Attorneys

Mr. Longacre represents both individuals and companies in a wide range of litigation matters. The larger portion of his practice is personal injury litigation, representing both individuals and companies in the prosecution and defense of personal injury/wrongful death claims. His practice, however, also includes representation of clients in other areas of civil litigation, including contract disputes, employment disputes, oil and gas litigation and any other civil dispute which may end up in the courtroom.

Areas of Practice

• Age Discrimination
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
• Animal Bites -- Defense
• Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
• Assault & Battery -- Defense
• Aviation Accidents -- Defense
• Bad Faith
• Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
• Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
• Disability & Illness Discrimination
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
• Employment Discrimination -- Employee
• Errors & Omissions Insurance
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety
• Firearms
• Insurance Malpractice
• Insurance Subrogation
• Legal Malpractice
• Life & Health
• Medical Malpractice
• Motor Vehicle
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Other Professionals Malpractice
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Premises Liability -- Defense
• Property & Casualty
• Property Damage -- Defense
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Race Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment -- Employee
• Slip and Fall -- Defense
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Wrongful Death -- Defense
• Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985

Education

• Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1978
  J.D.
  
  
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  
  

Representative Cases

• Martinez v. City of Abilene, 963 SW2d 559
• Brothers v. Gilbert, 950 SW2d 213
• Bartley v. Granite State, 633 SW2d 694
• Durham Life Insurance v. Cole, 608 SW2d 838
• Arklatex v. Harms, 603 SW2d 390, 615 SW2d 177
• Texas Tanks, Inc. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 99 F.3d 734
• Micromedia v. Automated Broadcast Controls, 799 F.2d 230
• Interfirst Bank of Abilene v. Lull Manufacturing, 778 F.2d 228

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Abilene Bar Association
  
  
• Texas Bar Association