 degree from the University of Texas School of Law at Austin and was thereafter licensed to practice in Texas.After his divorce from his first wife, Eggers married Virginia McMillin (born 1928) on February 23, 1974.He was in private practice and a partner in three law firms, Eggers, Sherrill, & Pace (1952–1969) in Wichita Falls and Eggers & Wylie (1977–1979), and Eggers & Greene (1979–1993), both in Dallas.