Mr. Pridmore prosecutes and defends business and personal injury litigation for individual and corporate clients in both state and federal courts. As to some of his corporate clients, Mr. Pridmore acts as their general counsel. This includes litigation, transactional, and employment related services. He is a member of the Texas Bar, Texas Bar Foundation, is a Master of the Texas Tech Inn of Courts, and was previously on the Lubbock County Young Lawyer’s Board of Directors. He was also selected to the National Order of Barristers. Mr. Pridmore won two National Moot Court Championships and Best Brief award while attending South Texas College of Law in Houston. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University in 1989. While attending Texas Tech University, he worked for Dean Witter Reynolds as an Account Executive, where he obtained his securities license.
Professional Experience:
McWhorter, Cobb & Johnson, LLP Partner, 1993 – present
Practice Areas:
Civil litigation in federal and state courts, with a concentration in commercial/business, employment and personal injury litigation, oil and gas litigation and corporate/transactional related work.
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1993
Advocacy Scholarships; American Bar Association National Moot Court Champion; Vanderbilt University; National Moot Court Champion;
Phi Delta Phi (Honorary Legal Fraternity)
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration, Economics (1989) Sigma Chi Fraternity
Licenses:
Supreme Court of Texas
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit U.S. District Courts:
Northern District of Texas Western District of Texas Eastern District of Texas
National Security Licenses
Series 7 and 63, 1988-1993
Professional Organizations:
Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow, Texas Tech Inn of Courts Master, National Order of Banisters
State Bar of Texas, Member, Litigation Section
Lubbock County Bar Association
Prior Officer and Board of Directors/Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association, Nominated for Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2000
American Inns of Court (Garland M. Walker Chapter) 1992-1993 (student member)
Legal and Advocacy Awards:
Texas Lawyer Verdicts Hall of Fame 2013 Top Texas Verdicts 2012
Speaker and presenter at various conferences
Civic Services:
Lubbock Area Foundation Board of Directors/Executive Committee – 2015-present Museum of Texas Tech University Museum Association Trustee, 2016 – Present
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Maestro Circle 2013-2014 Lubbock Assembly Club 2008-present
Lubbock Monterey Baseball Booster Club
Texas Tech Spurs Society
Prior Midwest Little League Coach & Board of Directors Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Past Elder, Deacon and Teacher Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors, 1999-2002 Coronado Neighborhood Assoc. Board, 1997-2000
Texas Tech University Chancellors Council Advisory Board of Directors, 2001-2004 Texas Tech Library Board, 1999-2002
Texas Tech Museum Acquisition Board, 2001 – 2003 Numerous charitable and political work and events