Background

Crotty, Robert Bell was born on August 16, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Willard and Betty (Bell) Crotty.

Education

Bachelor, Virginia Military Institute, 1973. Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1976.

Career

Associate Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld, Dallas, 1976-1982, partner, 1983-1992, hiring partner, 1988-1991. Principal McKool Smith, Professional Corporation, 1992-1994. Partner Crotty & Johansen, LLP, 1995—2005.

Private practice Crotty Law Firm, 2006—2007. Men's equipping director Watermark Community Church, since 2007. Visiting board Virginia Military Institute, 1995-1999.

First lieutenant United States Army, 1976, first lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1973-1981.

Achievements

• Bar: Texas, 1976; United States District Court (northern, southern and eastern districts) Texas, 1977. United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), 1978.

Membership

Member Leadership Dallas, 1981. Director Salesmanship Club, 1989—1990, 1994—1995, 2001—2002, 2005—2007, president, 2005—2006. Director Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association, 1991—1995, Highland Park Indiana School District Education Foundation, 1991—1997, since 2004, president, 1997—2000.

Chairman board director Salesmanship Club Youth & Family Center, Inc., 2001—2002. Chairman G.T.E. Byron Nelson Classic, 1995. Board director Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc., 2002—2008.

President Dallas Business League, 1983, Big Brothers Big Sisters Metropolitan Dallas, 1987—1988. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation (sustaining life), Dallas Bar Foundation (sustaining life, president fellows 1999-2000). Member Dallas Bar Association, Texas Law Review Association (life), State Bar Texas.

Interests

• Reading, hunting, golf, bicycling.

Connections

Married Sarah (Smith), March 8, 1980. Children: Robert Edwin, Rebecca Bell.

Father:

Willard Crotty

Mother:

Betty (Bell) Crotty

Spouse:

Sarah

child:

Robert Edwin Crotty

child:

Rebecca Bell Crotty