After being separated from her grandchild for three months, Sam Taylor was successful in getting little Natalie back home where she belonged.  The following is an email received from Ms. Billie Jones of her appreciation to the firm of Glasgow, Taylor, Isham & Glasgow. 

I just wanted to let you and your entire staff know how much we appreciate all the hard work and dedication on your part to bring Natalie home. We have had a wonderful weekend and we now know how blessed we really are.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Amber, Natalie, Grandma Billie, Grandpa Mike, Uncle Josh, Uncle Joey, Aunt Jenna, Mammaw, Aunt Becky, my entire staff and all of our family and friends

 Billie Jones

A jury of seven men and five women found Robert Ernest Wilkerson of Granbury NOT GUILTY Wednesday afternoon on two charges linking him to the death of Willie “B.B.” Fielder, IV., back in January 2007.  Fielder, a Weatherford High School running back, died two days after an accident on South Main Street in Weatherford Texas, when his vehicle was struck in the driver side door by Rodney Swindle, 49.   Swindle pleaded guilty in July and was sentenced to six months in jail, 10 years of probation, a $2,000 fine and 300 hours of community service by District Judge Graham Quisenberry.

Robert Wilkerson represented by attorney R. Shay Ishm, partner with GLASGOW, TAYLOR, ISHAM & GLASGOW, was charged with one count of failing to render aid and one count of racing on a highway. 

“I try a lot of felony criminal cases and don’t normally put the defendant on the stand,”  “In this case, Robert felt like it was an absolute necessity and he wanted to get up there, and tell his side of the story.   This has been a traumatic incident for Robert over the last two years and caused him a lot of emotional trauma. He wanted to get up there and look Mr. Fielder in the eye and tell him what he thought happened and tell him how sorry he was.”

“When your defendant’s statement uses the legal terms of art, the language they used to charge him with in the indictment, you’ve just got to explain that,” Isham said. “That’s why Robert took the stand, to explain why he would say that. It makes sense. The police are telling you that’s what you did, the paper is writing that’s what you’re charged with. It starts to stick with you.”

In closing argument, Isham argued even if the jury felt Wilkerson failed to stop and render aid, he had the “defense of necessity.”

Isham read in the charge where the requirement to stop and render aid can be bypassed if the person feels they would be in danger to do so. Isham said Wilkerson was in fear of a confrontation with Swindle if he stopped at the scene and it was probably in the best interest of the emergency workers for him not to return.  Isham also addressed the charge of racing on a highway, which includes wording that racing includes accelerating to pass or overtake a vehicle.

“You’ve got to grasp hold of the spirit of the law,” Isham told the jury. “Is it racing every time you merge on a bottleneck lane and move over and prevent someone from passing you?  That is not the spirit of the law.” 

“There is a difference between negligence and criminal conduct.  We’ve all made judgment calls at one point or another”.

The Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and Legal Aid of North Texas held a seminar at the United Cooperative Offices in Stephenville on Friday July 24, 2009. 

Key speakers were Charlie Hodges of Dallas, Heidi Heinrich of Austin, Robert Sullivan of Dallas, Matthew Riek of Arlington, Cristi Trusler of Austin, Jevon Scott Milner of Austin, and Richard Sutherland of Wichita Falls .

Judge Jones of the 266th Judicial District Court Erath County, Judge Morgan of the 220th Judicial District Court Bosque, Hamilton and Comanche Counties, Judge Messina of the Hood County Court at Law and Judge Walton of the 355th Judicial District Court spoke on ethics.

A special thank you for the State Bar of Texas along with Cindy Tisdale of Granbury and William M. “Bill” Dombrowski of Fort Worth, for putting on a GREAT seminar.

“I highly recommend attorney Martha Cashon in Stephenville for family and domestic cases, etc. I could not have made it through the last year without Martha! Warm, funny & sharp - she works for the Glasgow, Taylor, Isham and Glasgow firm with offices in Weatherford, Granbury and Stephenville. Thanks Martha for everything you’ve done for me and Sheridan!”  -Kimberly Rose, Springtown, Texas

Robert J. Glasgow recently successfully defended a client in a felony criminal jury trial in the 29th Judicial District Court of Palo Pinto County, Texas. 

The client was found not guilty of all felony charges.

Sam E. Taylor, II successfully represented his client in a child custody jury trial recently in the 415th Judicial District Court in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.  Mr. Taylor was representing the father who was seeking custody of his two young children.  The jury returned a verdict awarding custody to the father.

In May, 2009, Robert J. Glasgow successfully defended a client accused of child pornography.  The indictment alleged five (5) counts of possession of child pornography, including photographs and videos.  The jury found the Defendant not guilty of all five counts.  

We’ve recently updated our website to be more dynamic and user friendly.  Keep checking back for updates!