Richard M. Abernathy

Director / Shareholder
Director / Shareholder

Profile

Richard M. Abernathy is a Director and Shareholder with Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, P.C. Richard’s practice focuses on a broad range of business and commercial litigation; governmental entities, including municipalities, school districts and colleges.

Bankruptcy Law
Business and Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Litigation & Appeals
State, Local & Municipal Law
Collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes.
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
Education Rights, SMU Law Rev., Summer, 2003
Parents’ Rights, UT 15th Annual School Law Conference, March 2, 2000 – March 3, 2000
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Texas Super Lawyer
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Collin County Bar Association, 1990
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