedure.
Other new awards included an
Editor-in-Chief Award sponsored by
the Dallas firm of Berman, Fichtner &
Mitchell and awarded to 1984-85
editor Darren Woody; and the Sherrill
& Pace Law Review Candidate Award
given to Rebecca Baker for submitting
the best first draft of a Case Note.
Additional awards and their
recipients include: Orgain, Bell &
Tucker award for the outstanding
case note, Barry Senterfitt; 1979-80
Board of Editors award for the
outstanding comment, Wallace "AI"
Watkins; the M. Penn L. Award for
the best student article, Wyatt Brooks
and Valerie Fogleman; Jackson,
Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller
award for the outstanding staff
member, John Martin Klein; Law
Review Service Award, Ronald L.
Jackson; Outstanding Editor Award
sponsored by Marion Key, Randy
Agnew; McWhorter, Cobb & Johnson
award for the outstanding third-year
member, Lance Fox; and the Scribes
Award for outstanding writing and
editing demonstrated by a graduating
student, Lance Fox.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice John Hill (r) is greeted upon his arrival at the Law Review
Banquet by Review student editors Richard Davis and David Campbell (I).
LAW REVIEW WINS
STATE AWARD FOR
SECOND YEAR
The Texas Tech Law Review has
been honored by the Texas Bar
Foundation for publishing the
Outstanding Law Review Article. The
Review won the same award in 1983.
The award recognizes the Law
Review that publishes the most
practical article of the year from the
viewpoint of the practitioner. This
year's winning article, co-authored by
William K. Dippel and Robert L.
Green, is entitled "The Interaction of
Workers' Compensation and
Comparative Negligence-Conflicts,
Alternatives, and Compromise" and
appears in Volume 15, Number 4
(1984) of the Texas Tech Law Review.
The Texas Bar Foundation will
present a cash award to Dean Byron
Fullerton at a dinner during the State
Bar Convention in June.
STUDENTS HONORED
AT ANNUAL
CEREMONY
More than 50 students were
recognized for outstanding scholastic
and extra-curricular achievement at the
annual Honors and Awards Day
Ceremony held at the Law School on
April 10.
Awards were given for service to
various student organizations; for
individual achievement in advocacy,
writing, and scholarship; and for overall
contribution to the Law School.
The coveted George W. and Sarah
H. Dupree Award, given to a
graduating student who in the opinion
of his or her colleagues best exemplifies
the ability desired in one soon to join
the legal profession, was awarded to
Richard Davis of Harlingen.
Other top awards included the c.J.S.
awards which recognize student
contribution toward overall legal
scholarship. These were awarded to
first-year student Lin Hughes, secondyear Martin Klein, and third-year James
Sowder.
Outstanding Professor of the Year,
chosen by student ballot, was H.
Camilla Emanuel who teaches taxation.
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
THIRD GIVING LETTER
SENT AS ALUMNI
REMINDER
Lord Justice Edward Eveleigh of the Court of
Appeals zn Great Britain presented the
Strasburger & Price lecture to students and
faculty in March.
BRITISH JUSTICE
DELIVERS
STRASBURGER &
PRICE LECTURE
The Right Honorable Sir Edward
Walter Eveleigh, a Lord Justice of the
Court of Appeals in Great Britain
visited the Law School on March 27 to
present the annual Strasburger & Price
Lecture in Trial Advocacy to students
and faculty. His topic, "Illegally
Obtained Evidence-The Exclusionary
Rule", focused on the nature of the
English application of the exclusionary
rule.
Sir Eveleigh, who with his wife Helen
were in Texas for the first time was
presen.ted with a Texas Tech University
medalhon by Tech President Lauro
Cavazos and with a book on ranching
by Tech Regent John Birdwell.
Strasburger & Price firm member
John Marks, on a trip to London
invited Eveleigh to present the le~ture.
Eveleigh told his audience he was
delighted to have the opportunity to see
West Texas and remarked with his dry
wit, "You can call me 'Ted'!" His
address encompassed a description of
the British police and prosecutorial
systems in addition to a discussion of
the exclusionary rule.
Eveleigh followed other distinguished
speakers in the Lecture Series including
former U.S. Attorney Griffin Bell Fifth
Circuit Judges John R. Brown a~d
Patrick Higginbotham, and past
President of the American Bar
Association Morris Harrell.
