• Born Shreveport, Louisiana, April 14, 1927.
• Admitted to bar, 1950, Texas
  U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1973
  U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1979
  U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1981
• Education: Texas A&M University, Kilgore College, Southern Methodist University (LL.B. with high honors, 1950). Phi Alpha Delta.
• Member: Order of Wool Sack, Editorial Board, Southwestern Law Journal, 1950, Barristers.
• Member: Gregg County (President, 1975) and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, 1973-74 and Vice-Chairman, Conference of Bar Presidents, 1975-76); Federal Energy Bar Association.
• Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation.
• Former President of Longview Chamber of Commerce and the Longview Rotary Club.
  Former Chairman of the Official Board and Trustee of First United Methodist Church.

Howard Coghlan
of Counsel

• Howard Coghlan has received an “AV” rating from his peers as determined by Martindale-Hubbell's ratings for legal ability and ethical conduct.
• Board Certified - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Concentrating in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law.