ATTORNEY PROFILE
LEGAL EDUCATION
| School |
South Texas College of Law |
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Cum Laude (Top 10% of Class) |
| Degree |
Doctor of Jurisprudence |
| Graduation |
1973 |
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS
Dean's List; National Moot Court Competition; Best Brief, Regional Rounds of National Moot Court Competition; State of Texas Moot Court Competition, Order of Barristers in Recognition of Achievement in Advocacy Ability; Co Founder and First Chairman of the South Texas College of Law Board of Barristers, later named The Advocacy Board; First Place, Houston Bar Association Speakers Tournament, University of Houston; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Texas Association of Defense Counsel Award for Scholarship and Advocacy in Civil Litigation; Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Men; Who of Houston; Marquis Who's Who in America; Marquis Who's Who in American Law
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND HONORS
| School |
University of Houston |
| Degree |
Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science |
| Graduation |
1970 |
University of Miami, Florida Awarded the Order of the Orange Key in Recognition of Leadership and Scholarship; Elected Freshman and Sophomore Class Representative, University Board of Student Governors; Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Elected President of Pledge Class
University of Houston Intercollegiate Debate: First Place, Houston Baptist University Debate Tournament; First Place, Stephen F. Austin College Debate Tournament; Second Place, San Jacinto Junior College Debate Tournament
LAW PRACTICE
| CLERKSHIP |
1972 – 1973 Civil Trial and Appellate Practice Through “Third Year Law Student” Bar License |
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| LICENSED |
September 10, 1973 Member of State Bar of Texas (All Texas State Courts), United States Federal District Courts, all Texas Judicial Districts, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT |
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| PRIVATE PRACTICE |
1973 – 1975 General civil law practice in Harris and surrounding counties |
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| ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY |
1975 – 1985 Trial and Appellate Divisions including District Court Chief Prosecutor and Misdemeanor Court Chief Prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office; Responsible for training and supervising trial attorneys while Chief Prosecutor |
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| PRIVATE PRACTICE |
1985 – 1992 Trial attorney in litigation sections of two major oil companies [Shell, Phillips] and plaintiff personal injury firms |
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PETROLEUM COMPANY LITIGATION
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Accomplishments included initial drafting and development of flexible, computerized litigation form files; Initiation and completion of project of computerization in the Houston office for communication with home office systems and with regional offices; First chair and supervisory responsibility for Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Jones Act, Commercial, and Antitrust cases in Texas and Louisiana; Legal advice and support to a variety of operating departments, including refining, marketing and claims departments. First chair responsibility for significant antitrust case by major ethanol (gasohol) companies filed against major oil companies in Federal Court in Central District of Illinois |
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After major oil company nationwide litigation: Litigation with plaintiff personal injury firm; Litigation experience included First Chair and supervisory responsibility of support staff, including junior attorneys, legal assistants and law clerks. |
THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM
Founded 1992 for the practice of criminal defense and litigation in Federal and State court.
ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION
Graduate of A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center at South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
Graduate of Attorney Mediators Institute of Dallas
Graduate of Advanced Mediator Training of Attorney Mediators Institute of Dallas
Certified by the American Arbitration Association
Prior Member and Panelist of the American Arbitration Association
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Texas State Bar
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers of America
- Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Christian Legal Society
PROFESSORATE
| 1973 – 1975 |
Abilene Christian College, Metrocenter [Houston]
Criminal Justice Courses |
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| 1974 – 1979 |
University of Houston [Undergraduate]
Criminal Justice Courses |
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| 1980 – 1982 |
University of Houston Law Center
Adjunct Professor of Law |
AUTHOR
"A Well Regulated and Legal Militia", Soldier of Fortune Magazine, May, 1995; "Price of Liberty is Vigilance", Spotlight National Newspaper, September 19, 1994; "Feds Turn Up Heat as Militias Grow", Spotlight National Newspaper, December 12, 1994
SPEAKING APPEARANCES/AWARDS
First Place, Houston Bar Association Law Day Speakers Tournament, University of Houston, 1973; Keynote Speaker, July 2, 1994 at Nashville War Memorial, Tennessee Bill of Rights Rally; Lead off Speaker, August 14, 1994 at Washington, D.C. Lincoln Memorial for National Gun Rally; Speaker, October 2, 1994 at Boerne, Texas Patriotic Rally
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Fmr. Commanding General, United States Spec. Field Forces / National Militia (Ret.); Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Reserve Militia, and Commanding General of its Texas Regiment, 1st Texas Cavalry; Fort Bend County Sheriff Department’s Citizen Reserves
