Mr. McCauley was admitted to the Texas bar in 1996. Mr. McCauley was also admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 2020 and the Oklahoma Bar in 2021. He prosecutes and defends general civil litigation in federal and state courts, with this primary emphasis in commercial/business transactions and litigation, banking law, oil and gas transactions, personal injury litigation, administrative law, bankruptcy law for creditors, professional malpractice and insurance defense. He represents both corporate and individual clients, and has been involved in prominent litigation throughout the State of Texas. He also assists his clients with their needs in structuring business entities and negotiating business ventures and transactions.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson,
Partner, 2001-Present
Associate, 1996-2000
Law Clerk, 1995-1996
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
Juris Doctorate Degree, cum laude, 1996,
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Bachelor of Art (English), 1993
LICENSES
Supreme Court of Texas
New Mexico Supreme Court
Oklahoma Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
Eastern District of Texas
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Life Fellow Lubbock County Bar Association
Texas Association of Bank Counsel
Texas Tech University Inn of the Court
Executive Committee, 2022-Present
Master, 2015-Present
Barrister, 2013-2015
Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute
Chairman, 2004-2005
Committee Member, 2000-2010
West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association: Pro-Tem Secretary, 1999-2000
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
President, 2001-2002
President-Elect, 2000-2001
Treasurer, 1999-2000
Secretary, 1998-1999
Legal Research Board, Texas Tech University, School of Law, 1995-1996
The Texas Bank Lawyer, 1994-1996; Student Editor, 1995-1996
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD): Executive Committee, 2015-2020
South Plains Food Bank
Vice Chair, Finance Committee, 2022-Sept. 2023
Executive Board Member, 2020-2022
Stewardship Committee Chairman, 2020-2022
Stewardship Committee, 2018 – 2022
Board of Directors, 2018-Present
Summer of Sharing Committee Member, 2012-Present
Majors Ranch Property Owners’ Association
President, August, 2022 -Present
Director, July, 2022 – Present
ARCS Foundation, Inc., Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, Advisory Board 2002-2003
Frenship Youth Baseball Coach, 1997-2007
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Volunteer Representative Florida Tallahassee Missions, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7/1987-6/1989
AWARDS
Texas Lawyer Verdicts Hall of Fame, 2013
Top Texas Verdicts in 2012 ($118,000,000)
Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lubbock County, 2001-2002 John H. Splawn, Jr., Memorial Endowed Scholarship
American Jurisprudence Award (Legal Research and Writing), 1993
Eagle Scout
