Our Attorneys
MELVIN G. BATEMAN
Awards and Recognitions
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Named Best Attorney in Athens by Athens
Daily Review, 2001, 2003, 2005 & 2014
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CASA Shining Star Award - Child Advocacy
Representative Experience
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Maintained successful general practice
in Athens, Texas since 1971, practicing
in adoptions, business law, child
custody, criminal law, divorce, family
law, probate, real estate, trusts, wills
and estates, and general civil and
criminal practice
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President and Chief Executive Officer,
East Texas Title Company, Athens, Texas,
1983 - Present
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Mediated over 100 cases since 2000,
including adoptions, child custody,
divorce, real estate, and commercial
litigation
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Professor, Trinity Valley Community
College, 1980-1991
Bar
Admissions
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State Bar of Texas, 1971
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United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas, 1971
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United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, 1977
Education
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Baylor University School of Law,
Waco, Texas
Juris Doctorate, 1971
Vice-President, Student Bar Association, Baylor University School of Law
Member, Phi Alpha Delta, Legal Honor Society
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Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas
Bachelor of Arts, Government Major, 1968
Community and Professional
Service
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Founding member - Perpetual
Endowment Fund, First United Methodist
Church
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Athens Rotary Club
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Member Henderson County Child Welfare
Board
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Henderson County YMCA—Founding Board
Member
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Henderson County YMCA—Director of the
Youth and Government Program
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Athens Chamber of Commerce—Ambassador
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce—Board
of Directors
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Athens ISD—President of Parent Program for
Talented And Gifted Children
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Director and General Counsel, Disciples
Clinic of Athens
BRIDGET BATEMAN
Representative Experience
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Former Felony Prosecutor in Henderson
County, Texas
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Practice areas include Elder Law,
Probate, Wills, Trusts & Estates,
Guardianships & Real Estate
Bar Admissions
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State Bar of Texas, May, 2007
Education
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South Texas College of Law, Houston,
Texas
Juris Doctorate, December, 2006
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Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration,
August, 2003
Graduated Cum Laude
Community
and Professional Service
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State Bar of Texas
¨ Member of Real Estate, Probate & Trust
Law Section of State Bar of Texas
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Henderson County Bar Association
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Member Clint W. Murchison Library
Foundation
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Member Henderson County Child Welfare
Board
Presentations
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Speaker, Wills & Trusts, Hosted by East
Texas Medical Center, Athens¨
Speaker, Elder Law, Wills & Trusts,
Hosted by Trinity Valley Community
College, Athens, Texas