
McCleskey celebrates 95 years: Law firm born in Tahoka by man with humble beginnings
Welcome to the first of a series about the firm’s history. We begin with our founder’s humble beginnings. When Hobert Nelson opened his Tahoka law office on May 25, 1928, he started what became the McCleskey Law Firm, which today celebrates 95 years of serving Lubbock, West Texas and beyond. Hobert’s family arrived in East

McCleskey law clerk’s famous name has firm’s attorneys recalling inspirational film
When the McCleskey Law Firm hired Texas Tech School of Law student Scout Blosser as a law clerk this spring semester, more than a couple of the firm’s attorneys were curious about her first name. Was it connected to the main character’s daughter in the book and movie “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which inspired not

Learn From Our Experience: A will isn’t all you need … what you need to know about probate
Probate is the legal process of inheritance. It’s also a word that strikes fear in people – coming on the heels of someone’s death, it can take time, money and be emotionally challenging. Here’s what you need to know – from two of our experts – on how to possibly avoid probate and what to

McCleskey’s litigation team has extensive experience when it’s time to go to court
This is a companion piece to our recent 95th anniversary story on how McCleskey built its litigation practice. Building on its impressive history of litigation, Ben Davidson and Ann Stegall are the McCleskey Law Firm’s full-time litigators now, both members of the prestigious American Board Of Trial Attorneys. Other McCleskey attorneys who do some litigation

Celebrating 95 years: How McCleskey developed a sophisticated, respected litigation practice
This is the first in a series of articles the McCleskey Law Firm’s history as we approach our 95th anniversary. See companion story on where McCleskey’s litigation practice is now. The McCleskey Law firm has practiced litigation – which generally means taking a case to trial – since it began almost 95 years ago. After a

Award for legal ethics, civility named for late Don Griffis
Don Griffis had a reputation as an excellent and trustworthy attorney and his name will live on as an example of ethics and civility in practicing law. After Don passed away on Oct. 3 at the age of 80, the Central West Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Attorneys named a new award