Resumes

John A. Cardwell john@cardwellhartbennett.com

• Born: Lockhart, Texas, September 26, 1953
• Admitted to bar: 1979, Texas
• Preparatory education: Davidson College; University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1975)
• Legal education: Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1979)
• Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi
• Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Sections: Oil, Gas & Mineral Law; Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law).

J. Bruce Bennett bruce@cardwellhartbennett.com

• Born: Crockett, Texas, February 9, 1954
• Admitted to bar: 1979, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Northern District of Texas.
• Preparatory education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1976)
• Legal education: South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979)
• Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
• Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi, Order of the Lytae
• Assistant Lead Articles Editor, South Texas Law Journal, 7978-79. Briefing Attorney to Hon. Robert M. Campbell, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1979-80. Law Clerk to Hon. William L. Garwood, U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Court of Appeals, 1981-83. Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law, 2007-. Member: Austin Bar Association (Chair, Civil Appellate Law Section, 1993-95); State Bar of Texas (Sections: Appellate Practice & Advocacy; Administrative and Public Law); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; American Inns of Court CXVIII (Master, Robert W. Calvert Inn of Court, 1997). Civil Appellate Practice; Administrative Law.