Professional Experience
JUSTICE, FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS, Dallas, Texas (1996-Present)
Intermediate appellate court hearing appeals and original proceedings in civil and criminal cases from Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Grayson, Kaufman, and Hunt counties (and formerly Van Zandt county), with combined population of over 3,300,000.
Authored over 1,000 published judicial opinions and hundreds of unpublished opinions (available on Court's website).
Commissioned by Governor to sit for recused Texas Supreme Court justice; authored Supreme Court's plurality opinion (St. Joseph's Hospital v. Wolff, 94 S.W.3d 514 (2003).
LOCKE PURNELL RAIN HARRELL, Dallas, Texas (1987-1996)
Commercial litigation involving contracts; fraud and deceptive trade practices; S&L lending; franchising and dealer termination; eminent domain and real estate; construction; natural gas production; corporate alter-ego; and insurance.
Non-litigation counseling involving federal and state antitrust and consumer protection laws; franchising and distribution; health care; non-competition agreements; insurance; advertising; and credit and leasing.
Defense of federal and state governmental investigations involving antitrust and consumer protection laws.
AV® rating by Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory.
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Dallas, Texas (1983-1987)
Complete management responsibility for independent regulatory commission regional office (18 employees, including nine attorneys) enforcing federal antitrust and consumer protection laws in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Approved opening, closing, and strategy in all investigations. Designed and implemented program to provide testimony on state legislative and regulatory proposals affecting consumers within region.
Antitrust enforcement focus on horizontal agreements and state-imposed restraints on competition in health and non-health professions. Conducted pre-merger antitrust review of mergers and joint ventures in the oilfield equipment, service, and supply industries.
Consumer protection enforcement focus on credit, leasing, and credit reporting; deceptive or fraudulent investments; advertising substantiation; franchising; and industry-specific consumer regulations.
Designed and implemented program to provide testimony on state legislative and regulatory proposals affecting consumers within the region.
Honors: FTC Chairman's Award for Excellence (1984); FTC Award for Superior Service (1985).
Specialized Training: Economics Institutes for Administrative Law Judges, 1984 (Basic) and 1986 (advanced), presented by the University of Miami Center for Law and Economics; FTC Executive Leadership Program, a senior management program presented by the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business (1985); Economics Institutes for State Judges, 1998 (Basic and advanced), presented by the Law & Organizational Economics Center of the University of Kansas.
SHAFER, GILLILAND, DAVIS, MCCOLLUM & ASHLEY, INC., Odessa, Texas (1978-1983)
Litigation and non-litigation counseling involving financial institutions; commercial and corporate law; appellate law; insurance defense; products liability; deceptive trade practices; federal voting rights (redistricting); probate and real estate; employee benefit plans.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Licensed to practice before the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas.
Education
Baylor University of Law
Waco, Texas (J.D. 1978)-Notes & Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review; Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
Baylor University
Waco, Texas (B.A. 1976)-Pi Sigma Alpha (national political science honor society). Entered law school after junior year.
Cisco Junior College
Cisco, Texas
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas
Professional Activities
State Bar of Texas Antitrust & Business Litigation Section (Chairman (2006-07), Council Member (2001-02-present), 2006-07); Member Grievance Committee (District 17-B 1983).
Dallas Bar Association Director (2002-2003); Co-Chair, Bench-Bar Committee (2006); Co-Chair, Publications Committee (2001-2002).
The Federalist Society for Law & Public Studies Chairman, Antitrust Subcommittee, Corporate, Securities, and Antitrust Practice Group (1999-2002); Vice-Chairman (Membership), Administrative Law and Regulation Practice Group (1996-1998); Co-Founder (1987), Chairman (1987-1988), Board of Advisors (1987-present), Dallas Chapter (Lawyer's Division).
American Law Institute (Elected member)
Dallas Bar Foundation(Life member)
Baylor Law Review Alumni Association(Life member)
U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society
Scribes-American Society of Legal Writers
College of the State Bar of Texas
Justice Moseley also has been a member of: The American Bar Association (1978-2007); The Texas Young Lawyers Association Director (1983); The National Institute for Trial Advocacy; The National Health Lawyers Association (1993-1996); and The IPA Association of America Legal Section (Steering Committee)(1995-1996).
Selected Other Activities
The Voice of Hope (a ministry to West Dallas) (1997-2001). Vice-Chair, Board of Directors (1998-2001). Member, Board of Directors (1997 - 2001).
Coppell Family YMCA Director (1999-2001).
Pine Cove Camps Inc. (Non-Denominational family camp) Member, Outside Advisory Council (1998-2003).
University of North Texas Journalism Department Member, Professional Advisory Council (1986-1993).
Northlake Church Coppell, Texas Board of Elders (1993-1998).
Personal
Born February 15, 1954, in Ranger, Texas. Married to the former Marian Ruth Bentley of Burkburnett, Texas; two children. Active member of Irving Bible Church, Irving, Texas. Enjoys baseball, politics, reading, writing, and being a husband, father, and judge.
