Profiles
1807 WestminsterTel. (940) 387-0404
Denton, TX 76205-7827 Fax. (940) 383-7656
PERSONAL:
Born May 6, 1962, Denton, Texas
Married March 1, 1984, to Michelle Ramsour
Two children:John Eliot, born April 4, 1994
Audrey Rae, born September 20, 1998
EDUCATION:
B.A. (Honors Program) Baylor Univ., 1983
Honors Program
Alpha Kappa Psi
Baylor Ambassadors
Employed, Pakis, Cherry, Beard & Giotes, P.C.
J.D., Baylor Law School, 1985
Class Secretary, 1985
Phi Delta Phi
Moot Court Society
Order of Barristers
Dawson & Sodd Scholarship
Employed, Pakis, Cherry, Beard & Giotes, P.C.
PROFESSIONAL:
Admitted to Bar November 5, 1985
Associate, Philips & Hopkins, P.C., 1985-1987
Associate, Hickey & Wood, P.C., 1987-1991
Shareholder, Wood, Springer & Lyle, P.C., 1991-1996
Partner, Springer & Lyle, L.L.P., 1996-1998
Partner, Springer, Lyle & Watt, L.L.P., 1998- Present
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
College of the State Bar of Texas
Texas Young Lawyers Association 1984-1998
Professionalism Committee, 1994
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Interim Chair, Pantopaque Litigation Group, 1994
Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group (1997-98)
Member, Breast Implant Litigation Group (1998-1999)
Member, Medical Negligence Litigation Group (1995 – present)
Member, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Litigation Group (1995-98)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Membership Committee, 1991-1994
Denton County Bar Association
Chairman, Pro Bono Committee, 1993
Director, 1995-96
Vice President, 1996-97
President, 1997-98
State Bar of Oklahoma
Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation
ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE:
Texas
Oklahoma
U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
CERTIFICATES OF SPECIALIZATION:
Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1991- present
Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1992 - 2001
PUBLICATIONS:
Jeff Springer and R. William Wood, "Third Party Insurance--Bad Faith Claims," Texas Trial Lawyers Seminar, 1989
Frank Lyle and Jeff Springer, "New Health Plan Proposals Doomed Under ERISA's Umbrella," Texas Lawyer, April 11, 1994.
Frank Lyle and 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).
Jeff Springer, "Legal Injury: A More Reasoned Approach to the Discovery Rule," The Advocate, Vol. 13 No. 3, (October 1994).
PUBLICATIONS (cont’d.):
Jeff Springer, “Lawyers Must Support Reform,” Denton Record Chronicle (February 7, 1995).
Jeff Springer, “Appointment System Fatally Flawed,” Texas Lawyer, 1995.
Jeff Springer, “The Skinny on Tort Reform Part One: Venue,”Denton County Lawyer, Winter 1995.
Jeff Springer, “The Skinny on Tort Reform Part Two: Medical Malpractice,”Denton County Lawyer, Spring 1996.
Jeff Springer, “Courage, Courage, and More Courage: Jury Selection in the Age of Tort Reform,” Spring Civil Litigation Seminar, Denton County Bar Association, March 1997.
Jeff Springer, “Okay, Enough is Enough,” Denton Record Chronicle (October 6, 1997).
Jeff Springer, “Chipping Away at the Tort System,” 99 Denton Record Chronicle 263 (April 30, 2003).
SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS:
“Perfecting Appeals,” Denton County Bar Association Spring Civil Litigation Seminar, Denton, Texas 1994.
“Medical Necessity Opinions and the Texas HMO Statute,” Texas Medical Association 1995 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, Summer 1995.
“Advocacy in Voir Dire,” Denton County Bar Association Spring Civil Litigation Seminar, Lewisville, Texas 1997.
Panel Member, “The Case of the Silent Alarm: A Study In Professionalism,” Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, South Texas College of Law, Denton, Texas 1999.
“The Basics of Automobile Litigation,” Denton County Bar Association Annual Practice Skills Course, Corinth, Texas 2004.
“Considerations for Litigating an 18 Wheeler Case,” Denton County Trial Lawyers Association, Denton, Texas, February 2005.
OTHER:
Instructor, Law & Banking, American Institute of Banking, 1986-87.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Banking and Finance, University of North Texas, 1992.
Judge, Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Southwestern Region, 1994-95.
Judge, Southern Methodist University Law School - Vial, Hamilton Mock Trial Competition, Spring 1997.
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory.
Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Member, First United Methodist Church, Denton
Finance Committee, 2002-present
Vice Chair / Chair Elect, 2004
Chair, 2005-2006
Building Committee, 2002-present
Administrative Board, 2004-2006
Board of Governors, Denton Community Theatre, Inc., 1988-1997, 2004-2006
President, 1993-95
First Vice President, 1990-92, 1995-97
Secretary, 1988-90
Volunteer, Big Brothers & Sisters of Denton, 1991-1993
Volunteer, Greater Denton Arts Council, 1990-Present
Volunteer, Denton YMCA, 1990-91
Board of Directors, Sanger Arts Council, 1996-97
Charter Member, Sanger Rotary Club (currently inactive)
Board of Trustees, Selwyn School 1999-2001
Sanger Education Foundation, 2005-present
President, 2005-2006
SIGNIFICANT PRESENT / FORMER CLIENTS:
MBank, Denton (now BankOne)
First State Bank of Texas (now Wells Fargo)
Abraham Cattle Company
City of Denton, Texas
City of Lewisville, Texas
Matthews Southwest
Eagle Mountain Gas Partners