"With probable tuition increases our
Alumni Giving Program is more '
important than ever," says Dean Byron
Fullerton who has established a goal of
$100,000 for the 1984-85 program
ending on August 31,1985. "Nothing
would make me happier than a 50
percent alumni giving record before I
retire!" he said.
The third request letter, mailed to
alumni in late April, indicated
Fullerton's desire that there be no
named scholarships, chairs or other
permanently endowed funds for him
but a record-setting giving percenta~e
"would be a long-standing
acknowledgement of his many
contributions to the Law School."
The letter showed a decline in giving
but Professor John Krahmer who
works with the program said that May
and June are usually the best months.
Krahmer said two additional letters
would be sent this year, including one
from class agents, in order to
encourage donations. "We are not
trying to inundate our graduates with
paper, but we do want to emphasize
the L~w Sc~ool's need for money,
espeCIally WIth the probable raise in
tuition. We will be faced with having to
award more and higher scholarships to
be able to attract and keep our top
caliber students," he said.
FACULTY
5
HANDBOOK
PUBLISHED FOR
STUDENTS AND
COUNSELORS
The Law School has published a new
handbook, entitled "Careers in Law"
which is being distributed to high
'
school and college students and career
advisors interested in the legal field. A
free publication, the booklet describes
various types of positions available to
persons with a law degree including
legal-related and non-legal related
professions.
Nine Texas Tech law graduates are
featured in the booklet as
representatives of the diverse areas
related to law. Also contained
throughout the publication are quotes
from employers who have commended
the Law School and its students and
graduates.
According to Assistant Dean Carolyn
Thomas who compiled the booklet, the
purpose of the publication is two-fold.
"We wanted to describe the variety of
opportunities for employment after law
school and we also wanted to provide a
public relations tool for Tech" she said.
The booklet also contains
information about preparing for and
attending law school. Thomas said all
alumni have been mailed a copy of
"Careers in Law" but additional copies
are available through her office.
Notice anything different about this picture?-New furniture in the Law School For
L
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sofas and matchzng chOIrs; coffee tables; game tables and chairs and even color_coour~i~a~:%nous
planters and ashtrays are part of the refurbishing completed in late March.
J. HADLEY EDGAR has completed
the pocket parts to Volumes 9 and 10
of West's Texas Forms. He has served
as a contributing editor to Texas Civil
Trial Handbook, Volumes 1 and 2,
State Bar of Texas. He authored and
presented papers on "Jury Submission
under Duncan v. Cessna," for the
Medical Malpractice Conference held in
San Antonio in March and for the State
Bar Conference on Personal Injury and
Wrongful Death Strategies held in
Houston in April. Edgar continues to be
active as Chairman of the Pattern Jury
Charge Committee of the State Bar in
coordinating the revisions to Volume 1
(Auto Cases) and Volume 2 (Worker's
Compensation) and publication of
Volume 4 (Business and Consumer
Litigation).
jaw r;,0fess~r J:r~:ny Wicker receives the Outstanding Researcher Award for the School of Law
roodmr" eSxahs ec() Ilcek-Presldent for Academic Affairs, John Darling (I) as Law Associate Dean
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IC c oen c 00 s on.
WICKER HONORED AS
OUTSTANDING
RESEARCHER
Professor Jeremy C. Wicker has
been named Outstanding Researcher
for the School of Law for 1984-85 and
was presented with an honorarium
from the University Office of Academic
Affairs and Research.
Professor Wicker has done extensive
research and writing in the fields of civil
procedure and federal jurisdiction. He
has recently completed a three-volume
treatise on Texas civil trial and
appellate procedure, which will be
released this summer by West
Publishing Company. Professor Wicker
is also co-author of a two-volume set
Texas Lawyers' Guide, and has co- '
authored five volumes of Moore's
Federal Practice.
FACULTY NEWS
TOM BAKER coauthored (with
Professor F. Baldwin) an article entitled
"Eighth Amendment Challenges to the
Length of Criminal Sentences:
Following the Supreme Court 'From
Precedent to Precedent,'" which has
been accepted for publication in the
Arizona Law Review. In February, he
lectured on "Jurisdiction of the Court
of Appeals" at the Federal Practice
Seminar sponsored by the Tech Law
School and El Paso Bar Association in
El Paso.
Baker appeared and discussed with
U.S. District Judge Joe Fish Auston the
topic "Federal Jurisdiction, Venue and
Pleading" for a State Bar of Texas
Videotape project. He wrote for
PREVIEW an article on Ramirez v.
