Richard Abernathy

Areas of Practice Bankruptcy Law Business and Commercial Litigation Education Law Litigation & Appeals State, Local & Municipal Law Collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes. Education and Bar Admission Bar Admissions: Texas, 1977 U. S. District Court Eastern District of Texas U. S. District Court Western District of Texas U. S. District Court Southern District of Texas U. S. District Court Northern District of Texas U. S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1994 U. S. Supreme Court, 2003 Education: Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1977 J. D. Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1974 B. A. Honors: With Honors Major: Political Science Publications and Speeches Education Rights, SMU Law Rev., Summer, 2003 Parents Rights, UT 15th Annual School Law Conference, March 2, 2000 - March 3, 2000 Representative Cases Trend Offset Printing Services, Inc., v. Collin County Community College District, S. W.3d, 2008 WL 821016 (Tex. 2008) Brown Outdoor Advertising, LLC v. Town of Prosper, Texas and William A. Little in his capacity as Building Official of the Town of Prosper, Tex. App. - Dallas (2005)Adams v. First Nat. Bank of Bells/Savoy, 154 S. W.3d 859 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2005) Jones v. American Flood Research, Inc., 218 S. W.3d 929 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2007) City of Melissa v. North Collin Water Supply Corporation, 56 F. Supp.2d 557 (E. D. Tex. 2003)Professional Recognition Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation Texas Super Lawyer Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Collin County Bar Association, 1990 Professional Associations and Memberships American Bar Association-Member Texas Bar Association-Member Collin County Bar Association-Member North Texas Bar Association-Past Director State Bar of Texas-Past Chairman, Grievance Committee Collin County Bar Association-Past Director and President Texas Young Lawyers Association-Past Director, Secretary and Chairman Collin College Foundation-Former President & Executive Committee Member Stonebridge United Methodist Church-Member, Stephen Ministry