Attorney Profiles

W. Truett Smith
Frank W. Rose
George S. Finley
James H. Harp
Allen L. Price
Dana Diane Banks
Walter W. Pfluger
Amie R. Hajovsky

W. Truett Smith

Biography: (1917-2001)

ISLN: 903586670

Frank W. Rose

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Practice Areas:Oil, Gas, & Energy Resources Law; Real Estate Law; Probate; Mortgage Lending Law; Banking Law; Business and Corporate Transactions Law.

Admitted: 1956, Texas

Law School: Southern Methodist University, J.D., Cum Laude, 1956

College: Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., with Honors, 1953

Member: Tom Green County Junior (President, 1961-1963), Tom Green County (President, 1970-1971) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Director, 1983-1986); Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Vice Chairman, 1978-1979 and Chairman, 1979-1980); Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1990-1993); American Bar Foundation.

Biography: Phi Alpha Delta; Barristers; Order of the Woolsack; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Editorial Board, Southwestern Law Journal, 1955-1956. Regional Scholar, 1954-1956. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)

Born: Louisville, Kentucky, July 27, 1931

ISLN: 902027860

George S. Finley

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Email: gfinley@smithrose.com

Practice Areas:Personal Injury Law; Civil Trial Law; Mediation.

Admitted: 1952, Texas; 1953, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; 1954, U.S. Tax Court; 1958, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Law School: Southern Methodist University, LL.B., 1952

College: Southwestern University and Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., 1950

Member: Tom Green County (President, 1966-1967) and American Bar Associations; The Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1971-1972, 1981-1982).

Biography: Delta Theta Phi; Barristers. Certified Mediator. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)

Born: Eldorado, Texas, November 12, 1927

ISLN: 907424725

James H. Harp

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Email: jharp@smithrose.com

Practice Areas:Personal Injury Law; Civil Trial Practice; Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice.

Admitted: 1976, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

Law School: Baylor University, J.D., 1975

College: Baylor University, B.A., 1974

Member: Tom Green County (Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1985; Vice President, 1996-1997, Director, 2002-2003) and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Rules of Evidence Committee, 1995-1998); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Seminar Speaker, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001; 2003; Director, 1995-1996, 1996-1997; Area Vice-President, 1999-2000; At Large Vice President, 2000-2001, 2002-2003); College of the State Bar of Texas.

Biography: Delta Theta Phi. Member, Harvey Richey Moot Court Society. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)

Born: Lamesa, Texas, November 4, 1951

ISLN: 906686605

Allen L. Price

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Email: aprice@smithrose.com

Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Oil and Gas; Wind Energy Leases.

Admitted: 1979, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Tax Court

Law School: Texas Tech University, J.D., 1978

College: Abilene Christian University, B.B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1976

Member: Tom Green County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; National Lawyers Association.

Biography: Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Tech Law Review. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)

Born: Sterling City, Texas, April 20, 1954

ISLN: 904315422