Mr. Orsen E. Paxton, III

Of counsel at Norred Law, Orsen Paxton earned his Doctorate from the South Texas College of Law in 1975, has been practicing law for 40 years, and is well-known for his adept handling of litigation and probate matters.

Honors & Organizations

• AV® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®

• Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

• Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation

• Member, College of the State Bar of Texas

• Vice-Chairman, Commercial Law Committee, General Practice Section, American Bar Association 1987-1988

• President, Arlington Bar Association, 1985-1986

• Co-Chairman, Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services 1988-1992

• Co-Founder, Arlington Elder Law Clinic (now Arlington Bar Association Legal Clinic)

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Professor of Business Law, University of Texas at Arlington, 1978 – 1981

Professional Memberships

• Member of the State Bar of Texas since 1974

• American Bar Association 1975 to 1988

• United States District Court Northern District of Texas since 1976

• Arlington Bar Association since 1976

• Tarrant County Bar Association since 1976 • United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1986

Texas Bar Foundation. Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation. Member: Tarrant County and Arlington (Director, 1981; Secretary Treasurer, 1982-1984; President-Elect, 1984; President, 1985) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Probate and Trust); College of the State Bar of Texas. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation.