Samuel Wesley Butler

Wes received his B.A. in 2001 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.  He earned his J.D. in 2004 from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, where he graduated with honors and served as a Member and Articles Editor for the SMU Law Review Association.  Wes was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2004 and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association.

Wes was selected as a "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. 

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Areas of Practice: 
Commercial litigation
Employment litigation
Tort litigation
ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2006

Arizona, 2013 
Mississippi, 2012
Nebraska, 2012
Oklahoma, 2013

Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 2004 
J.D., cum laude
SMU Law Review Association

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2001
B.A., Foreign Affairs

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas 
Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona
The Mississippi Bar
Nebraska State Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
Dallas Regional Chamber - Young Professionals