Background
Powell, Sidney K. was born on May 1, 1955 in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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Sidney K. Powell
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University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1976. Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Lynn, Stodghill, Melsheimer, Tillotson, L.L.P. (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Trial and Appellate Practice. General Commercial Litigation, Trademark and Tradesecret Litigation, Employment Litigation. Arbitration, White Collar Criminal Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1978, Texas. 1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: "Revised Rule 11: Is It Safer?" Miss.
C. L. Rev. 1995; "Federal Appellate Practice Guide: Fifth Circuit," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing 1994. Author: "Federal Appeals in the Fifth Circuit: Tips for the Texas Practitioner," 42 Baylor Law Review 1, 1990. "Briefwriting for the Fifth Circuit," 4 Fifth Circuit Reporter No.
12, 705, 1987; "Federal Jurisdiction in Criminal Appeals--Appealable Orders in the Fifth Circuit," Texas Tech Law Review, Volume 19, No. 3, 1988; Instructor: Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, Department of Justice, Criminal and Appellate Courses, 1984-1988. Texas State Bar Advanced Criminal Course.
1987, 1988, 1989; Texas State Bar Advanced Appellate Course, 1988, 1989. 1991, 1992; Chairman and Lecturer, Fifth Circuit Appellate Practice and Advocacy Seminar, 1986. Editor, Fifth Circuit Reporter, 1986.
Assistant United States. Attorney for the Western and Northern Districts of Texas and Eastern District of Virginia, 1978-1988. Member: Dallas, Federal and American Bar Associations.
Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit (President, 1989-1991). State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Federal Appellate Practice Committee, 1988-1990). American Law Institute.
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (Director, 1997). (Also practicing individually). Lynn Stodghill Melsheimer & Tillotson, L.L.P. bridges the gap between what you expect and what you get.
We have successfully tried and appealed cases, and our record of success is no accident. It is the result of the value we place on creativity and professionalism. For two years running, we have been scored as the highest ranking firm in Dallas.
We're straight talkers and straight shooters. Without sacrificing attention to detail, we focus on distilling cases - particularly complex ones - to their essential elements and bringing them to resolution quickly. We are committed to achieving results for our clients, not to building a billing machine.
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Membership
Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, Association Attorney Mediators, Bar Association Fifth Federal Circuit (officer since 1986, president 1989-1991), State Bar Texas (chairman federal appellate practice committee, appellate practice and advocacy section 1988-1990, instructor numerous courses), Dallas Bar Association Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Holderness Moot Court Bench.
