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Frank Lyle is a past President of the Denton County Trial Lawyers Association. He is a veteran attorney, having represented hundreds of individuals in personal injury cases, insurance disputes and other matters. He has also served as a mediator in close to 200 cases and has a success rate of around 90%. His litigation and mediation experience is instrumental in representing clients as they go through the collaborative divorce process. A Cum Laude graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi where he is in the sports hall of fame, and a graduate of the South Texas College of Law, in 1986 Mr. Lyle returned to the Denton Area to practice law where he grew up. Mr. Lyle is a successful litigator, mediator and counselor who has authored a number of articles. He is involved in a wide variety of community activities in the Denton and Argyle areas. |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Texas
American Association for Justice
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Denton County Bar Association
Denton County Trial Lawyers Association
President, November 2003 – November 2005
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
TEXAS
All state District Courts
U.S. Texas District Courts, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
PUBLICATIONS:
Bill Wood and Frank Lyle, " Good Hunting in Bad Faith: Discovery and Evidence in Bad Faith Cases," San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, (December, 1988)
Frank Lyle & Jeff Springer, "New Health Plan Proposals Doomed Under ERISA’s Umbrella," Texas Lawyer, (April 11, 1994).
Frank Lyle & Jeff Springer, "Medical-Necessity Decisions and the Texas HMO Statute," Texas Lawyer, (April 18, 1994).
Frank Lyle and Jeff Springer, "Medical-Necessity Determinations Under Group Health Plans and the Texas HMO Statute," Texas Bad Faith Bulletin, Vol. VI Issue III (July 1994).
Frank Lyle, "Some Health Reform Needed," Denton Record Chronicle, February 19, 1995.
Frank Lyle, "Proposition 12 Isn’t Needed, Isn’t Fair," Denton Record Chronicle, August 17, 2003.
Frank Lyle, "Proposition 12," Letter to the Editor, The Messenger, September 5, 2003.
Frank Lyle, "The Aftermath of Proposition 12," Denton County Lawyer, October, 2003.
Frank Lyle, "Offer of Settlement," Denton County Lawyer, December, 2003.
Frank Lyle & Jeff Springer, "Considerations for Litigating an 18-Wheeler Case," Outline prepared for Denton County Trial Lawyers Association, February, 2005.
PRESENTATIONS:
"Medical-Necessity Decisions and the Texas HMO Statute," Denton County Medical Association, Denton, TX, 1994.
"Medical-Necessity Decisions and the Texas HMO Statute," Texas Medical Association Conference, Austin, TX, 1995.
"Proposition 12 and House Bill 4," Denton County Young Lawyers Association, Denton, TX, May 7, 2004.
"Considerations for Litigating an 18-Wheeler Case," Denton County Trial Lawyers Association, Denton, TX, February, 2005.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Argyle First United Methodist Church
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Argyle ISD Education Foundation
Denton ISD Education Foundation
Denton Benefit League
Cumberland Children’s Home
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Links For Leukemia
United Way
Denton County Children’s Advocacy Center
Board of Directors, Denton Country Club, 1996-1998
Argyle Youth Booster Club, 2002-present
Argyle Citizens Committee to De-Annex AISD Real Property, 2002
Youth Sports Coach, Baseball, 2002
Argyle Selection Committee for H.S. Football Coach, Spring, 2003
Youth Sports Coach, Baseball and Flag Football, 2003
Youth Sports Coach, Baseball and Football, 2004
Argyle School Facilities Planning Committee, 2004-2005
Youth Sports Coach, Baseball and Football, 2005-2006
Youth Sports Coach, Baseball, 2007-2008