Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam

Robert L. Duncan

Of Counsel

Lubbock, Texas

Attorney Profile

Robert Duncan became the fourth chancellor of the Texas Tech University System on July 7, 2014.

Before becoming chancellor, Duncan served in the Texas Legislature for more than two decades as a State Representative and State Senator. Duncan was a law partner at Crenshaw, Dupree and Milam for more than 25 years and remains ‘of counsel’ for the law firm.

Duncan received his bachelor’s degree and law degree from Texas Tech University. He is married to Terri Duncan. They each have two children, and all of them are graduates of Texas Tech University.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Law
Commercial
Litigation
Personal Injury – Defense
Medical Malpractice – Defense

Education

J.D., 1981, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
B.S., 1976, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Court Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 1981
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships

Member, Texas Senate, Committees:
State Affairs (Chairman), Finance, Jurisprudence, Natural Resources (1996 – 2014)
Member, Texas House of Representatives, Committees
Insurance (Vice-Chair), Judicial Affairs, Higher Education, Representative (1993 – 1996)
General Counsel, Texas Senate State Affairs Committee, 1989
Litigation Counsel of America, LLC
Lubbock County Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Texas Tech University School of Law, Board of Barristers

Honors/Awards/Distinctions

“Texas Super Lawyer”, a Thomson Reuters’ Publication, 2004, 2013 – 2014
“Top 10 Legislators”, Texas Monthly; 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2013
Distinguished Alumnus, Texas Tech University
Distinguished Alumnus, Texas Tech University School of Law
Distinguished Alumnus, Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources

Representative Cases/Published works/Seminars

Charitable Immunity Liability Tort Reform, Contributing Author; 25 Hous. L. Rev., 1039, 1988
1989 Texas DTPA Reform: Closing the DTPA Loophole in the 1987 Tort Reform Laws and the Ongoing Quest for Fairer DTPA Laws, 21 St. Mary’s L.J., 525, 1990
Montford, et al, A Guide to Texas Workers’ Comp Reform, Butterworths, 1991