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obtained Legislative sponsorship and passage of pertinent ad valorem tax measures that benefit all tax jurisdictions. Along with such active participation in the Legislative process, Mr. Reed has been in the position to monitor the changes in the school finance system, and was able to assist numerous school districts in making the necessary adaptations to comply with school funding system changes. Along the same line, when the CED funding system was challenged in Federal Court, Mr. Reed participated in the defense of the school districts in the Federal District Court and Fifth Circuit proceedings. Mr. Reed has been a frequent speaker and publisher for associations of appraisal district personnel, tax officials, other tax professionals, and school officials, as well as for the West Texas Bankruptcy Bar and the Ad Valorem Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas. D. HIRK SWINNEY joined the Firm in April, 1990. Mr. Swinney provides legal representation to our clients in the areas of bankruptcy and appraisal district litigation. He has extensive experience in the United States Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Swinney has litigated numerous cases before the Bankruptcy Court while protecting the interest of taxing units from the claims of competing creditors and against the Trustee of the debtor. He currently has several Bankruptcy Court cases on appeal to the United States District Court and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to joining the Firm, he was First Assistant City Attorney for the City of Midland where he practiced in a wide range of litigation fields including contracts and local government law, procedures, and problems. He has been a speaker and writer for the Texas Municipal League/Texas City Attorneys Association Conferences, as well as a frequent advisor to Texas municipalities regarding issues such as constitutional procedures, utilities, all types of local taxes, and bankruptcy. He has also been a contributing writer to the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers Publication "Municipal Attorney". Since joining the Firm, he has successfully litigated several appraisal district cases and participated in and successfully settled numerous others. Mr. Swinney was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1984. He is also licensed to practice before the Federal District Courts of the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas, the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He graduated from Lubbock Christian University (B.A. 1981 Summa Cum Laude) and Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D. 1984). He is a member of the Texas City Attorneys Association, State Bar of Texas, and Christian Legal Society. JAVIER GUTIERREZ is from Hebbronville, Texas where he graduated from Hebbronville High School in 1988. His family are life-long residents of Hebbronville. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, from Texas A& I University in Kingsville, Texas. He joined McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. in January of 1994, as a law clerk while attending law schooL Mr. Gutierrez is a 1995 McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen 33