West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry

GAINES WEST
Partner

gaines.west@westwebblaw.com
Born Muskogee, Oklahoma, October 24, 1946; admitted to bar 1973, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and the Supreme Court of the United States. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.B.A. 1968); legal education, Baylor University (J.D. 1973). Order of Barristers 1973. Texas Secretary of State Elections Division 1973-1975. Hearings Officer, Texas Health Facilities Commission 1975-1976. Private Civil Practice, Sherman, Texas 1976-1978. Student Legal Advisor, Staff Attorney, Associate General Counsel, Texas A&M University System 1978-1982. Private Civil Practice, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry, P.C., College Station, Texas 1982-present. Licensed Real Estate Broker, 1981-present. Lt. Cmdr., United States Navy Reserve, JAGC, 1982 to 1998 (Honorable Discharge). Member, Disciplinary Review Committee, 1991-1992. Member, Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, State Bar of Texas 1993-1996. Texas Indian Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, President 1994-1995. Private Panel Chapter 7 Trustee, Western District of Texas, Austin, Texas, Active 1996-1999. Administrative and Public Law Section, State Bar of Texas, Chairman 1997-1998. American Indian Law Section, State Bar of Texas, Vice Chairman 2002-2003; Chairman 2001-2002; 2003-2004; 2005-2006. Board of Disciplinary Appeals, State Bar of Texas, Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas, Member 1992-1996, 1997-2003, Vice Chairman 1994-1996, 1998, 2000, Chairman 2001-2003. Grievance Oversight Committee, State Bar of Texas, Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas, Member 2004-2007, Chair 2006-. Vice Chair, Council of Chairs, State Bar of Texas 2005-2006. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Brazos County Bar Association, State Bar of Texas.

Articles:

Qualified Immunity: The Judiciary's "End Run" to Civil Rights

TENURE: Fact or Fallacy?

Free Speech: What's the Real Cost?

CNN / Connie Chung Interview Intro
CNN / Connie Chung Interview

JOHN C. WEBB JR.
Partner

john.webb@westwebblaw.com
Born Navasota, Texas, December 28, 1956; admitted to bar 1981, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Baylor University (B.B.A. cum laude, 1978); legal education, Baylor University (J.D., 1980). Fraternity: Delta Theta. Member: Brazos County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

STEVEN N. ALLBRITTON
Partner

steve.allbritton@westwebblaw.com
Born Houston, Texas, December 1, 1955; admitted to bar 1981, Texas. Preparatory education, Sam Houston State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); legal education, Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Dean's list, Baylor Law School, 1978-81. Recipient: Law School Department Scholarship, 1978-80; John Wilson Award, Spring 1980; Peeler Williams Scholarship, 1980-81; W.W. Naman Special Award; Funderburk Special Evidence Award. Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, Waco, Texas, 1981-84. Past President and Director: Brazos Valley Estate and Financial Planning Council. Member: Baylor University Planned Giving Advisory Board. Chairman of the Board of Directors: Brazos County Crime Stoppers, 1993. Member: Advisory Council to the College of Business, Sam Houston State University; Brazos County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

MICHAEL H. GENTRY
Partner

mike.gentry@westwebblaw.com
Born El Paso, Texas, November 7, 1956; admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1981, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1978), Commander, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Legal education, University of Texas School of Law, (J.D. with honors, 1981). Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1981-85. College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1989-91; College Station Planning and Zoning Commission, 1991-93; Board of Directors, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Development Council, 1988-92. Brazos County A&M Club Board of Directors, 1988-1991. Texas Association of Bank Counsel; Bryan College Station Association of Realtors; Bryan College Station Association of Homebuilders. Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation, 1998-present; President, Brazos County Bar Association, 1999-2000; Chairman, Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2000.

