About Roy
Roy’s Background
Roy was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Salado, Texas. He graduated from Belton High School in 1977 and was very active in FFA and 4H, serving as a State FFA Officer. Roy was the first in his family to attend Texas A&M, thanks to a Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship. As an undergraduate at Texas A&M, he was a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets where he served as Commander of the Texas A&M Ross Volunteers and two years on Corps Staff as Public Relations Junior and Officer (1977 to 1981). He graduated from Texas A&M in 1981, with a degree in Agriculture, and is a certified teacher.
In 1985, Roy graduated from South Texas College of Law (1985), where he obtained a scholarship while there, serving on the Board of Advocates and was chosen as Co-Outstanding Student of the Year his final year. He was the founder of the Student Aggie Bar Association at South Texas.
Roy’s Family
Shortly after graduating from South Texas College of Law, Roy married his beautiful wife, Cindy (Aggie, class of ‘85), in 1986. At the time, he was serving as Briefing Attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas in Austin. After a year of practicing law in Fort Worth, Texas, the Brantleys were delighted to have the opportunity to return to Bryan/College Station. Roy has practiced law here for over 34 years, and Cindy has been a homemaker and taught school in CSISD for 20 years. Roy and Cindy are blessed with four children:
Bethany and Patrick Sleebos are owners and director of Suzanne’s School of Dance of College Station and have given Roy and Cindy three beautiful grandchildren: Jayden, Josiah, and Jocelyn.
Stafford and Julie Brantley live in Fort Worth, Texas, where Stafford practices law at Wick Phillips and Julie is the Physician’s Assistant for a Neurosurgeon.
Charis Brantley is pursuing her Master’s Degree and is the Women’s Soccer Graduate Assistant Coach at her alma mater, The University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, Texas.
Celeste Stagg is an Event Planner and is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Counseling. She and her husband Daniel Stagg live in College Station where he is a Building Superintendent with DR Horton Homes.
Positions, Awards, & Recognitions
Appointed as a Justice Commissioner for the Access to Justice Commission from (2012-2013)
Member of the American Board of Advocates as an Associated (2013 to present)
Elected to the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas District 8 (2010 to 2013)
Credentialed Mediator through Baylor University School of Law by the McLennan County Dispute Resolution Center (2014)
Awarded for Most Litigated Cases Handled from the Lone Star Legal Aid 2019 Pro Bono Bryan Branch Office
Appointed to the State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee (2019 to present)
Chosen by State Bar President in 2021 for Outstanding Service to the Legal Profession
Recognized in Top 1% of National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer by AVVO in 2021
Awarded Top Lawyer in Texas as listed in the Legal Network
Recognized as America’s Most Honored Lawyers the Top 1% by the American Registry 2021
Recognized in 2021 by the State Bar of Texas President for having rendered truly outstanding service to the legal profession of Texas
“AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5” – Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence – Martindale-Hubbell by the Judiciary and The Bar
Texas Supreme Court, Briefing Attorney, 1985-1986
South Texas Law Review Assistant Technical Editor, 1984-1985
South Texas College of Law Student Aggie Bar Association Founding President
South Texas College of Law Board of Advocates
South Texas College of Law Senior Senator and Co-Outstanding Student of the Year (1984-1985)
Founding Officer of the Brazos Valley Young Lawyers Association (1987)
Served at a Texas Young Lawyer Director (1994-1996)
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Served as the District 8 Grievance Committee Chair (2003)
Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow since (2004 to present)
Held every office of the Local Brazos County Bar Association culminating in serving as the President (2008-2009)
Brazos County Pro-Bono Committee (2009- present)
Appointed State Bar of Texas Solutions Committee (2012
Served on the State Bar President’s Executive Committee (2012-2013)
Certifications
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
American Board of Trial Advocates
Credentialed Mediator, Baylor University School of Law