Locke Lord

Barney Young's practice has been primarily in the corporate and securities fields. He was a founding partner of Locke Lord predecessor firm Rain Harrell Emery Young & Doke. Barney has been active with numerous nonprofit organizations and a strong supporter of education, having served as a school trustee for several decades.

Professional History

• Of Counsel, Locke Lord LLP
• Of Counsel, Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC (1999-2007)
• Shareholder, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell PC (1987-1998)
• Founding Partner, Rain Harrell Emery Young & Doke (1965-1987)
• Associate Attorney, Thompson, Knight, Wright & Simmons (1958-1965)

Professional Affiliations and Recognitions

• Recipient, Yale Club of Dallas Medal (2001)
• Recipient, Yale Medal (1999)
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Judicature Society
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation 
• Charter Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation 

Academic and Honorary Organizations

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Order of the Coif
• The Philosophical Society of Texas

Clubs and Fraternal Organizations

• Phi Gamma Delta
• Phi Delta Phi
• Yale Club of Dallas
• Yale Club of New York City
• Dallas Petroleum Club
• Dallas Country Club

Corporate Boards

• Horchow Mail Order, Inc. (1973-1988)
• Jones Blair Company (1977-1999)

Community Leadership

• St. Mark's School of Texas
  • Board of Trustees (1970-1995)
  • President (1976-1978)
  • Life Trustee (1995)
• The Hockaday School
  • Board of Trustees (1971-1977, 1990-1998)
  • Chairman (1994-1996)
  • Honorary Alum (1997)
  • Life Trustee (1998)
  • Chairman New Century Campaign (1998-2004)
• The Lamplighter School
  • Board of Trustees (1976-1999)
  • Chairman (1983-1986)
  • Life Trustee (2006)
• Yale University Development Board (1984-1991, 1998-2011)
• Yale University Council Committee on Development Review (1988-1993)
• Chairman, Southwest Region, Yale Campaign (1992-1997)
• National Association of Independent Schools, Board of Directors (2000-2004)
• Mental Health Association of Dallas County, Board of Directors (1969-1972)
• Trammell Crow Family Foundation, Board of Directors (1984-1987)
• Dallas Zoological Society, Board of Trustees (1986-1992)
• The Foundation for the Callier Center and Communication Disorders, Board of Trustees (1988-1999)
• Friends of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Board of Directors (1988-2005)
• Dallas Historical Society, Board of Trustees, (1993-2001)
• The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Board of Directors (2000-2006)