Thompson & Knight Attorneys Appointed to TADC Leadership

Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce four Partners of the Firm’s Trial Practice Group in the Dallas office have been appointed to leadership positions of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (“TADC”) for 2008-2009. Greg W. Curry has been elected President Elect and Chair of the Political Action Committee (“PAC”), G. Luke Ashley has been elected to serve another term on the PAC, Jackie Robinson has been elected Vice President, and Scott P. Stolley has been elected to the Board of Directors.

Curry focuses his practice on general commercial, oil and gas, and environmental litigation matters. He has an active trial practice, having secured high-value settlements and judgments for plaintiffs and defending numerous complex cases with multimillion-dollar claims. He is actively involved in numerous professional and civic organizations. He received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1989 and a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Oklahoma in 1983.

Ashley serves as the Firm’s General Counsel. He principally specializes in appellate law while maintaining an active trial practice involving both personal injury and commercial cases. He has orally argued cases before the U.S. Fifth and Eighth Circuits and the Texas Supreme Court and has handled appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous other federal and state appellate courts. Ashley is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, and Personal Injury Law Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He received a J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law in 1974 and an A.B. from Cornell University in 1967.

Robinson has practiced in state and federal courts and tried more than 70 cases to verdict. Although the dominant portion of his practice involves the defense of premises liability and products liability claims, he has represented clients in a number of contexts, including highway construction, airline safety, workers’ compensation and non-subscriber litigation, and general tort litigation. He is involved in several local and national professional organizations. He received a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986 and a B.A. from Morehouse College in 1978.

Stolley focuses his practice on the representation of appellants and appellees in state and federal appellate courts, including evaluation of appeals, drafting briefs, and arguing cases to appellate courts. His practice also includes evaluating insurance-coverage issues for policyholders. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Stolley received his J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1981 and a B.A. in Sociology, with distinction, from Iowa State University in 1978.

About the TADC

The TACD is an organization of Texas civil trial attorneys in private practice whose purpose it to bring together by association, communication, and organization, lawyers of Texas who devote a substantial amount of their professional time to the handling of litigated civil cases. TADC members must be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas; engaged in civil litigation/trial practice other than representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases; and not be a member of any plaintiff or claimant oriented association, group, or firm. For additional information about TADC, please visit www.tadc.org.

About Thompson & Knight

Since 1887, Thompson & Knight LLP has consistently made a positive impact on its clients’ successes. With its practice focused on the energy industry, the Firm has extensive resources in litigation, tax, insolvency, and international energy matters. The Firm has approximately 420 attorneys, and has offices and alliances in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. Thompson & Knight represents companies, government entities, and individuals in local, regional, and national markets around the world.

Becky S. Jackson
Chief Client Services Officer
Thompson & Knight LLP
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1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
214.969.1478
becky.jackson@tklaw.com

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