Background
Waldrop, Howard was born on May 28, 1930 in Texarkana, Texas, United States.
Waldrop, Howard was born on May 28, 1930 in Texarkana, Texas, United States.
East Texas State Teachers College (Bachelor of Science, 1950. Master of Education, 1951). University of Texas (Bachelor of Laws, 1956).
Phi Delta Phi.
Director, State Junior Bar of Texas, 1959-1961.
Worked at Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Limited liability partnership (Texarkana, Texas) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Insurance, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Probate, Banking, Real Estate, Corporate and Federal Taxation, Health and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Texas and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Texas.
1965, United States. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. 1966, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1970, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Director, State Junior Bar of Texas, 1959-1961. Member: Texarkana (Vice-President, 1976-1977), Northeast Texas and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Director, 1st District, 1977-1980). Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1980-1983).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1970-1972. 1974-1975; Vice-President, 1977-1980.
President Elect, 1988-1989.
President, 1989-1990). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation. Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, one of the oldest and largest firms in the Texarkana area, provides a wide range of legal services, ranging from defense litigation to complex financial transactions, from insurance to real estate.
Although the majority of our attorneys are primarily litigators, we have strong presence in corporate, commercial, financial and tax matters.
The major portion of our practice is in the following areas: defense of health care and other professional malpractice litigation. FELA and railroad crossing litigation. Environmental and asbestos litigation.
Defense of products liability claims.
Defense of workers compensation and non-subscriber suits. Defense of civil rights actions.
Banking. Corporate matters. Business administration.
Taxation and tax planning.
Probate and estate matters. Employment discrimination. Insurance disputes; and bad faith litigation.
Member: Texarkana (Vice-President, 1976-1977), Northeast Texas and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Director, 1st District, 1977-1980). Texas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1980-1983).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1970-1972.
1974-1975. Vice-President, 1977-1980.
President Elect, 1988-1989. President, 1989-1990).
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.