Thomas Clayton Feighny
Associate
Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein, & Johnson, P.C.
500 S. Taylor, Suite 1200
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 379-0368
(806) 379-0316 fax
Thomas.Feighny@uwlaw.com
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Practice Concentration and Experience
Education Law
- Resolving student/parent and employee grievances against public schools
- Managing Public Information Act and Open Meetings Act compliance issues
- Drafting and negotiating employment, vendor, and real property contracts
- Managing student discipline issues
- Advising school boards on compliance with federal and state regulations
Transactional Practice
- Advising new businesses on entity selection
- Formation of Corporations, Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies
- Drafting ownership and management agreements
- Resolving disputes between business owners
- Assisting clients with the purchase or sale of a business including researching company value issues and drafting buy-sell and merger agreements
- Drafting and negotiating general business sales and lease contracts
- Assisting clients with secured transactions under the UCC
- Drafting contracts specific to farming, dairy, and ranching operations
- Assisting clients with buying and selling real property including resolving title and insurance concerns
- Drafting residential, commercial, and governmental leases
- Resolving real property disputes
Civil Litigation
- Prosecuting and defending commercial business disputes including representing construction and real estate companies in breach of contract claims
- Managing alternative dispute resolution issues including compelling arbitration and mediation procedures
- Defending personal injury lawsuits
Activities and Affiliations
- Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 2006
- Member, Texas Council of School Attorneys, 2007
- Loaned Executive, United Way of Amarillo and Canyon, 2007
- Board Member, Meals on Wheels of Amarillo, 2007
Publications and Presentations
Website Articles
- "Comparing Oil and Gas and Wind Energy," presented at the Wind Energy Conference, Amarillo TX, 1 August 2007
- "Seeds for Thought: A Harvest of Legal Issues Important to School Secretaries," presented to Professional Development for District Secretaries," Region 16 Education Service Center, Amarillo TX, December 2006
Education
- J.D. Texas Tech University School of Law, 2006
- Cum Laude
- Board of Barristers
- Jurisprudence Award, Insurance Law, 2005
- B.S. Colorado State University, 2003
- Senior Project - Camera in a football design and image processing, 2003
- Eta Kappa Nu National Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society
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