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Areas of Practice
General Practice including:
| ¯ Family Law | ¯ Estate Planning |
| ¯ Personal Injury | ¯ Employment Law |
| ¯ Collections | ¯ Civil Litigation |
| ¯ Civil Rights | ¯ Special Education |
| ¯ Real Estate | ¯ ADA Cases |
| ¯ Probate |
Education and Professional Standings
June, 1995 - Admitted - U. S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
March, 1995 - Admitted - Western District of Texas
March, 1992 - Admitted - Northern District of Texas
May, 1987 - Licensed - State of Texas
December, 1986 - Doctor of Jurisprudence, Texas Tech University School of Law,
Lubbock, Texas
May, 1983 - B. B. A. in Finance, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Legal Experience
- Sole Practitioner, The Prentice Law Firm
- Municipal Court Judge, City of Hale Center, Texas (1995-1998)
- Law Offices of Benjamin L. Linton
- Advocacy, Incorporated (1991-1993)
- City of Lubbock, Assistant City Attorney (1987-1991)
Organizations
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National Lawyers Association
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State Bar of Texas
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Disability Issues Committee, State Bar of Texas
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Hale County Bar Association
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(1997-2002) President, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, Lodge 1036
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Vice President, South Plains Council of the Blind
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Vice President, Plainview Serenity Center, Inc.
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Past President, American Council of the Blind of Texas, Inc.
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Hale Center Lions Club
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Legal Advisor, Joe Witten Prison Ministries
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First Baptist Church, Hale Center, TX
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Americans with Disabilities Act Training and Implementation Network
Personal
- Born in Lubbock, Texas on February 15, 1961
- Graduated from Olton High School, Olton, Texas, June, 1979
- Attended Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Married, with one child