Indiana, "Interpreting the Interstate
Agreement on Detainers." He has also
lectured to Lubbock High School
Criminal Justice students on the
Federal Court System (with Dan
Benson) and to elementary school
students on "Being Proud to be an
American-Our Constitution." Baker
also had a story published in the
"Who's Calling" section of the
American Bar Journal (71 A.B.A. J. 154
1985).
J. Hadley Edgar
~URL LARKIN's 1985 supplement to
hls book Evidence Trial Manual for
Texas Lawyers was released in March.
The supplement contains not only the
changes made to the Texas Rules of
Evidence in 1984 but digests of all
significant cases in the field of evidence
decided since the last supplement.
SPOTLIGHT
6
Thomas Baker
ROBIN PAUL MALLOY authored an
article entitled, "Creative Financing
Exposes Lenders to Developer's
Liabilities," which has been accepted
for publication in the Summer 1985
issue of Real Estate Review, published
by Warren, Gorham & Lamont through
the Real Estate Institute of New York
University. He spoke on the topic,
"Expanding Lender Liability Through
Creative Financing" at the Eighth
Annual Banking Law Institute held in
Houston in March. He has also
completed an article (with M. Hoeflich
and M. Malloy) entitled "An Overview
of the 1984 Tax Changes Affecting Real
Property Development." In August,
Malloy will be joining the permanent
faculty of Indiana University School of
Law in Indianapolis as an Assistant
Professor.
H. CAMILLA EMANUEL was selected
by the students as Outstanding
Professor of the year.
ALUMNI
7
BAKER CHOSEN FOR PRESTIGIOUS
JUDICIAL FELLOWSHIP
NEW ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ALUMNI NEWS
ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING
Law professor Tom Baker has been
selected to serve a year's term as a
Judicial Fellow with the United States
Supreme Court beginning September 1,
1985.
Chosen as one of three Fellows from
hundreds of applications nationwide,
Baker will be working in the
administrative assistant's office for
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. "I will
probably be concentrating on Burger's
special projects," he said, "such as his
suggestion for the creation of a new
federal court of appeals and his plans
for the bicentennial celebration of the
U.S. Constitution." Other duties will
include preparing speeches and
reports.
The Judicial Fellows Program was
started in 1973 to help develop new
approaches to solving administrative
problems within the federal court
system and to modernizing the judicial
process. Justice Burger said, "The
Judicial Fellows Program offers a
unique opportunity to highly talented
young professionals for creative work
and first-hand experience in the field of
judicial administration."
Each Fellow conducts a major study
on a significant issue concerning the
federal courts and judicial process. In
addition, Fellows have administrative
duties in each of their assigned offices
which can be either the Supreme
Court, Federal Judicial Center or
Administrative Office of the United
States Courts.
Fellows represent a number of fields
including law, public administration,
behavioral sciences, business
management, operations research and
systems analysis. To date, only 31
persons have received appointments to
this prestigious position.
Baker has been a member of the
Tech law faculty since 1979. He has
written extensively in the areas of
criminal law and procedure,
Constitutional law and federal
jurisdiction and he serves on the
editorial boards of three American Bar
Association publications, "American
Newly-elected President Jo Ben Whittenburg of Bea~n:ont and 28 offic.ers and
directors were installed at the Tech Law School ASSOCiation annual meetmg held
on March 28th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston.
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Over 75 law alumni and guests attended the meeting and reception which were
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held in conjuction with the School's annual Banking Law Institute.
1984-85 President John Huffaker ('74) of Amarillo presented the Assoc~at.lOn s.
Annual Report indicating the major project for District Directors was asslstmg WIth
recruiting top students for the Law School. Directors contacted a total of 143
students who had been accepted for fall enrollment and encouraged them to
attend Texas Tech.
Huffaker also reported that chapter alumni meetings ~er~ held th~oughout the
state over the past year, including Amarillo in August, Wichita F.alls m September,
the Annual Alumni Weekend in Lubbock in November, EI Paso m February, and
Midland/Odessa in February.
Huffaker introduced Law Dean Byron Fullerton who reported on c.urre?t
activities of the Law School including the publication of a booklet entitled Careers
in Law"; the expansion of the school's Continuing Legal Ed~cation program; and
the purchase of furniture for the Law School Forum. In closmg r~marks, ~ullerton
indicated he would be retiring in August 1985 and thanked alumm for their
support. He presented Huffaker with a gift in appreciation of his year as
Association President.
