Background
Sifford, Lewis R. was born on May 14, 1949 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Sifford, Lewis R. was born on May 14, 1949 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Baylor University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Sifford & Anderson, Limited liability partnership (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Litigation, Personal Injury Trial Law, Insurance Law and Coverage, Extra Contractual Liability, Professional Negligence, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Civil Rights Litigation, Municipal Law, Aviation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Texas, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. United States. Tax Court.
Listed: Who"s Who in American Law (Fourth Edition). Author: "Symposium Issue - Legal Ethics," Volume XXIII, Number.
5, Baylor Law Review, 1972.
"Professional Liability Avoidance," Baylor School of Dentistry, Professional Liability Seminar, 1987. "Alternative Dispute Resolutions," Review of Litigation Seminar, University of Texas at Austin, 1987. "Developments in Bad Faith Litigation," Texas Claims Association Presentation, 1988.
"Avoiding Bad Faith Claims as Defense Counsel," Preparing and Trying the Automobile Collision Case Institute Series, State Bar of Texas, Professional Development Program, 1988.
"Developments in Bad Faith Litigation," Dallas Claims Association Presentation, 1989. Instructor, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Law Firm Management Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 1991.
"A Review of Litigation of Bad Faith Claims," Texas Claims Association Continuing Education Seminar, March 7, 1991. "How to Prepare for a Deposition," Dallas Claims Association Presentation, 1991.
"Recent Developments in Bad Faith Litigation," Texas Claims Association Continuing Education Seminar, April 10, 1992.
"Women in Law," Dallas Association of Legal Secretaries, June 16, 1992. "Ignorance of the Law is Number Excuse," Dallas Insurance Women"s Association, September 1, 1992. "A Review of Litigation of Bad Faith Claims," Subrogation Association of North Texas, October 14, 1992.
"Exploring the Scope of Discovery," Texas Society of Certified Public Accounts, The 1992 Litigation Services Conference.
"Consumer Protection," Dallas Claims Association Continuing Education Seminar, June 24, 1993. "The Russian Legal Experiment," Insurance Women of Dallas, Incorporated., August 3, 1993.
"Recent Developments in Insurance Law," Dallas Claims Association, Dallas, Texas, May 9, 1994. Keynote Speaker, National Education Day, "Honoring Police and Firefighters-the Modest Protectors," International Association of Insurance Women, May 19, 1994.
"Consumer Protection," Insurance Women of Dallas, Incorporated., Continuing Education Seminar, American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas, Texas, May 1994.
Chair, "Masters in Trial Seminar," American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas, Texas, October 14, 1994. "Impeachment of Witnesses," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, December 1, 1994. "Impeachment of Witnesses," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Dallas, Texas, December 8, 1994.
Defense Team Member of National Trial Team, "Masters in Trial Seminar," American Board of Trial Advocates, Arkansas Bar Association, Hot Springs, Arkansas, June 16, 1995.
"Preservation of the Seventh Amendment," Insurance Women of Dallas, Incorporated., Dallas, Texas, August 1, 1995. "1995 Legislative Session Changes on Tort Reform," Texas Council of NAIW Education Seminar, Beaumont, Texas, October 14, 1995.
Moderator, "Masters in Trial Seminar," American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas, Texas, November 10, 1995. "Impeachment of Witnesses," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Dallas, Texas, December 8, 1995.
"Impeachment of Witnesses," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, December 15, 1995.
"A Review of Litigation of Bad Faith Claims," Texas Claims Association Continuing Education Seminar, February 2, 1996. "Presenting the Defense in the Aviation Product Case," 1996 State Bar Convention, Aviation Section Law Meeting/Program, Dallas, Texas, June 22, 1996. "Recent Case Law Developments Affecting the Insurance Industry," Subrogation Association of North Texas, Dallas, Texas, August 14, 1996.
Chair, "Masters in Trial Seminar," American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas, Texas, October 25, 1996.
Moderator, "Masters in Trial Seminar," American Board of Trial Advocates, Tampa, Florida, November 7, 1996. "Impeachment of Witnesses," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, December 6, 1996.
"Impeachment of Witnesses," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Dallas, Texas, December 13, 1996. City Attorney, City of Cedar Hill, Texas, 1973.
Prosecutor, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1982-1991.
Member, Legal Ethics Committee, Dallas Bar Association. Member of Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southern Regional Trial Program, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1985. Instructor, Dallas Bar Association Trial Skills Course, 1985.
Gulf Coast Deposition Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Loyola Law School, 1992.
Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy School of Law, Southern Methodist University, 1987. Arbitrator, New York Stock Exchange, Approved List of Arbitrators, 1988.
Court Approved Mediator, Tarrant County, Texas, 1989. Court Approved Mediator, Dallas County, Texas, 1990.
Member of Faculty, Southern Deposition Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University, 1991.
Speaker, The Masters In Trial, The American Board of Trial Advocates, Trial Demonstration Seminar, 1992. Faculty Member: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Annual Bankruptcy Advocacy Skills Program, 1993. Gulf Coast Regional Trial Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Loyola Law School, 1993.
Faculty, American Board Civil Trial Jury Institute of Russia, Moscow Bar Association Mock Civil Trial.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Defense Chair, Masters in Trial Seminar, 1993.
Member, Executive Committee, American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas Chapter, 1993. Secretary/Treasurer, 1993.
Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, National Trial Program Session, University of Colorado, 1994.
Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Trial Advocates, Texas Chapter, 1994. President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas Chapter, 1994. Charter Fellow, Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995.
National Board Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995.
American Board of Trial Advocates, Dallas Trial Demonstration Seminar. Civil Trial Lawyer, National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Member: Dallas (Member, Legal Ethics Committee) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Dallas Subcommittee).
College of the State Bar of Texas.
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Advocacy and Practice and Procedure Committee). Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Dallas Association of Defense Counsel.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Texas City Attorneys Association. Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.
International Municipal Lawyers Association.
American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, Executive Committee, Dallas Chapter, 1993. Secretary/Treasurer, Dallas Chapter, 1993. Board of Directors, Texas Chapter, 1994.
President, Dallas Chapter, 1994.
National Board Member, 1995. Advocate); Advocates Association of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society (Charter Member). Fellow, 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.
Member, Legal Ethics Committee, Dallas Bar Association. Member of Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southern Regional Trial Program, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1985. Instructor, Dallas Bar Association Trial Skills Course, 1985.
Gulf Coast Deposition Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Loyola Law School, 1992.
Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy School of Law, Southern Methodist University, 1987. Arbitrator, New York Stock Exchange, Approved List of Arbitrators, 1988.
Court Approved Mediator, Tarrant County, Texas, 1989. Court Approved Mediator, Dallas County, Texas, 1990.
Member of Faculty, Southern Deposition Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University, 1991.
Speaker, The Masters In Trial, The American Board of Trial Advocates, Trial Demonstration Seminar, 1992. Fellow, 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.