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Tyler Business & Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Preston McGee is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. He has spent the majority of his career defending large and small business clients in Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation. He has successfully tried numerous oil and gas cases including both injury and condemnation cases on behalf of several major oil and gas companies. He has also represented individuals and businesses in various Medical Liability, Professional Liability, and Employment Law cases. Preston regularly serves as local and trial counsel for both individuals and large corporations in Intellectual Property and other Litigation pending in the Eastern District of Texas.
After graduating from Baylor University Law School, Preston began private practice with the Potter Law Firm in Tyler, winning accolades as the Smith County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer in 1996. He founded his own firm in 1998 and after joining Flowers Davis in 2001 has continued the work he loves by serving his clients in trial practice.
Preston is a native of East Texas and is a sixth-generation Texan. He and wife Liz have made Tyler, Texas home since 1986. The McGees are a close-knit family, including son Peyton and his wife Katelaine and daughters Emily and Abby. He is very involved in his local church, serving as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher. In his free time, Preston enjoys playing golf, closely following his favorite football and basketball teams, and most of all, spending time with his family.
About Preston W. McGee
Practice Areas
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain/Condemnation
- Employment Law
- Estate Planning
- Insurance Defense
- Intellectual Property
- Medical Liability
- Oil & Gas Litigation
- Professional Liability
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Year Joined Firm
- 2001
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Specialties and Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, since 1992
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, since 1999
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- DRI
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Smith County Bar Association
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1986
Juris Doctorate - Baylor University, 1983
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors
Major: History
Past Positions
- Potter Law Firm
Pro Bono Activities
- Green Acres Baptist Church, Deacon and High School Sunday school teacher
- Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, Life Member and Former Board Member
- Children’s Village Home of Tyler, Former Board Chairman
- United Way of Tyler/Smith County, Former Division Chair
- Baptist General Convention of Texas, Former Human Welfare Coordinating Board Vice-Chairman
Office Information
Address
1021 ESE Loop 323 Suite 200 Tyler, TX 75701
Phone
Fax
- (903) 534-1650
Websites
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