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DOUGLAS V. McNEEL

Practice Areas:

Formation of Business Entities
Business Transactions

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Office: (210) 225-1655
Fax: (210) 225-8999
Email: dvmcneel@beclaw.com

LEGAL EDUCATION:

Washington and Lee University, School of Law (J.D. 1978)

Honors: Third best brief in Moot Court competition, first year class.

OTHER GRADUATE EDUCATION:

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (M.A. in Theological Studies 2001)

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

Washington and Lee University (B.S., Natural Sciences and Mathematics 1974)

Honors: Cum laude.

LAW RELATED EMPLOYMENT:

Barton, East & Caldwell, L.L.P., Partner, Aug. 2003 – Present

Formation of partnerships and limited liability companies;
Real estate transactions;
General business transactions.

Alamo Title Company, Title Examiner, Feb. – Nov. 1997

Title research and preparation of real estate title commitment schedules

McNeel Mediation Service, Mediator, 1994 - 1997

Mediation of real property, contract, partnership, will, trust and estate, family, employment, DTPA/consumer and personal injury disputes.

Gresham, Davis, Gregory, Worthy & Moore, Associate, 1983-1986

Real estate transactions;
General business transactions;
Some probate work and estate and gift tax return preparation.

Bexar County District Attorney, Appellate Attorney & County Court Prosecutor,

1978 – 1980

Prepared appellate briefs for the state in criminal cases;
Argued before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals;
Served as Assistant Chief of the Appeals Section;
Prosecuted misdemeanors in County Courts at Law and J. P. Courts.

Maebius & Duncan, Inc., Law Clerk & Attorney, June 1978 – Dec.1978, June – Aug.

1976

General business contracts;
Wills, trust and estate work.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

Officer and co-owner of Gallagher Ranch Cattle Co., Inc., 1984 – present

Negotiation and documentation of ranch real estate transactions

OTHER EMPLOYMENT:

Texas Military Institute – Religion Instructor, 1999-2003

Taught Old Testament and New Testament to Upper School Students;
Chair of the TMI Daunt Lectures 2002 - 2003

Self-employed Writer, Aug. 1986 - May 1994

Completed two nonfiction manuscripts (unpublished) on the history of cosmology and the philosophical and theological implications of the Big Bang cosmology (472 pages and 411 pages respectively).

Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans, Research Assistant, June – Aug.

1977

Public records investigation of racketeers and local crime figures.

Bexar County Legal Aid Association, Interviewer, Feb. - July 1975

Interviewed applicants to determine eligibility and nature of legal problem.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Attorney at Law, State of Texas, 1978

Mediation Training - 150 hours including basic course by American Arbitration

Association (1993) and Advanced Family Mediation - Texas Woman's University

(1995).

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section)

San Antonio Bar Association

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES:

Member of the San Antonio Regional Water Resource Study Implementation

Advisory Task Force (1986-1987);

Elder, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio (1996); Deacon (1983-1986), Teacher

(1982-1997);

Co-Chair, C.S. Lewis Conference at Texas Military Institute, San Antonio

( June 2, 2001 );

Guitarist, Contemporary Worship Team, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio and

Wellspring Presbyterian Fellowship, San Antonio (2000-2003).

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Ran in top third of the Boston Marathon, April 16, 1973

Songwriter

Music Publisher (McNeel Music, L.L.C.)