Nathaniel D. Coburn

Nathaniel D. Coburn Nathaniel D. Coburn, Austin attorney and water sports enthusiast, died unexpectedly in Austin last Tuesday. He was 33. Mr. Coburn graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English. He earned his law degree at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL. He was a law clerk for Jeffrey M. Goldberg & Associates in Chicago, IL before joining Spivey & Ainsworth Attorneys at Law in Austin, TX. He contracted with area attorneys in Austin, TX and Portland, OR and ultimately opened his own litigation practice in Austin in 2003. In addition to law, he followed his other passions of life guarding and scuba diving. He managed the Barton Springs Pool, directed the Austin Aqua Sports Dive Shop, and started an associated aquatic foundation for disabled divers. Mr. Coburn served since 2005 on the Membership Committee with the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in Austin. He was admitted in 2006 to the U.S. District Court, W. Dist. of TX, and was also a member of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association. His love for the law and the water was universal. He enjoyed seeking justice for clients in the legal system, and thrived while life guarding at Barton Springs or scuba diving off the coasts of Cuba, Thailand and Texas. He is survived by his wife, Minda Markle, his parents Rufus and Pat Coburn of Austin, TX, and his brother Ted Coburn, his wife Marsha, and their son Zachary of Dallas, TX. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home. The family asks that honorary donations be made in lieu of flowers, to the Surfrider Foundation, www.surfrider.org/donate, (949) 492-8170 or Surfrider Foundation, P.O. Box 6010, San Clemente, CA 92674. Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com