Audie Sciumbato was born in Hereford, Texas and grew up on the family farm near Summerfield. He graduated from Hereford High School and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Science-Agronomy from West Texas A&M University in Canyon. He was employed as a research assistant at Texas A&M University in College Station while earning his Master’s degree, and participated in numerous field studies involving herbicide drift and efficacy. Audie served as manager of the Pesticide Fate Research Laboratory while working towards his Ph.D., supervising studies requiring pesticide detection and quantitation in both soil and water, as well as research involving herbicide drift and crop injury. Audie is currently licensed to practice law in both Texas and New Mexico.

Practice Concentration and Experience

Wind Energy

  •       Option and Lease Agreements
  •       Tax Limitation/Abatement Agreements
  •       Landowners
  •       School Districts
  •       Developers
  •       Equipment and Component Manufacturers

Agricultural Law

  •       Contracts
  •       Purchase and Sale of Assets
  •       Agricultural Leases
  •       Breach of Contract
  •       Regulatory and Environmental Matters 

Business/Corporate

  •       Incorporation
  •       Purchase and Sale of Shares
  •       Purchase and Sale of Assets
  •       Contracts
  •       Commercial Leases
  •       Copyright and  Trademark
  •       Regulatory and Environmental Matters
  •       Breach of Contract

 Real Estate

  •       Residential Purchase and Sale Contracts
  •       Commercial Purchase and Sale Contracts
  •       Residential Leases
  •       Commercial Leases
  •       Real estate disputes, including disputes relating to:              
      • Adverse Possession
      • Easements
      • Property Taxes
      • Breach of Contract

Activities and Affiliations

  • American Agricultural Law Association
  • Amarillo Area Bar Association
  • Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
  • Leadership Amarillo/Canyon
  • Weed Science Society of America
  • West Texas A&M University Alumni Association
  • Texas A&M University Association of Former Students

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Website Articles

Articles

  • “Diuron reduces absorption and translocation of glyphosate in Sharppod Morningglory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba). G.L. Steele, S.A. Senseman, A.S. Sciumbato, and J.M. Chandler.” Weed Technology. Vol. 22, No. 3 pp. 414–419. 2008. Weed Science Society of America.
  • “The effects of 2,4-D formulation and quinclorac on spray droplet size and deposition. A.S. Sciumbato, S.A. Senseman, J. Ross, T.C. Mueller, J.M. Chandler, J.T. Cothren, and I.W. Kirk.” Weed Technology. 19:1030-1036. 2005. Weed Science Society of America.
  • “Determining exposure to auxin-like herbicides. II. Practical application to quantify volatility. A.S. Sciumbato, J.M. Chandler, S.A. Senseman, R.W. Bovey and K.L. Smith.” Weed Technology. 18:1135-1142. 2004. Weed Science Society of America.
  • “Determining Exposure to Auxin-Like Herbicides. I. Quantifying Injury to Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and Soybean (Glycine max). A.S. Sciumbato, J.M. Chandler, S.A. Senseman, R.W. Bovey and K.L. Smith.” Weed Technology. 18:1125-1134. 2004. Weed Science Society of America.
  • “The effect of titanium dioxide alumina beads on the photocatalytic degradation of picloram in water. Do-Jin Lee, S.A. Senseman, A.S. Sciumbato, S.C. Jung and L.J. Krutz.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (51). American Chemical Society, 2659 – 2664. 2003.
  • “Solid-phase microextraction for herbicide determination in environmental samples. L.J. Krutz, S.A. Senseman and A. S. Sciumbato.” Journal of Chromatography A, 999. Elsevier Science B.V. 103-121. 2003.
  • “Stability and recovery of triazine and chloroacetamide herbicides from pH adjusted water samples by using Empore solid-phase extraction disks and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. T.C. Mueller, S.A. Senseman, K.H. Carson and A.S. Sciumbato.” Journal of the Association of Analytical Communities 84 (4). AOAC. 1070-1073. 2001.

Published Abstracts

  • Sciumbato, A. S., E. P. Prostko and J. M. Chandler and K. L. Smith. 1997. Norflurazon in new weed management programs for cotton. Proc. South. Weed Sci Soc. 50.
  • Sciumbato, A. S., J. M. Chandler and K. L. Smith. 1998. Volatility of the Diglycolamine Salt of Dicamba. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 51.
  • Sciumbato, A. S., J. M. Chandler, S. A. Senseman and K. L. Smith. 1999. Quantitation of Growth Regulator Vapor Drift and Plant Injury. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 52:209.
  • Sciumbato, A. S., S. A. Senseman and R. W. Bovey. 2000. Diflufenzopyr Adsorption and Translocation in Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti). Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 53:142.
  • Sciumbato, A. S., K. H. Carson, S. A. Senseman and T. C. Mueller. 2001. Comparison of sample preservation methods for EPA method 525. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 54:208.
  • Sciumbato, A. S. and S. A. Senseman. 2002. Effect of 2,4-D Formulation on Spray Droplet Size. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 55:145.
  • Sciumbato, A. S., L. J. Krutz, G. A. Steele and S. A. Senseman. 2003. Plant Available Imazethapyr in Soil Solution and Red Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Efficacy as Influenced by Herbicide Rate and Soil Moisture. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 56:351.

Oral Presentations

  • Zorial for New Weed Management Programs for Cotton. Southern Weed Science Society Annual Meeting. January, 1997.

Education

  • J.D. St. Mary’s University School of Law, 2007
  • Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2004
  • M.S. Texas A&M University, 1999
  • B.S. West Texas A&M University, 1996