Admitted
1967, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 1973, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
University of Houston, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
University of Houston, B.S., 1964
Memberships
Houston (Outstanding Chairman, 1972-1973; Chair, Family Law Section, 1993) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Houston Law Review, 1966-1967. Recipient: Anti-Defamation League's Karen Susman Jurisprudence Award, May 2000; Outstanding Law Professor, Teacher Excellence Award, South Texas College of Law, 1982-1983; Frank G. Evans Mediator of the Year, South Texas College of Law, 1998. Briefing Attorney Clerk, Hon. Joe Ingraham, Federal Judge for Southern District of Texas, 1967. Assistant Attorney General, State of Texas, 1967-1968. Associate Municipal Court Judge, City of Houston, 1978-1980. State District Judge-Harris County, Texas 309th Family Law Court, 1980; 269th Civil Trial Court, 1981-1984. Frequent C.L.E. Speaker: Complex Arbitrations, ABA Annual Litigation Conference, 2003; Ethical Issues for Mediators, International Academy of Mediators, 2002; Mediation of Antitrust Cases, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Spring 2002; Joint Managing Conservatorships, UH, 2000-2002; Uncontested Family Law Matters, H.B.A., 2000; Joint Managing Conservatorship Issues, UH, 1997; Valuation of Assets in Texas, International Conference of American Society of Appraisers, 1997; Mediation of Complex Cases, International Academy of Mediators, 1997. Faculty Member: University of Houston Civil Trial Advocacy Course, 1986-1987; ABA-Advanced Family Law, 1990-1993; AA White Dispute Resolution Center, 1992-1995. Member, Board of Governors, International Academy of Mediators. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)