Hon. J. Richard Hall

Biography:

Civil Trials, Mediation, Ad Litem Appointments, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Probate, Real Estate, Receiverships

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1969
United States District Courts
        Southern District of Texas
        Western District of Texas
        Eastern District of Texas
        Northern District of Texas
United States Court of Appeals 5^th Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Education:

South Texas College of Law, J. D., Houston, Texas, 1969
University of Houston, B.B.A., major in Accounting, Houston, Texas 1965
Lamar High School, Diploma, Houston, Texas, 1960

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Preparing for a Successful Mediation, General Practice Seminar, August, 2000 and May 2001, Stromar Education Services, Inc.

“Ethics/Judicial Ethics,” Hot Topics and Ethics Institute, Stromar Education Services, Inc., 2001

“Property of the Bankruptcy Estate & Exceptions,” Basic Bankruptcy Law & Practice, Sterling Education Services, L.L.C., 2001

Representative Cases: 

Lovejoy v Lillie 569 S.W.2d 501 (Tex.Civ.App. - Tyler 1978, writ ref. n.r.e.) Texas Probate Code §42 was unconstitutional pursuant to the equal protection clause of the 14^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to the extent that it provided legitimate children could inherit from their biological mothers and fathers and illegitimate children could inherit from their biological mothers, but not their biological fathers. 

Byrd v Allied American Bank 590 S.W.2d 786 (Tex.Civ.App - Hou. [14^th Dist.] 1979, writ ref. n.r.e.) Appellee’s Motion to Dismiss for Want of Jurisdiction was granted for Appellant’s failure to name party adversely interested in the Writ of Error who purchased foreclosed property pursuant to an execution issued on the appealed judgment.

Johnson v First Southern Properties, Inc. 687 S.W.2d 399 (Tex.App. - Hou. [14^th Dist.] 1985, writ ref. n.r.e.) Appellant’s claim of homestead did not defeat a condominium claim for an assessment lien for maintenance fees set forth in the condominium declaration.  The trial court’s judgment approving condominium private foreclosure of its lien for unpaid maintenance fees was affirmed on appeal.

Hennessy, et al. v Est. Of Perez 725 S.W.2d 507 (Tex.App. - Hou. [1^st Dist.] 1987, no writ) Summary judgment for estate of deceased driver in a one car accident reversed and remanded where rescuers were injured trying to protect the deceased on a heavily traveled interstate highway where the crash occurred and trial court could not summarily adjudicate no negligence where Perez was allegedly driving while intoxicated and could have reasonably foreseen that negligent conduct posed a threat to those in appellants’ position.

Honors and Awards:

AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
American Jurisprudence Awards: Corporations & Equity

Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Texas: Section Memberships: Business Law, Litigation Section; Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law
American Bar Association: Section Memberships: Litigation, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law
Houston Bar Association: Section Memberships: Litigation, Real Estate Law, Probate
American Judicature Society
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Past Employment Positions:

Solo: 1969 - 1971
Wandel & Bousquet: 1971 - 1973
Bousquet, McPherson & Burke: 1973 - 1976
Solo: 1976 - 1978
Leger, Hall, Hill, Glover & Cage: 1978 - 1983
Leger & Hall: 1983 - 1986
Solo: 1986 - 1994       
Judge, 270th District Court of Harris County, Texas 1995 - 1998
Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, P.C. 1999 - present

Social Memberships: 

Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, Lamar High School Alumni Association,
Houston Singles Tennis Association, Knife & Fork Club of Houston,
Cotillion Dance Club, River Oaks Dance Club