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David R. Langston is a native of Lubbock, Texas. After graduating from Monterey High School in 1971, he left Lubbock to attend the American University in Washington, D.C.  While there, Mr. Langston worked on the staff of Congressman George Mahon as his agricultural assistant focusing primarily on farm legislation and policy.   His senior thesis on American agricultural policy earned him an honors degree from the American University School of Government and Public Administration in 1974.   After completing his undergraduate degree, David continued his work with Congressman Mahon on Capitol Hill, and began attending evening classes at the Georgetown University Law Center.   He obtained his law degree from Georgetown in 1979.

After obtaining his law degree, David returned to West Texas and began his law practice with the Lubbock law firm of McWhorter, Cobb and Johnson.

Throughout his legal career David's work has focused primarily in the areas of banking, finance and commercial litigation.  Shortly after his return to Lubbock, he was selected by the Justice Department to serve as a United States Trustee, and from 1980 to 1995 he was appointed by the Federal courts to administer millions of dollars of assets from business liquidations.  He quickly gained reputation and experience in business and financial reorganizations.  During the difficult financial times existing in the Farm Belt during the 80's, David represented farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses when their notes with failed banks were turned over to government agencies for foreclosure.  He successfully reorganized farms and other businesses in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas and Nebraska, and in 1990 he authored an article for the Texas Tech Law Review entitled, A Practical Guide to the Use of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in Large Farm and Ranch Reorganizations.

David served as the Mayor of the City of Lubbock from 1992 to 1996.  Following his stint as Mayor, Langston resumed the active practice of law, and in 1997 he merged his practice with the Amarillo law firm of Mullin Hoard & Brown, and became the Managing Partner of its Lubbock office. Currently, he regularly represents such large commercial corporations and governmental entities as City Bank, Texas, South Plains Financial, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank of Lubbock, Washington Mutual Bank, FA, Nexstar Broadcasting Corporation, and the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority.