EDUCATION
B.A., with
High Honors, 1976
University of Texas
at Austin
Doctor of Jurisprudence,
1979
Texas Tech School of Law
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
State Bar of Texas, 1979
United States District Courts
Northern District
of Texas, 1980
Eastern District
of Texas, 1993
Western District of Texas, 1993
Southern District
of Texas, 1993
United States Court
of Appeals
5th Circuit, 2008
TEXAS BOARD
OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Civil Trial Law, 1988
Personal Injury
Trial Law, 1992
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
A.V. Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002
Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly
Magazine, 2003
Executive Committee, Dallas Sierra Club
Chair, Dallas Sierra Club
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Texas Center for Legal Ethics
and Professionalism
Faculty,
"Guide to the Basics of Law Practice"
University of Houston Legal Foundation
Faculty, "Advanced Insurance Seminar"
Dallas Bar
Association
Speaker,
"Litigating Against Big Firms"
Texas Tech School of Law CLE Program
Speaker, "Personal Injury Update"
CNA/Schinnerer
Speaker, "Texas DTPA/Liability for Design Professionals"
Carrollton/Farmers
Branch Lawyers Association
Speaker, "Annual Personal Injury Law Update"
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
"Your Role Outside of the Courtroom," A Guide to the Basics of Law Practice,
2004
"The Unwritten Rules of Litigation," A Guide to the Basics of Law Practice, 2000
"Insurance Coverage Questions," University of Houston Law Foundation, 1999
"Multiple Coverage Issues: Case Law Update," University of Houston Law Foundation, 1999
