2007-2008 Officers
President: Scott Kidwell
Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, P.C.
Email President@MidlandCountyBar.org
Scott M. Kidwell joined the firm of Lynch, Chappell & Alsup in 2002 and is a shareholder. His practice is concentrated primarily in the area of litigation. He has had the privilege to represent many clients in a wide variety of cases, and has successfully represented major oil companies in numerous cases. Scott has also spoken to groups on various civil litigation defense issues. Scott served as district director for the Texas Association of Defense Counsel from 1999 until 2003. He is a former Vice President of the Midland County Young Lawyers Association. He was admitted in 1992 to the State Bar of Texas and is also a member of the Midland County Bar Association, Midland County Young Lawyers Association and Defense Research Institute. Additionally, Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Midland Children’s Rehabilitation Center and sits on the Adversary Board of the Texas Tech Health Science Center. Scott received his BBA from Texas Tech University in 1989 and his law degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1992. He is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1976.
President-Elect: Kyle Peeler
Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc.
Email President-Elect@MidlandCountyBar.org
K. Kyle Peeler is a shareholder with the firm. He received his Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Law and a Minor in Business Administration from Baylor University and received his Law Degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1976. Prior to joining the firm, Kyle was a founding member of Thorne, Peeler and Rayes with emphasis on commercial, family and criminal litigation in Pleasanton, Texas. In 1993, he returned to his hometown of Midland, Texas, and took a corporate counsel position with a major construction equipment dealer in West Texas. He returned to solo practice in 1998 with emphasis on litigation until his affiliation with the firm in 2000. His primary practice area is commercial litigation, family, criminal and corporate law. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas; the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and currently serves as Vice-President of the Midland County Bar Association. Kyle was admitted to the Bar in 1976, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He is a Dean's Associate with the Baylor Law Alumni Association and has served as Chairman, District 16B Grievance Committee for the State Bar of Texas.
Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Law
Family Law
Real Estate
Corporate Law
Education:
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas Juris Doctor-1976 Baylor University, Waco, Texas Bachelor of Arts with Major in Law and Minor in Business Administration
Professional Association and Memberships:
Midland County Bar Association Vice-President State Bar of Texas Member Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Vice President: William F. Krueger
Lynch,Chappell & Alsup, PC
Email Vice President@MidlandCountyBar.org
William F. Krueger joined Lynch, Chappell & Alsup in 2006. His practice is concentrated in the areas of business law and oil and gas, with a particular emphasis on general corporate transactions, the preparation of title opinions, the documentation of all phases of oil and gas transactions, and the coordination of various activities related to the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties. Krueger received his B.A. in Political Science in 2002 from Texas A&M University, graduating summa cum laude. He earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2006, where as a member of the International Law Review he served as Associate Managing Editor of both The International Lawyer and The Law and Business Review of the Americas. Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2006, Krueger is a also a member of the Midland County Bar Association.
Treasurer: Ryan McNeel
Brockett McNeel
Email Secretary@MidlandCountyBar.org
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Criminal Law; Family Law; Banking Law; Estate Planning; Probate.
Admitted: 2001, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Law School: Southern Methodist University, J.D., cum laude, 2001
College: University of Kansas, B.S., with distinction, 1998
Member: Dallas and Midland County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.
Biography: Phi Beta Kappa. President, Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, The International Lawyer.
Born: Kansas City, Missouri, March 23, 1976
Secretary: Doug Prieto
Lynch,Chappell & Alsup, PC
Email Secretary@MidlandCountyBar.org
Douglas Prieto joined Lynch, Chappell & Alsup in 2007. His practice is concentrated in the areas of business law and oil and gas, with a particular emphasis on general corporate transactions, the preparation of title opinions, the documentation of all phases of oil and gas transactions, and the coordination of various activities related to the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties. Mr. Prieto is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is a member of the Midland County Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Midland County Young Lawyers Association. Mr. Prieto received his B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002. He graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2006. Mr. Prieto also received his Master of Business Administration from the Texas Tech University Graduate School of Business in 2006.
MCYLA Liason: Trey Crutcher
Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc.
Email MCYLA Liason@MidlandCountyBar.org
Trey Crutcher is an associate with the firm of Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2000. He received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with honors from Texas A&M University in 1997. He then earned his law degree in 2000 from Texas Tech University School of Law. Trey is originally from Odessa, Texas where he attended Permian High School. He currently practices in the firm’s litigation section and is a member of the State Bar of Texas; Midland County Bar Association; and Midland County Young Lawyers Association.
Immediate Past President: Michael J. Willson
Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, P.C.
Email President@MidlandCountyBar.org
Mike is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Section. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and all federal district courts in Texas.
Areas of Concentration
Business, Commercial, and Oil and Gas Litigation
Mike worked as part of a trial team that obtained a multi-million dollar jury verdict in favor of a real estate developer in a bad faith, insurance litigation case. He also has secured several favorable summary judgments for institutional clients, including a "take nothing" defense judgment in federal court in favor of a manufacturing client in a $200,000 breach of contract case. Mike assists with the defense of oil companies involved in contractual disputes over leases, drilling contracts, and operating agreements. He also assists with the defense of oil production companies on personal injury suits arising out of oil field operations.
Federal and State Appeals
Mike has prepared and filed several federal and state appeal briefs for individual and business clients on election law, legal malpractice, environmental, and employment law matters. His briefs have helped resolve three contested elections and affirm the trial courts dismissal of a legal malpractice claim. Mike helped a large institutional client successfully appeal a trial court's decision in an environmental case. He also assisted with an appeal of an oil royalty case and a federal appeal in an age discrimination case.
Government Entity Defense
Mike served as the second chair attorney defending a municipality against a plaintiffs $900,000 bad faith and taking suit over the municipality's denial of a building permit. He assisted at trial and prepared the post trial motions that resulted in a directed verdict for the municipality. Mike also defended a water improvement district in a suit brought by local residents.
Labor and Employment Law
Mike assists with the defense of clients on various employment matters, and was the lead attorney defending a large retail company in a defamation suit. He also assists with the defense of institutional and state agency clients in labor and employment matters.
Professional Background
Before joining Cotton Bledsoe, Mike practiced law in both Dallas and San Antonio. Mike also was an adjunct professor at Texas Tech University School of Law and a graduate teaching assistant at Notre Dame Law School. Before attending law school, Mike flew as an instructor navigator on KC-135, EC-135, and RC-135 aircraft in the United States Air Force. As a commissioned officer, Mike was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Air Force Commendation Medal, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
Education
- B.S., Education, summa cum laude, Ohio State University, 1984
- J.D., cum laude, Notre Dame Law School, 1995
At Ohio State, Mike was a four-year Scholar Athlete; a Presidents' Scholar; a member of Sphinx, the Senior Honor Society; and a member of the 1983 Big Ten Men's Gymnastics championship team.
During the 1993-94 academic year, Mike studied at the Notre Dame London Law Centre, in London, England; was selected as the John Bruce Dodds Memorial Scholar; and was on the Dean's List. He served as a Staff and Production Editor on the Notre Dame Law Review. Mike participated on the ATLA National Mock Trial Team. He also earned the American Jurisprudence Award for Corporations and the Outstanding Law Exam for Private International Law.