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Rickey Brantley

Rickey Joe Brantley was born April 1, 1958 in Clarksville, Texas. He married Ellen McGinnis on May 28, 1983. Rickey and Ellen have four children: Halley, Benjamin, Hannah and Margaret (Meg).

Rickey graduated from Clarksville High School in 1976, then attended Texas A & M, Baylor University and Texas Eastern University. He graduated from Baylor Law School in May, 1982. During his time in law school, Rickey was Senior Class President, Vice-President, Student Bar Association, a member of the Order of Barristers, the President of the Moot Court Society and a member of the Mock Trial Team. He was awarded the Claude B. Williams Advocacy Award, the Strasburger & Price Advocacy Award, and the Baylor Outstanding Advocate Award.

Rickey has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law since 1988 by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the College of the State Bar, the State Bar of Texas, and he also is licensed in Colorado. In 1992, the Fort Worth and Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association recognized him as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas.

Rickey is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, signifying that other attorneys rank Rickey Brantley at the highest level of professional excellence.
Rickey has authored the following articles:

State Bar of Texas, seminar, S.M.U. Law School, March 1989: The Tort of Bad Faith - Commercial, Insurance and Beyond, “Practical and Tactical Considerations in the Bad Faith Claim”
State Bar of Texas seminar, S.M.U. Law School, November 17, 1989: Recent Developments in Business Torts, "Implied Covenants of Good Faith and Fair Dealing"
Professional Education Systems, Inc., May, 1989: Texas Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, "Causes of Action--DTPA, Insurance Code, Board Orders, Common Law Causes of Action"
State Bar of Texas, July/August 1989: Advanced Personal Injury Course, "First Party Insurance Bad Faith--Plaintiff's Perspective"
State Bar of Texas, September 1989, Fort Worth: Practice Skills Course: Personal Injury/Worker's Compensation, panel member
The Rutter Group, Texas Bad Faith Bulletin, Volume I, Issue II, October 1989, "Impact of ERISA from the Plaintiff's Perspective"
State Bar of Texas, July/August 1990: Advanced Personal Injury Course, "First Party Insurance Bad Faith--Plaintiff's Perspective"
State Bar of Texas, May 1991: Fourth Annual Advanced DTPA-Consumer Law Course, "Insolvent Insurance Companies and Claims Against the Guaranty Fund" (Also presented at the Tarrant County Young Lawyers weekly meeting)
PESI, October 1991: Trial Techniques: A Young Lawyers Guide to Civil Trial Advocacy, "Opening and Closing Statements; Cross Examination of Witnesses"
State Bar of Texas, Fort Worth, Thursday, February 13, 1992: Damages in Personal Injury Cases, "Maximizing Damages in a Typical Injury Case: A Plaintiff's Perspective"
State Bar of Texas, February 28, 1992: Ultimate Insurance Seminar, "The Texas Insurance Reform Act of 1991"
Tarrant County Women's Bar Association, July 31, 1992: speech "ERISA in Insurance Litigation"
Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, November 2, 1992: speech, "Recent Developments in ERISA law"
South Texas College of Law, December 4, 1992: Advanced Issues in Insurance "Bad Faith" Litigation, "Establishing Claims Against Insurance Companies for Violations of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing"
Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, May 1993: seminar speaker, "Establishing Claims Against Insurance Companies for Violations of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing"
State Bar of Texas, Scheduled Speaker May 27, 1993: Advanced DTPA/Insurance/Consumer Law Course, "Jury Selection in the DTPA and Insurance Case"
The Rutter Group, Texas Bad Faith Bulletin, Volume V, Issue IV, October 1993: "Fraudulent Joinder Removal"
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers' Association, June 17, 1994: speech "A Practical Approach to Practicing Law in Tarrant County"
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, January 19, 1995: speaker, Advanced Product Liability Seminar, "Breast Implant Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective"
Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association and Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association combined meeting, August 13, 1996: speech, "Good Faith & Fair Dealing in the Insurance Industry"
State Bar of Texas, September 5, 1997 (Dallas), September 26, 1997 (South Padre) and November 14, 1997 (Houston): 20th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, speech, "Managed Health Care Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective"
Lexington Insurance Company, April 3, 1998: Lexington Managed Care Seminar, speaker and general discussion panel member, discussing Hedrick v. Sanux Texas Health Plan, Inc., Cause Number 2864, 18th Judicial District Court, Somervell County, Texas (Representing the Plaintiffs, this case involved an insurance company's failure to pay for a needed bone marrow transplant for a one-year-old boy. Jury verdict settled before Judgment was entered, providing the child with medical treatment for the rest of child's life.)
State Bar of Texas, September 4, 1998, October 9, 1998 and November 6, 1998: 21st Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, speech, "Update on Managed Health Care Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective"
Tarrant County Bar Association, May 6, 1999: speech, "Through the Eyes of the Jury"
State Bar of Texas, September 2, 1999: Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, speech, "Voire Dire"
State Bar of Texas, May, 2000: Advanced Commercial and Consumer Law Course 2000 "Making Healthcare Claims Work"
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, April 26, 2002 and May 3, 2002: Advanced Personal Injury Course, speech (joint with David Keltner)," Ever Changing Daubert Issues From Both Trial and Appellate Perspective"