The following slate of 1985-86 officers and directors was presented and accepted:
President -Jo Ben Whittenburg, Beaumont
President-Elect-William R. Allensworth, Dallas
Vice-President-Marty Rowley, Amarillo
Secretary-Diana Dowd Ulrich, Houston
District 1- P. Michael Payne, Mount Pleasant
District 2 - Bradley K. Douglas, Beaumont
District 3 - Douglas R. McSwane, Tyler
District 4 - Robert L. Scott, Greenville
District 5 - Terri L. Board Moore, Dallas
District 6 - -Stephen Rodgers, Bryan
District 7 -J. Thad Floyd, Nacogdoches
District 8 - Kem Thompson, Houston
District 9-Fred D. Raschke, Galveston
District 10-Joseph V. Crawford, Austin
District 11- Mickey Blanks, Temple
District 12-Harry L. Cure, Jr., Fort Worth
District 13 - Richard K. Bowersock, Wichita Falls
District 14-Richard W. Crews, Jr., Corpus Christi
District 15 - Tom A. Lockhart, Harlingen
District 16 - David P. Hassler, El Paso
District 17 -David R. Cobb, Abilene
District 18 - Terry White, Amarillo
District 19 - Larriet Thomas, Lubbock
District 20 - Wade Shelton, San Antonio
District 21- Robert A. Junell, San Angelo
District 22 - Steven B. Barron, Odessa
Out of State - Calvin L. Raup, Phoenix, Arizona
At Large - Michael Crowley, Austin
Stressing the importance of fund-raising for the school, Huffaker said gifts for
1983-84 had totalled over $100,000 but, gifts for this year's giving program were
low. He urged greater alumni contributions stating that "every gradu~te should at
least give something back to the school, no matter what the amount.
Criminal Law Review," Human Rights",
and "Preview of United States Supreme
Court Cases."
Baker is the first Texas Tech law
professor to be elected to membership
in the distinguished American Law
Institute. He is a member of the ABA,
Florida Bar and the American
Judicature Society. Prior to joining the
Tech faculty, he was a briefing attorney
for Judge James Hill of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit in Atlanta (now the Eleventh
Circuit). He holds a bachelor's degree
from Florida State University and a law
degree from the University of Florida.
Baker and his wife, Janie have one
son, Tommy, age seven. In describing
his enthusiasm about his appointment,
he said "Janie and I still haven't come
off "Cl~ud Nine" to really absorb it all.
This is the highlight of my career and I
am looking forward to the professional
challenge, not to mention the
opportunity to live in Washington for a
year," he said.
"This position will deepen my
understanding of the court system and
give me insight about the court
structure and how it works."
SCHOEN SELECTED
FOR AWARD
Professor Rodric B. Schoen has
received the annual President's Award
for Excellence in Teaching.
Schoen, the 1985 recipient for the
School of Law, has been a member of
the law faculty since 1971 and has also
served as Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs during the past two years" His
major teaching areas are Constitutional
Law and Torts.
Dr. Lauro Cavazos, President of the
University, presented the award to
Schoen during a program in April.
CLASS OF 1970
J. DAVID BOURLAND was
awarded an LL.M. degree in taxation
from DePaul University in Chicago in
July 1984. His address is 301 Saint
Ferdinand in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
TIM EVANS has been selected as
course director for the advanced
criminal law course to be held in the
summer of 1985. He received his
certification as a specialist in criminal
law from the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization in 1977 and since that
time has lectured at numerous
continuing legal education seminars in
criminal law, including the Advanced
Course. Evans has served on the
Board of Directors of the Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association for a number of years and
was recently nominated for assistant
secretary / treasurer. His new address
is 115 W. 2nd Suite 202 in Fort Worth.
CLASS OF 1971
C. W. (PETE) HARLAND, formerly
with Bowers, Cotten & Harland has
relocated his office to 1114 13th street
in Lubbock.
BRUCE MAGNESS was certified in
Civil Trial Law on January 26, 1985 by
the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization. He is with the law firm
of Hurley, Sowder, Magness &
Hurley, 1703 Avenue K in Lubbock.
CLASS OF 1973
KERRY M. ARMSTRONG has
released his second edition of the Hot
Check Manual (the first edition was
published in 1981). He was a featured
speaker at the Texas District and
County Attorney Association's "Key
Personnel Seminar" in November
1984. He is currently serving as Chief
of Worthless Check Section of the
Tarrant County Criminal District
Attorney's Office in Fort Worth.
ANITA ASHTON is now practicing
with Ashton & Ashton, 419
Scarbrough Building in Austin.
