Background
Ben Whittenburg, Jo was born in 1948 in Beaumont, Texas, United States.
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Jo Ben Whittenburg
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Texas Technical University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1971. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1973).
Career
Worked at Orgain, Bell & Tucker, Limited liability partnership (Beaumont, Texas) specializing in Medical Malpractice, Toxic Tort, Negligence, Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Texas. Delta Theta Phi; Beta Alpha Psi.
Beta Gamma Sigma.
Briefing Clerk to Judge Joe Fisher, Eastern District of Texas, 1974. Trustee, Texas Technical Law School Foundation, 1987. Member: Jefferson County (Director, 1977-1980 and 1985-1987.
President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Director, 1982-1985). Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1979-1981.
Treasurer, 1981-1982. President, 1983-1984).
American Bar Foundation.
Texas Bar Foundation. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1984-1986.
Vice-President, 1986-1987). International Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
(Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Jefferson County (Director, 1977-1980 and 1985-1987. President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Director, 1982-1985).
Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1979-1981.
Treasurer, 1981-1982. President, 1983-1984).
American Bar Foundation. Texas Bar Foundation.
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1984-1986. Vice-President, 1986-1987).
International Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
(Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
