Dallas, TX, Jan. 14, 2010 – Chairman Emeritus and Dallas Shareholder W. Mike Baggett was named Dallas Regional Chamber chairman of the board-elect at the organization’s Annual Meeting, held Jan. 14, 2010, at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas. Baggett was a speaker at the annual meeting that brings together business community leaders to review the Chamber’s accomplishments and look ahead to future initiatives. Baggett has served on the Chamber’s board and as a member of the executive committee for several years.
A well-known and highly respected legal community, civic and business leader, Baggett served as the chairman and CEO of Winstead from 1992 through 2006. He was the seventh lawyer to join Winstead and under his leadership, Winstead has grown into a big Texas law firm, ranking in the top ten in Dallas, with offices in five other Texas cities as well as Washington D.C.
Baggett is board certified in Civil Trial Law; past member of the board and executive committee of the State Bar of Texas; and past president and chairman of the board of the Dallas Bar Association. He serves as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation; chair of fellows and trustee, Center for American and International Law; chair of fellows and trustee, Texas Bar Foundation; chairman, trustee and fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation; and fellow, Litigation Council of America.
His other leadership positions, past and present include, serving as chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, director for the Dallas Citizens Council, chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Sports Commission and chairman of Downtown Dallas. Baggett is also past chairman and trustee of the Texas A&M Foundation, past President of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students, and he served as president of the Baylor Law School Alumni Association.
Among his many honors, Baggett has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law; Who’s Who in Litigation; Best Lawyers in America; Best Lawyers, D Magazine; Texas Super Lawyers; and top 10 Litigators, Dallas Business Journal. He received the Judge Sam Williams Leadership Award from the State Bar of Texas. He has argued and been successful in six published opinions of the Texas Supreme Court and has tried over 50 commercial cases at the trial level. He is the author of three legal books and a well known lecturer before judicial conferences, bar associations, law schools, trade and industry groups. His legal publications have been cited as authority by 12 appellate courts.
Baggett received his B.B.A. from Texas A&M (Distinguished Alumni, 1998) and his J.D., cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law. He clerked for Justice Price Daniel, Sr. of the Texas Supreme Court and was awarded a Bronze Star for Viet Nam service as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
The Dallas Regional Chamber is the premier organization in North Texas focused on promoting prosperity through public policy, economic development and member engagement. Approximately 3,000 North Texas-area businesses and organizations support the regional Chamber. This year’s annual meeting also included addresses from Robert Best, chairman, president and CEO of Atmos Energy Corp., and David Corrigan, chairman, president and CEO of Corrigan Investments. For more information on the Dallas Regional Chamber, go to click here