J. KIP BOYD and W. BURGESS
WADE are shareholders in the firm of
Boyd, Sanders, Wade, Cropper &
Prothro, P.C. The firm's address is
2100 First National Bank Building in
Midland.
ALUMNI
8
GREGG OWENS has become a
partner in the law firm of Bullock,
Scott & Neisig in Midland. His
address is 2202 First National Bank.
CLASS OF 1974
GREGORY W. ALLEN is with the law
firm of Bieganowski & Allen, P. c.,
7151 Office City Drive, Suite 230 in
Houston.
CLASS OF 1975
RICHARD L. BUFKIN is practicing
with the law firm of Glast, Ungerman,
Vickers, Miller & Allen, 5080
Spectrum Drive, 3rd Floor, West
Tower in Dallas.
H. WAYNE CAMPBELL is serving
as Assistant U.S . Attorney in
Houston, P.O. Box 61022 .
JOHN DAYTON is the head of
Routh St. Investments which owns
and operates the Routh Street Cafe in
Dallas. His address is 3005 Routh St.
JACK GUNTER is with the law firm
of Green & McReynolds, 900 Alamo
Building in San Antonio.
CLASS OF 1976
LANE and NANCY ARTHUR have
purchased a small office building at
3308 34th Street in Lubbock and have
moved their practice, Arthur &
Arthur to that location.
DAVID W. HAJEK was elected
District Judge for the 50th Judicial
District which includes Baylor, Knox,
King and Cottle Counties. His address
is P.O. Box 508 in Seymour.
RANDAL PATTERSON is
practicing with the law of Hollmann,
Lyon, Patterson & Durell, Inc., 1205
W. University in Odessa.
DIANA DOWD ULRICH and
STEPHEN E. ULRICH announce the
relocation of their law firm, Ulrich and
Ulrich to 4600 RepublicBank Center,
700 Louisiana in Houston.
JEAN WALLACE is the Legal
Counsel for Students at Texas Tech
University. Her office is located on the
main campus. She advises students
on personal legal problems and helps
advise student organizations on legal
matters.
CLASS OF 1977
MIKE DAVIS has left the office of
Sheriff of El Paso County and has
established a private law practice at
4171 N. Mesa, C-202 in EI Paso.
JOHN R. DOUGLASS has
associated with the firm of Morris,
Moore, Dalrymple, Moss & Dyson,
P.O . Box 15208 in Amarillo.
ROBERT LEMMONS is prpcticing
at University Tower, 6440 N. Central
Expressway, Suite 500 in Dallas.
WILLIAM M. LOCKHART is with
the 8th Court of Appeals in EI Paso,
Fifth Floor, City-County Building.
WALTER O . THEIS, JR.is
practicing with Pennzoil Oil & Gas,
Inc., Pennzoil Place, P.O. Box 2967 in
Houston.
CLASS OF 1978
CAROL HAMMOND, formerly
Carol Habern has recently moved
from Amarillo to Paris, Texas, and has
opened a law office at 104 Lamar
Avenue.
CAROLYN JORDAN has opened
new law offices at ll03 8th Street,
Suite 103 in Lubbock.
DONALD R. MCDERMITT is now
practicing in Dallas, 9010 Guildhall.
PENELOPE RUHDE VITEO has
been promoted to senior attorney
with Diamond Shamrock Refining and
Marketing Company. Her address in
P.O. Box 631 in Amarillo.
FRANK E. WEATHERED, formerly
a partner with Meredith & Donnell,
has started a general solo practice as
of January 1, 1985. His address is 510
MBank Center South in Corpus
Christi.
CAROL KINGSBERRY OTTMERS
resigned from the Railroad
Commission of Texas in January and
began her private law practice in
Junction, Texas. She has been
appointed City Attorney for Junction
and has been named to the Board of
Directors of the Coleman County
State Bank in Coleman, Texas.
STEVEN J. SCHULTZ has become
a partner in the law firm of Freytag,
LaForce, Rubinstein & Teofan and
recently moved to Foster City,
California to open a West Coast
office. His address is 101 Lincoln
Centre Drive, Suite 333.
JAY TURNER has moved his law
office from Irving to Coppell under the
name of Jay S. Turner, P.c. He has
also opened a fee attorney branch
office for Ticor Title Insurance, the
nation's largest title insurer.
STEVE WATKINS, formerly of the
firm of Harris & Watkins, has formed
the law firm of Beacom, Parks &
Watkins, 5602 Wesley Street, P.O.
