Law School
Texas Tech University, J.D., 1990
Law School Graduation Year
1990
College
Illinois College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1986
Memberships
El Paso and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; El Paso Young Lawyers Association (President, 1996-1997); Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1997-1998. Member, 1988-1990 and Note Editor, 1989-1990, Texas Tech Law Review. Author: Investigations and Employee Privacy Rights, Internal Investigations of Employment Issues Seminar, 2001; Distinctions Between the ADA, FMLA and Texas Workers' Compensation Act: How Such Differences Impact Employee Discipline and Discharge, ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Seminar, 2001; Employment Law Update, Civil Trial Seminar, 2000; OSHA Administrative Procedures, Avoiding OSHA Citations and Liabilities Seminar, 2000; Effective Hiring, Introduction to Employment and Labor Law Seminar, 2000; New EEOC Accommodation Guidelines Under the American with Disabilities Act, ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Seminar, 1999; Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits, Texas Unemployment Compensation Seminar, 1999; Compelling the Mental Examination of a Party to a Civil Law Suit, 20 Texas Tech Law Review 1303, 1989. District Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Supreme Court of Texas, 1997. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)