Learn from the Masters: Lawyer Ethics & Common Courtesy

Kim Askew Related Seminars and Products

Partner

K&L Gates

Ms. Askew has extensive experience representing national clients in complex commercial litigation in a variety of industries. She also represents clients in significant employment matters involving claims of race, disability, gender and age discrimination, sexual harassment and in litigation involving business torts, trade secrets, non-compete, and non-solicitation and employment agreements. She has successfully tried cases to non-jury and jury verdicts in state and federal courts around the country, and handled appeals before the Texas Courts of Appeals and the Fourth, Fifth and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals. 
Ms. Askew is a long-time leader in the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and Dallas Bar Association. She is a member of the ABA House of Delegates, Past Chair of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association, the first lawyer of color to serve as chair, and previously served on the Board of Directors of ALI-ABA. She is a member of the Council and the Membership Committee of The American Law Institute and has chaired key ALI committees. She chaired the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors in 2003-04 after prior service as chair of the Section of Litigation and the Continuing Legal Education Committee. She is the current Texas State Delegate in the ABA House of Delegates.

Hon. Royal Furgeson, Jr. Related Seminars and Products

Dean

UNT Dallas College of Law

Royal Furgeson, Jr., United States District Judge, Northern District of Texas, was named as the Founding Dean of the UNT Dallas College of Law in January 2012.
Dean Furgeson is also acting as an arbitrator and mediator in selected cases and is on the FedArb.com roster. He is the former Senior U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Prior to taking Senior Status, he served in the El Paso, Midland, and San Antonio Divisions of the Western District of Texas. He served as a federal judge for over 18 years.
Furgeson was awarded the 2015 Morris Harrell Professionalism Award from the Dallas Bar Association and the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism.
A native of Lubbock, Judge Furgeson graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and earned his law degree at the University of Texas School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review. After law school, he served the U.S. Army for two years, attaining the rank of Captain. Following a tour in Vietnam, he returned to Lubbock as law clerk to the Honorable Halbert O. Woodward.

Ashley Jones Wright Related Seminars and Products

UNT Dallas College of Law

Ashley Jones Wright, an experienced educator, works as an English teacher at DeSoto High School and is enrolled in the UNT Dallas College of Law evening program. Mrs. Wright has served as a law clerk for the 14th Judicial District Court of Dallas and the Fifth Court of Appeals. During the summer of 2016, Mrs. Wright earned a judicial internship with Hon. Eva Guzman, a Texas Supreme Court Justice. Mrs. Wright is a dedicated leader and holds several officer positions in active student organizations, including immediate pas Advocacy Chair for the Black Law Students Association and Secretary for the Women in Law Student Association. Additionally, Mrs. Wright serves as a Staff Reporter for Accessible Law, published by UNT Dallas Law Review. For her diligent work and dedication to service, Mrs. Wright was awarded the prestigious Sarah T. Hughes scholarship by the Dallas Bar Foundation. As a Sarah T. Hughes scholar, Mrs. Wright received a full tuition scholarship award.

Ms. Harriet E. Miers Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Locke Lord LLP

Harriet Miers is a member of our Litigation and Public Policy sections and a former managing partner of Locke Lord. She returned to the Firm in May 2007 after serving in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001-2007 as Staff Secretary, Deputy Chief of Staff For Policy, and Counsel to the President. Prior to joining the White House, Ms. Miers had a distinguished career in her commercial litigation practice, representing a broad range of clients in varied industries. She has offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C.

Roy L. Stacy Related Seminars and Products

Founder

Stacy Conder Allen

Roy L. Stacy has been a Texas trial lawyer for more than 40 years. He founded Stacy | Conder | Allen LLP to build a law firm where dedicated attorneys could focus more on the practice of law. The firm he created enjoys a reputation for talented and experienced attorneys who represent clients with the utmost integrity. Most of Roy’s clients have been with him for decades, a testament to his ability to develop valued relationships that truly meet their needs time and again.

Roy’s practice includes all types of insurance defense litigation, commercial litigation and malpractice litigation. He has represented countless insurance carriers and their insureds in state and federal courts across Texas since 1974, as well as several neighboring state courts. He defends companies involved in litigation stemming from trucking and transportation accidents, construction defects and personal injury lawsuits involving claims of negligence or other liability.
He earned his J.D. from Baylor University, where he graduated first in his law school class with honors. While at Baylor, Roy served as Associate Editor of the Baylor Law Review and was a member of the National Moot Court team. Prior to law school, Roy earned his B.A. from Angelo State in 1972, where he majored in Political Science.