TERRANCE D. DILL, JR.
Partner

terrance.dill@westwebblaw.com

Born Austin, Texas, September 22, 1965; admitted to bar 1992, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Texas. Certified mediator Certified ad litem in probate and guardianship matters. Appointments as commissioner in eminent domain matters in Brazos County, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A., cum laude, 1988), Company Commander, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Legal education, University of Houston (J.D., 1992), Houston Journal of International Law, Associate Editor. First Lieutenant, Engineer, U.S. Army Reserves. Member: Brazos County Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and Texas A&M Planned Giving Counsel.

ROY BRANTLEY

roy.brantley@westwebblaw.com
Born Waco, Texas, February 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A., 1981); Commander, Texas A&M Ross Volunteers, Corps Staff Public Relations Officer. Legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1985); Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Outstanding Student of the Year, South Texas College of Law, 1983-84. Assistant Technical Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1984-85. Founding President STCL Student Aggie Bar Association, Board of Advocates, STCL Senior Senator. Briefing Attorney, Texas Supreme Court, 1985-86. State Board of Directors, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1994-96. Member: Brazos County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Brazos Valley Young Lawyers Association (Founding member). Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Panel Member, District 8 Grievance Committee, 1999-03, Chair, 2003).

KEITH L. KRUEGER

keith.krueger@westwebblaw.com
Born: Brenham, Texas, September 12, 1978; Admitted to Texas Bar: November 2005; Also Admitted: United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of Texas, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Preparatory Education: Texas A&M University (B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2002); Legal Education: Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 2005); Associate Managing Editor, International Law Review, 2004-2005; The Barristers; Phi Delta Phi; Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association.

FRED LOHMEYER
Of Counsel

flohmeyer@airmail.net
Born Navasota, Texas, December 30, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1961-1962. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law); State Bar of Texas; Dallas Estate Planning Council (Member, Board of Governors, 1997-1998). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).

DAVID T. POLING

david.poling@westwebblaw.com
Born Abilene, Texas, September 14, 1970; admitted to bar May 22, 2006, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.A. Journalism with Marketing minor, 2002); Legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 2006); Winner, Bob Wortham Mini-Trial Competition. Member: Brazos County Bar Association, State Bar of Texas.

KENDRA L. SUHLING

kendra.suhling@westwebblaw.com
Born Scottsdale, Arizona, January 5, 1979; admitted to bar 2006, Texas. Preparatory Education, University of Arizona (B.S., cum laude, 2000; M.S. 2002); Legal Education, Baylor University (J.D. 2006); Member State Bar of Texas.

BAILI B. RHODES

baili.rhodes@westwebblaw.com

Born Fairfield, Illinois, May 1, 1984; admitted to the bar November 2008, Texas. Preparatory Education, Texas A&M University (B.A., cum laude, Liberal Arts, 2005); Legal Education, Baylor Law School, (J.D. 2008); Order of the Barristers. Member: Brazos County Bar Association, State Bar of Texas.

JENNIFER D. JASPER

jennifer.jasper@westwebblaw.com
Born Bryan, Texas; admitted to bar 2000, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: The University Texas at Austin, (B.S., Communications, 1993), Texas A&M University (M.A., Communications 1995); The University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2000); Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy (Founding Editor); Houston Journal of International Law (Articles Editor); Texas Monthly Rising Star Award (2007).

PATRICK W. FOGARTY

patrick.fogarty@westwebblaw.com
Born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to Texas Bar November 2009. Preparatory education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A. Marketing, 1993); Legal education: University of Houston Law Center (J.D. 2009); Houston Business & Tax Law Journal (Articles Editor); Member: State Bar of Texas. Prior to law school, Mr. Fogarty spent fifteen years in the music industry as a major label musician, artist manager and independent record label owner. Prior to joining West Webb, he interned with The Honorable Frances Stacey of the Southern District of Texas, and worked as a legal editorial assistant at legal publisher Jones McClure. Publications: "Major Record Labels and the RIAA: Dinosaurs in a Digital Age?" Houston Business & Tax Law Journal, Fall 2008.