Education
South Texas College of Law
Houston, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence (summa cum laude) May 1984
University of Houston (Downtown Campus)
Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) in Business and Commerce
(Major: Accounting) December 1980
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas (May 1984)
United States District Court
(Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas)
United States Court of Appeals (Fifth Circuit)
Board Certifications
Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Professional Activities
American Board of Trial Advocates
Board Member*, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2004 - )
Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
Federal Court Advisory Council (1988-1991)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Associate Director 1992-1998
Director 1998 – present
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education Committee (1984 - 1991)
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
South Texas College of Law Alumni Association
President and Chairman of the Board 1987-1989
Vice President 1986-1987
Secretary 1985-1986
Community Activities
Board Member**, Texas Court Reporters Certification Board (2003 - )
Volunteer Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau Auto Line Program
Trustee, Candlelight Bible Church (1991 B 1997)
* - Appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas, June 2004 (three-year term).
** - Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas as an attorney member of the board August 11, 2003 (six-year term, expiring December 31, 2008).
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