TYLA State Moot Court Competition

Coach -

Appellate Advocacy Advisor, 1974 - present
Partner, Mullin Hoard and Brown, L.L.P.
806.765.7491 - Phone
806.765.0553 - Facsimile

Admitted to practice in Texas (1961) and before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Federal Circuit, Fifth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Tenth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit.

Education:
B.A., McMurry University, Abilene, Texas, 1956
LL.B., University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1961

Advocacy coach for:

• National Moot Court Competition team,
• John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition team,
• American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition teams and
• Texas Young Lawyers Association State Bar Moot Court team.

Adjunct Professor Hunt has significant experience in appellate practice in which he has specialized for the last 30-plus years. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He taught Appellate Advocacy at Texas Tech from 1974-2004, after which he has limited his involvement to coaching the national appellate advocacy teams. He was also coach of the national trial teams for 30 years.

Professor Hunt has a full-time appellate practice with the firm of Mullin Hoard & Brown, L.L.P., with offices in Lubbock, Amarillo and Dallas. Not surprisingly, his practice is limited to preparation for appeal and appeals.

Representative Cases

• Gene Duke Builders, Inc. v. Abilene Housing Auth., 138 S.W.3d 907 (Tex. 2004), on remand, 168 S.W.3d 215 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2005, pet. pending)
• In re Exxon Mobil Corp., 153 SW.3d 605 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2004, orig. proceeding)
• Anadarko Pet. Corp. v. Thompson, 94 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. 2002)
• In re American Home Products Corp., 985 S.W.2d 68 (Tex. 1998)
• Burlington Northern R. Co. v. TUCO Inc., 960 S.W.2d 629 (Tex. 1997)

Selected Publications

• Oral Argument, Techniques That Work, Advanced Appellate Advocacy Course, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, 2005 (Co-author, speaker)
• Whither Thou Goest Class Actions? 18th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas, 2004 (Co-author, speaker)
• Oral Argument Critique: A Guide to Persuasive Argument, 13th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas, 1999 (Author, speaker)
• Art of Persuasion, 12th Annual Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas, 1998 (Author, speaker)
• Post-Verdict Practice and Prospective Changes Litigation Update, State Bar of Texas, 1998 (Author, speaker)