Practice

Joel R. Hogue is a Senior Member of Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC.

Joel practices business litigation, particularly in the areas of banking, oil and gas, professional liability, farm and ranch, and other business-related cases.  He is licensed in Texas and Oklahoma.  He has tried cases in state and federal courts in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, and has also litigated cases in numerous other state and federal courts around the country.

Joel began his practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to Amarillo where he has practiced continuously for over thirty years.  His litigation experience includes:

• Oil and gas cases involving lease termination claims, contract interpretation issues, adverse possession, surface damages, drilling and completion activity, operations, payment issues, and other matters
• Banking cases involving UCC issues, collections and foreclosures, check clearing, fraudulent transfers, regulatory examination issues, director/officer claims, and other matters
• Professional liability claims including those involving directors and officers, accounting, and appraisal issues
• Farm and ranch cases involving contracts, livestock fraud, grain elevators, surface use, and other matters
• Various other business-related cases

Joel also serves his community through board service on

• Panhandle Plains Historical Society – current president
• Cultural Foundation of the Texas Panhandle
• Turn Center – past president of the Turn Center Foundation
• Catholic Charities – past president
• Martha’s Home – past president

Joel and his wife, Madonna, are parents to two children and grandparents to four grandchildren.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation

Admissions

• Texas State Court, 1991
• Oklahoma State Court, 1985
• US District Court, Northern District of Texas

Education

• University of Tulsa, J.D., 1985
• Texas Tech University, B.A., 1977

Memberships

• State Bar of Texas
• Amarillo Area Bar Association
• Turn Center Foundation
• Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle
• Panhandle Plains Historical Society
• Cultural Foundation of the Texas Panhandle