Attorney Clyde Siebman Honored for Key Role in East Texas Federal Court

SHERMAN, Texas, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- East Texas trial attorney Clyde M. Siebman recently was recognized for his decades of work to improve the practice of law in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in a surprise ceremony hosted by Chief Judge Ron Clark.

Mr. Siebman is the founder of Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP, which maintains offices in Eastern District cities of Plano, Sherman, Marshall and Tyler. He was named the Dallas/Fort Worth Lawyer of the Year for patent litigation in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Mr. Siebman has appeared as counsel in more than 450 federal court cases. Learn more about his work here.

Judge Clark recognized Mr. Siebman and Roger D. Sanders of Sanders, Motley, Young & Gallardo in Sherman for their extensive, behind-the-scenes roles in the Eastern District of Texas. Both have worked tirelessly to identify and recruit qualified judges to fill empty federal benches locally, including serving on the selection committee for Eastern District magistrate judges.

During the ceremony, Chief Judge Clark announced that both attorneys' portraits will now hang in the attorney conference rooms at the Paul Brown Federal Courthouse in Sherman. Also in attendance were U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak and other distinguished guests.

"It is an honor to work before the esteemed judges in the Eastern District, and it starts at the top with Chief Judge Ron Clark," says Mr. Siebman. "I've practiced in courtrooms in many federal districts and can honestly say that the Eastern District is home to some of the best federal judges in the country."

A former law clerk to the late Eastern District Judge Paul Brown, Mr. Siebman is the founding member of the Eastern District of Texas Bar Association, serving an unprecedented four terms as president. He also has served on the Eastern District's Local Rules Advisory Committee, Non-Appropriated Fund Committee, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee. He has served as chairman of the Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference since 2009.

Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP, is a Texas-based, trial-focused law firm widely known for its work in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and throughout the state. The firm's experienced attorneys provide litigation expertise in cases involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other business disputes. For more information, please visit http://www.siebman.com.

For more information, contact Bruce Vincent at 214-763-6226 or [email protected].

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