W. CLAYTON GASTON Gaston & Strain 6200 FM 307 Midland, Texas 79706 Tel: (432) 683-8822

Areas of Practice:

Civil Litigation, Oil and Gas Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice and Probate.

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1983
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

Certification/Specialties:

Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specializations, College of the State Bar of Texas

Education:

J.D., Texas Tech University, 1983
B.S., Texas Tech University, 1979

Born:

Lubbock, Texas, March 21, 1957

Reported Cases:

Davis v. Devon Energy Production Co., L.P., 136 S.W. 3d 419 (Tex. App. – Amarillo 2004, no pet.);

In Re: Estate of Moffatt, 2003 WL 22413580 (Tex. App. – El Paso 2003, no pet.);
Averitt v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., 89 S.W. 3d 330 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2002, no pet.);

Credit Car Center, Inc. v. Chambers, 969 S.W. 2d 459 (Tex. App. – El Paso 1998, no pet.);

Anderson v. Vinson Exploration, Inc., 832 S.W. 2d 657 (Tex. App. – El Paso 1992, no writ);

Successor Trust Committee of Permian Distributing, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing Plan and Trust v. First State Bank, Odessa, N.A., 735 F. Supp. 708 (W.D. Tex. 1990).

Community Involvement:

Adjunct Professor – University of Texas Permian Basin, Oil & Gas Law and Business Law;
Alamo Y.M.C.A. Board
Permian Basin Center for Battered Women and Their Children Board;
Heritage Midland Board
Leadership Midland

Family:

Wife, Robin
Sons, Bryce (19), Shawn (17), Cody (14) and Stuart (14)