Box 1665 in Greenville.
CLASS OF 1980
ROSS ADAIR is now practicing in
the First State Plaza East, P.O. Box
2391 in Abilene.
DONALD W. COTHERN has
become associated with the law firm
of Ramey, Flock, Hutchins, Jeffus,
Crawford & Harper, 500 First Place in
Tyler, where he will continue his
practice in commercial litigation.
CLASS OF 1979
J. MORGAN BROADDUS, III is
practicing with the firm of Peticolas,
Broaddus and Shapleigh, 215 N.
Stanton, Suite 500 in EI Paso.
D. MICHAEL DODD has become
associated with the firm of Clark,
Thomas & Winters, Twelfth Floor,
Texas Commerce Bank Building, 700
Lavaca in Austin.
NEEL LEMON was admitted as a
corporate securities partner with the
firm of Thompson & Knight, 3300
First City Center in Dallas.
Kem Thompson (I), Houston District Director
swaps stories with David Starnes of Beaumont
at the annual alumni meeting in Houston in
March.
ALUMNI
9
EI Paso alumni (I to r) Jeff Burnett (,84), Rick Suarez (,82), and Anita Adams (,84) visit with fellow
graduates at the EI Paso chapter meeting, organized by District Director David Hassler (76) in
February.
DON D. CRAWFORD moved into
the general practice of law on August
1, 1984. His address is 120 East
Constitution, P.O . Box 2491 in
Victoria.
LEE GABRIEL is with the District
Attorney's Office in Denton, P.O. Box
2344.
CORNELIUS M. HAYES III has
become a partner with the firm of
Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon,
1800 Guaranty Plaza in Corpus
Christi.
LARRY W. HICKS left the firm of
Hagans, Ginnings, Birkelbach, Keith
& Delgado on December 14, 1984 to
begin his own practice, Larry W.
Hicks, Attorney at Law. His address is
415 East Yandell, Suite 100 in EI Paso.
SUZANNE C. HOWLE is
practicing with the firm of Johnson &
Thompson, P.c., ll07 N.E. 45th,
Suite 515 in Seattle, Washington.
KAY SHELTON is now with
American Residential Properties, Inc.,
2909 Cole Avenue, Suite 300 in Dallas.
CLASS OF 1981
WILLIAM H. (BUD) BENNETT, III
has transferred from Houston Exxon
Company, U.S.A. Land Department
and has assumed the position of
Assistant Trial Attorney,
Headquarters Law-Litigation in New
Orleans, Louisiana. His address is
Exxon Co., U.S.A. Headquarters
Law-Litigation, P.O. Box 60626.
KEN COWLING, JR. is practicing
in Fort Worth, 610 Executive Plaza
Building, 210 W. 6th Street.
MICHAEL J . DONOVAN has
accepted an associate position with
the law firm of Harris and Harris, 8701
Mopac #220 in Austin.
DINAH LEWIS is with Phillips
Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma,
1612 S. Johnstone.
QUINN MARTIN was admitted to
the New Mexico Bar on September
26, 1984. He is associated with Gary
C. Mitchell, P.c., Box 2460 in
Ruidoso, New Mexico.
JOHN P. MCWILLIAMS is with the
firm of Harris & Harris, 8701 Mopac,
Suite 220 in Austin.
SUZAN REDMOND is practicing
with the Law Offices of Ron L.
Yandell, 720 Wichita Tower, in
Wichita Falls.
DAVID H. THOMAS, III has
become a partner in the firm of
Morris, Moore, Dalrymple, Moss &
Dyson, P.O. Box 15208 in Amarillo.
CLASS OF 1982
WILLIAM APT is with the Law Office
of Glenn A. Doolittle, Jr., 13740
Research Blvd., K-2, in Austin. His law
practice is general civil.
JOANNE BADEAUX is practicing in
Pasadena, Texas. Her address is 4103
Venetian Way.
JAMIE L. FULLER is now a legal
editor with Butterworth Legal
Publishers in Austin. Specifically he is in
charge of the four bimonthly
Butterworth reporters, each devoted to
a particular area of the law.
DAVID F. GOSSOM and THOMAS
C. COTTON have formed a law
partnership, Gossom & Cotton, 420
Southwest Building in Wichita Falls.
PERRY B. HALL is now in Tyler,
1603 Royal Oak Drive.
DAVID L. KITE recently became
associated with the newly formed firm
of Harlan & Associates, 5707 IH 10
West, Suite 200 in San Antonio.
