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TruncaleMichael Truncale (2013)

Michael Truncale was appointed to a six-year term on the Texas State University System Board of Regents by Governor Rick Perry in September 2007.

Mr. Truncale is a Senior Partner of Orgain Bell & Tucker, LLP in Beaumont and The Woodlands, and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, the College of the State Bar, and the Defense Research Institute.  He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and he also represents clients in a variety of commercial litigation.  He is a certified mediator in the United States District Courts in the Eastern District of Texas and in all state courts, and he is also an arbitrator.  Mr. Truncale is a member of the State Bar of Texas standing committee on Pattern Jury Charges in Malpractice, Premises, and Products cases.

Mr. Truncale is widely recognized for his leadership and involvement in civic, cultural, political, and church organizations serving as President of the Jefferson County Bar Association, the Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association, the Symphony of Southeast Texas, and the Beaumont Heritage Society.  He currently serves as a member of the State Republican Executive Committee and as a Lay Eucharistic Minister at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont.

Mr. Truncale was graduated from Lamar University in 1978 with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, and he earned a Master’s in Business Administration in Banking and Finance from the University of North Texas in 1980.  He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1985, where he was President of the Student Bar Association.  Mr. Truncale served on the Alumni Advisory Board to the SMU School of Law.

Mr. Truncale has been married to Denise Holland Truncale since 1981, and together they have two daughters, Lacey and Lauren.