Denton Office
512 West Hickory
Suite 100
Denton, Texas 76201

P: 940-387-3518
F: 940-383-4387

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Gainesville Office
209 W. California
Gainesville, Texas 76240

P: 940-668-6171
F: 940-612-4750

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Byron R. Berry

Byron R. Berry

Denton, Texas
Partner

Phone: (940) 387-3518
Toll Free: (888) 691-7825
Fax: (940) 383-4387

Attorney Byron R. Berry attended Texas Tech University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting in 1978. He then went on to earn a degree in law from South Texas College of Law in 1982. In addition to his legal certification, Mr. Berry is a Certified Public Accountant, as licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Mr. Berry's practice is specialized in the areas of personal injury, business, corporations, probate, and estate planning. He is licensed to practice in the United States District Courts of the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, as well as in all Texas Courts.

He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Denton and Cook County Bar Associations, and the United States Bankruptcy Bar (Eastern District of Texas). He also holds membership in the Denton County Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Dallas Chapter. Mr. Berry also assists the Denton Independent School District by presiding over school-related discipline hearings, provides delinquent tax collection for Denton County, and serves as general counsel for the Denton County MHMR.

Mr. Berry is also involved in a variety of local and regional civic organizations. He is on the Steering Committees for Gainesville Adopt-A-School and Leadership Gainesville and serves as Director for the Cooke County Youth Center, the Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village Advisory Board, and the North Central Texas College Foundation Advisory Board. He also coaches boys' baseball and football at the Cooke County Youth Center, is the past president of Rotary, and provides legal counsel to Ann's Haven Hospice.

Areas of Practice:

  • Auto Accidents
  • Bankruptcy
  • Estate Planning
  • Wills/Probate
  • Grandparent's Rights
  • Guardianship
  • Corporate Law
  • Partnerships
  • Wrongful Death
  • Business
  • Condemnation
  • Contract Law
  • Education Law

Certification/Specialties:

  • Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

  • South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1982, J.D.
  • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1978, B.B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar of Texas, Member
  • Denton County Bar Association, Member
  • Cooke County Bar Association, Member
  • Denton County Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member
  • United States Bankruptcy Bar for the Eastern District of Texas, Member
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member
  • Dallas Chapter Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member
  • Denton County MHMR, General Counsel
  • Denton County, Delinquent Tax Collection
  • Leadership Gainesville Steering Committee, Member
  • North Central Texas College Foundation Advisory Board, Director
  • Gainesville Adopt-A-School Steering Committee, Member
  • Cooke County Youth Center, Director
  • Cooke County Youth Center, Coach, Boys' Basketball and Football
  • Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village Advisory Board, Director
  • Rotary, Past President
  • Ann's Haven Hospice, Legal Counsel

The Denton, Texas law firm of Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, L.L.P., represents residents and owners of privately held businesses throughout north central Texas, including communities such as Denton, Flower Mound, Lewisville, The Colony, Frisco, Gainesville, McKinney, Sherman, Decatur, Plano, Carrolton, Highland Village, Sanger, Trophy Club, Argyle, Krum, Ponder, Aubrey, Corinth, Shady Shores, Carter, Mingo, Green Valley, Bolivar, Plainview, Justin, Marshall Creek, Bartonville, Lincoln Park, Krugerville, and Minchin, Texas.

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