Attorney Profiles
Brownsville, Texas
| Of Counsel | |
| phone | 956-542-7441 |
| fax | 956-541-2170 |
- Areas of Practice:
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Estate Planning
- Litigation
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1947
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1948
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1948
- Education:
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas,
1947
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Chancellors - University of Texas, Austin, Texas,
1942
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Article 2226 Revisited: Penetrating the Juridicial Labyrinth Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 40, No. 5, May, 1977
- A Proposed New Revenue Source for Legal Services in Texas Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 46, No. 1, January, 1983
- The Three-Trust 'Widow's Election' Will: A Practical Innovation Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 39, No. 6, June, 1976
- "Judicial Selection in Texas: A Gathering Storm", 1992
- Representative Cases:
- Coakley v. Reising, 436 S.W.2d 315 (Tex. 1968)
- Bozeman v. Folliott, 556 S.W.2d 608 (TexCivApp.-Corpus Christi 1977)
- Cameron County Good Government League v. Ramon, 619 S.W.2d 224 (Tex.Civ.App.-Beaumont 1981)
- Garza v. Rodriguez, 559 F.2d 259 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1977)
- Honors and Awards:
- Annual State Bar Frank J. Scurlock Award, 1993
- Lola Wright Foundation Award, 1989
- Common Cause Public Service Achievement Award, 1981
- Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer, Texas Bar Foundation, 1998
- President, State Bar of Texas, 1982 - 1983
- State Bar Director, 1972 - 1975
- Editor, State Bar Journal Editorial Committee, 1975
- State Bar President's Award, 1986
- Who's Who in America, 1983 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 1975 - Present
- Member
- American College of Trust and Estate Lawyers, 1976 - Present
- Member
- American Bar Foundation, 1981 - Present
- Member (Fellows/Chairman, 1980-1981)
- American Bar Association, 1978 - Present
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Sole Practitioner, 1995 - 2000
- Johnson & Davis, 1966 - 1995
- Sole Practitioner, 1953 - 1966
- Gibbon & Johnson, 1950 - 1953
- Gibbon, Coneway & Johnson, 1949 - 1950
- Karl M. Gibbon, Associate, 1947 - 1949
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Phi
- Delta Kappa Epsilon
