Ratliff & Wells P.O. Box 888 Littlefield, Texas Phone: 806-385-3302 Fax: 806-385-4518 Ratliff & Wells P.O. Box 5741 Lubbock, Texas Phone: 806-765-7711 Fax: 806-763-5574 Email:Rushswells@aol.com   Position: Sole Practitioner Areas Of Practice: 30% Family Law 20% Bankruptcy 20% Trusts & Estates 10% Criminal 10% Collection 5% Personal Injury 5% Miscellaneous Litigation Litigation: 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation Admitted: Texas, 1975 Mississippi, 1971 U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1971 U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1973 U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1996 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995 U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1994 U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1983 U.S. Tax Court, 1973 Education: University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS, 1971 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1966 B.A., Bachelor of Arts Major: English Representative Cases: Hines v. Hash, 843 S.W.2d 464 (Tex. 1992) Texas Bank and Trust Co. v. Spur Security Bank, 705 S.W.2d 349 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1986) Representative Clients: Dillard Department Stores Littlefield (Texas) Independent School District Earth (Texas) Independent School District J-5 Ranch, Inc. Running Water Land & Cattle, Inc. Lubbock Saw & Knife, Inc. Lubbock Body Works, Inc. References: Terry Key, Lubbock National Bank, Lubbock, TX Charlene Edelman, American State Bank, Lubbock, TX Affiliations: State Bar of Texas, 1975 - Present Member College of the State Bar of Texas, 1986 - Present Member Mississippi State Bar , 1971 - Present Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1998 - Present Member Lubbock County Bar Association, 1975 - Present Member West Texas Bankruptcy Bar, 1995 - Present Member Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present Member Lubbock Lions Club, 1988 - Present Member Past Positions: Internal Revenue Service, Estate Tax Attorney, 1972 - 1981 Mergers and Acquisitions: Louis M. Ratliff, January 1, 1995 Fraternities/Sororities: Kappa Alpha Alpha Phi Omega Phi Alpha Delta Born: July 23, 1943, Rosedale, Mississippi, United States of America     Please select an area of interest from the buttons to the left. Resource Links | Welcome | Attorney Profiles Practice Areas | Bankruptcy | Contact Us   All contents © Copyright 2000 by Rush S. Wells, P.C.. All Legal Rights Reserved. The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation. You may reproduce materials available at this site for your own personal use and for non-commercial distribution. All copies must include the above copyright notice.