Mr. McCauley was admitted to the Texas bar in 1996. Mr. McCauley prosecutes and defends general civil litigation in federal and state courts, with this primary emphasis in commercial/business transactions and litigation, banking law, bankruptcy law for creditors, professional malpractice and insurance defense, employment law and school law. He represents both corporate and individual clients, and has been involved in prominent litigation throughout the State of Texas. He also assisted his clients with their needs in structuring business entities and negotiating business ventures and transactions.
Practice Areas: General civil litigation in federal and state courts, including commercial/business transactions and litigation, banking law, bankruptcy law (creditor), professional malpractice and insurance defense, employment law and school law.
Law Practice: Partner. McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson, L.L.P., Lubbock, Texas;
1/01 - present
Associate. McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson, L.L.P., Lubbock, Texas;
8/96 - 12/00
Law School: Texas Tech University - School of Law
Lubbock, Texas
Juris Doctorate Degree, cum laude, 1996
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Bachelor of Art (English), 1993
Voluntary Service: Volunteer Representative. Florida Tallahassee Missions, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 7/87 - 6/89
Licenses: Supreme Court of Texas
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 Rating: BV rating in Martindale-Hubbell (Legal)
Professional
Organizations: State Bar of Texas
Litigation Section
Health Law Section
School Law Section
Lubbock County Bar Association
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
President, 2001 - 2002
President-Elect, 2000 - 2001
Treasurer, 1999 - 2000
Secretary, 1998 - 1999
Texas Association of Bank Counsel
West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association
Pro-Tem Secretary, 1999 - 2000
Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute
Chairman, 2004 - 2005
Committee Member, 2000 - present
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
The Texas Bank Lawyer, 1994 - 1996
The Student Editor, 1995 - 1996
Legal Research Board, Texas Tech University, School of Law, 1995 - 1996
Civic
Organizations: ARCS Foundation, Inc., Achievement Rewards for
College Scientist, Advisory Board 2002 - 2003
Frenship Youth Baseball Coach, 1997 - present
Awards: Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lubbock County, 2001 - 2002
John H. Splawn, Jr., Memorial Endowed Scholarship
American Jurisprudence Award (Legal Research and Writing), 1993
Eagle Scout