Chappell, Lanehart & Stangl, P.C.

02/28/2026

Congratulations to our very own Travis Wiebold, who appeared in the Voice, which is the monthly magazine published by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He did an outstanding job and gave his client his life back!

12/31/2025

This is our crew, the best criminal defense law firm in this part of the country, established in 1948 by the legendary Byron "Lawyer" Chappell. Representing more than 123 years of legal experience are, left to right, Bernadette Vaughn, me, Fred Stangl, Travis Wiebold and Tiffany Neal. Chappell, Lanehart & Stangl, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Lubbock, Texas, USA. Tomorrow, I will become “of counsel” to my firm, meaning no more heavy lifting. I’ll still be at the office most days, so feel free to drop by or call. I’ll concentrate mostly on writing and pro bono work.

11/25/2025

Our office will be closed beginning at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 for the holiday. May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving!

10/31/2025

It must be Halloween at CL&S!

09/29/2025

Once again, Fred Stangl has been named a Texas "Super Lawyer."

07/11/2025

For those of you who enjoy local history and First Amendment law, here's an interesting sort of "O. Henry" story you might like, published yesterday by the Lubbock Area Bar Association's Lubbock Law Notes.

07/04/2025

As always, members of our firm and many friends participated in the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, conducted by the Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. For the first time in 15 years of this grand tradition, the ceremony was forced indoors, and we had to forego the usual patriotic music at the courthouse gazebo.

06/17/2025

06/11/2025

It was quite an honor to address the Lubbock Area Bar Association today. My friend Dwight McDonald and I spoke on a very uncomfortable topic, “Overcoming Early Lubbock’s Shameful Treatment of Black Residents.” I spoke first on early history: Lubbock’s terrible racist newspaper editor, the Klan, Jim Crow laws, etc. Then Dwight talked about the “overcoming” part, much more inspiring stuff: Civil Rights legislation, local lawsuits to desegregate schools and establish diversity in Lubbock leadership, important Black Lubbock citizens, etc.

04/03/2025

The Lubbock City Council presented Chuck Lanehart a Special Recognition Proclamation April 1. Mayor Mark McBrayer honored him for his dedication to preserving the rich history of the City. For many years, Chuck has written a regular column for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's "Caprock Chronicles" series about the region’s legal and cultural past. In addition, he has published four books on Lubbock and West Texas history.

12/19/2024

The whole crew got together today at Harrigan's! Happy Holidays, everyone!