R. Michael McCauley

Mr. McCauley was admitted to the Texas bar in 1996. Mr. McCauley was also admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 2020 and the Oklahoma Bar in 2021. He prosecutes and defends general civil litigation in federal and state courts, with this primary emphasis in commercial/business transactions and litigation, banking law, oil and gas transactions, personal injury litigation, administrative law, bankruptcy law for creditors, professional malpractice and insurance defense. He represents both corporate and individual clients, and has been involved in prominent litigation throughout the State of Texas. He also assists his clients with their needs in structuring business entities and negotiating business ventures and transactions. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson, Partner, 2001-Present Associate, 1996-2000 Law Clerk, 1995-1996 EDUCATION Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas Juris Doctorate Degree, cum laude, 1996, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Bachelor of Art (English), 1993 LICENSES Supreme Court of Texas New Mexico Supreme Court Oklahoma Supreme Court United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States District Courts Northern District of Texas Southern District of Texas Western District of Texas Eastern District of Texas PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS State Bar of Texas Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow Lubbock County Bar Association Texas Association of Bank Counsel Texas Tech University Inn of the Court Executive Committee, 2022-2024 Master, 2015-Present Barrister, 2013-2015 Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute Chairman, 2004-2005 Committee Member, 2000-2010 West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association: Pro-Tem Secretary, 1999-2000 Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association President, 2001-2002 President-Elect, 2000-2001 Treasurer, 1999-2000 Secretary, 1998-1999 Legal Research Board, Texas Tech University, School of Law, 1995-1996 The Texas Bank Lawyer, 1994-1996; Student Editor, 1995-1996 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS South Plains Food Bank Audit Committee, 2023 - Present Vice Chair, Finance Committee, 2022 - 2024 Executive Board Member, 2020 - 2022 Stewardship Committee Chairman, 2020 - 2022 Stewardship Committee, 2018 - 2022 Board of Directors, 2018-Present Summer of Sharing Committee Member, 2012 - Present Majors Ranch Property Owners Association President, August, 2022 - Present Director, July, 2022 - Present Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD): Executive Committee, 2015-2020 ARCS Foundation, Inc., Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, Advisory Board 2002-2003 Frenship Youth Baseball Coach, 1997-2007 VOLUNTARY SERVICE Volunteer Representative Florida Tallahassee Missions, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7/1987-6/1989 AWARDS Texas Lawyer Verdicts Hall of Fame, 2013 Top Texas Verdicts in 2012 ($118,000,000) Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lubbock County, 2001-2002 John H. Splawn, Jr., Memorial Endowed Scholarship American Jurisprudence Award (Legal Research and Writing), 1993 Eagle Scout