Representative Clients: Acid Engineering, Inc.; Ana-Lab Corporation; Axelson Incorporated; Bee Line Well Service, Inc.; Brooks Well Servicing, Inc.; V. C. Calhoun Packing Co.; Citizens Bank; City National Bank; Durham Chevrolet, Inc.; Dyna Test, Inc.; First National Bank of Hughes Springs; First National Bank of Palestine; Frontier Motors; Guaranty Federal Savings & Loan; Harris Bros. Co.; Johnston-Lawrence Company; Kilgore Frist National Bank; Kilgore United Mfg. Co.; Kilgore Pre-School, Inc.; Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc.; Oil Patch Pipe and Supply, Inc.; Peoples Heritage Bank; Southern Plastics, Inc.; TDO Development, Inc.; Three D Oil Co.
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