Background
Benthul, Harless R. was born on October 23, 1935 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
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Harless R. Benthul
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Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University (Bachelor of Science,1957). Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Career
Worked at Gilpin, Paxson & Bersch. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Texas, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.
Phi Delta Phi; Saint Thomas More Society. Visiting Professor, Environmental Law: University of Houston Law Center, 1992-1995.
South Texas College of Law, 1995. Former President, Federal Bar Association.
Dallas Chapter. Member: Dallas (Chair, Environmental Law Section, 1990.
Vice-Chair Pro-Bono Committee, 1991), Houston (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Secretary, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, 1994. Member, Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters).
Gilpin, Paxson & Bersch, Limited liability partnership is a law firm consisting of 26 attorneys.
The firm has a general civil trial and appellate practice (in both state and federal courts) that involves products liability defense, insurance and consumer law. Construction law, business, commercial and real estate litigation.
Environmental law. Bankruptcy. Employment law and mediation and arbitration.
The firm also counsels and represents banks, businesses and individuals in matters involving real estate, banking, oil and gas, environmental regulatory matters and general corporate and commercial transactions.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Dallas (Chair, Environmental Law Section, 1990. Vice-Chair Pro-Bono Committee, 1991), Houston (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Secretary, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, 1994.
Member, Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters).
