Professional Malpractice Defense
Insurance Defense
Products Liability
Litigation and Appeals
1989, Texas
1990, United States Federal District Courts, all Districts of Texas
1996, United States Federal Appellate Courts, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY – B.B.A. -1986
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – J.D. – 1989
Board Certified - Personal Injury Trial Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1995) Civil Trial Advocate - National Board of Trial Advocacy (2001)
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Member of the State Bar of Texas, Director - Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Life Fellow - State Bar Foundation, Abilene Bar Association
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Wagstaff & Watson, P.C., Abilene, Texas Shareholder 1996-2010 f/k/a Batjer & Wagstaff, P.C.
Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, P.C., Fort Worth, Texas, Associate 1989-1995




