Richard M. Abernathy
1700 N. Redbud Blvd.
Suite 300
McKinney, Texas 75069
T: 214-544-4000
F: 214-544-4040
Suite 300
McKinney, Texas 75069
T: 214-544-4000
F: 214-544-4040
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.
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
Parents’ Rights, UT 15th Annual School Law Conference, March 2, 2000 – March 3, 2000
Trend Offset Printing Services, Inc., v. Collin County Community College District, S.W.3d, 2008 WL 821016 (Tex. 2008)
Brown Outdoor Advertising, LLC v. Town of Prosper, Texas and William A. Little in his capacity as Building Official of the Town of Prosper, Tex. App. – Dallas (2005)Adams v. First Nat. Bank of Bells/Savoy, 154 S.W.3d 859 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2005)
Jones v. American Flood Research, Inc., 218 S.W.3d 929 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2007)
City of Melissa v. North Collin Water Supply Corporation, 56 F.Supp.2d 557 (E.D. Tex. 2003)
Brown Outdoor Advertising, LLC v. Town of Prosper, Texas and William A. Little in his capacity as Building Official of the Town of Prosper, Tex. App. – Dallas (2005)Adams v. First Nat. Bank of Bells/Savoy, 154 S.W.3d 859 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2005)
Jones v. American Flood Research, Inc., 218 S.W.3d 929 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2007)
City of Melissa v. North Collin Water Supply Corporation, 56 F.Supp.2d 557 (E.D. Tex. 2003)
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Texas Super Lawyer
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Collin County Bar Association, 1990
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
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