Richard M. Abernathy | Director Shareholder | |
| phone | (214) 544-4000 |
| fax | (214) 544-4040 |
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Richard M. Abernathy is a Director and Shareholder with Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Joplin, P.C. Richard's practice focuses on a broad range of business and commercial litigation; governmental entities, including municipalities, school districts and colleges.
- Areas of Practice:
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Education Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- State, Local & Municipal Law
- Certification/Specialties:
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Qualified Mediator
- 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
- 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)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Parents' Rights, UT 15th Annual School Law Conference, March 2, 2000 - March 3, 2000
- Honors and Awards:
- Life 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 County Community College Foundation
- Former President & Executive Committee Member
- Stonebridge United Methodist Church
- Member, Stephen Ministry
