Talmage is a partner in the Shackelford law firm’s Dallas office and handles commercial litigation in both trials and appeals. During his over 40-year career, he has successfully represented clients in state and federal court lawsuits and arbitrations involving oil and gas, real estate, banking, intellectual property, and partnership disputes.
Awards & Recognitions Highlights
- Luke Soules Award - Given annually by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas to a Texas trial lawyer who embodies excellence in the practice of law and exemplary service to the State Bar. - 2022
- Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award - Given annually by the Texas Bar Foundation to a Texas lawyer who exemplifies being an accomplished legal writer and researcher, a talented and dedicated practitioner, and a servant of the profession. - 2022
- Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award - Given annually by the Texas Bar Foundation to a Texas lawyer who is an accomplished, talented, and dedicated practitioner and an advocate for the profession. - 2019
- Best Lawyers in America - 2013 - Present
- Texas Super Lawyer - 2003 - Present
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In addition to his legal career, Talmage Boston is a nationally renowned historian who’s work has been endorsed by many leading authors and public figures, and he’s presented programs at prominent venues all over the country.
Highlights
- Keynote Speaker at the National Archives, 5 presidential libraries,12 World Affairs Council chapters in major American cities, and 14 universitiesIncluding The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the George W. Bush Presidential Library, and the SMU Center for Presidential History
- Written many front page Op-Ed essays in the
Dallas Morning News - Appeared eight times on C-SPAN
- Articles published in the Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, Texas Bar Journal, New York Times and Washington Independent Review of Books.
- Authored the following books:
- How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents
Foreword by presidential historian and CNN political analyst, John Avlon (to be released 4/2/2024) - Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents
Foreword by documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns - Raising the Bar: The Crucial Role of the Lawyer in Society
Foreword by former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh - Baseball and the Baby Boomer: A History, Commentary, and Memoir
Foreword by leading sportswriter, Frank Deford - 1939: Baseball's Tipping Point
Foreword by best-selling novelist, John Grisham
- How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents
Programs and Books Endorsed By...
Ken Burns, David McCullough, James A. Baker, III, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham, Annette Gordon-Reed, Evan Thomas, Douglas Brinkley, Mark Updegrove, H.W. Brands, and Susan Eisenhower.
Talmage Boston & Jon Meacham
at the George W. Bush Library
Talmage Boston
& Laura Bush