MARK BRENT JANSSEN is now
located in Victoria, P.O. Box 1073.
NANCY M. KOENIG is with the
United States Attorney's Office in
Lubbock, 1205 Texas Avenue, C-201.
CLASS OF 1983
BEN BALLENGEE has joined the
legal department of Diamond
Shamrock Exploration Company's MidContinent Division. His address is 500
First National Place II in Amarillo.
WILLIAM KEITH (BO) BROWN is
with the firm of Naman, Howell, Smith
& Lee, 700 American Bank Tower, 221
West 6th St. in Austin.
SHARON W. CURTIS is practicing
in the area of business litigation with
the firm of Boyd, Veigel and Hance, 218
E. Louisiana in McKinney.
JACK GOODING has become
associated with the firm of Rohde,
Chapman, Ford & How, 5818 Palo
Pinto in Dallas.
STEPHEN T. HUTCHESON, former
law clerk to the Honorable Bill H.
Brister, Bankruptcy Judge, has become
associated with the firm of Rochelle,
King & Balzersen, 1600 First City
Center in Dallas.
STACY B. LOFTIN is currently in
Hurst, 8701 Bedford-Euless, Suite 600.
MARY ALICE MCLARTY is
practicing with her husband in the firm
of McLarty & McLarty, 1005 Broadway
in Lubbock. The firm is a general
p~actice with an emphasis on personal
Injury.
KERRY RUSSELL has associated
with the Law Offices of Woodrow M.
Roark, Number One Oxford Place, 223
East Elm in Tyler.
KARLA K. SEXTON has been
appointed as Attorney-Advisor to the
U.S. Trustee for the Northern District
of Texas to head the Lubbock Field
Office.
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10
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW ...
if you have moved or been appointed to a new position or received an honor or award. We would all enjoy seeing your name in
the next issue of the Cornerstone . . .
ROBERT B. WERNER received an
LL.M. degree in taxation from the
University of Florida in May 1984. He
has joined the San Antonio law firm of
Cox & Smith as a tax attorney .
CLASS OF 1984
DAN A. ATKERSON is with the law
firm of Berman, Fichtner & Mitchell,
750 North St. Paul, St. Paul Place
#1800, Dallas.
DAVID BRIDGES is now in Tyler,
1615 Charlotte.
TIMOTHY R. BRIGGS is with the
firm of Miller, Stratvert, Torgerson &
Brandt, 200 Lomas Blvd. NW, Suite
. 900, P.O. Box 25687 in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
WILLIAM H. CANTRELL is an
assistant county attorney with the
Parker County Attorney's Office in
Weatherford.
RANDI DAVIS is with the firm of
Schleier & Phillips, P.c., P.O. Box 2014
in Kilgore .
DENNIS ENGLES is now with Blair
Title, 513 West Oak in Denton.
PAUL W. HUNN is with the Nueces
County Attorney's Office, 901 Leopart
Street, Room 206 in Corpus Christi.
LINDA (LEANN) NEW is with Tom
Drake and Associates, 101 East Randol
Mill Road in Arlington.
WENDY SCHNEIDER is now in
Gulfport, Mississippi. Her address is
132 East Beach.
MICHAEL S. SMILEY is with the
firm of Lumpkin, Barras, Reavis &
Bunkley, 816 Texas Commerce Bank
Building, P.O. box 3400 in Amarillo.
DANIEL L. SCHAAP is serving as a
briefing clerk for the United States
District Court in Amarillo.
PHILIP VANZANDT has opened his
own practice in Stephenville, 471
Harbin Drive.
H. JEANENE WALKER is assistant
district attorney for the 118th Judicial
District. Her address is PO. Box 149,
Howard County Courthouse, Rm. 311,
in Big Spring.
MELINDA DAVIS WALKER is with
West Texas Legal Services, 1220
Broadway, Suite 1601 in Lubbock.
STATISTICS SHOW HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATE
FOR CLASS OF 1984
Despite reports of and general concern about a lawyer "glut", employment statistics for
the Class of 1984 suggest a strong legal job market for Tech law graduates. Employment
data compiled in March shows 96% of the school's largest graduating class is currently
employed and as in previous years, the majority of the class is in private practice.
A slightly higher percentage of 1984 graduates are employed in governmental jobs and
judicial clerkships as compared to the Class of 1983. The average starting salary has
increased from $26,000 in 1983 to $27,760 in 1984.
