Burleson, Pate & Gibson, L.L.P.

Attorney Michael P. Gibson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1972
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1972
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1972
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1972
• U.S. District Court District of Montana, 1972
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1972
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• United States Supreme Court

Certifications: 

• Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  
  • M.S. - 1969
• Texas Wesleyan College, Fort Worth, Texas
  
  • B.S. - 1966
  • Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 1984 to 1984
• Dallas Bar, Chairman, Criminal Justice Committee
• TCDLA, Executive Committee Member
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Member

Honors and Awards:

• Dallas's Top White Collar Defense Lawyers, D Magazine
• Texas's Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly
• Best Lawyers in America for White Collar Criminal Defense

Attorney Tom Pappas

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1985
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Certification:

• Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1984
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
  
  • B.S. - 1981
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Economics
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 1981
  • Major: History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• SMU Criminal Justice Clinic, Staff Attorney, 1995 to 1997
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 1993 to 1993

Attorney John E. Agnew

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1970
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
  
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1970
• University of Oklahoma, Norman
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1967

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Director, 1978 to 1990
• American Association for Justice, Member
• Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Dallas Bar Association, Member
• State Bar District 6, Grievance Committee, 1984 to 1988
• State Bar Texas, Special Counsel, Grievance Matters

Honors and Awards:

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Attorney Carl David Medders

Bar Admissions:

• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
• Texas A & M University
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Federal Bar Association, Member
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member

Attorney Craig J. Jett

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1981

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 00/1977
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  
  • B.A. - 1973
  • Major: Government

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 2007 to 2008
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Officer and Board Member, 1997 to 2007
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Officer and Board Member, 1994 to 1996
• Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, Chair, 2002 to 2004
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 1994 to 1995
• State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section Council, Chair, 2009 to 2010
• Criminal Law Advisory Commission to TBLS, 2013 to Present
• Dallas County Criminal Bar Association, 1989
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 1984 to 1985
• State Bar of Texas, 1977 to Present
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1978 to Present
• Dallas Bar Association, 1978 to Present
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1978 to Present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1987 to Present
• Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2000 to Present
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association, 1995 to Present

Honors and Awards:

• Texas Monthly Super Lawyer
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating
• AVVO Rating of 10
• Outstanding Young Men of America - 1984
• Who's Who In American Law 1985-1986

Attorney Nathan Rogers

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
• Texas A&M
  
  • Bachelor’s
• George Bush School of Government and Public Service
  
  • Major: international affairs and homeland security

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
• Texas Aggie Bar Association

Attorney Richard Anderson

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
• Colorado, 1985

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  
  • J.D. - 1973
• Southern Methodist University
  
  • B.A. - 1970

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Criminal Law Advisory Commission (LAAC), Legal Assistant, 1996 to 2002
• Revise Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Consultant-Governor’s Legislative Committee, 1995 to 1995
• Texas Punishment Standards Commission, Consultant-Governor's Legislative Committee, 1992 to 1992
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Judicial Advisory Council, Board Member, 1992 to 2007
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President, 1991 to 1992
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, Member
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Officer, 1978 to Present
• Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Justice Committee, Co-Chairman, 1990 to 1993
• State Bar of Texas, Committee for Indigent Representation for Those on Death Row, 1988 to 2000
• Dallas Bar Association, Courts and Court Facilities Committee, 1988 to 1989
• State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Course, Director, 1987 to 1987
• Dallas Bar Association, Dallas mayor’s Task Force on Crime, Member, 1987 to 1987
• First Amendment Lawyers Association, Member, 1986 to Present
• State Bar of Texas, Criminal Justice Section, Chairman, 1985 to 1986
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1983 to Present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ethics Committee, Co-Chairman, 1991 to 1991
• Dallas County Criminal Bar Association, President, 1983 to 1984
• State Bar of Texas, Committee on Admissions, 1980 to 1986
• State Bar of Texas, 1979 to 1985
• State Bar of Texas, Grievance Committee for the Sixth District of Texas, Sub-committee, Member
• Federal Court Advisory Committee, 2006 to 2013
• Defender Services Advisory Group, 2010 to 2013

Honors and Awards:

• President's Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2009
• Award of Excellence, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Certificate of Recognition, Dallas County Public Defenders Office
• Best Lawyers in America
• Texas Super Lawyers
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Advanced Criminal Law Course, State Bar of Texas
• AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• Inductee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Hall of Fame

Attorney Trey Bunch

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

• Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  
  • Juris Doctorate
• The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  
  • LL.M., Master of Laws
  • Major: Taxation
• University of Dallas
  
  • Master of Science
  • Major: Accounting

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Texas, Member
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
• Dallas Bar Association, Member

Attorney Paul Lund

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2009

Education:

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Criminal Defense Clinic, member
• Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  
  • B.A. - 2006
  • Major: History
• TCDLA’s Trial College

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 2009 to Present