Rick Akin

Education:
University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors, 1984;
University of Oklahoma - Phi Beta Kappa, Bachelor of Arts in Letters with Highest Honors, 1981
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Partner, 1998 to present
Slade & Akin, LLP, Partner, 1996 - 1998
Clark, Thomas & Winters, 1984 - 1995
  • Shareholder (Equity Class), 1990 - 1995
  • Management Committee, 1992 - 1995
Admitted to practice in Texas and Colorado
 
Also admitted in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Judicial Circuit
Areas of Practice:
Business transactions, including registered public offerings of securities, issuances of taxable and tax-exempt bonds, private securities issuances (including negotiated sales), financing, acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, divestitures, venture capital financing, contract preparation and negotiation, tax-related transactions, negotiations incident to business disputes and strategies in business disputes
Recognition:
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
University of Oklahoma Regents Alumni Award, 1990
Texas Law Review
Order of the Coif
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Member:
Yampa Valley Regional Airport Advisory Board (2000-2003)
Board of Visitors, University of Oklahoma, College of Arts & Sciences
Federalist Society
Conservative Leadership Counsel of Northwest Colorado
Director - The Steamboat Institute
Born:
November 4, 1958
Email:
rakin@akin-almanza.com

A. Boone Almanza

Education:
University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1988;
Houston Baptist University - Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, 1985
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Partner, 1998 to present
Law Offices of A. Boone Almanza, 1995 - 1998
Clark, Thomas & Winters, 1988 - 1995
  • Shareholder, 1995
Admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
 
Member of Admissions Committee for the U.S. District Courts, Western District, Austin Division, 1998 - 2004
Areas of Practice:
Legal and professional malpractice defense, fiduciary and trust litigation, commercial and residential real estate litigation, professional licensing regulation, land use litigation, general civil commercial litigation, trademark and infringement litigation, insurance coverage litigation, employment and Title VII litigation and personal injury litigation
Recognition:
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Houston Baptist University Alumni Award, 1999
Houston Baptist University Student Foundation Award 1984 & 1985
NCAA Academic All-American 1983-84 and 1984-85
Rhodes Scholar Nominee
Member:
West Austin Youth Association, Trustee, 2001 - 2007, President 2005
Trinity Episcopal School, Trustee, 2004 to present
Born:
December 10, 1962
Email:
balmanza@akin-almanza.com

Martha S. Dickie

Education:
University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1980;
University of Texas at Austin - B.A. Plan II with Special Honors in Economics, 1977
Phi Beta Kappa
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Partner, February 1, 2005 to present
Akin & Almanza, Of Counsel, 2004
Minton, Burton, Foster and Collins, P.C., 1982-2004
Law Clerk to United States District Judge Jack Roberts, 1980-1982
 
Admitted to bar 1980, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Areas of Practice:
General civil and commercial litigation, legal and professional malpractice defense, municipality defense litigation, fiduciary and trust litigation and employment and Title VII litigation
Recognition:
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Board Member, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 1994-2000
State Bar of Texas Presidential Citations, 1997 and 1998
State Bar of Texas Outstanding Third Year Director, 1992
Member:
President State Bar of Texas, 2006-2007 and Director, 1989-92
Travis County Bar Association (President, 1988-89; President,
Criminal Law and Procedure Section, 1985-86)
Texas Board of Legal Specialization (June 1995-May 2001)
Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1992-95, Chair of the Fellows, 2003-04)
Born:
July 14, 1956
Email:
mdickie@akin-almanza.com

Bo Blackburn

Education:
Texas Tech University - Doctor of Jurisprudence, Cum Laude, 1998;
University of Texas at Austin - Bachelor of Arts Biology, 1994
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Partner, February 1, 2005 to present
Akin & Almanza, Associate, 2000 to January 31, 2005
Midland County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1999 - 2000
  • Hiring Committee, 1999 - 2000
Admitted to bar November, 1998, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas
Areas of Practice:
General civil commercial litigation, legal and professional malpractice defense, residential and commercial real estate litigation, professional licensing and regulation, municipality defense litigation, land use litigation, employment litigation and personal injury litigation
Recognition:
Legal Research Board, Texas Tech School of Law
Texas Cowboys Service Organization, University of Texas
Born:
October 5, 1971
Email:
bblackburn@akin-almanza.com

Molly J. Mitchell

Education:
University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Jurisprudence, December 1986;
University of Texas at Austin - Journalism with Honors, May 1983
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Partner, February 1, 2005 to present
Akin & Almanza, Of Counsel, 2003 to January 31, 2005
Molly Mitchell, Attorney at Law, 1999 - 2003
Brown Carls & Mitchell, LLP, Partner, 1995 - 1999
Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline, Associate and Partner, 1990 - 1995
Hutcheson & Grundy (Houston), Associate, 1987 - 1990
 
Admitted to bar May 1987, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, and U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Areas of Practice:
Mediation, commercial and land title litigation, creditor rights and bankruptcy, general civil commercial litigation, homeowner association litigation, residential and commercial real estate litigation
Recognition:
Board Member, Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas, 1996 - 1998
Member, State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Travis County Bankruptcy Bar Association, Texas Land Title Association and Association of Attorney Mediators
CASA volunteer
Born:
December 10, 1962
Email:
mmitchell@akin-almanza.com

Sarah E. Blackburn

Education:
Texas Tech University - Doctor of Jurisprudence, December 1998;
Abilene Christian University - Bachelor of Arts, December 1995
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Associate, 2007 to present
Akin & Almanza, Of Counsel, 2002 - 2007
CaseFileXpress, General Counsel, January - June 2005
Midland City Attorney's Office, Assistant City Attorney, 1999 - 2000
 
Admitted to bar November, 1999, Texas
Areas of Practice:
Business transactions, including financing, acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, divestitures, venture capital financing, contract preparation and negotiation, tax-related transactions, negotiations incident to business disputes and strategies in business disputes
Recognition:
Volunteer Legal Services (Lubbock, Texas), 1996-1997
Celebration of the Arts (Midland, Texas) -- Board Member, 1999, 2000
Born:
February 15, 1975
Email:
sblackburn@akin-almanza.com

Noel L. Stout

Education:
South Texas College of Law - Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2001;
Gustavus Adolphus College - Bachelor of Arts with Honors, 1997
Career:
Akin & Almanza - October 2005 to present
Horrigan & Goehrs, LLP - February 2003 to October 2005
Mehaffy & Weber, PC - September 2001 to February 2003
 
Admitted to bar November, 2001, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Areas of Practice:
Commercial and residential real estate litigation, fiduciary and trust litigation, probate disputes, general civil commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, employment and Title VII litigation and personal injury litigation
Recognition:
Phi Alpha Delta
South Texas Law Review
Named Rising Star in General Litigation in Texas Monthly (April 2008)
Member:
Austin Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Born:
July 1, 1974
Email:
nstout@akin-almanza.com

Baxter R. Morgan

Education:
University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 2005
University of Georgia - Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, May 2002 -
Honors Program, Phi Beta Kappa
 
Career:
Akin & Almanza, Associate - March 2008 to present
Office of the Attorney General of Texas - November 2005 to March 2008
 
Admitted to bar, November 2005, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
Areas of Practice:
Business, real estate and personal injury litigation
Member:
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Born:
August 2, 1979
Email:
bmorgan@akin-almanza.com

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