The most significant change is in the number of graduates opting for practice outside the
state. Last year only seven students left Texas, whereas, this year seventeen students
accepted out-of-state positions.
Statistics for type of employment, location and salary are described below:
(Compiled March 1985, percentages are rounded)
210
Total number of graduates
Men
150
Women
60
Employment Status Known
193
Employed
186(96%)
Unemployed
Men
4
Women
3
Employment Status Unknown
17(8%)
Employment Category
Men Women
Private Practice
115(60%)
self-employed
7
5
2
2-10 attorneys
60
37
23
11-25 attorneys
24
23
1
26-50 attorneys
12
10
2
51-100 attorneys
7
6
1
100+ attorneys
5
4
1
Judicial Clerkships
20(10%)
State
13
8
5
Federal
7
5
2
Business Entity
13(7%)
4
9
Legal Services
4(2%)
3
1
Governmental
29(15%)
State Agency
2
0
2
Federal Agency
4
3
1
City Attorney's Office
5
2
3
County Attorney's Office
5
3
2
District Attorney's Office
12
8
4
Military - JAGC
1
1
0
Teaching/ Law Librarian
LL.M. Program
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I would like to support the Texas Tech Law School with the following contribution:
Geographic Location
Texas
Abilene
4
Fort Worth
12
Amarillo
11
Houston
5
Arlington
3
Lubbock
34
Austin
8
Midland
4
Beaumont
4
Odessa
2
Corpus Christi
4
San Antonio
4
Dallas
33
Stephenville
2
Dumas
2
Tyler
2
Eastland
2
Waco
3
EI Paso
7
Wichita Falls
3
Bedford, Big Spring, Borger, Canyon, Celburne, Colorado City, Corsicana, Gainesville,
Georgetown, Gilmer, Greenville, Haskell, Hereford, Hurst, Iowa Park, Jacksonville,
Kilgore, Littlefield, Longview, Lufkin, McAllen, Monahans, Plainview, San Angelo, San
Marcos, and Weatherford each had 1.
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_ _.LIife ($5000 or more)
_ _.>JSustaining ($250 or more)
___-<.JDistinguished ($1000 or more)
___Century ($100 or more)
~onor
~amed
($500 or more)
Scholarship Donor ($1000 or more)
------..Participating ($99 or less)
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Please make checks payable to Texas Tech Law School Foundation.
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Out of State
Arizona
California
Colorado
Georgia
Louisiana
STARTING SALARIES
1
2
3
1
2
New Mexico
New York
Oklahoma
Virginia
RANGE
Private Practice
~ self-employed
2-10 attorneys
11-25 attorneys
26-50 attorneys
51-100 attorneys
100+ attorneys
15-36,000
25-35,000
31-37,000
31-39,000
35-40,000
Judical Clerkships
State
Federal
THE CORNERSTONE
Vol. 3, No. 3
The Cornerstone is published four times
each year. The first fall issue is printed in
magazine form with the remaining issues
published in a newsletter format.
Comments from readers are welcome.
Please send them to Cornerstone, Texas
Tech University School of Law, Lubbock,
Texas 79409. The contents of the
Cornerstone do not necessarily represent
the views of the Foundation, its officers or
trustees or of the law school administration.
Cornerstone editor: Carolyn Johnsen
Thomas
Not printed or mailed at state expense.
(Men) (Women)
AVERAGE AVERAGE
(Combined)
AVERAGE
23 ,000
26,840
30,640
34,700
34,830
38,250
25,770
33,000
33,000
39,000
35,000
23,000
26,550
30,770
34,410
35,420
37,600
23,000
26,000
23,000
26,000
23,000
26,000
Business Entity
21-33,000
30,660
27,000
29,200
Legal Services
17-22,000
20,000
19,000
19,750
23,000
21,000
23,000
25,000
22 ,000
23 ,000
24,330
23,000
22,750
22,250
35,000
Governmental
State Agency
Federal Agency
City Attorney's Office
County Attorney's Office
District Attorney's Office
Military JAGC
21-25,000
21-26,000
21-25,000
21-23,000
Teaching/ Law Librarian
CORNERSTONE
Texas Tech University School of Law
Lubbock, Texas 79409
4
1
2
1
26,000
23,000
22,000
22,500
35,000
22,000
22,000
Combined
AVERAGE SALARY
(raw data)
$28,480
$25 ,690
$27,760
Non-Profit Org.
U_S. Postage
PAID
Lubbock, Texas
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