Norton A. Colvin, Jr.

Bar Admissions
Texas, 1974
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1975
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2011
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2013
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980
U.S. Tax Court, 1984
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Education
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
J.D. – 1974
Honors: Member, Delta Theta Phi
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.B.A. – 1970
Major: Finance

Honors and Awards
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell, for 32 years
Texas Super Lawyer, by Thomson Reuters, 2007 – Present
Forbes’ “Go To” Lawyer for Union Pacific Railroad Company, 2010
Elite Lawyers of America, 2014
Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum

Professional Associations and Memberships
Texas Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee, 2005 – 2011
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Standing Committee on Bankruptcy Practices and Procedures, 1986 – 1990
State Bar of Texas, Grievance Committee, District 12-B, 1986 – 1989
Cameron County Bar Association, President, 1984 – Present
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Bar Admissions
Texas, 1974
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1975
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2011
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2013
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980
U.S. Tax Court, 1984
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Education
St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
J.D. – 1974
Honors: Member, Delta Theta Phi
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.B.A. – 1970
Major: Finance

Honors and Awards
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell, for 32 years
Texas Super Lawyer, by Thomson Reuters, 2007 – Present
Forbes’ “Go To” Lawyer for Union Pacific Railroad Company, 2010
Elite Lawyers of America, 2014
Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum

Professional Associations and Memberships
Texas Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee, 2005 – 2011
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Standing Committee on Bankruptcy Practices and Procedures, 1986 – 1990
State Bar of Texas, Grievance Committee, District 12-B, 1986 – 1989
Cameron County Bar Association, President, 1984 – Present
Cameron County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1975 – 1984
American Bar Association
College of the State Bar of Texas
Defense Research Institute
Federal Bar Association
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Litigation Counsel of America, Charter Fellow
National Association of Bank Counsel
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Texas Association of Mediators, Member

Classes/Seminars
“Lender Liability”, Texas Tech University School of Banking, 1989 – 1991
“Plaintiffs Tactics for Large Punitive Damages”, New York, 1995
“Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation”, NBI Conferences
“Mediation of Nursing Home Cases”, American Health Care Association Conference, Nursing Home Defense, Chicago, 1998
“Insurance Bad Faith”, South Padre Island, Texas, CLE, 2001
“Preparing the Corporate Witness”, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Coeur d’Alene, 2006
“Insurance Coverage”, State Bar of Texas, South Padre Island, 2012

Fraternities/Sororities
Delta Theta Phi