Martin Lewis Allday

Background

Allday, Martin Lewis was born on May 30, 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of Martin L. Senior and Bess (Kavanaugh) Allday.

Education

Schreiner Institute; University of Texas (Bachelor of Laws, 1951).

Career

Worked at Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P. (Austin, Texas) specializing in Litigation, Administrative Law and Appellate Practice. Business and Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law. State Taxation, Utility, Water Rights and Environmental Law.

Products Liability, Medical and Legal Malpractice Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1951, Texas. 1990, District of Columbia.

Legal Examiner, Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, 1951-1953. Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 1989. Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 1989-1993.

Member: Travis County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, 1972-1973). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.

Military: Pfc., 96th Inf. Div., 1944-1946; Purple Heart, Bronze Star (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). The firm was founded by Wallace H. Scott, Junior and Frank Douglass in 1976 and initially specialized in energy regulatory law and litigation.

Scott, Douglass, Luton & McConnico's practice has expanded to include a statewide litigation docket which encompasses general commercial litigation and oil and gas litigation as well as a significant medical and legal malpractice docket. Tom Albright is the firm's managing partner.

Achievements

• Bar: Texas 1951.

Membership

Past president Midland Junior Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Foundation. Past trustee, governor Midland Memorial Hospital. Board of trustees Petroleum Museum Hall of Fame.

Presiding officer Texas State Cemetery Committee With Infantry United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association (chairman oil, gas and mineral section 1970), District of Columbia Bar Association, Texas Bar Foundation, Midland County Bar Association (press 1972-1973), Midland Country Club (president), Petroleum Club (board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, hunting, golf.

Connections

Married Patricia Pryor, May 1, 1954. Children: Katherine, Elizabeth, Martin III.

Father:

Martin L. Senior Allday

Mother:

Bess (Kavanaugh) Allday

Spouse:

Patricia Pryor

child:

Martin III Allday

child:

Katherine Allday

child:

Elizabeth Allday