Background
Graves, Thomas A. was born on September 29, 1953 in Kermit, Texas, United States.
Graves, Thomas A. was born on September 29, 1953 in Kermit, Texas, United States.
New Mexico State University (Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, 1975). Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1978). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Research Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 19771978.
Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1987-1989.
Worked at Figari & Davenport (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Texas. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
1980, United States.
District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. 1992, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Research Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1977-1978.
Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1987-1989. Author: "Annual Survey of Texas Law--Texas Civil Procedure," Southwestern Law Journal (1982-1989.
1996). Law Clerk, Honorable Robert M. Hill, United States.
District Court Judge for Northern Division of Texas, 1978-1979. Member: Dallas, Federal and American (Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1983-1984, 1986-1987) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas. Dallas Inn of Court LVI (1990-1993).
Figari & Davenport is a firm of twenty-four attorneys specializing in complex litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts. Business litigation encompasses the full range of commercial controversies arising out of contracts.
Patents, trademarks and unfair competition. Claims for legal malpractice.
Employment and civil rights disputes.
Trade secrets. Securities fraud. Lender/borrower relations. Real estate transactions.
Litigation arising from failed savings and loan institutions.
And life, health, accident, and title insurance matters. The firm is committed to providing prompt and superior legal services to its clients.
Member: Dallas, Federal and American (Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1983-1984, 1986-1987) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Dallas Inn of Court LVI (1990-1993).