Appellate Advocate Committee
Justice Greg Perkes, Co-Chair
Nueces County Courthouse
901 Leopard, 10th Floor
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Bill Little, Co-Chair
Mehaffy Weber, PC
2615 Calder Suite 800
P.O. Box 16
Beaumont, TX 77704-0016
Phone: (409) 835-5011
Fax: (409) 835-5177
Email: williamlittle@mehaffyweber.com
Associate Editors, Volumes 22-24
Chief Justice Terrie Livingston, Fort Worth
Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
401 West Belknap, Suite 9000
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Erin Glenn Busby, Houston
William C. Little, Beaumont
MehaffyWeber, P.C.
2615 Calder, Suite 800
Beaumont, TX 77702
Phone: 409.835.5011
E-mail: williamlittle@mehaffyweber.com
Richard B. Phillips, Jr., Dallas
Thompson & Knight LLP
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.969.1148
Email: Rich.Phillips@tklaw.com
Ruth E. Piller, Houston
Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.
1233 West Loop South, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: (713) 752-8350
Email: RPiller@haysmcconn.com
Peter S. Poland, Houston
The Ward Law Firm
10003 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 100
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 281-362-7728
Email: poland@dwardlaw.com
Sean Reagan, Houston
Leyh & Payne, LLP
9545 Katy Freeway, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77024
Phone: 713.785.0881
Email: sreagan@leyh-payne.com
Nicholas J. Chapleau, Dallas
Lynn Tillotson Pinker & Cox, LLP
2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.981.3800
Email: nchapleau@lynnllp.com
The Appellate Advocate is the Section's quarterly journal and is circulated to all Section members and the Texas appellate judiciary. It features substantive articles concerning a variety of legal issues of particular interest to appellate practitioners. The Advocate also contains update columns, which summarize the most recent appellate decisions from the United States Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit, Supreme Court of Texas, and the intermediate Texas appellate courts. Additionally, each issue of The Advocate features an interview with an appellate Judge, former Section Chair, or other person who has made a contribution to the appellate practice. Questions or comments can be directed to the editors at theappellateadvocate@gmail.com.












