Terra Extraneus

WELCOME TO TERRA EXTRANEUS
Established December 23, 2005

About Terra Extraneus…

About Rod Heggy…

About Heggy & Associates…

About Terry Hull…

About our faith…

Terra Extraneus Copyright and Terms of Use…

About TerraX

Terra Extraneus is a law blog, focusing especially on legal topics pertaining to securities and other investments, insurance, and employment, with frequent excursions into other legal and non-legal matters as well. Terra Extraneus is written by attorney Rod Heggy and writer and paralegal Terry Hull. “Terra Extraneus” is Latin for “strange world.” The legal world can sometimes be a strange place; at Terra Extraneus we try to occasionally make some sense of it all.

Rod and Terry have been friends since we were teenagers, and we have been partners on numerous projects during our adult lives. Thus, Terra Extraneus is another step in a lifetime of collaboration. Our friendship has been marked by vigorous discussion for decades. Through Terra Extraneus we invite you to join the discussion.

About Rod Heggy

Rodney J. Heggy, Esq., is the director of Heggy & Associates, LLC, and of counsel with Federman & Sherwood, headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, and Dallas, TX. Mr. Heggy holds degrees from Southeastern Oklahoma State University (bachelor’s), the University of Louisiana (master of science) and the University of Houston (juris doctorate). He is a member of the Texas and Okahoma Bars.

In addition to his law practice, Rod is a vociferous reader (favoring history, theology, and science fiction), enjoys traveling, and is an active member of his church. He is married (to an attorney!) and is the father of three.

About Heggy & Associates

Heggy & Associates serves clients with legal needs in practice areas including:
• investments: representing investors, registered representatives (in regulatory and employment matters), securities industry firms
• insurance: representing agents, insurers and insureds
• employment: deferred compensation, wrongful termination, U-5s
• injuries: personal injury, wrongful death
• environmental litigation
• intellectual property litigation
as well as other areas of civil litigation. For more information about Mr. Heggy’s law practice, please visit www.heggylaw.com.

About Terry Hull

Terry Hull is a business writer, and also works as a paralegal at an Oklahoma City law firm. Mr. Hull has worked as a business and government newspaper reporter, the managing editor of two daily newspapers, and the editor-writer of a science-technology market research newsletter. His work as a paralegal focuses on research, writing, interviewing, and trial preparation.

Mr. Hull has a master of arts in industrial-organizational psychology and a master of arts in New Testament exposition. His reading cycles primarily through books in three categories: investing and finance; success and personal development; and the Christian faith. Mr. Hull also serves as the pastor of his church. He is married and is a father and grandfather.

About our faith

Rod Heggy is an attorney who has also served as a pastor and church leader. Terry Hull is a writer and paralegal who has also served for many years as a pastor. We are both evangelical Christians, meaning that we believe Jesus is the living Son of God and our Lord and Savior. Terra Extraneus is a law blog, and on this blog our comments will rarely transcend topics regarding the law and current events. However, we have no desire to conceal our faith, which we consider the most important aspect of who we are and why we exist.

In addition to Terra Extraneus, Rod and Terry are partners in a nonprofit ministry called Joshua One Ministries. For more information, see www.JoshuaOne.org.

Terra Extraneus Copyright and Terms of Use

December 23, 2005

1. Terra Extraneus and “It’s a Strange World!” are trademarks belonging to Terra Extraneus and its owners, Rod Heggy and Terry Hull.

2. By viewing and/or reading Terra Extraneus, the viewer and/or reader (hereinafter known as “user”) acknowledges that Terra Extraneus is a medium of opinion. No information or statement on this site or on any site linked to by this site should be relied upon as factual, but rather should be investigated and judged independently by the user.

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4. If any user does not agree to these terms of use, the user is not authorized to use, quote, copy, save, store or transmit anything from Terra Extraneus, and must exit this site immediately, destroy all copies of Terra Extraneus content remaining in any form on the user’s computer, any other computer or network device under the user’s control, in print form, or on any information storage or retrieval device that the user possesses or controls.

5. These terms of use are subject to change and should be reviewed regularly but are deemed known to the user.