Background:

Phil McCleery is of counsel with the firm whose areas of practice include civil litigation, mediation and arbitration, insurance law, employment law, education law, family law, construction law, banking and related areas. About 60% of his practice consists of civil litigation.

Some representative clients include McLennan Community College, Waco Independent School District, Wardlaw Claims Service, Heart of Texas Behavior Health Network.

Certifications/Specialties:

• ‍‍Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

‍Bar Admissions:

• ‍‍Texas, 1969 U.S. Supreme Court
• 1979 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• 1975 U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• 1972 U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• 1972 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• 1972 U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

‍Education:

• ‍‍Baylor University School of Law, Waco, TexasJ.D.Honors: Cum Laude
• Law Review: Editor, Baylor Law Review
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, B.S.Major: Economics

‍Classes/Seminars Taught:

• ‍‍Adjunct Professor, Baylor Law SchoolAdjunct Professor, McLennan Community College

‍Professional Associations and Memberships:

• ‍‍Waco McLennan County Bar Association, 1969 – Present Member
• State Bar of Texas, 1969 – Present Member
• Texas Association of School Board’s Council of School Attorneys, 1985 – Present Member
• Texas Association of Junior College Attorneys, 1996 – Present Member