Thomas Clayton Feighny

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

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