Background
Akin, Gordon R. was born on February 21, 1956 in Odessa, Texas, United States.
Akin, Gordon R. was born on February 21, 1956 in Odessa, Texas, United States.
Baylor University (Bachelor of Arts, 1978. Juris Doctor, 1981). Delta Theta Phi.
Worked at Akin, Bush, Neeley & Mason, Limited liability partnership (Longview, Texas) specializing in General Civil Practice, State and Federal Courts, concentrating on Insurance Defense Work involving Personal Injury, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Architectural and Engineering Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Bad Faith Litigation and Discrimination Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Texas. United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
Delta Theta Phi.
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas. Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline. Member: Gregg County (Director, 1985-1986.
Secretary/Treasurer, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; Gregg County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1984-1985). Texas Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Randy Akin and Snow Bush were the founding partners of the firm in January, 1988.
Greg Neeley joined the firm in 1989 and became a full partner in 1992.
Frank Mason joined the firm as a partner in 1995 creating Akin, Bush, Neeley & Mason. The firm started with a small group of insurance and business clients, with personal injury and general practice mixed in, and has now grown to a firm representing clients throughout the eastern and northern parts of the State of Texas with a wide variety of personal injury, insurance defense, and general civil litigation. Randy Akin is Board Certified in personal injury trial law and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Snow Bush and Greg Neeley are Board Certified in personal injury trial law and civil trial law.
The attitude of this law firm, with its experienced and energetic lawyers, is to be extremely aggressive in its litigation process.
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas. Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline. Member: Gregg County (Director, 1985-1986.
Secretary/Treasurer, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; Gregg County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1984-1985). Texas Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).