Ann Phillips Stegall is a Lubbock native who practiced in Dallas for two years before joining McCleskey in 2002. She focuses her practice in premises liability litigation, medical malpractice defense litigation, civil litigation, intellectual property and employment law.
Kathleen Davidson has developed a practice centering around civil appellate work. She has been lead appellate counsel for cases involving negligence, receiverships, and commercial litigation. She has participated in oral arguments before the Seventh Court of Appeals at Amarillo. Kathleen specializes in drafting complex motions and other pleadings for various types of litigation, including but not limited to, commercial litigation, negligence and personal injury litigation, real property disputes, and litigation involving the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act. Kathleen grew up in Dallas, but has deep family ties to the West Texas region. After finishing law school in 2009, she moved back to Lubbock and joined our firm. Kathleen graduated from the University of Oklahoma Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. She then received her Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Her areas of practice are appellate law, commercial litigation and personal injury. In 2016 she was accepted into the State Bar of Texas’ Pro Bono College.
Ben is a trial lawyer who handles both commercial and personal litigation. He has tried more than 50 cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout Texas and handled hundreds of others to successful completions. He specializes in business disputes, oil and gas, medical malpractice and personal injury. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has an A-V Martindale Hubble rating. Ben has been with the McCleskey Law Firm since 1998. He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1986. He graduated with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983 and received his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas Law School in 1986. Ben was born and raised in Littlefield, Texas.