Midland County Bar Association
Midland County Bar Association Officers
2024-2025
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: Jackson Willingham
Jackson is an Associate with Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, PC where he focuses on civil litigation matters involving commercial disputes, contract disputes, probate disputes, oil and gas, real estate, personal injury, and collection matters. Jackson received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Baylor University School of Law. Born and raised in Midland, Jackson never thought twice about returning to begin his professional career. In law school, he met his wife, Tory, and she agreed to make Midland their home without a fight. Outside of work, Jackson enjoys chasing blue quail and his golf ball around West Texas.
President-Elect: Evans Hall
Vice President: Cassie Bible
Treasurer: Lincoln Lair
Secretary: Bill B. Caraway
Bill is the Associate General Counsel at Diamondback Energy where he oversees all of the Company's litigation. In private practice, Bill represented corporate and individual clients in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including business and commercial disputes, products liability, personal injury claims, deed and lease interpretation issues, surface use disputes, lease termination disputes and mineral ownership rights. His extensive trial experience has gained him membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates. Bill also represented clients in the negotiation of oil and gas leases, eminent domain proceedings, real estate and loan transactions, and corporate formations. Bill received his B.S. in Agricultural Economics in 1987 from Texas Tech University where he served as Student Association President. He graduated, magna cum laude, from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1991 and was Executive Editor of the Law Review. Bill began his legal career with Baker Botts LLP in Houston and was a sole practitioner in Houston where he was President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (2003-04), and in Hallettsville before joining Kelly Hart and moving to Midland in 2015. He is licensed in Texas and New Mexico.
STAFF
Evening with the Judges Chair: Lacey Holloman
Evening with the Judges Co-Chair: Chris Stevens
Evening with the Judges Committee Member: Sara Spector
Sidebar Editor: Clayton Brown
Sidebar Co-Editor: William Clark
Sidebar Contributor: Jeanne Morales
Midland Young Lawyers Liaison: Crystal Guevara